AMMON - "Every teacher wants to teach third grade. It's the grade where they come in they're excited to learn, they love what you're teaching, they love to participate they just have a joy of learning in third grade," says White Pine Charter School teacher Christina Carroll.

Third grade. At this age level kids are bursting with energy.

"Elementary students need a lot of movement so the more we get up and move they kind of get the wiggles out of them," says Carroll.

To get those wiggles out all it takes is Mrs. Carroll turning on the radio.

"We have to do lots of hands on activities in the class, lots of movement, lots of repetition, practice practice practice in our math class," she says.

Practice converting centimeters to millimeters, millimeters to fractions and practice dance moves all at the same time.

"Mingling's fun because we listen to all sorts of music," says student Hope Whitesides.

And even though a commercial interruption may sneak in there's no interruption in the fun these kids are having.

"Mrs. Carroll is really fun to work with because she does a lot of fun things in math to help us in math," says Whitesides.

"She's really really nice to us and I really really like her," says student Alex Cortez.

And Mrs. Carroll really likes her third grade class and looks forward to all they will accomplish.

"I want to see growth. That is my main goal this year I want to see a lot of growth I want to see them grow by leaps and bounds," says Carroll.

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