Ms. Rosenberg, are you okay? You've gone pale!

So, there I was, standing up in front of the students. I looked over at one student who had green stuff coming out of his nose. I then watched in horror as he stuck two fingers up his nose and then in his mouth. I almost threw up! I couldn't talk for several minutes as I kept gagging. The "joys" of being a teacher!

Frequently Misspelled Words

I am so tired of students misspelling the same words over and over again! I finally made a list of the words that the students are constantly misspelling and made them into a chart. I have the chart in my classroom and have told the students that I do not want to see any of the words that are on the list misspelled again!!!!!!

The Keeping Quilt Card and Quilt

In my 2/3 combo, we read The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco. I gave each student a large piece of 20" x 20" white fabric. Using pencils, I had the students draw something on the fabric that was important to them--something that they would want to share with their children and grandchildren. (Let me tell you, some of the drawings were quite interesting!) I also had the students pick out a piece of fabric that they liked. Shhh! The next part is a secret. My mom (Thank heavens for mothers) sewed togethe 28 quilts for me! I made a gift card with an original poem, The Keeping Quilt. On the back of the poem are care instructions for the quilt. The quilt will be a holiday gift from me and my family to the students.

Once the quilts were made, I started thinking how the quilt would also make a great Mother's Day gift or a Grandparents' Day gift.

Holiday Gift Boxes Samples

Holidays are just around the corner. A holiday gift box is the perfect way for the students (or you) to wrap up small gift items. The boxes are easily made and assembled--just need scissors and tape. Fill the box with small candies, a coupon, a class picture, etc. The gift boxes are also great to give a little something to your colleagues during the holiday season.

If you like this box, I have a complete packet of boxes available at my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Included in the packet are patterns for two boxes--pyramid and cube. For the pyramid box, there are 3 different patterns (in color and black and white):  gingerbread man, holly berries, Kwanzaa. For the cube, there are 2 different patters (in color and black and white):  Hanukkah and holiday greetings in different languages. There are also blank patterns for students to decorate their own boxes using crayons, markers, stickers, or stamps.

Vocabulary Cheat Sheet

My 3rd graders are having trouble remembering the different vocabulary terms. I made this quick "cheat sheet" that they can keep in their reading or writing folders.

Prefixes and Suffixes Cheat Sheet

It's been a busy year! Nine days into the school year, my 2nd grade class, became a 2/3 combo! While some of the skills are similar, the 3rd graders do need them at a higher level. The students just began working with prefixes and suffixes. The 2nd grade prefixes are a great review for the 3rd graders, but the 3rd graders needed a few additional prefixes and suffixes not covered in 2nd grade. I came up with the following two "cheat sheets" to help the students learn the prefixes and suffixes.

Flat Stanley

I finally did it! I love the story, Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown and have always wanted to make a unit to go with this story. I gathered together the ideas that I have done over the years and compiled them into a HUGE packet!