Simplified Program

This last year I tried an even more simplified writing program which worked out well. Here is what I did:

Books for Third Graders

High Interest Books

Easier
Bailey School Kids Books by Debbie Dadey
Encyclopedia Brown Books by Donald J. Sobol
Jigsaw Jones Mystery Series by James Preller
Junie B. Jones Books by Barbara Park

Educational Games and Learning Activities

EDUCATIONAL TOYS AND GAMES

BackToBasicsToys.com

cptoys.com school materials

discovery.com science

Surviving Math Class--Just Barely!

Surviving Math Class– Just Barely!

Well I made it, but I have been reduced to a tearful puddle. I feel tired and stressed. What happened? I just spent two days in a math class. I took it to keep up my elementary teaching credential. It was a worthwhile class with knowledgeable teachers, and everyone there was kind and friendly. We even spent much of the time playing games, then why am I so stressed?

Creative Writing-- Poetry Writing

Holidays can be a good time to have children write poems. Halloween is an especially good time to engage young boys in writing poetry since they are writing scary images. It gets away from the stereotype of poetry being "girly" or "flowery".

Creative Writing-- Question how to you get kids to edit their work?

So, question. How much time are you spending with their conventions like periods, capitalization, spelling, quotation marks, etc on a writing project? This year I am turning it more over to them since we don't have Assistant Teachers in the classroom, and I am wondering if that is a good idea. Some are catching on, and others are not. I have a folder where they do the re light green light, and spelling, but I know they are missing a ton. What do you do?
3rd Grade Teacher Janet L

Helping Your Struggling Student - Questionnaire

Helping Your Struggling Student
What is your child like?

Does your child have trouble in school? Do they hate math, spelling, reading, and writing?

Can he add up the same math problem and come up with a different answer each time?

Is her spelling “creative” and unfathomable?

Does his handwriting look like a dizzy chicken wandered across his page?

When he reads aloud does he often skip or substitute words?

Does he have trouble following oral directions?