Learning with Leech

This is an easy to reference resource that would be helpful in moving your students from a level 2 to a level 3 in writing (according to the TN State Writing Rubric). This resource is different from other transition words and phrases documents, because it is organized by writing type, not the type of transition word. These transition words are all appropriate for third grade. I often found myself trying to color-code and explain to students that some words worked better in narrative, but not alw

Are your students struggling with tattling in the classroom, playground, or lunch room? Dive into this mini-lesson to help students determine the difference between tattling and reporting! Students will learn the characteristics of both with a t-chart that can be displayed after the lesson for future reference. Students will also be able to sort scenario cards and justify if they are tattling or reporting incidents!

WRITING OREOS are a hit in my classroom year after year! This is a simple way to teach students the format of paragraph writing in third grade. Included are graphic organizers for students to take notes on to plan writing, as well as an anchor charts that could easily be copied by hand or poster printed for classroom display. You could even give students copies of the anchor charts to keep in their folders or binders for quick reference! I hope you and your students enjoy this resource as much a

Area and Perimeter Capture is a fun and engaging game for students. This will interest your students, while helping to reinforce both the connection and difference between area and perimeter. To implement this the best, fishbowl the activity before having students pair up. The directions are simple, however, students can easily get confused with the idea of connecting all of their rectangles. Now, happy playing!!

This is a Dojo Reward chart with blanks for adding values for each month. There are more privileges given instead of item rewards. I find my students enjoy the privileges more! There is also a line for creating a class goal for the month with more privileges for the whole class to earn. Enjoy!