Super Saturday Educational Video of the Week: Weathering and Erosion

I took a break from posting the Super Saturday Educational Video last week because of the holidays.  I hope you enjoyed the holidays with family and friends and that you're getting some well deserved rest!  This week's video is about weathering and erosion.  It has Bill Nye and then a cartoon at the end.  I thought it did a thorough job of describing and showing real life examples of both weathering and erosion.  The cartoon at the end relates weathering and erosion to two super heroes, Breaker and Whoosh. Breaker is like weathering and Whoosh is like erosion.  I love the way they used super heroes and a video game, something almost every kid can relate to , in order to explain these concepts.  Hope you like it!


 

Silence for Sandy Hook Elementary

Super Saturday YouTube Educational Video of the Week: Fractions Song

We are continuing to work of fractions in my class, and I found this great fractions song by Mr. R., which describes each part of a fraction and gives lots of examples. I think it will be great to show my kiddos to reinforce the definition and give them some practice on what a fraction looks like, and how many pieces it takes to make a whole. I hope you enjoy the video!

 

Super Saturday's YouTube Educational Video of the Week:Equivalent Fractions

Soon, we will begin studying fractions in math.  Equivalent fractions are often one of the hardest concepts for my students to grasp. Hopefully this week's video created by Miss T. Allen will help. It shows lots of examples and also includes a cute cartoon about equivalent fractions.


 

If you need a math center to help teach equivalent fractions, I just created a holiday one using peppermints called Peppermint Candy Equivalent Fractions.  You've gotta have a little fun with it, right?

 

You can purchase it for only $3.00 at either my TpT or Teachers NB stores.  

 

Saturday's YouTube Educational Video of the Week: Non-Fiction Text Features

Hi everyone.  Hope you had a great week!  This week's video is about non-fiction text features. I found this video from Miss C's Channel, which describes and shows great examples of non-fiction text features such as the index, glossary, captions, etc... It would make a great introduction or review for non-fiction conventions.  Take a look and see what you think.......

Super Sunday YouTube Educaitonal Video of the Week!

OK, so it's a day late, but better late than never, I always say!  Between holiday prep, visiting with family, and shopping, this post is a little late, but I think you will still find it useful.  We are talking about different comparisons in our writing such as similes and metaphors so I went searching for a video and found this very catchy video sung to the tune of "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" created by Pardon Teacher.  It also includes hyperbole and personification as well.  Check it out!

Cyber Monday + Bonus Tuesday Sale at Teachers Pay Teachers!

I am so excited about the huge sale this coming Monday and Tuesday at Teachers Pay Teachers!  You can get up to 28% off of great teacher created lessons and units to use in your classroom.  I have already been browsing through my favorite shops and adding tons of items to my wish list in preparation for this great event.

My entire store will be 20% off, and with the additional 10% off (Don't forget to enter the CODE:  CMT12),  that's 28% off my entire store!  Here is a sampling of some of my fun holiday items you might want to add to your wish list:

Your students will have "snow" much fun using these centers, they won't even realize they're learning! This bundle includes six center activities (3 Math & 3 Literacy).  Each center sold separately costs $2.00, so you save $4.00 by purchasing the entire bundle and during the sale, this item priced at $10.00, will be only $7.20 for six centers (That's only $1.20 per center)! 

The Gingerbread Holiday Bundle offers all of my gingerbread activities for Math, Reading, Social Studies, and English for $5.00, but on sale, this bundle will be only $3.60!

 

And .... you can't forget Rudy!  Rudy brings a little holiday cheer to rounding. Your students will surely have fun rounding with Rudy and his friends. He'll go down in fun math activities! You can use this activity as a mini-lesson or math center. Rudy is regularly priced at $2.00, but during the sale, he will be only $1.44! 

You also might like some of my popular novel studies with LA activities and answer keys included:

This book study and activities packet for Charlotte's Web is sure to keep your students engaged in this classic novel! You can use all of it or you can pick and choose. It regularly sells for $10.00, but during the sale, it will be just $7.20!

This book study and activities packet for Because of Winn-Dixie is sure to keep your students engaged in this award winning novel, and it will be on sale for just under $8.00!

 This great novel study and activities packet on the book, How to Eat Fried Worms, is also on sale for just under $8.00 (Boys love this novel)!

Here are a few holiday FREEBIES for you to grab.  Just click on the pics to download yours FREE!

So head on over to my TpT shop and load up your Wish List for this HUGE SALE!  Don't forget to enter CODE: CMT12 to get your additional 10% OFF!!!


If you would like this cute sale button, head on over to 3AM Teacher and join the linky party!

Teacher's Notebook 3-Day Sale!

 

Teachers Notebook is "giving back" to all its members. Make a purchase from a teacher shop and Teachers Notebook will take off an additional 10% from your ENTIRE ORDER! I am taking 25% off my entire store and then you get the extra 10% off that.  Click on the link above to hop on over to my store and fill up your Wish List so you will be ready!

Super Saturday YouTube Educational Video of the Week: Landforms

This next week we are off of school for our Thanksgiving break (YEA!!!), but the following week we will begin our study of landforms. So, I searched for a video that I thought would be a good introduction, and I found this great and informative video created by a John Gugel , and students are the ones reading the definitions of each kind of land form. I think my students will really enjoy this video!  Check it out!




 

Veteran's Day Thank You

I'd like to say THANK YOU to all the Veterans, both those who risked their lives and those who gave their lives, for our freedom. We are truly blessed to live in such a great country! May God bless all the veterans and their families and God Bless America!

Pumpkin Project

This year we had our 3rd graders and 4th graders dress up their pumpkins to look like characters from their favorite books. They also completed a packet describing character traits, and story elements. The story character pumpkins were displayed in the library, and everyone was allowed to vote for their favorite one at our fall festival. Here are a few of my favorites:

This one doesn't have the book with it, but is Mr. Magorium from Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Aren't they great!  I think our kiddos did a fabulous job!

Crazy Fabulous Fall Giveaway at Classroom Compulsion

 

My friend Rebecca at Classroom Compulsions is having a Crazy Fabulous Giveaway!  She has so many prizes that she had to divide them into 6 different giveaways. You can enter just one, or enter them all, but you better hurry, because you have one more day to enter! Just click on the pic above and it will take you there.

Super Saturday You Tube Educational VIdeo of the Week: Division

Hi bloggy friends!  I am posting this a little early as I plan on sleeping in and wanted it to be there bright and early for all of you morning people!  We are learning about division this week,so I thought I would introduce it with a video.  I found this video from GCF LearnFree.org.  It relates division to multiplication and to repeated subtraction. If you are teaching division, you might find it helpful too!