What a day! I never thought third graders could be so out of control. I sent them to work in groups...I've done this with all three other third grade classes and they behaved fine. This class was different. It was a nightmare! Within a minute of sending them, one of the puzzle pieces I spent 8 hours cutting out was torn, one student had smashed his finger and it was bleeding, and another student got a split lip...IN ONE MINUTE!! It was quite an afternoon. Tomorrow there will be four of them coming in for lunch detention. What will I have for them to do? Hmmm...this could be fun!