The sale goes from May 5th-6th, so you have a couple days to check out and wishlist the items you want to buy when the sale begins. Click the picture below to go straight to my store. Happy Shopping!
Showing posts with label social studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social studies. Show all posts
Friday, May 1, 2015
Teacher Appreciation Sale!
This was a "no brainer" for me to throw a sale alongside Teachers Pay Teachers. Feel free to browse through ALL of my products, as they are an ADDITIONAL 20% off. Check out my Products Page for many of my bundles. Great savings through TPT and my own personal sale.
The sale goes from May 5th-6th, so you have a couple days to check out and wishlist the items you want to buy when the sale begins. Click the picture below to go straight to my store. Happy Shopping!
The sale goes from May 5th-6th, so you have a couple days to check out and wishlist the items you want to buy when the sale begins. Click the picture below to go straight to my store. Happy Shopping!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Help Me Celebrate my Store's Milestone!
This past week has been great for 3L + 1T...I reached a personal milestone that I have been working on for quite some time. To thank all of my loyal customers, I am throwing a 10% Off Sale for all of my products. The sale goes from March 28th-30th. Please help me celebrate by picking up some of your wishlist
As for more products, I am so sorry I haven't been able to update the blog in almost 2 months! Yikes. I have many great new products that will get to prepared for the end of the school year...and I hate to say it---next school year as well! Hard to believe we're almost ready for another school year. But for now, enjoy all 110 of my products at a discount.
Again, THANK YOU for all of your purchases, support, and ideas! 3L + 1T would not be here without you! This milestone is the first of many because when I get 100 more sales I will be throwing ANOTHER sale! Help me reach this second milestone by shopping now with this great discount.
As for more products, I am so sorry I haven't been able to update the blog in almost 2 months! Yikes. I have many great new products that will get to prepared for the end of the school year...and I hate to say it---next school year as well! Hard to believe we're almost ready for another school year. But for now, enjoy all 110 of my products at a discount.
Again, THANK YOU for all of your purchases, support, and ideas! 3L + 1T would not be here without you! This milestone is the first of many because when I get 100 more sales I will be throwing ANOTHER sale! Help me reach this second milestone by shopping now with this great discount.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Great Americans Day/President's Day
Another holiday is right around the corner. Some of you around the states will be going to school on this day and I'm guessing others may have it off as a "Snow Make Up Day". Whatever your story is...this holiday is not one to be forgotten.
I'll be honest, in the past I always do some sort of activity...but I never am completely satisfied with the level of authenticity at the end of the day. I have been guilty of just finding a few president based worksheets or discussing it for a little with my students. We never dig deep into the true meaning of the American holiday.
So...I have created two products (hopefully more to come) that I would be proud for my students to complete. I would feel like they could apply reading, writing, thinking, collaborating, and listening all into one activity. After taking a few courses recently in hopes to get my Certificate for Literacy Instruction I have learned the importance of authentic work and having students understand the connection between reading and writing.
Research a President
This first product is a breakdown of all of the presidents we have had in the United States. There is a page per president to fill out information such as:
I am really excited to use this in my classroom, as I can see it will be an easy project to prepare for and students will gain the necessary skills when it comes to researching and putting that into an essay form. I'm not asking students to write a 3 page report on their president, as there would not be enough information to get that complete. But I feel the lesson is authentic and can teach students a lot about our past presidents. Plus it will make a great bulletin board!
Interviews with Great Americans
Another idea that I am wanting to try in my classroom is a product where they research a Great American (or President) and pretend to interview them. They will answer the 9 questions as if the Great American (or President) is answering. If you feel this could get too confusing for students, have students pair up. For example, I would research Abe Lincoln and my partner would research George Washington. We would interview each other answering the questions about our person we researched.
After the (9) questions have been answered, you can choose how the students present the information. Do you want them to dress up and present it to the class? Do you want them to write an essay? Compare and Contrast two of the people selected? Or my personal favorite...make a newspaper article about the information they found. This would be a fun way to write informational articles! I have created a few newspaper templates, and left space for students to draw a picture next to their writing. Once again, I see great potential with this for a bulletin board idea. How fun is it to let students draw at any age? They really can surprise you! I know what you're thinking...where do you get the time to let them sit and draw? These spaces are fairly small, so it won't take a lot of class time out of the other subject areas.
I'll be honest, in the past I always do some sort of activity...but I never am completely satisfied with the level of authenticity at the end of the day. I have been guilty of just finding a few president based worksheets or discussing it for a little with my students. We never dig deep into the true meaning of the American holiday.
So...I have created two products (hopefully more to come) that I would be proud for my students to complete. I would feel like they could apply reading, writing, thinking, collaborating, and listening all into one activity. After taking a few courses recently in hopes to get my Certificate for Literacy Instruction I have learned the importance of authentic work and having students understand the connection between reading and writing.
Research a President
This first product is a breakdown of all of the presidents we have had in the United States. There is a page per president to fill out information such as:
- Presidency dates
- Previous office/job
- Vice president during term
- Political party
- Research collected about president (early life, family life, important events during his time in presidency)
I am really excited to use this in my classroom, as I can see it will be an easy project to prepare for and students will gain the necessary skills when it comes to researching and putting that into an essay form. I'm not asking students to write a 3 page report on their president, as there would not be enough information to get that complete. But I feel the lesson is authentic and can teach students a lot about our past presidents. Plus it will make a great bulletin board!
Get the product here
Interviews with Great Americans
Another idea that I am wanting to try in my classroom is a product where they research a Great American (or President) and pretend to interview them. They will answer the 9 questions as if the Great American (or President) is answering. If you feel this could get too confusing for students, have students pair up. For example, I would research Abe Lincoln and my partner would research George Washington. We would interview each other answering the questions about our person we researched.
After the (9) questions have been answered, you can choose how the students present the information. Do you want them to dress up and present it to the class? Do you want them to write an essay? Compare and Contrast two of the people selected? Or my personal favorite...make a newspaper article about the information they found. This would be a fun way to write informational articles! I have created a few newspaper templates, and left space for students to draw a picture next to their writing. Once again, I see great potential with this for a bulletin board idea. How fun is it to let students draw at any age? They really can surprise you! I know what you're thinking...where do you get the time to let them sit and draw? These spaces are fairly small, so it won't take a lot of class time out of the other subject areas.
Find the product here
Good luck teaching about Great Americans/Presidents. I hope you can create an authentic activity for students to complete and not stick worksheets in front of them and cross your fingers they leave with new knowledge about the holiday.
Links for the Research:
Other In-Class and Online Activities
Monday, January 27, 2014
Interesting Inventors
My third graders did an amazing multi-week unit on researching famous inventors. We worked through the long process of researching. Students had to find many different items about the inventor they selected. They did a wonderful job. They moved onto the writing process where I modeled a paragraph a day and they worked through to get 4-5 paragraphs about their inventor. Students edited independently, with a partner, and with me before typing and completing the project.
As a second part to the project, each student had to create a timeline of their inventor's life (including the main invention). They did a great job, and it was definitely student-driven. I love projects that you can tell the students did it all by themselves! They learned not only what a timeline is, but learned how to print pictures and go back to find specific dates in reliable sources. Wow!
As a second part to the project, each student had to create a timeline of their inventor's life (including the main invention). They did a great job, and it was definitely student-driven. I love projects that you can tell the students did it all by themselves! They learned not only what a timeline is, but learned how to print pictures and go back to find specific dates in reliable sources. Wow!
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)