Third grade ela

Literacy centers are a great way to help 3rd grade students practice ELA skills and standards. This post shares ideas for reading, writing, word work, and grammar stations that are great for third graders. #thirdgradewordwork #3rdgradeliteracycenters #3rdgradecenters #centersfor3rd #smallgroupsinthirdgrade #thirdgradeideas #literacycenters #literacycenters3rdgraders

Once upon a time, it was the week before spring break and we needed a FUN writing unit to complete to help us {SURVIVE} the week. We just finished our Opinion writing unit and I didn't want to start on our Brilliant Biographies unit until after we returned from the break! I thought it would be fun to do more of a structured {but fun} writing mini-unit that would last about a week! And well who doesn't love candy! So, Team Sour Vs. Team Sweet was created! We started by brainstorming sour…

Here in third grade, we practice fluency daily with: -Word Lists -Phrase Lists -Passages/Running Records My Mental Journey I have had a love-hate relationship with fluency. As a third grade teacher, my students are subject to end of year, high-stakes testing for the first time. Fluency is not tested on these exams, students have

Third grade! Yay! I survived the first two weeks of third grade and finally have the time/energy to tell you a little bit about it. I won’t be going into total detail, so please leave a comment if you have a question! (UPDATE: I created a much more detailed post in 2018. Read it here: ... Read More about The First Week of Third Grade

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Getting a new teaching job is fun, exciting, and overwhelming. Here a some of my favorite resources for third grade teachers.

Whether you call them literacy centers or literacy stations, big kids at the upper elementary level love center time and get so much out of it! How do literacy centers benefit kids? They add variety to learning and to the routine. They allow teachers to easily differentiate learning. They are a great way to help cover and reinforce all of the standards. They give students a place to practice important social skills, like collaboration, problem-solving, and communication. So how do you set up…

This main idea and details sentence sort activity is a great way to get students thinking about HOW details support a main idea. They will use higher-order thinking skills as they justify their answer.

In this post I share with you my classroom schedule in the third grade classroom. I talk about how I teach reading, math, writing, morning routine, and more!