#3rdgrade

Not quite sure if you guys care.. but my first day of teaching 3rd grade is next week and I’ve made some progress on my classroom.. slowly, but surely coming along 😅 so excited!

Wow. This book. This book is one of those cultural gems that arise every few years - decades? - that speaks right to the heart of a people. Of history. The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, is a book that makes my heart want to burst. From awe. From sadness. From...hope. This is a book that every library - public and classroom - needs to have. Wow. Just wow. #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #picturebooks #readalouds #reading #books #teachersfollowteachers #2ndgrade #1stgrade #kindergarten #4thgrade #5thgrade #6thgrade #3rdgrade #weneeddiversebooks #history #americanhistory #blackhistory #theundefeated #kwamealexander #kadirnelson https://www.instagram.com/p/BwZ9OHlhNXq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1f2ptum3szbpl

Instagram user @mizzzlee_art ‘s 3rd graders created these owls based on my North American Owl image. 

So excited to start my career working with this VERY funny and great team! And principal! #3rdgrade #SinclairES #TEAMHISD 💯☑🌟 (at SinclairElementary)

I love, loVE, LOVE this book! There are so many wonderful things about Count on Me, written and illustrated by Miguel Tanco: the images, storyline, message…everything! It’s been awhile since I’ve read a picture book that seems to have it all. Count on Me is a story about a young girl who lives with a family of people who know their calling; her mom is a scientist, her dad is a painter, and her brother is a musician.  Through subsequent pages, readers begin to see the girl’s passion take shape. It’s math. Math is all around and the girl just can’t get enough. Even though her peers don’t fully understand her passion, it’s ok. Because she knows that everyone has his/her own way of seeing the world, and hers is through the lens of fractals, polygons, and the like. Great read aloud for grades 2-3. Author/Illustrator: Miguel Tanco Publisher: Penguin Random House/Tundra Books Publishing Date: June 11, 2019 I received this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. #netgalley #bookreviews #teachersofinstagram #teachingliteracy #thatbooklife #picturebooks #readalouds #reading #books #teachersfollowteachers #2ndgrade #3rdgrade #stem #math #femalesinmath #countonme #penguinrandomhouse https://www.instagram.com/p/BwXJoGeB3e3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1fww3r0p9o41o