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? 

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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 

Reading and Writing Anchor Charts

Here are my Language Arts anchor charts from the first nine weeks. I found a few on Pinterest and made a few of my own. 
Reading

Biography

http://www.lifein4b.blogspot.com/search/label/organization

Theme Through Fables

Wise Readers are Deep Thinkers: Arty Smarty Pants

Character Traits

http://finallyinfirst.blogspot.com/2011/01/tacky-penguin.html

Characterization: A Bad Case of Stripes

http://missklohnsclassroom.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-readers-notebooks.html

Flagging Our Thoughts

http://lifein4b.blogspot.com/2011/12/were-baaaack.html

Meaningful Connections

http://www.julieballew.com/A_Literate_Life/Photos/Pages/Anchor_Charts.html#44

Characterization: No David!

Generating Questions

http://theinspiredapple.blogspot.com/2012/01/hello-my-treasured-friends.html

Types of Connections

http://classroomcollective.tumblr.com/post/26425529323

Story Elements

http://fabulous-fourth.blogspot.com/p/anchor-charts.html

Literacy Workstation Rules

How I Manage Literacy Stations

Writing

Focusing a Narrative Topic

http://barkersclass.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/small-moment-stories/

Story Arc

Science Anchor Charts

Here are my Science anchor charts from the first nine weeks. 

States of Matter

Scientific Method: Penny in Vinegar or Coke Zero

Science Tools

Scientific Method

Turkey Math Station

Hey Gang! Thanksgiving is around the corner and so here is my math station this week. Here are the materials you will need: paper, pen, scissors, glue, markers, and dice.

Use cups to trace the body and head.

Glue the head and body together.

Draw face and talons.

Have the student roll a dice to make a fact family with pictures.