This First Day of School Self Portraits Activity is the perfect way to shine a spotlight on your students as they begin the year! Students will draw their self portrait and write their names below. This is a great way for students to express themselves and also for you to assess their entry skills. It would look lovely hung up on a bulletin board or around the classroom, too! Other resources you may love: ❤️ Nonfiction Book Walk ❤️ Digital Vocabulary Notebook ❤️ All About Animals Book Templates This resource includes: ⭐️ A downloadable PDF file ⭐️ 4 template designs, with a space for drawing & writing name Read more on my blog: ✏️ Teachers Who Love Teaching, Love Learning Too Let's Connect: Website Instagram Pinterest Earn TpT Credits: If you are happy with this resource, please consider leaving feedback and a rating! When you review your paid resources, you will earn money to spend on future purchases! Check your Account Balance > TpT Credits Earned! With Kindness, Gina T.
Here is a free family theme printable for you. It is a great activity to add to your Thanksgiving, All About Me, or Family themed lesson plans. You can even make a class book with the pages. Today I
**This product is a digital download that you will have to print out the PDF file by yourself.** If you are looking for something fun and meaningful to do with your students at the beginning of the school year to help them share about themselves and learn about their identity or just to get to know each other, then this My Name is a Song Writing Activity resource is perfect for you! After reading the book Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, you can have your students work on this activity to share stories about their own names. Your students will have fun writing and creating while getting to know their classmates too! This craftivity also makes an eye-catching bulletin board, or you can hang them around your classroom. This Your Name Is a Song Book Companion Activity for Bulletin Board is engaging and easy to use! It includes: -2 My Name Is a Song writing pages (with/without writing lines ) -8 girl toppers and 6 boy toppers -6 different heading options for bulletin board -multiple music notes clipart to decorate your bulletin board Simply print them out and have your students start writing, coloring and cutting. Your students will: 1. Write about their names -the meaning of their name -the reasons their parents gave them this name -the reasons they like about their name 2. Color and cut out the topper of their choice 3. Glue topper on the writing paper This craft is perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL or any time throughout the school year If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at insideinspiration2021 [!at] gmail.com
Motivational speeches can provide a fresh perspective, reignite motivation and inspire change. Whether you’re looking for a little more ‘fire’ in your
What is an IEP? Student IEP Advocacy Adapted Book, Reader + Activity | Students typically begin learning about their IEPs at transition age, which is age 16 per the IDEA (and age 14 in some states). But it is never too early to teach students about themselves, their IEPs, and how to self advocate for their wants and needs. This bundle is intended to help you do just that - empower your students. This book and activity can be used at home or at school. What is included? • Editable letter home to parents (editable in PowerPoint) • Adapted Book with comprehension test (digital + printable) • IEP Reader - same content as Level 2 Adapted Book (digital + printable) • 1 Extended Activity to further self advocacy and learning - see preview image for suggestions for use Each adapted book and reader uses real pictures, enabling the books to be used with any age of student. This is Book 1 in a series of 15 student self advocacy books. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
Are you looking for a visual story to use with your students for cutting their nails? If so, this social narrative is a great visual support to help guide them through the process of having their nails cut. This social narrative is a great read for students who may need some support and help to understand why they need to have their nails cut, and how this might make them feel. This visual story will hopefully encourage them and help them to understand the process. Many students with autism are visual learners and like to learn through seeing something in action. This book comes complete with matching, simple yet engaging graphics to help describe what is being said on the page. Comes in col option only - no b/w availability, however you can print in grayscale. Pages included are; ♦ My fingernails grow everyday. ♦ When my fingernails get too long, I need to have them cut. ♦ If my fingernails are too long, they might snap or scratch me or someone else. ♦ My family will help me cut my nails. ♦ My teacher will help me cut my nails. ♦ I should sit really still when I’m having my nails cut. ♦ Sometimes, I might get scared of the nail clippers. This is ok. ♦ My family will be happy when my nails are cut. ♦ My teacher will be happy when my nails are cut. ♦ When my nails are cut, they won’t be as sharp. ♦ Once my nails are cut, I can go back to playing. ★ If you are looking for a social narrative that is personalized for your needs, check out my custom social narratives resource here. ★ Click below to find: • Social Narratives • Life Skills Activities • Autism Classroom Resources ==================================================================================================== Once you have purchased this resource don't forget to come back and leave feedback to help you gain some TpT credits! If you want to keep up to date with my sales, new resources, freebies and so much more click the green ★ next to my store name! I love to see my resources in action in your classrooms, if you use one and would like to send me an image of it you can send to me @teachingautism on Instagram! Follow me here. What are TpT Credits? You can gain TpT credits by going back and leaving feedback on any purchases that you have made. The credits build up and then you can use them off future purchases - from any seller on TpT! ====================================================================================================
These Space Lacing Cards are great for early learners! If you have kids that are looking for a fun activity, check this out!
If you are looking for something fun and meaningful to do with your students at the beginning of the school year to help them share about themselves and learn about their identity or just to get to know each other, then this Our Name Jar Writing Activity resource is perfect for you! After reading the book The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi you can have your students work on this activity to share stories about their own names. Your students will have fun writing and creating while getting to know their classmates too! This craftivity also makes an eye-catching bulletin board, or you can hang them around your classroom. This The Name Jar Book Companion Activity for Bulletin Board is engaging and easy to use! It includes: 4 colored cover jars 1 black and white cover jar 3 writing prompts 4 girl toppers and 4 boy toppers heading bunting with large letters for bulletin board Simply print them out and have your students start writing, coloring and cutting. Your students will: 1. Write about their names -the meaning of their name -the reasons their parents gave them this name -the reasons they like about their name 2. Color and out the topper of their choice 3. Write/draw about the writing prompts 4. Glue all pages (jars) together 5. Glue topper on the writing paper This craft is perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL or any time throughout the school year ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Be sure to check out the preview video before purchasing. **This product is a digital download that you will have to print out the PDF file by yourself.** If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at insideinspiration2021 [!at] gmail.com
Practicing subjects and predicates can be fun with an activity like this match-up! Students might not even realize that they are learning!
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Why Do I Need an IEP? Student IEP Advocacy Adapted Book, Reader + Activity | Students typically begin learning about their IEPs at transition age, which is age 16 per the IDEA (and age 14 in some states). But it is never too early to teach students about themselves, their IEPs, and how to self advocate for their wants and needs. This bundle is intended to help you do just that - empower your students. This book and activity can be used at home or at school. What is included? • Editable letter home to parents (editable in PowerPoint) • Adapted Book with comprehension test (digital + printable) • IEP Reader - same content as Level 2 Adapted Book (digital + printable) • 1 Extended Activity to further self advocacy and learning - see preview image for suggestions for use Each adapted book and reader uses real pictures, enabling the books to be used with any age of student. This is Book 6 in a series of 15 student self advocacy books. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
Use this free All About Me Activity Worksheet as a way to get to know your students at the beginning of the year. They will have fun writing about themselves and decorating these pages. They could also be used throughout the year as a student of the week activity and that student can share their poster with the class. You will receive 1 activity worksheet within this set. This is a great activity for first day of school or even substitute work! Artwork comes in only black and white. This make it easier for you to print at work and for your students to color! You can get fancy and print on different color paper if you like too. This is not clipart graphics this listing is for a printable sheets. Files are provided in only .JPG format only with secured graphics. PLEASE NOTE: These activity pages are for teachers to print and use with their students. You are not allowed to use these files in activity units sold for educational use, for freebies, etc. *Personal Use Only* Please consider leaving FEEDBACK on this freebie if you like it! Thank you! :) This is not clipart graphics, this listing is for a printable JPGs. These coloring pages are for you to print and use with their students only. You are not allowed to use these files in activity units sold for educational use, for freebies, etc. *Personal Use Only* TERMS OF USE: All designs are property of Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs and all rights are reserved. Please read my FREE TERMS OF USE DOCUMENT for more information about personal and commercial use of these graphics prior to purchasing. Hope you have a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Day!!! GET SOCIAL! Be sure to follow me for flash deals and announcements: Follow Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs on Facebook Follow Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs on Instagram © 2017 Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs | All Rights Reserved. Keywords:
*Google Slides and Print Option* *Rubric Added!* About this Product This product came as a result of my students’ love of the biography series “Who Was…?” If you have not looked into this series, I recommend that you do! They are a fun, easy read that offers an engaging way for students to learn about historical figures and important people. Although this product is based on this series, this product could be used for any biography book or project. This is a nice way to integrate Reading, Writing, and Social Studies.🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5. How I Used this Product In my 3rd Grade classroom, I used multiple copies of the same book or books and paired students in partnerships. In my school, we have a 30 minute Reading Intervention Block. I began this project with students who were not pulled out or working with me in small groups during this time. This was a nice way for students to work independently or in partnerships. It also created an extension for what they could already do as readers. Plus, they had so much fun! I let them work on this project in their partnerships. This held several benefits. Many students who were not pulled out or working in small groups tend to be higher level students OR students who have untapped potential. Allowing them to work on a project like this can extend their learning, as well as find new ways to enjoy reading. While other students had special groups or went to see other teachers, it was nice for these students to have their own project too. The Poster Page is a template that you could use for students to turn in with the essay or you could use this as a planning page and then have students create a larger poster on their own. I assigned it as homework and was pleasantly surprised at what my students turned in. I saw a wonderful increase in engagement by students who had shown little motivation or enthusiasm for reading. You can see the photos in the preview or in the product itself. Please know I updated the pages after the photos were taken with more detail and provided the poster template. Good luck to you with this project! If you have any questions, please contact me! You might also LOVE... Reader’s Notebook Anchor Charts My Opinion Matters! {An Opinion Writing Unit} My Life is A Story {A Personal Narrative Writing Unit} Buzzin' in Book Clubs {Book Club Reading Unit Resources} Newspaper Article Writing Unit {Here's the Scoop!} Opinion Writing for a Literary Response Current Events Writing {What's the Scoop?}
Customized Acrylic chore chart that will look like a piece of art on your wall! This dry erase chore chart "floats" on the wall with the help of 4 standoffs in each corner. Hang something in your home that not only is eye-catching, but super functional! When I personalize your acrylic wall task list, it's professionally printed on the back...aka it's not a vinyl / sticker :) It will last forever and never peel off! Perfect for adding a modern and chic feel to any room. These dry erase to do lists are a memorable gift too! This job chart is customized for free with one name AND any title you want for that bottom section box! Just let me know in the "personalizaiton" section during checkout. Size of the Acrylic floating chore chart is 11x14 What's included in each option? -- ACRYLIC CALENDAR: Personalized Acrylic chore chart, your color choice of 4 standoffs & hardware for mounting, & template to help you center/level the calendar and drill the holes. -- BASIC PACKAGE INCLUDES: 2 black reversible-tip wet-erase markers, Personalized Acrylic chore chart, your color choice of 4 standoffs & hardware for mounting, template to help you center/level the calendar and drill the holes. -- COMPLETE COLOR PACKAGE INCLUDES: 8 colored reversible-tip wet-erase markers (one is black), Personalized Acrylic chore chart, your color choice of 4 standoffs & hardware for mounting, template to help you center/level the calendar and drill the holes. *If not specified, there will be a delay in your shipment. please don't forget! :) * PRODUCT DETAILS - customized with one name and one custom title - Acrylic is a high quality, guaranteed defect-free, 1/4" thick acrylic Custom squares ideas: appointments, rewards, I noticed , important dates, activities, love notes . 》𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 《 If you would like to change the design configuration or text styles, please note it will be a custom design which is $25-$100+ depending on complexity. Custom designs take additional time depending on design complexity and our current waitlist. Please do not order yet until you've messaged us about the extra custom design changes you'd like. 》𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬《 Each of our boards include instructions on how to hang it. Please read and follow them. Acrylics boards that hang on the wall include a hanging template. For the acrylic boards, there is also a warning sticker to not peel off any protective sheeting until instructions are read and followed. This prevents damage happening to the board during your installation. We know it's super exciting when your happy mail comes! Just please don't forget to follow instructions so that excitement can continue and there won't be any damage to your board! 》𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞 & 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞《 Each month, we're blessed with you - our loyal and new customers. So each month we donate a portion of our proceeds towards a good cause! Want to see your impact? Follow us on instagram or facebook! IG: https://www.instagram.com/circleandsquare.decor FB: https://www.facebook.com/circleandsquare.decor 》𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞《 I guarantee the board will wipe clean with my Circle & Square markers. I've tested endless types of pens throughout the years and we use our favorite! Not all dry-erase markers and chalk pens are created equal and some don't wipe clean on whiteboard surfaces. Because there are so many different brands, quality levels, and types of markers out there - I cannot guarantee someone else's product will work flawlessly on my boards. However, Circle & Square markers are of course always guaranteed. 》𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲《 I can accept returns on new, unused items if there is no personalization or customization on the item we made for you. Keep all original packaging. Customers are responsible for return shipping and order processing costs ($25+ usually). If the item is not returned in its original, new condition in original packaging, the customer is responsible for any loss in value. 》𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬《 Please note that per Etsy policies - the customer is responsible for any applicable duties/import taxes. 》𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬《 If you are wanting to change anything on an existing order (ie: titles, color, address), contact us immediately. We cannot guarantee you'll catch us in time (we're fast!), but we will try our utmost best to accommodate the requested change. All Designs, Artwork & Illustrations are © Circle & Square decor. All rights reserved.
My Role in My IEP Student IEP Advocacy Adapted Book, Reader + Activity | Students typically begin learning about their IEPs at transition age, which is age 16 per the IDEA (and age 14 in some states). But it is never too early to teach students about themselves, their IEPs, and how to self advocate for their wants and needs. This bundle is intended to help you do just that - empower your students. This book and activity can be used at home or at school. What is included? • Editable letter home to parents (editable in PowerPoint) • Adapted Book with comprehension test (digital + printable) • IEP Reader - same content as Level 2 Adapted Book (digital + printable) • 1 Extended Activity to further self advocacy and learning - see preview image for suggestions for use Each adapted book and reader uses real pictures, enabling the books to be used with any age of student. This is Book 7 in a series of 15 student self advocacy books. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
We love jellyfish! Brainless, boneless, bloodless — and yet, they are some of the planet’s best survivors. They are such fascinating animals to learn about. Plus, they just look so cool! It seems that many of us are fascinated by these mind-boggling creatures…kids of all ages — and their parents too — always look with […]
If you are looking for something fun and meaningful to do with your students at the beginning of the school year to help them share about themselves and learn about their identity or just to get to know each other, then this My Name is a Song Writing Activity resource is perfect for you! After reading the book Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, you can have your students work on this activity to share stories about their own names. Your students will have fun writing and creating while getting to know their classmates too! This craftivity also makes an eye-catching bulletin board, or you can hang them around your classroom. This Your Name Is a Song Book Companion Activity for Bulletin Board is engaging and easy to use! It includes: 2 My Name Is a Song writing pages (with/without writing lines ) 8 girl toppers and 6 boy toppers 6 different heading options for bulletin board multiple music notes clipart to decorate your bulletin board Simply print them out and have your students start writing, coloring and cutting. Your students will: 1. Write about their names -the meaning of their name -the reasons their parents gave them this name -the reasons they like about their name 2. Color and cut out the topper of their choice 3. Glue topper on the writing paper This craft is perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL or any time throughout the school year
Learning about Art History the hands on way! Roll-A-Haring is a game I use year after year and am always surprised at the response it gets from my students. I use this activity to introduce my Elementary Art students to the fun and simple style of, American Artist, Keith Haring. This is an interactive way for your students to explore his style and make choices about their own art based on his original works. Roll-A-Haring is wildly popular in my art room and I am confident your students will love it, too! This dice game was created from looking at original works by Keith Haring and all images were created by myself. The images were all created on the computer and are very high quality. For an questions or concerns please email me at: [email protected]
2019 Caldecott Honor Picture Book! Alma is authored and Illustrated by Juana Martinez - Neal. Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela thinks her name is too long and does not fit! When her father tells her the story of where she got each part of her name, Alma finds a connection with her past as well as learns to love her beautiful name. This resource has a teacher's guide, worksheets, and activities that help scholars make connections to the text and share their own story. This is a great story to read and leads to amazing conversations! ************************************************************************************************************* Looking for more guided read alouds? You may like these items: Juice Box Bully We Don't Eat Our Classmates The Crayon Box That Talked Activity Pack
Why Do I Need to Help With My Transition Plan? Student IEP Advocacy Adapted Book, Reader + Activity | Students typically begin learning about their IEPs at transition age, which is age 16 per the IDEA (and age 14 in some states). But it is never too early to teach students about themselves, their IEPs, and how to self advocate for their wants and needs. This bundle is intended to help you do just that - empower your students. This book and activity can be used at home or at school. What is included? • Editable letter home to parents (editable in PowerPoint) • Adapted Book with comprehension test (digital + printable) • IEP Reader - same content as Level 2 Adapted Book (digital + printable) • 1 Extended Activity to further self advocacy and learning - 6 pages of transition surveys Each adapted book and reader uses real pictures, enabling the books to be used with any age of student. This is Book 15 in a series of 15 student self advocacy books. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
Interested in more FREEBIES? Join the Newsletter Tribe! This Set Includes:*All About Me Lapbook Book This Lap book is the perfect activity for back to school! This activity is great for new students, and returning students. I use this activity at the beginning of each new school year. Perfect for ...
In our classroom, we prove that ABC books aren't just for babies. My third graders love to dig in and research animals in order to complete this cute book. You have several options with this template: -have each student write an individual book with all of the pages in a longer research unit -write a class book with each student’s contribution for less research time -use this project as a study buddy project where “big kids” help “little kids” complete the book for schools that do partner grade levels -write animal poems, animal riddles, or animal jokes instead of research You can print this full-page book, or you can also save paper and make smaller books by changing your printer settings to multiple pages pet sheet. Those make cute little lap books! Download includes: -Cover page -Writing page for each letter of the alphabet with writing lines and picture frame {see thumbnail} -This book is in black line (coloring book) format, so students can do all of the illustrating. Questions? Just ask! Thanks for looking. =)
Learn all about the country of Norway while participating in a shared research project with your kids!! Work together as a whole class, or let your kids work in small groups during literacy stations. Kids can write down facts about Norway as they research the country together through websites or books. The fact book can help guide their research as they look for answers to a variety of topics. Your students can color pictures or draw their own based on the information they find. The perfect tool to help your students learn how to research and put their findings together in a book! Check out these other country fact books too! Fact Book: All About Japan Fact Book: All About India Fact Book: All About Italy Buy the bundle of all the fact books for a 50% savings! Fact Book: Bundle
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Parts of an IEP Student IEP Advocacy Adapted Book, Reader + Activity | Students typically begin learning about their IEPs at transition age, which is age 16 per the IDEA (and age 14 in some states). But it is never too early to teach students about themselves, their IEPs, and how to self advocate for their wants and needs. This bundle is intended to help you do just that - empower your students. This book and activity can be used at home or at school. What is included? • Editable letter home to parents (editable in PowerPoint) • Adapted Book with comprehension test (digital + printable) • IEP Reader - same content as Level 2 Adapted Book (digital + printable) • 1 Extended Activity to further self advocacy and learning - see preview image for suggestions for use Each adapted book and reader uses real pictures, enabling the books to be used with any age of student. This is Book 3 in a series of 15 student self advocacy books. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
All About Me: Superhero Posters are perfect for: ✔the first day ✔student of the week ✔birthdays ✔displaying in the hall or on a bulletin board These 8.5 x 11 inch All About Me Posters are superhero themed that your students will love. These adorable printables can be used as handouts for the first day of school or use these posters for students to create and display to share about themselves, their school, and their classroom. These posters are not only a perfect back to school activity, but are great to use to get to know one another, use for student of the week, or to use on birthdays. Included are 8 All About Me posters each with a superhero theme: ★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★☆★★★ ✔All About Me ✔All About My Summer ✔All About My Summer Vacation ✔All About Our School ✔All About My Life ✔Our Class ✔All About My Favorite Book ✔All About My Birthday Each All About Me poster is 8.5 by 11 inches. ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿ ****Your feedback is so important.. I really appreciate your fabulous feedback. Thank you for taking the time to come back and rate this product!**** ✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿✿ If you prefer a cute insect theme, these same posters, only with insects, are available here: ★All About Me Insect Posters Check out my best selling Owl Themed All About Me Posters: ★All About Me Posters Owl Theme. Students will enjoy creating posters about themselves and their school and classmates. These posters can be colored to look bright and colorful as they hang in the hall or classroom. FOR THE END OF THE YEAR, PURCHASE ★Owl About My School Year Posters and Memory Book, TOO! All About Me All About Me Posters All About Me Book
These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
If you are looking for something fun and meaningful to do with your students at the beginning of the school year to help them share about themselves and learn about their identity or just to get to know each other, then this Our Name Jar Writing Activity resource is perfect for you! After reading the book The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi you can have your students work on this activity to share stories about their own names. Your students will have fun writing and creating while getting to know their classmates too! This craftivity also makes an eye-catching bulletin board, or you can hang them around your classroom. This The Name Jar Book Companion Activity for Bulletin Board is engaging and easy to use! It includes: 4 colored cover jars 1 black and white cover jar 3 writing prompts 4 girl toppers and 4 boy toppers heading bunting with large letters for bulletin board Simply print them out and have your students start writing, coloring and cutting. Your students will: 1. Write about their names -the meaning of their name -the reasons their parents gave them this name -the reasons they like about their name 2. Color and out the topper of their choice 3. Write/draw about the writing prompts 4.Glue all pages (jars) together 5.Glue topper on the writing paper This craft is perfect for BACK TO SCHOOL or any time throughout the school year
Nate the Great and the Missing Key by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat This reader response packet is a great way for your students to strengthen their comprehension skills while reading about their favorite detective, Nate the Great. It can be used in reading groups, with independent readers or even in a whole group lesson. Included in this packet: * cover sheet * questions for sections of the book * response for favorite part and why * opinion about Nate as a detective * character information page Check out my packet for the original Nate the Great book too! Nate the Great You might also like- Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail Nate the Great Bundle Thanks for looking!
What is a Transition Plan? Student IEP Advocacy Adapted Book, Reader + Activity | Students typically begin learning about their IEPs at transition age, which is age 16 per the IDEA (and age 14 in some states). But it is never too early to teach students about themselves, their IEPs, and how to self advocate for their wants and needs. This bundle is intended to help you do just that - empower your students. This book and activity can be used at home or at school. What is included? • Editable letter home to parents (editable in PowerPoint) • Adapted Book with comprehension test (digital + printable) • IEP Reader - same content as Level 2 Adapted Book (digital + printable) • 1 Extended Activity to further self advocacy and learning - see preview image for suggestions for use Each adapted book and reader uses real pictures, enabling the books to be used with any age of student. This is Book 14 in a series of 15 student self advocacy books. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
Everyone can improve their drawing skills with Echo Drawing! Drawing is a vital skill in today’s world. Learning to draw helps us become more effective visual communicators at home, at school, and at work. Drawing well does not require having natural talent or artistic ability.… anyone can learn to draw! Drawing is all about looking carefully at things and seeing the relationships between lines and shapes, and gradations of light and dark. We call this "learning to see like an artist". "Echo Drawing" is a name I came up with to describe the “Duplication Exercise" first presented by Mona Brooks in her classic books “Drawing with Children” and “Drawing with Older Children and Teens”. These exercises help to develop observation skills and the ability to translate what we see onto paper. With the help of Echo Drawing, anyone can learn to "see like an artist". Through copying a series of designs from simple to complex, students will begin to see visual details and relationships they previously hadn’t noticed. In the process, they will learn to more carefully observe the world all around them. Included in this 12-page pdf: 1 page explaining why drawing is important and how copying can help us learn. 1 page filled with tips for completing these exercises plus strategies for seeing and drawing. 8 pages of hand-drawn Echo Drawing exercises: 15 exercises per page (2 pages each of levels 1, 2, 3, & 4, with each level increasing in difficulty). 120 unique exercises in all! 1 page of blank Echo Drawing boxes for students to create their own designs to exchange with friends. 1 page of blank Echo Drawing boxes for teachers to create designs for their students, at whatever level their students need. My Echo Drawing exercises are arranged vertically, for easy use by both right and left-handed students. With the box for drawing in placed below the box to be copied, students can easily see the design they’re copying no matter which hand they draw with. These pages may be photocopied for students to draw directly on them. Afterward, students might enjoy coloring them with colored pencils or fine tip markers. You could extend their learning by having them choose a specific color scheme like analogous or complementary colors to color with. Another option would be to laminate the pages or place them in a sheet protector for use with wet or dry erase markers, to be used over and over. (Note: The more detailed designs are best drawn with a sharp pencil or mechanical pencil.) Like anything worth learning, the skills of careful observation and eye-hand coordination improve with practice. With Echo Drawing, students will be motivated to practice these skills and they’ll be asking for more! In addition to the eight practice pages included, you’ll also find a page of blank boxes for teachers to use to create more exercises for their students at whatever level they want. There’s also a page of blank boxes just for students to create their own designs to exchange with their friends! Echo Drawing makes a great stand-alone drawing lesson or drawing warm-up activity. It's also a fun project for students to pull out when they finish other work or just need a “brain break". Plus, it makes a handy emergency sub plan since there's no prep involved - just print and go! No matter how you use it, "Intro to Echo Drawing" is sure to keep students engaged for the entire class period and beyond! TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID... ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "Excellent warm up before art, for bell work focus or for fast finishers. My students loved these ( would sometimes cut them apart and just give them part of one page) and really challenged themselves. Excellent resource!! Many thanks." - Susan K. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "The students were very engaged with this activity. I was pleasantly surprised to see the pride and perseverance of my students with this activity. It was a great way to discuss how artist use lines and curves to represent things and also practice observation skills." - Karen R. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "This is a very in depth resource... I love how it starts out easy, then gradually becomes more difficult. The most difficult pages are very challenging for my strongest artists. There is really something for every level. I have used this in class myself, and also as sub plans when I knew I would be gone for a couple days." - Jen J. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "This was an amazing find last spring! I piloted it with my 2nd graders and they loved it and kept begging for more! This year I use it in my art room as a warm up activity when they arrive in my room. All grades, 1-5, enjoy this activity!" - Judy G. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ "My students LOVE these worksheets! I teach elementary art and I give these to students if they finish their project early. They are always excited to try the next "level" echo worksheet. Definitely worth the purchase! Thanks!!" - Clair S. ******************************************************************************************************* GET TPT CREDIT TO USE ON FUTURE PURCHASES! It's easy! Just go to your “My Purchases” page (you may need to login) and click on the “Leave a Review” link next to each product you’ve purchased. Then leave a rating and comment about that product. You’ll receive instant TPT credits! When you rate my products, your feedback tells me what’s helpful to you in your classroom so I can create more of that! Thank you!! Follow me to learn about new products and more… just click the green star below my store name on any page in my store to follow me! Cheryl Trowbridge is the founder of Teach Kids Art, a website for anyone who wants to share the JOY of ART with the kids in their life! 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This circle of control activity teaches students the difference between what is inside their control and what is outside of their control.
If you're looking for a way to help your students to begin seeing the character strengths in their peers then Character Strength Shout Outs are for you! Print and keep a pile of these Shout Out cards on hand for students to recognise and record positive things about their classmates. Teacher’s can also use them as a behaviour management tool to recognise good behaviour. You can include Character Strength Shout Outs in your daily schedule. Once the students have written a few Shout Outs for others they will begin to continually look for positive character strengths to write about their peers. They may not even realise they are doing it. Students begin to write Shout Outs very easily without too much thinking time. The benefits of including Shout Outs in your classroom are endless but here are just a few that I have noticed in my classroom. * Students begin to actively look at the positive qualities and actions of each of their peers. They never know when they will be asked to write a Character Strength Shout Out about a specific student. * Students begin to display more positive behaviours and actions when the Shout Outs are done regularly. They want everyone to see that they are a good person who is worthy of a Shout Out. * Students feel great knowing that their character strengths have been recognised by others. * Receiving positive feedback about their character results in the students feeling more confident to be themselves. Display Shout Outs in your classroom for all to see. Or have students collect their Shout Outs in a book or folder so they can be constantly reminded of the positive things people have recognised about them. Each file contains: - Black and White Shout Out cards in two different sizes (two per page / four per page). - Colour Shout Out cards in two different sizes (two per page / four per page). - Noticeboard display posters of the 6 different virtues. - Instructions, explanation and suggestions for use. I hope your students love Character Strength Shout Outs as much as mine do! Enjoy! Mrs Warner's Wonderful World.
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin is a story about a native-american girl that deals with major strife and cruelty. She is able to overcome her situation and lives happily ever after. This story is a Cinderella story in many ways, so two of the activities in this packet also focus on comparing and contrasting her to Cinderella. One activity asks the student to compare and contrast their stories and outcomes. The second activity asks the students to identify how they both employ a growth mindset to be able to overcome their difficult situations and reach their goal, while still keeping their spirits high and their wits about them! :) Creative Writing Newspaper prompts include: 1. What would the ending of this story have been like if the Rough-face girl would have given up, when reaching her goal seemed impossible? 2. Write from the perspective of the RFG's sisters. What do they think of her being able to marry the Invisible being? 3. Write from the perspective of the RFG. How does she feel now that she is free? What does she plan to do in the future? 4. The Rough-Face girl was called many mean things by her sisters and the villagers. Look at the insult, cross it out and replace the word with a positive character trait that describes the Rough-face girl. Words can cause scars too, but they can also heal. Help heal the Rough-face girl's scars with your kind words. Then, use text evidence to describe why these character traits describe her.
