Geography in the Classroom

Another idea I have is to incorporate geography into reading and writing where I would have the students pick out a book about a place they'd like to learn about, and then create a small story about this place. Basically using the location of the place, and perhaps telling a story about an imaginary person, or a person they read about, or just the place in general. It could even be about an animal, such as a lion in Africa, or a whale in the ocean, but being more specific as to where the whale migrates in the ocean, or what part of Africa the lion is king. Perhaps they could even choose to write about a place they've always wanted to visit, and the things they'd do there, who'd they go with, and what they'd like to learn more about when they were there. Just so long as they could tell me about the place, i.e. is it hot, cold, where it's located on a map, and some additional information about the culture there.

In the classroom

For my third grade class I do hope to use curriculum from one subject and incorporate it into another. I know I will primarily be working on reading, and writing for my third graders, but I've also thought of perhaps doing lesson plans that sort of morph if you will from one subject to the other, as I've seen other teachers do. For example we could do a lesson on a book about Outer Space and the planets within, which I think would keep their attention with interesting concepts, while at the same time getting them involved with reading. For this lesson plan I could include ideas about science, which they'd already be engaging in, and do small experiments like either creating a small scale solar system, or using the students themselves as planets and the sun, then creating dialogue to go with where they are as far as distance from the sun. So in essence they'd be engaging not only in reading, but in science, as well as math and English since I'd have them create their own dialogue, with help of course. But this is just a rough version of this idea. Also since these are third graders I'm pretty confident in their abilities

3rd Grade Future Class

Welcome to my blog! This is my first time as a blogger, so hopefully it won't be too boring for you to read. But I'm excited to start this blog to perhaps put some ideas on paper so to speak. My goal for this blog is to, well for one learn from other bloggers, and to create an imaginary classroom where my students are able to find inspiration and excitement through learning and in the education of all subjects and anything in between. Although here I will focus more on third grade and primarily on English, Reading and Writing, I know that in my classroom all subjects will be taught. I hope you all enjoy and that I am able to entertain you with my ideas all the while not boring you and perhaps making you laugh as well.