Stuart Little Novel Study

My class has loved the Stuart Little packet!  Isn't it interesting to see what kids take away from books?  I love reading their writing and seeing their perspective.  There are some pictures below of their work and writing.  I put some examples of my high students, middle students and low students. Third grade is almost over, and the students have grown so much with writing this year.  I love to see the progress they make!  (Some, still have a ways to go, but I am proud of the success they have had in 3rd grade!)

Exploring Double Digit Multiplication

Double digit multiplication is tough!  Teaching it to young minds who have barely conquered basic multiplication facts can be a daunting task, but this unit can help.  My students enjoy it because it breaks the problems down and some students even learn how to multiply larger numbers mentally.

This is only for 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication...we all know it gets harder once you add more digits!  My third graders totally get this and it prepares them for larger numbers in 4th grade.

Visualizing the "Green Giant"

I love this "Green Giant" activity.  We have been talking about descriptive language, visualizing and mental images so it was a perfect activity.  Here are a few pictures:

This makes a very cute bulletin board too.

Alien Fractions

Aliens and fractions are two things kids love!  Students were given time to draw four aliens.  I told them to be very creative.  After, they compared alien attributes, using fractional statements.  Here are some pictures of the students' aliens: