Multiplication

Multiplication... yikes! I am used to adding and subtracting, but multiplication, that's a whole new thing for me. It's been a while since I was in third grade!

But, third grade is where my son is this year.  Since I already have a lot of games that we play with my younger son, my older son asked if I could make him some games to play too. So here I am, back in the realm of multiplication. 

First, I made a 'color by product' for him. You can click the picture below to grab it for free!

Then, since roll and cover and spin games have always been a huge hit, I decided to make some new multiplication games for him.  He is having a blast playing them, and it's a great way for him to learn and practice his facts!  

If you need some fun new games for your students to practice their multiplication facts, check them out!

     

     

Click on any picture to see the full packet.

Spiders

Creepy and crawly, but oh so cool! Last week was spider week in my room. We had a lot of fun talking about these eight legged arachnids. We started by reading a nonfiction story and used our learning to generate a list of spider facts. The students then turned these facts into a spider fact book.

The next day, we read The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle.  The students made their own spiders and decorated with oil pastels.  Then, they wrote describing sentences about the spiders they created. This was a great way to talk to the kids about words that describe!

Click on the picture above to get this FREEBIE!

My favorite spider activity this week was an introduction to opinion writing.  After reading Aaaarrgghh, Spider by Lydia Monks, we created a class t-chart. The students had to decide whether they thought spiders were CREEPY or COOL. Once we made the chart as a class, my kids then wrote about their opinions. They had so much fun sharing these papers with each other!

Click on the picture below to see my full spider pack. 

Fire Safety

Fire Safety week is coming up.  This is not only an important week for teaching our kids some good safety rules, but also a fun one!

     

Firefighters are an engaging topic for my students. They love reading and learning about these important community helpers.

Here are a few of the activities we will be working on in my classroom this week.

       

Click on any picture above to view my fire safety packet.