Hey Daily 5ers!!

Are you a Daily 5er?? I AM!

As I make the switch to third grade, I am changing the way I am holding my Daily 5 center chart. Last year I used a clip chart because my students knew that from centers, dare I say BEFORE the Daily 5 time! Here is my center chart from last year, but this year's will be a little different!

 This year, with older students, I am using a small pocket chart. Each student choose a card for each center, one MUST be read to self, and placed it inside the pocket chart next to their name for each round. I made these labels to print and stick on index cards and, of course, laminate! Help yourself!


Once my classroom is all set up, I'll upload more pictures of my new center chart!

Center Labels

What are you doing on the first day of school??

I am looking for some memorable and hands-on activities to try on the first day of school! Like all teachers, my dream is to have the students get off the bus screaming about what fun they had on the first day with their classmates!


What activities are you doing the first days of school!?


I have made 2 scavenger hunts around the classroom. The first is a bit easier, more obvious items to find in the classroom. They will complete this on their own.


Then, they will try the more detailed version with their partner!


Enjoy!


Scavenger Hunt

Kipp Kash

What a summer! I am leaving in 3 days to get married in the Bahamas!!!! Of course, before we go I just need to make my lists and get some things prepared for my new third grade class in order to really relax!


I have decided that my third graders are going to use Kipp Kash as a behavior system! Here are some of the details...


Every student will receive $5 in Kipp Kash every week. You can earn Kipp Kash for raising your hand, showing model behavior, helping friends, following directions, etc. But, just like our bank accounts, you can loose Kipp Kash by being turned to yellow or red on the behavior chart and forgetting your homework!


I used a shoe hanging organizer (pictures to come later in the month because I can't get in my classroom till after my trip!) for each child's bank account. They will visit it at the end of each day to exchange their money. The banker is another classroom job to help refill weekly allowance and monitor bank accounts.


Students are working towards earning Kipp Kash for Fun Fridays. They must pay $5 to participate in Fun Friday because they will be earning it throughout the week.


I bought single dollar bills at a local teacher consignment store and printed labels to put on them and then laminate for long lasting Kipp Kash!


Kipp Kash Labels


Does anyone use anything like Kipp Kash? Leave your details, I would love to learn more!

3rd Grade.. Here I Come!

Hello fellow bloggers! I just volunteered to move to THIRD grade next year!! I am VERY excited so I want to start searching for new third grade blogs and amazing teachers. 


I NEED YOUR HELP! Does anyone know any third grade blogs?!

More Money!

My students are absolutely loving our money unit (who doesn't love money?) We have been playing some awesome games! Here are just a couple things that focus on counting coins and mixed coins. Next week we are turning our math lesson into a corner store! The students will all earn a budget throughout the week and be able to "purchase" things from our corner store with the money they earn. I am so excited!


Counting All


I have cut and laminated these boxes out. During our math money centers, students will match the value to the coins.


Counting Money


Please share any tricks and great activities you are doing for money!

Money Bingo

Tomorrow we are using these bingo boards to practice identifying coins and their values. I printed, laminated, and then cut the boards. My kiddos are playing with a partner!


I cut up a game board to have the exact names and picture of the student boards to pull from a hat as the bingo caller. 
Money Bingo

Money Honey!

Get your money honey!


We are starting our study of money. Our focus is to identify a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter by name and value of the coin. Then, students need to know how to count mixed coins up to 25 cents.


Here is the beginning of our unit! We started with a coin poem I am sure everyone knows! We read it as a shared poem and highlighted the coin names and their value. Here it is...
Money Poem




Money

These worksheets focus on identifying coins and their values. Enjoy!