Organizing 3rd Grade

This is a collection of 26 songs that can be used during transitions, morning meeting or as brain breaks. They are perfect for use with Responsive Classroom as well. I have used these songs with 1st thru 5th graders and all age groups love them. Most of the songs have motions that go along with them. I often play videos of camp counselors performing the songs (from youtube) for my students the first few times we do a song so that they get the tune in their heads. It is also a great way to

This is a collection of 27 activities that can be used during transitions, morning meeting or as brain breaks. I have used them with 1st thru 5th graders and all age groups love them. Most of the activities can be done with no prep work. I have included sets of cards for 3 of the activities that will need to be printed, cut and laminated before use. I would suggest you copy the activities on card stock and attach to a ring. Laminating is also a good idea. I have these handy so that subs

This file includes all 7 sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Each packet focuses on 6 words and contains 9 practice pages. Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

This is packet 5 of my sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Words included in this packet: it, on, is, in, at, so Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

This is packet 4 of my sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Words included in this packet: it, can, is, my, you, so Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

This is packet 3 of my sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Words included in this packet: a, can, to, my, you, me Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

This is packet 2 of my sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Words included in this packet: a, like, to, and, the, me Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

This is packet 7 of my sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Words included in this packet: an, on, up, he, no, do Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

This is packet 6 of my sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Words included in this packet: am, on, go, in, at, up Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

I have created 4 sheets to help organize conferences. 1. Conference Reminder - to be used to remind parents of upcoming conferences. 2. Conference Summary (2 sheets) - to be used to help you remember what was discussed at the conference. 3. Student Reflection - to be used before the conference to get the student's perspective on their strengths and weaknesses.

This is packet 1 of my sight word practice packets that focus on Fountas and Pinnell's first 25 words. Words included in this packet: I, like, the, and, see, we Skills included in this packet are: 1. Read it, Trace it, Write it 2. Break the Code 3. Unscramble the Words 4. Roll and Write 5. ABC Order 6. Word Search 7. Fill It In - fill in the missing letters 8. Find and Color 9. Fill the Boxes - word shape boxes

This is a great way to end the school year. Each day in May focuses on a letter (or 2) of the alphabet. This is a great motivator and a fantastic way to engage the hard to engage at the end of a long school year. Have fun!

This is a classroom job bulletin board that uses envelopes and Popsicle sticks. The theme is Helping Hands. Each child is given a hand with his name on it. Each week the hands are rotated to new envelopes so that students are assigned new jobs. There are 30 job envelopes with descriptions. Two of the envelopes are blank for your own use. Can be copied on colorful card stock to match any classroom decor.