Category Archives: 3rd Grade
Ancient Greece Tellagami
Third graders at Kaechele went to ancient Greece using Tellagami! To kick off the lesson the students went to Britannica ImageQuest to get a background for their Tellagami. Britannica ImageQuest is an amazing resource that hosts millions of rights cleared images. I love using this site with students because I know that the pictures are age …
Hour of Code – December 5th – 11th!
The Hour of Code week is coming up December 5 – 11! The hope is you take one hour out of that week to do a coding activity. A ton of activities can be found on Code.org’s Hour of Code page. The hour of code Continue reading
3rd Grade Create a Holiday Logo
Third graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning about being a good citizen and celebrating national holidays, like Veterans Day (SOL3.11). Students in Ms. Robinson’s class created their own national holiday, and today she asked me to help them make a logo to represent their holiday. First we talked about logos. They are easily recognized…
3rd Grade Comparing Rules & Laws
Third graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning about the difference between rules and laws (SOL3.10a). The teachers developed a project as an alternative assessment where the students create posters comparing rules and laws, so today Ms. Hufnell’s students made digital posters using Google docs. Some of the students worked with a partner while others…
3rd Grade Animal Adaptations
Third graders at Varina Elementary have been learning about animal adaptations in Science (SOL3.4) and writing for a variety of purposes in Language Arts (SOL3.9). So today students in Ms. Lanham’s class wrote about animal adaptations using Google docs. This was my first lesson with them, so I wanted to introduce them to Google classroom…
Snapchat Template for Students
Click Here for the Template Here is a Snapchat template made in Google Slides that you can use with your students. Some ways you can use this template: Have students create a snap of a famous American. Snap a photo of a book character. Students can create historical selfies Continue reading
States of Matter With iPads!
Julie Smith, one of the amazing Elementary ITRTs in Henrico County, shared this lesson and the resources with me. She is AWESOME, you should definitely check her blog out! I tried this lesson with a 3rd grade class at Kaechele Elementary School, and had a blast! I started the lesson out by sharing a …
States of Matter With iPads!
Julie Smith, one of the amazing Elementary ITRTs in Henrico County, shared this lesson and the resources with me. She is AWESOME, you should definitely check her blog out! I tried this lesson with a 3rd grade class at Kaechele Elementary School, and had a blast! I started the lesson out by sharing a …
3rd Grade Ancient Civilizations Maps
Third graders at Davis Elementary have been preparing diligently for the upcoming SOL Tests. To help them review their map skills and the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and Mali (SOL3.4), students in Ms. Parkinson’s class created ancient civilization maps using Google maps today. First I posted a link to My Google Maps on Google…
3rd Grade Water Cycle Slideshow
Third graders at Laburnum Elementary have been learning about the water cycle (SOL3.9), so today students in Ms. Tyler’s class created animated water cycles using Google slides. First we looked at a sample animated water cycle to review. I posted a blank slideshow template in Google classroom and set it to make a copy for…
