Looking Forward (and some freebies!)

I haven't posted in a while! I have been busy corralling my class and trying to make a little time for myself. I went to the Cultivating Hispanic and African American in Reading, Math and Science (CHARMS) workshop in College Station this last weekend. It was a good workshop about leading girls into STEM careers and analyzing those testing scores of those sub populations. I really like hearing from and talking with Dr. Trina Davis, former ISTE president. (I did geek out a little bit!)
I have had some improvement on the behavior front in my classroom and I feel a little better about myself because I started WATER AEROBICS! I know, a little lame, but I am enjoying it so far.
I do have a couple of Daily 5 freebies. I have some student created charts for the D5 that we are using in the classroom. I hope everyone is loving the first few weeks. We have progress reports going home today already!!

The Book Whisperer & a Freebie!

I know that a lot of us in bloggy land have read The Book Whisperer this summer. I know that I did and it really changed the way I though about teaching reading. I am adding a 40 Book Challenge choice sheet that I made for my 3rd graders for this year. I am going to allow some picture books to meet this challenge BUT I am going to greatly encourage chapter books. I am also going to let students check out my books which is new for me. Enjoy the freebie!


                                 


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