The Diary of a Third Grade Teacher: Successful Open House

Last night was our Open House Night at Millers Creek. I met 18 of my 21 kids and their families. Fourth graders are awesome at Open House. I guess I am used to knowing that little seven year olds will stare blankly at you and hold on to their parent/guardian. Nine-year-olds, however, expel information about what they hope to learn, their summer adventures and how cool their new classroom looks. I had an awesome time talking to parents, guardians, and my new not-so-little ones.

Here are some pictures of my finished room. I have my fourth grade team, boyfriend, and roommate to thank for getting this all set up in no time!

This is a Twitter Board I created outside my door. I think I will use this for kids to respond to learning. I’m going to teach them about #hashtags and use those for the main ideas/key details/ subjects.

This is a duct tape quilt I created. I put a 2-D iPad in each student’s bag. During the first week of school I’m going to have them create “apps” that describe them and we will present to the class!