Once Upon A Teaching Blog: 50 Followers Giveaway!

Check out this 4th grade teacher's blog and Giveaway she is doing. She reached OVER 50 followers, something I dream about myself someday soon. (I hope!)

Once Upon A Teaching Blog: 50 Followers Giveaway!

The Daily Five: Listening to Reading

I have decided to use my blog as not only a resource for other teachers (someday in the future, I hope!), but as a resource for me as well.  As I find ideas that I would like to implement in my own classroom next year, I will be noting them on here.  Next year we are starting The Daily Five at my school.  I am trying to figure out what this will look and sound like in my own classroom.  This post will be a work in progress and edited as often as I find ideas.

Here are some ideas I have found for my students to use next year for Listening to Reading:

• http://www.storylineonline.net/  Members of SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) read children's stories
• http://www.portlandlibrary.com/kidsplace/tumblebooks.htm  I am hoping that I can convince my school to purchase the yearly license for Tumblebooks.  It allows unlimited access to books by teachers and also by students at home.  What a win-win that would be!!
• Books on mp3:  I currently don't have ANY of these, but I would love to get my hands on some.  I would then purchase a few cheap mp3 players

Hopefully I will find some more ideas!  If you have any that I haven't thought of, please leave a comment!

Finished reading The Daily Five

Today I finished reading the book, The Daily Five.  My school is switching up how we do our Language Arts program.  Luckily, we are switching to the concepts taught in this book.  I am excited for the change!  After finishing reading the book on my iPad today, it left me wondering what now?  I have another two months to help me figure out how to answer that question.  Before next Monday, it is my goal to head out to Barnes and Noble and purchase the next book in this series, which is CAFE.  From my understanding, this book will dive deeper into the "how to implement" Daily Five.

What are you doing this summer to help you get ready for next school year?  Are there any special books on your reading list?  Please share here!

Booky4First: Desks arrangements linky party

Booky4First: Desks arrangements linky party: Checkout how this first grade teacher sets up her desks. Notice the shelves she and her husband built, the way her meeting area is in the center of the room near the whiteboard, and overall just how organized it is. AWESOME!

A great classroom management idea at the end of the year

What the Teacher Wants!: Management Monday: End of the Year Behavior!: "Being in year round school {we're in school until July}, this time of the year is very difficult for my students {and me too}. The tradition..."

Only 4 more days of school!

With only four more days of school left of the school year, I am looking back over all that we have accomplished and planning ahead for all that needs to get done for next year.  I think this would be a wonderful time for my students to reflect back on their third grade year to share with a student entering my class next year and to look to their future.  Here a few activities that I have planned to do with my students to do just that!

Third Grade Top Ten

A Note to the Teacher

Some AMAZING teacher blogs!

Over the past few weeks, I have stumbled across some amazing websites and blogs that have been the fire and inspiration within me to a better teacher.  I thought I would start by making a list of these wonderful places so that you can begin feeling inspired as well.

•  Thistle Girl Designs (The "queen" of cute teacher graphics!) http://www.thistlegirldesigns.com
• Ladybug Teacher Files http://ladybugsteacherfiles.blogspot.com/
• What the Teacher Wants http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com
• The Organized Classroom Blog http://www.theorganizedclassroomblog.com
• Lesson Plan SOS  http://lessonplansos.blogspot.com/
• Mrs. Randall's Learning Library http://randalllearninglibrary.blogspot.com/
• Mrs. Pearce's Classroom Website http://www.mrspearcesclass.com

There are more that I will have to come back and add later, but this is a good start.  These are the sites and blogs I have frequented most often in the past few weeks.