Interactive Notebooks are a great way to engage students in class, use multiple learning styles and for students to take ownership in the learning process.

Social Studies Interactive Notebooks are a great tool to reinforce learning in any classroom. Give your students a forever resource this year by ...

This is the second year I made the rock and mineral lapbooks with my kids. This is a fun project that I use to wrap up the science chapter....

Get your students learning about global geography as well as energy consumption and its impact around the world. This social studies inquiry resource will help you guide your students as they research and answer the question: Where Are We? This resource is offered in a money saving BUNDLE that contains all 6 inquiries. You can find the BUNDLE here: NYS Grade 3 Social Studies Inquiries BUNDLE Use a lapbook and powerpoint slides to guide your students through the Compelling Question, the Supporting Questions, and a Summative Performance Task. Use the coordinated worksheets to help students master the content and the vocabulary. What buyers are saying: "Excellent Resource! Easy to implement with third graders. Thanks!" "I like the overall set-up of this lap-book, it is very engaging for students - especially those that are not your typical paper and pencil ones :)" "Love, work so well with the inquiry units!" Each inquiry resource will include: • Teacher Directions • Instructions for constructing a lapbook. • All needed pieces and parts for your students to complete each section of the lapbook. • Vocabulary Activities (flapbooks and matching game) • 2-point Written Responses (one per Supporting Question) • 4-point Written Response (for Summative Task) • Rubrics for the written responses • Vocabulary Word Search Worksheet • Vocabulary Matching Worksheet • Vocabulary Challenge Worksheet (context clue passage) • PowerPoint Slides to help guide you and your students through the Inquiry Click the preview to see a detailed description of what's included. This comprehensive resource has everything you need to keep the content organized and your students engaged! NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiries Resources: GLOBAL GEOGRAPHY: Where Are We? NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Global Geography NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Global Geography Vocabulary Enrichment GLOBALIZATION: Is Sharing and Trading Across Cultures Always a Good Thing? NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Globalization NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Globalization Vocabulary Enrichment CULTURAL DIVERSITY: How Does Our Culture Make Us Similar and Different? NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Cultural Diversity NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Cultural Diversity Vocabulary Enrichment LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNMENT: Does It Matter How Leaders Are Chosen? NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Leadership and Government NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Leadership and Government Vocabulary Enrichment CHILDREN'S RIGHTS: Do People Around the World Care About Children's Rights? NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Children's Rights NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Children's Right Vocabulary Enrichment GLOBAL TRADE: Why Do Countries Need Each Other? NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Global Trade NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiry: Global Trade Vocabulary Enrichment Visit my blog to take a closer look at how lapbooks are designed! Fourth and Fritcher Lapbooks - The Basics Other NYS Social Studies Lapbooks: NYS Grade K SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 1 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 2 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 3 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 4 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 5 SS Inquiries Bundle Here NYS Grade 6 SS Inquiries Bundle Here Following is Fun! Be the first to know about store discounts, free products, and product launches. Just click the green “Follow Me” star under my store name on this page or click the green “Follow Me” star on my store homepage. Thanks for stopping by! Nancy

As we started our multiplication unit, I wanted my students to create a lapbook. Other multiplication lapbooks I've seen focus on learning t...

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Teaching Ancient Greece in third-grade In third-grade, we study ancient civilizations. Specifically, Ancient Greece, Rome, China, and Egypt. These are so much fun and the kids love learning about them! I notice that every year, Ancient Greece is the favorite. Here are some ways that we study and learn about it, and that may work […]

This Biography Report can be used for any historical person. It is great for a social studies biography unit or reading informational writing and research

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Hi Friends… I hope this post finds you well and enjoying your summer break. I just returned home from a relaxing vacation in Punta Cana! It was a ton of fun and I really needed the R & R 🙂 I actually wrote this blog post on the plane there…BUT… the flight didn’t have any … Science FUN with Interactive Notebooks! Read More »

You know what I love most about third-grade? Learning about Ancient Civilizations! There are a multitude of fun crafts and activities for each one that kids love. Does anyone’s heart not go pitter-patter when kids are stoked to learn every day?!? You can check out my post from last year about my favorite Ancient China […]

Let me take a minute to address my post regarding Staples new rewards program for teachers. I thank everyone who commented. It seems I am not alone in my dismay with this revised program. Please, reach out to Staples and let them know how you feel, whether you agree with me or agree with them. It is important for our voices to be heard either way. I would love to see them revert back to the old program or at least offer up some reason as to why the change was necessary. * * * * * * * * * * * * I wrote a post a while back about foldables and lapbooks. If you haven't seen the post, go visit. I was able to link to some great pdfs of foldable books by Dinah Zike, the queen of all things foldable! :-) I used some of her foldable ideas on lapbooks my friends were working on recently. I have done lapbooks on occasion before, but they are not a staple in my teaching for one main reason; they take a long time to get done! While I do believe they are worth every minutes spent on them, the current curriculum I have to follow does not allow me to linger. I know that they can be done in less time if you do them on a smaller scale, but mine always seem to take on a life of their own! I like doing them because you can really do so much with them. Most importantly, my friends love the project feel of it all. Every time I have done them, my friends are always eager to work. Also, when they see their final project completed, they are a little in awe of themselves. Love it! In our guided reading groups, my friends were working in three different books, one on volcanoes, one on King Tut, and the last on the history of Jazz music. Speaking of which, on a total aside, do you know the Cheesecake song as sung by Louis Armstrong? If you don't know it, watch this! I show this to my friends every year, and we end up singing it all year long. I promise you will have this song stuck in your head! And, just wait for Bing Crosby to come hopping through! Too funny! Isn't that just great!!!! We will often substitute the word cheesecake with pizza or tacos or any featured lunch menu item. Any two syllable word will work. Most of my friends are also in their second year of instrumental lessons, so they love seeing some of the instruments they play featured. Anyway, back to lapbooks! I thought I would show you some of what we did. I forgot to get pictures of the Jazz books, but here is some of what my friends did with Volcanoes and King Tut. Be warned, many pictures to follow! One of the big lessons for this activity was getting my friends to effectively summarize and show synthesis. I'm happy to say they did a very nice job. What was also another perk was the interest my friends had for the books they didn't read. Once they saw the various lapbooks, they wanted to read all the books. I have to say, I do love doing lapbooks with my friends. But, for me, it can be very time consuming. It also requires a lot of pre-planning. You have to have the foldable papers cut to size and ready to go. You also have to carefully plan what you will be doing with each section. You also need to be prepared for that friend whose fine motor skills make a mess of the folding! Always have some extras ready to go! Having said that, I will definitely be doing lapbooks again next year. :-)

Good Sunday Morning 🙂 I hope you are all having a fabulous weekend!!! I wanted to share something that I am hoping to do this week with my class. We finished learning about Landforms but as we get to the end of the year, I am always for looking for ways to review different skills … Learning about LANDFORMS Read More »

Ready to study the U.S. Presidents in a fun, hands-on way? This product works well for 2nd grade through high school by adding research for the high school student. Available products include: Lapbook Interactive Foldable Booklets Descriptions for each are provided below, including what formats each product is available in (i.e Ebook, Printed or CD). Interactive Foldable Booklets Who was Thomas Jefferson, and what did he accomplish as president? What is he known for? These and more questions will be answered as you create these interactive foldables for your Interactive Notebook or Lapbook. These foldables cover: Jefferson's childhood and family life The Continental Congress The Declaration of Independence The Revolutionary War Jefferson's presidency The Louisiana Purchase This ebook is a downloadable PDF file. Just follow the instructions, cut, fold, glue, and create! For a FREE example of these Interactive Foldable Booklets, please download this one at no charge: Separating Mixtures Interactive Foldable Booklet This product is available in Ebook format ONLY: Ebook - This electronic file is downloadable in PDF format and can be used on Apple or Windows computers. Lapbook This Lapbook includes a Study Guide that will provide you with all you need for an overview of this President's life and presidency. This product is available in the following formats: Ebook - This ebook format includes a downloadable PDF file. Just follow the instructions, cut, fold, glue, and create! Print as many as you need for your own household. Printed - This product comes in a printed and bound book. Just remove the pages, follow the instructions for gluing and folding, and create! CD - This product comes on a CD-ROM, which can be used with any Windows or Apple computer system. The CD includes a document in PDF format. Just follow the instructions, and print all of the instructions and templates for your students. Print as many as you need for your household. Download a free sample of this product here: VIEW SAMPLE FILE ***NOTE: THIS PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE IN EBOOK FORMAT ONLY! TO PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT IN A PHYSICAL FORMAT (CD or PRINT) PLEASE VISIT ONE OF OUR TRUSTED VENDORS: CHRISTIAN BOOK DISTRIBUTORS RAINBOW RESOURCES MARDEL AMAZON