Saturday, June 15, 2013

Reading Comprehension Anchor Chart

My class version of First Grade Parade's poetry chart. 
Drama: Three Column Chart

My son came up with for STAAR reading strategies. Neat-o! 
Love The Lad!

Comparing Literary Genres: Folktales and Fables

Parts of a Letter 

Procedural Text through a picture

Nonfiction Article: How to Notice Features with sketches 

Social Studies Anchor Charts and Projects

Spending and Saving T-Chart

Henry Ford: main idea with supporting details


 I listed all of the TEKS required biographies for my 3rd graders and then added who they wanted to study (relevant. I used Name Picker to randomly distribute the biographies. I gave my students white card stock and a circle for biographies. Aren't they so amazing? 

Thursday, June 13, 2013

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Science Input Charts

I was giving a hypothetical if the sun started out with 100 calories. This shows how calories are used up as the energy is used and transfered in the food chain. Obviously it is just an estimate and not accurate. 

How we measure weather in science and the tools we use. 

Ecosystems. The ALERT at the bottom was the following week when we learned about droughts. 

Part of a Plant. I like making pedals. haha

We watched The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad and I made this input chart based on that. 

Natural Disasters 

Simple Machines 

Soil profile 

ChatterKids and Natural Hazards