Third grade christmas

TONS of Amazingly FUN Christmas STEM Activities for Prek, Kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade students. Perfect Christmas activities for kids, Christmas break, homeschooling in December, and more.

Yesterday was an early release day for my school system and all of the art teachers were brought together for a little staff development. I love getting together with my fellow art teachers! They a…

4th Grade Winter Paintings In this winter tree inspired project students studied the art element of Color. They reviewed the color families of Primary and Secondary Colors and then learned about the Intermediate and Related Colors. They learned that Intermediate Colors are made by mixing one primary and one secondary together. For example: Yellow (Primary) + Green (Secondary) = Yellow-Green/Lime Green (Intermediate) They practiced mixing all the Intermediate colors then had to choose a color…

Part of the fun of the holidays is when friends stop by for a visit. It's even better when they stop by with a little gift! Well, that's exa...

Last week and this week, third grade was busy getting ready for their music program, so they needed to practice during specials. (which is fine, just gets us off schedule a bit :) Today we were able to get back on a regular schedule, and were able to start this neat little Christmas picture. I wish we had more time to spend on it, but they were able to complete quite a bit in a 45 min class. (I found this lesson on the Color Like You Mean It blog!) Materials Black Tru-Ray construction paper…

If you are looking for fun Christmas or holiday STEM ideas for your elementary classroom this season? You'll love these activity ideas!

I have to say up front that I am not a "holiday teacher". In general, I just let holidays slide right past with nary a mention. It isn't that I am anti-holiday, but usually I just have so much to do with my students to get everything in, that stopping to take time out for a craft or whatnot is just not on my radar. That is, until I find something that can cover my standards bases AND be holiday related. Luckily, that does happen every so often -- much to the enjoyment of my students. They do…

These gingerbread house project based learning activities are sure to be a hit with your 4th grade or 5th grade students or homeschool learners. Covers the skills of data collection, graphing, area and perimeter, decimals, sensory words, and descriptive writing. Use this pbl project during the winter or in the weeks leading up to Christmas. This math pbl project will keep your learners engaged in learning and excited to complete each task. Includes grading rubrics. Click to read more!

Festive, Fun, and FREE! Get this festive and easy-to-use upper-grade math activity sent right to your inbox TODAY! Includes 4 differentiated versions. Just print and go… perfect for this busy...