These are resources I use for mini lessons and for inspiration to guide discussions.
Reading Workshop
Readworks
Kobe Bryant and how he prepares himself with diet and exercise. For Building a Readers Life.
Inference Pigeons Animation Cartoon
Inference: Be Brave
Summarizing (Robby the Worm)
The Rainbow Bridge - read aloud
Writing Workshop
Secretariat Final - for Small moment story
Kid President (3 Questions) I'm Not okay with ___________. We can ___________. - Use for persuasive writing gathering topics to help make a difference in the world.
Leads
Math
Rethinking Gifted www.youcubed.org/rethinking-giftedness-film/(YouCubed Jo Boaler)
Khan Academy - "You can learn anything"
Kahn Academy: "Growing your mind" (3:04)
Sentis: "Neuroplasticity" (2:03)
John Legend - "Success Through Effort"
Sesame Street, musician Janelle Monae "The Power of Yet"
Three Read Intro Why we do what we do...
Math resources
Bridges Site
(Reminder: Resources - by class)
School City - My DATA
Polygons
Angles
Quadrilaterals
Teacher Desmos link
Line Plot Video/ Resource
Video
Metric System Song
Making Tens
3rd Grade Number Talks - Classroom
Mental Math
Shepard
Resources for Problem Solving:
http://www.k5learning.com/free-math-worksheets/third-grade-3/word-problems-mixed
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/word-problems-multi-step.html
http://www.math-aids.com/Word_Problems/
http://mathpickle.com/organized-by-grade/
SCIENCE
Animal Adaptations
http://weblessons.com/Teacher/guide.php?lessonID=1810&hono
Scitrek Links
Animal Adaptations - 25 Adaptations
Character
TED Talks (inspiration for Parents/ teachers)
Angela Lee Duckworth - "Grit"
Derek Sivers- "Why You Need to Fail to Succeed"
"The Power of Belief" TED Talk (10:52) 6th grade and above
Growth Mindset Monsters Chapter 1 (Your brain is like a muscle)
Chapter 2 (The Magic of Mistakes)
Chapter 3 (The Power of Yet)
Chapter 4 (The Mysterious World of Neurons)
Chapter 5 (Mojo Puts it All Together)
Growth Mindset - what we believe
Do you know this guy? Steve Jobs Video Motivation
Growth Mindset - Power of Yet
Believe in Yourself
Ian
Character/ Mustang Circle Inspiration
Life Vest Inside- Kindness Boomerang - "One Day" - because kindness keeps the world afloat.
Revolution of Love - Kindness Boomerang
Playing for Change- Stand By Me
Change your words, change your world
Playing for Change- Give me Shelter
Playing for Change- Don't Worry
Playing for Change - Don't Worry Be Happy
Playing for Change- A Better Place
Kid President
Kid President - 20 things you should say more often
Kid President - How to Disagree
Behind the Scenes - Kid President
Kid President - Being an Inventor
Kid President - How to be a friend
Kid President - how to Spread Good
Kid President - Reasons to be Thankful
Color Kindness
Words Hurt
Mahatma Gandhi video
Sportsmanship Video
Persistence (video of soccer team)
Kindness - "Wheels"
Kindness - "Outsider"
Kindness Video - upworthy
Fill my basket - kindness
Laughter - Why Coca-Cola hired this man to laugh
MINDFULNESS
Mindfulness (Just Breathe)
Relax into Space - Mindfulness (guided)
Ted Talk on Mindfulness - 10 Mindful Minutes
Meditation for Children
Taking a Breath
Mindfulness
Music Box
Book Read aloud - How Full is your Bucket
HABITS of MIND
Responding with Wonderment and Awe - Violinist in the Metro - Washington D.C.
Persisting - Kid President (What would you do to make the world awesome?)
Kid President Martin Luther King Jr.
Stephen Curry Inspiration
Marble Machine
Prologue #1 - building of Marble Machine
Prologue #2 - second part of building
Prologue #3 - Cymbal
Prologue #4 - Marbles (Shows process of thinking and tweaks)
The whole process - 14 months
How it works
GRIT - Informative Intro Video
Danny Macaskill: The Ridge
Video Site with videos about GRIT
Derek Redmond at the Barcelona Olympic Games
Persistence-marble machine
Kugel Bahn (marble maze)
Acts of Kindness
Resources for me
Managing Impulsivity - Pixar Clip
Cookie Monster
Listening with Understanding and Empathy
Books about Empathy
How far would you go? Arthur
Dominos- About the artist
Grammar / Parts of Speech
Conjunctions - Schoolhouse rock
Adverbs - Schoolhouse rock
Interjections - Schoolhouse rock
Adjectives - Schoolhouse rock
Prepositions - Schoolhouse rock
Noun - Grammaropolis song
Written by a student - parts of speech
Parts of Speech rap
BOOKS
Book Club ideas for home
Books to spark imagination
Best books made into movies
Book Lists for 3rd Graders