New Look!

As you may have noticed my blog has a new look! I recently became a member of Teaching Blog Traffic School (TBTS) to help me out on my journey. I have been working on my brand and I am here to tell you that my main focus of this blog will be Rockin' in Third Grade and I will be posting about my third grade classroom. I will admit now, against advice, I may post a few personal things about myself outside of my classroom. Yes I am a third grade teacher but that is not all I am. I love my family and friends, as well as my hobbies and sometimes we all need a mental break from our jobs. So I hope my "side" posts won't discourage  you from following my blog. My blog and my teachers pay teachers store now are both using the same logo and message!!  It was hard for me to do. My TPT store went by Third Grade Rocks, but that blog was already taken. Teaching in Third Grade was taken. So Rockin' it is!

I am looking forward to working on new posts. Like I said earlier, I saw an inspiring Keynote Speaker at Illinois' NCLB conference last week and I have yet to read a little from his book, but when I do I can not wait to talk about it. If it is anything like his speech it will change some outlooks I have in teaching some more.

11 more school days until the state ISAT test! It's hammer time!


Kimberly

Happy Friday

Another week has come and gone. It was our first full week back in school this entire month. With conferences, an institute day, plus MLK day, we haven't been in school much since  we came back from winter break. I am ready for a break again! Even if its just a weekend. :)

This weather in Illinois has been so crazy. We broke a record on Tuesday for the warmest day in January in over a hundred years, and now it is only 6 degrees outside. Brrrrrr. Time for a weekend in doors. That means Sunday will be spent eating comfort food and watching the Superbowl!

In honor of the super bowl Teachers Pay Teachers is offering 10% off on all products! Use the code SUPER at check out! I am offering an additional 10% off on all products, so that is a total of 20% off!!

New products have been posted on my store. View my profile on Look for the newest one called SMARTboard Attendance. Take attendance and lunch count each day using the SMARTboard! It's been a while since I have made a new lesson or anything for that matter pertaining to the SMARTboard. I am a certified trainer and soon I am going to be taking a test to upgrade my certification to newest version of the program. So I am practicing the newest upgrades. Stay tuned for more SMARTboard lessons!

I hope you have a chance to get back in the Swim of things!

Kimberly

Scrapbooking

In less than a month I will be taking a weekend away with some friends to do some scrap-booking. I have high hopes to get the majority of my nieces book done if not all of it. I have started to organized my stuff already and making lists of ideas, so I can quickly get into it when I am there. It has been a while since I have been able to scrapbook and I am really looking forward to it. Once I finish her book I can move back onto my own. The last pictures I scrap-booked from my own dates back to 2009! I really need to get back at it!

Today's post I wanted to share with you a scrapbook file I created for my classroom. I want to share my love of scrap-booking with my students and incorporate writing into it.

 

 Download this document from my store. Have your students complete each page throughout the school year. There is a page for each month starting in September and ending in May. Also there is a page for field trips, birthdays and more.

Students are to complete the writing portion, then color and cut out each object. I have my students glue them onto construction paper and I use a binding machine to bind all the pages for the students to take home at the end of the school year. Students can also color and complete page as is, or use your own creativity!This scrapbook will not only be a wonderful keepsake for each student, it can also serve as a writing portfolio to track the students’ progress the year. 

Purchase this package now! First person to comment on my blog will receive this item FREE!

Hope you get your chance to get back in the swim of things!
Kimberly

Another Freebie

Back for the second week in a row!! Hopefully I can keep this up! Had a nice three day weekend due to MLK Jr. Day. Was able to get a lot of cleaning done on Sunday that allowed me to take it easy on Monday. It was a nice feeling to get my house back in order. Back in December I had a plumbing issue in my master bathroom and it overflowed into my bedroom and caused mold under the carpet. Had to get new carpet and now I am in the process of planning how to redo my bathroom. It is fun and exciting to pick out what I want but very overwhelming. Can't wait to start this new project! Before and after pictures will be a must.

We have a short school week this week because we also have parent teacher conferences on Friday so the students get another 3 day weekend. This is the second round of conferences so I do not meet on all students this go around. I will have some time to get work done in my classroom, not much, but i'll take what I can get.

Today I am sharing with you another item I created for my Teachers Pay Teachers store, and its FREE!

I use this checklist for many different things. Just recently I had to collect money for a field trip and I attached this list to an envelope and as the students brought in their money I checked them off the list. It has really helped me stay organized in my classroom. Hope you like it! and If you want me to create anything feel free to let me know!

I hope you get your chance to get back in the swim of things!
Kimberly

Time

For someone who is trying to start a blog my posts are few and far between. It has been a little over a year since I created this blog and this is only my 9th post! What's wrong with me? Time is something everyone wishes they had more of. I created this blog to show things that I have to get back into. Whether it is projects I love, getting organized, or even new things in my classroom. Everyone has a point in their lives when they say I need to get back at it. I am the queen of getting motivated and slowly fall off course and try again. Perfect example, this blog. Well I have made myself a goal. One post a week, and If I have time, or something to share I will post more. I'll be posting organizing ideas for my home and classroom, projects and lessons I have done or created in my classroom, even at home projects. I love scrap-booking and cooking when I have time for it. So I may throw a few of those in there too.

This post I wanted to talk about my teachers pay teachers store. View my profile on  I do not have many items yet but I hope with time that I will be able to create and post more items.

Teacher organization is something I strive to do. I created a few documents to help me do just that. This document you can find for free on my store.

I use it for everyday! This list you can have up to 28 students. I have more students that I have ever had in my classroom and I could not find any lists that fit all my students. I use this to check of assignments turned in, assignments missing, reading conferences, and more. There are so many uses for this checklist. If you choose to download this list please take a minute and rate it! If you have any items that you would like me to create, just ask! I'd be glad to work something out for you.

Hope you get your chance to get back in the swim of things!
Kimberly