1st Day and Class Carousel

Wow! We had a fantastic day in third grade! It was so great finally seeing all my students in one room and I loved getting to know each other. It was kind of a crazy day with bus schedules and inside recess but overall, what a great first day!

After lunch, the students participated in what I call a class carousel. I placed six pieces of anchor chart paper around the room and split the kids up into small groups. There were questions on each piece of paper and I had the students discuss their answers together and then they could write down their answers. After I blew a whistle, the kids rotated to the different stations and so on. We came together at the end of the day and discussed the questions and their answers. What a great way to get kids moving, talking to others, and discussing their thoughts and opinions about this year.  Below are our final products.

What should kids in our class be doing to make sure our class runs smoothly? 

What do you hope to learn in 3rd grade this year?

School is important because...

What do you need to do in order to be successful this year?

What will Mrs. Jones need to do to help you this year?

Our classroom should be_____________ every day.