One by one…..
Now Julie did a great job blogging last year with but look at Mrs. McCullers Top Dog Blog for this year. What student wouldn’t love this? Here’s an excerpt:
As a third grade student (many years ago), we called our student of
the week the Top Dog. Each week as a new person was able to be
highlighted in our classroom, they would tell us about themselves and
bring in pictures to share. All of the other students would write a
compliment on a small dog bone for the Top Dog as well as decorate it
nicely. At the end of the week, the Top Dog was able to keep all of
their bones from their classmates. They were such treasures!
Obviously, this stuck out in my memory and is something that I am
carrying on with my third graders. We have a little different twist on
our Top Dog because we have made it into a weblog! Not only will each
Top Dog be able to have a weekly display, they will also be highlighted
on our Top Dog Blog. This way their classmates, other students and
teachers, and parents can make comments or send compliments to them.
What a fun way to celebrate each other!
Last year Julie posted one of my all-time favorite posts, A Final Goodbye. Check out the wonderful comments that followed, especially one from Steve Dembo.
I hope I get a chance to enter his classroom through blogs this
year. Entering each others’ classrooms and learning and sharing
together. It doesn’t get any better!
Cherie Babin has created Babin’s Cool New Flavors. This blog is going to be exceptionally “cool” and is another third grade blog we can follow. Both of these teachers teach
third grade. One by one……. I can’t wait to see the final
count on blogs that are developed at this terrific elementary school in
Georgia!
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