The state of Texas says third graders need to know over 30 important people throughout history. It can feel overwhelming, especially when I think about that silly(insert ugly word here!) standardized Reading test that’s right around the corner. I have a tendency to want to start the Social Studies unit on Monday. You know just like I’m going to start working out on Monday.
This year I vowed to do a better job. One of the ways I’ve included more daily exposure is through quotes. I decided to post a new quote on my door every week. It’s a hit and gets students asking the important question, ¨Who is that?¨
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. -Benjamin Franklin
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.-Benjamin Franklin
Well done is better than well said. – Benjamin Franklin
Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. – Benjamin Franklin
Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.-Daniel Boone
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. – Helen Keller
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt. – Helen Keller
You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas. – Davy Crockett (Okay! Okay! I know what you’re thinking,¨That’s not appropriate for school.¨ You’re right! But as a Texan I had to include it.)
Be always sure you are right, then go ahead. – Davy Crockett
Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks. – Davy Crockett
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. – Abraham Lincoln
Whatever you are, be a good one. – Abraham Lincoln
Before anything else, preparation is the key to success. – Alexander Graham Bell
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. – Alexander Graham Bell
If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.-Henry Ford
Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. – Henry Ford
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. – Henry Ford
The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.-Jonas Salk
Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality. – Jonas Salk
There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. – Maria Mitchell
Indomitable perseverance in a business, properly understood, always ensures ultimate success. – Cyrus McCormick
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. – Bill Gates
Life is not fair; get used to it. – Bill Gates
Chance favors the prepared mind.-Louis Pasteur
Home is the nicest word there is. – Laura Ingalls Wilder
I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. – Laura Ingalls Wilder
Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job. – Jim Lovell
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the World. – Harriet Tubman
Right is right, even if no one else does it. – Juliette Gordon Low
I tell students that the opportunities I had were a result of having a good educational background. Education is what allows you to stand out. – Ellen Ochoa
Everybody’s business is nobody’s business, and nobody’s business is my business. – Clara Barton (My classroom favorite!)
Don’t follow the path. Go where there is no path and begin the trail. When you start a new trail equipped with courage, strength and conviction, the only thing that can stop you is you!-Ruby Bridges
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret. – Mary Kay Ash
Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is. – Wallace Amos
Give them quality. That’s the best kind of advertising in the world. -Milton Hershey
High expectations are the key to everything. – Sam Walton
A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they’re often the first art a young person sees. – Tomie dePaola
Be present in your work because kids live in the moment, so as soon as you’re not in the present, you’re not being authentic.- Kadir Nelson
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Pierre-Charles L’Enfant, 3.1B, Benjamin Franklin 3.1C, Daniel Boone 3.1C, Helen Keller 3.11B, Davy Crockett 3.1C, Abraham Lincoln 3.1C, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford 3.8E, Jonas Salk 3.16A, Maria Mitchell 3.16A, Cyrus McCormick 3.16A, Bill Gates 3.16A, Louis Pasteur 3.16A, Carmen Lomas Garza 3.15B, Laura Ingalls Wilder 3.15B, Bill Martin Jr 3.15B, Hector P. Garcia 3.14A, James A. Lovell 3.14A, Harriet Tubman 3.14A, Juliette Gordon Low 3.14A, Todd Beamer 3.14A, Ellen Ochoa 3.14A, John “Danny” Olivas 3.14A, Clara Barton 3.11B, Ruby Bridges 3.11B, Mary Kay Ash 3.8E, Wallace Amos 3.8E, Milton Hershey 3.8E, Sam Walton 3.8E, Christopher Columbus 3.1C, Juan de Onate 3.1C, Benjamin Banneker 3.1B, Kadir Nelson 3.15A, Tomie de Paola 3.15A, Phillis Wheatley 3.15A