Kelsey Purtee

3rd grade teacher || lifelong learner || B.S./M.Ed. || teaching & animals & fitness have my heart|| [email protected]

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

always always always a learner

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

as an adult, i 100% agree it is SO hard to restore these qualities once lost

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

if we are preparing kids for the future, we need to create the classroom conditions to support these growing skills

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

mindset matters

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

visit from the Worthington city manager, describing the structure of our local government @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

discussing in small groups the pros/cons of more current laws- wild animals as pets, animals in cars, seat belts on school buses, drone safety, kids drinking too much sugar, crossing streets while looking at cellphones- @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

doing a gallery walk to observe life before some influential laws our country’s history- ending formal segregation in schools, making roads handicap accessible, monitoring pollution, allowing equal access to student sports and voting rights @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

revisiting different methods of modeling multiplication with a classic game of memory @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

after discussing that scientists use models to discover and explore, we made model airplanes that we will later modify and analyze 😎@WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

after comparing two moments that used the same numbers, we differentiated between addition and multiplication. then we did some partner work to practice our modeling 👏🏻👏🏻@WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

first @WESOwls NEST gathering of the year! we discussed culture, how people might show their culture, and how we should make an effort for everyone to feel welcome ♥️@wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

working together to make decisions about which tools scientists would use to accomplish certain tasks 🤔@WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

using a scientist’s best tools (our senses) to figure out what is in the mystery boxes 🧐 @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

if you like something a teacher does, if your child comes home with positive stories about his/her teacher- the teacher would love to know ♥️

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

practicing strategies to help us manage our thoughts and feelings @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

working together to reason through some place value tasks @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

using math tools to practice showing numbers in a variety of ways. here’s a good math conversation: did you know 45 had more than 5 ones? 637 has more than 3 tens? chat with your third grader about this! 🤯@WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Kelsey Purtee @kpurteeWES]

worked on our communication skills today- one person peeked at a secret design and the group members listened to the description and had to build and maybe ask questions to clarify 🥰 @WESOwls @wcsdistrict #itsWORTHit

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

The level of fun that students have in learning is often in direct proportion to the level of fun that their teachers have in teaching.