[snowpoppy2]

I'm doing a Wizard of Oz theme for my 3rd grade classroom this year and as school quickly approaches I keep thinking of things I can tie into my theme.

I split my class into 4 groups for centers and I'd like to have the group names go along with my theme...any ideas?

I also split their seats into groups of usually 4-5, so maybe I could name these groups instead?

Any ideas for a title for the calendar? or our class meeting place?

Thanks!

[KellyTeachTX]

Our whole school used this theme. We used

Flying Monkeys
Twisters
Munchkins
Scarecrows
Wizards


I hope that helps a little.

Kelly

[connorsmom020]

Lions, Tigers, Bears(I couldn't resist, sorry)


Lions, Tin men, Scarecrows, Totos


By the way do you get ABC Distributing or LTD catalogs, they have tons of new Wizard stuff

[snowpoppy2]

Thanks for the tips...I also forgot that I need a creative title for my classroom newsletter..hopefully theme orientated as well...any help with that would be appreciated Thanks!

[laurathy]

I called mine "The Emerald City Gazette." I had a section of it called "Oz Occurrences" that had what we were doing for the week.
hth,
Laurathy

Last year i did an OZ theme and it was awesome. I had bulletin boards that said "Toto, I don't think we're in 3rd grade anymore. (I taught 4th) Also a picture of the lion with, "Face each day with Courage." I had the scarecrow and tinman saying "Use your brain...read with all your heart. I also had Math is totolly ozsome. WIth a picture of toto and the wizard. it was FUN. the kids loved it. I also had a daily oz trivia question that made it fun too.
Let the kids name their groups based upon what they know of the movie.