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GLITTER IN THIRD TPT SALE!

WOOHOO! Who doesn’t love a sale?!? Glitter in Third is participating in the site-wide Teachers Pay Teachers sale this Monday and Tuesday! Stock up for your winter curriculum now! Save 28% with promo code “Smile” on: Bundles to cover your curriculum for the entire school year Classroom decor Crafts Interactive notebooks for: Holidays Math Reading […]

DeBono’s Thinking Hats

Have you heard of DeBono’s Thinking Hats? This is a system often used in group discussion and individual thinking. I enjoy using it for critical thinking and looking at a topic in various perspectives. I try and incorporate Socratic Seminars and debates into my classroom, and this system lends a hand nicely to get students […]

Veterans’ Day ideas!

This post is a tad bit last minute, but here are some ways to bring Veterans’ Day into your classroom for tomorrow!  Today, the kids traced their hands and cut them out of red, white, and blue paper. We assembled this darling, patriotic turkey. The kids were so excited to assemble this turkey and get […]

What I Am Teaching This Week: Week of November 8th

MATH We are continuing our fun patterns units! I am using a lot of packets made to integrate pattern blocks and geometric thinking. A fun math game we are using on the computers is Towers of Hanoi. Patterns:  Patterns & function tables interactive notebooks VIDEO: Bill Nye on patterns (Netflix) READING We continue with our […]

4 easy steps to bring Thanksgiving into the classroom

I am a holiday fiend. I love incorporating the holidays into my third-grade classroom. Celebrating the seasons and special events each month truly makes the day more special. However, it can be lot of work to add festive cheer into the day! I like to find ways to easily integrate holidays into my everyday schedule. […]

What I Am Teaching This Week: Week of November 1st

MATH We are continuing our fun patterns units! I am using a lot of packets made to integrate pattern blocks and geometric thinking. A fun math game we are using on the computers is Towers of Hanoi. Patterns:  Patterns & function tables interactive notebooks VIDEO: Bill Nye on patterns (Netflix) READING We are starting literature […]