TBT: Back to Fourth Grade

For The Teaching Tribune's linky today we are sharing a picture of ourselves at the same age of the grade we presently teach.  This morning I went looking through my dusty picture albums and had a good trip down memory lane.  I saw my family's trip to Epcot center, my junior/senior years of college, my family reunions across the different states, and then I came across this picture.  Me turning 10... Double digits... Same age as my 4th graders...  The year that I finally learned how to keep my eyes open in a picture...  The big perm (triangle) haircut... I really loved head bands back then.   

   

I still remember the feeling of turning double digits.  Now it's old news, but back then it was something BIG!  You are probably counting the candles on the cake - there are 11, but that's because my parents always put one extra "to grow on".  Our traditional family birthday cake is an angel food cake with strawberries and ice cream.  It's the same today, I still love that cake that my mama/dad make.

Back in 4th grade I already knew I was going to be a teacher.  I guess I started telling my parents back in preschool that someday I would teach.  For a while I thought I would be exactly like my mom and teach K-1, but in college I really found my passion with those "big" 4th graders.  I love the age, I love the personalities, and I love the curriculum.  Of course I've taught a lot of different grades over the years, but I keep coming back to 4th as my favorite.  

Well, that's a little about me. 

Have a great day!

Worksheet Wednesday - Reviewing Multiples

I LOVE this Summer Bloggin' with The Teaching Tribune.  Yesterday I (once again) bought A LOT of stuff with the sales.  Here's a freebie for you!

I'll make this short and sweet since I'm supposed to be helping my sister move boxes into her new house today.  I've only seen these color by numbers for math facts, not multiples or factors or prime/composite.  My students really enjoyed my Color by Grammar sheets this past year, so I'm working on making some for my future students.  Hope it helps you too!    

Two for Tuesday - 2 Bundles are 50% Off

Last week I spent a lot of money on all the deals I found on the Two for Tuesday over at The Teaching Tribune.  I'm ready for another fun week.  This week I decided to choose 2 bundles to mark down.

  

My Research and Writing Journal Bundle and my Animal Research Bundle were both a hit in my classroom this past year.  The kids were always asking to hop on the computers to learn more, and they became very comfortable looking up information by themselves.  That was my main point - I wanted my kids to start to grasp how to find specific information without having to ask an adult.  Of course I supervised them on that computer, but they got really into it.

In these bundles there are 10 easy downloads:

*When I Grow Up - Careers

*What a Small World - Countries - Perfect for the Olympics

*Famous African Americans - Perfect for February

*Arctic Animals

*Rainforest Animals

*Forest Animals

*Farm Animals

*Zoo Animals

*Ocean Animals

Each animal/person/country/career has a page with specific information to look up and a lined page with clip art for students to write about the topic.  It was a great reflective piece for my kids to explain what they learned in paragraph form.

Hope this helps you!