Jill Hetsler

Third Grade Teacher 💜 Keystone Elem. School

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

10/10 recommend turning over your last-day-of-school wardrobe decisions to a room full of third graders.

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

🎓 Full circle and full heart. My current third graders cheering on this year’s graduates as they walk through KES for the last time as students. 💜

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Collaborating to create St. Patrick’s Day rainbows in Science today! 🌈 🍀

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

🥚🔬 Nothing sparks curiosity like hands-on science. Learning how the different parts of the egg help our growing chicks develop. 🐣

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

🌎 ✨ 🌖 Field Trip Fun - Turning our knowledge from ELA into hands-on adventures at the @LENSC 🪐

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Mixing reading and science as third graders get hands-on with squid dissection! 📚 🦑

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Gold medals all around! 🥇❄️ Our KES superstars are celebrating with a Winter Olympics reward party for showing PRIDE all quarter long.

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Starting 2026, my students chose ONE WORD to guide their growth, decisions, and mindset. Simple idea. Powerful results. #oneword

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Diving into hands-on learning as our third graders explore, touch, and discover the wonders of the Cleveland Aquarium on our field trip!

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Friday Science lessons are always a fave…today we got our hands dirty exploring the different properties of soil.

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Our third grade explorers stepped back in time at the Lagrange Historical Society today! They discovered how our community has changed & learned about the people who lived here. Proud of these curious minds and their big questions! 💭🏘️ #GrowingWithHistory #FutureLeaders

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Third graders are practicing using Science tools at stations—because real learning starts when curious minds are busy collaborating! 🌡️ 🔬 🤝

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Creativity + Mindful Breathing = Calm Minds #mindfulness https://t.co/9M7YSCy6J2

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

🌽🐓 Keystone’s 3rd graders took over the Lorain County fairgrounds to learn how our food gets from farm to fork! 🐄🍴 @LorainCountyJVS

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Third grade scientists set sail! ⛵️
Using popsicle sticks, they engineered boats, loaded them with pennies, and collected data to see which design could stay afloat the longest. Ahoy, future engineers! ⚓️ 📊

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Using multiplication skills and creativity, students created this impressive “Array City” in our third grade hallway. ✖️ 🌃 🎨

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

These third graders are mastering the art of written communication during their first silent “Chalk Talk” in ELA.

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Third graders are all smiles as they learn how repeated addition relates to multiplication through hands-on practice. 🎲 ➕ ✖️ 🎲

[Jill Hetsler @HetslerJill]

Math + New Friends = Awesome! 🤩
First day of school and we are learning about each other by creating Math equations for our classmates to solve!

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Third graders ending the year with an interactive and amazing Science Center field trip! 🚌