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Just a quick little post to share an anchor chart I made to help my students visualize the difference between area and perimeter. Visit {Deb} to see other awesome anchor charts (and add your own). Sh
Here's an easy idea for teaching area and perimeter that your students will love! Take them outside (but first, make it clear that it's not recess time!). Have them follow behind you in a line
Who doesn't love a good anchor chart? Now - an anchor chart with a purpose? That takes a little inspiration, and that's what this post is all about! We all teach students about making connections at some point during the school year, so I wanted to give you some great examples o
Are you teaching exponents? Looking for a fun way to introduce exponents to your class? Check out these exponents notes activities. These math notes for exponents are perfect. They include coloring areas which is key in activating the left and right side of the brain. These exponent and powers worksheet comes with an answer sheet and two exponent notes versions. It also comes with an exponents practice sheet. This is perfect for interactive notebooks, taking notes, and creating an exponents anchor chart for middle school. \\WHAT'S INCLUDED: 2- exponents notes versions 1- exponents practice activity 1- answer key || PLEASE NOTE: This is a Digital Download file. Nothing will be shipped or mailed to you. Please be aware of this. No refunds are given. || COPYRIGHTS: All of our products are for PERSONAL use ONLY. None of our stickers, planners, or printables may be redistributed commercially. All rights remain with Alyssa, of Teacher Noire || RETURNS All purchases are final. Due to the nature of the product, I do not accept returns. If you have any issues with your purchase, please contact me at Hello[at] TeacherNoire.com. Let's connect: INSTAGRAM TIK TOK WEBSITE PINTEREST
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This blog post contains a FREE compare and contrast reading activity! Materials are included so you can replicate the compare and contrast anchor chart and lesson for your own upper elementary and middle school students.
Who doesn't love a good anchor chart? Now - an anchor chart with a purpose? That takes a little inspiration, and that's what this post is all about! We all teach students about making connections at some point during the school year, so I wanted to give you some great examples o
A good listener can be defined by how the listener learns to listen. This anchor charts breaks down the characteristics of a good listener. I use this in conjunction with my Back to School Memory Book for establishing how to listen. I have included the template in the Back to School Memory Book download for […]
Today, I decided to create the following anchor charts for my geometry resource classes. The purpose of creating these charts was to give students an additional tool to support instruction and to move the students towards achieving success with finding the surface area and volume of prisms. I'm going to ask the librarians at my school to print these out as half size posters and laminate them for me to hang them up around my classroom for students to reference. It's faster for me to create this anchor chart digitally than to handwrite it. This is my first year teaching a geometry resource class and I did not realize how much assistance and supplemental aids some of these students need. My resource classes are very small and one class has 8 students and the other class has 5 students. Last month, I learned that my school district is getting rid of these geometry resource classes so this has me scrambling to come up with ways for these students to be successful in my on-level classes for next year. I think I am going to create these charts for every topic in geometry and have them spiral bound for students to reference. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome since this is my very first "digital" anchor chart. Here is the file if you would like to use: Surface Area and Volume of Prisms Digital Anchor Chart
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This anchor chart is perfect for reference on a math wall for students as they are learning to calculate area and perimeter of rectangles! There is also a version with fill in the blanks included so that students can follow along as you teach or so you can have students help you fill out the skeleton anchor chart. You can print or trace on anchor chart paper, print on normal size paper to keep in a math binder, or print 4 to a page to make mini anchor charts for students to reference. This product includes: Fully filled out color version Fully filled out black and white version Fill in the blank color version Fill in the blank black and white version To print poster size: Send to a print shop or adjust your print settings to print poster size on either 4 pages or 9 and tape the pages together To trace: Hang your chart paper up and use a projector or smartboard to put the image on your chart paper and trace with your favorite markers. I have video tutorials of tracing anchor charts on my instagram @teachandilluminate Check out my other math anchor charts! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Even-and-Odd-Numbers-Anchor-Chart-5740945 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Double-Digit-Subtraction-Anchor-Chart-5724822 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Greater-Than-Less-Than-Equal-to-Anchor-Chart-5721541 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Anchor-Chart-5721506
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English Language Learners are very resourceful students. You may notice your ELLs checking the name plate that's hanging outside your door to spell your name correctly, or referring back to a read-aloud you did last week because they've forgotten what a carved pumpkin is called. Developing this ability to independently retrieve information is critical for ELLs. As teachers, we can help them become more proficient with this skill by creating and posting quality anchor charts in our classrooms. Anchor charts reflect the learning that is going on in a classroom. They might outline a classroom routine or procedure so that students can remember what to do. Or, they may review content vocabulary so that students can refer to these words in their speaking and writing. ELLs rely on these charts to help them remember what's expected of them. Anchor charts help orient ELLs in the unfamiliar language environment of the classroom. Anchor charts lose their utility, however, if students can't quickly locate needed information. Sometimes our walls become so full of words and lists that students become overwhelmed. When designing charts with ELLs in mind, it's critical to make it as easy as possible for your students to find and interpret the relevant information. Below are some ways you can help students get what they need from your anchor charts. 1.) Get rid of the clutter. Only post charts containing information that students will need to refer back to. You'll know you've made a great anchor chart when you see students getting out of their seats to check it, or see them glancing at the chart while working. Rotate anchor charts depending on students' needs and the units you're teaching. Try not to let your walls get so crowded that the most important information is lost in a sea of words. 2.) Categorize. Rather than charting lists upon lists, try organizing your charts using categories. For example, instead of simply listing alternative words for "said" (a lesson many of us teach every year during narrative writing units), group those words into categories by their emotional connotations. This way, students can start to understand the nuances that different words carry in their reading and writing. Even something as simple as color-coding different categories makes it easier for ELLs to quickly see which words belong together. ELLs' writing will be clearer when they make deliberate decisions about which word to choose in order to convey their character's feeling. In reading, students can make better inferences when they understand the subtle differences between these words. 3.) Label. Labels are especially helpful to ELLs because they allow you to convey the most important information with the fewest words. Labels can be particularly helpful in creating anchor charts for classroom rules and procedures. The visuals make it easy for students to quickly find the appropriate chart to remind them what they should be doing. You can use charts like the one below to display class routines, such as what to do during reading block, writing block, partnerships, in the hallway, etc. Even beginner students can be held accountable for classroom rules and routines. Simply point to the appropriate part of the diagram to remind students of the behavior you expect. Did you find this post useful? Here are some other posts you might like! For ideas about how to promote reading comprehension in ELLs and communicate expectations to parents, click here. This post explains the importance of using graphic organizers to help ELLs structure their thinking. Click here to take a quiz to see how well you're amplifying for the ELLs in your classroom, and here for some ideas to help you amplify further.
Need help teaching differentiated area? A 5th grade teacher shares anchor charts, activities, and ideas to teach area and differentiate your lesson.
Today, I decided to create the following anchor charts for my geometry resource classes. The purpose of creating these charts was to give students an additional tool to support instruction and to move the students towards achieving success with finding the surface area and volume of prisms. I'm going to ask the librarians at my school to print these out as half size posters and laminate them for me to hang them up around my classroom for students to reference. It's faster for me to create this anchor chart digitally than to handwrite it. This is my first year teaching a geometry resource class and I did not realize how much assistance and supplemental aids some of these students need. My resource classes are very small and one class has 8 students and the other class has 5 students. Last month, I learned that my school district is getting rid of these geometry resource classes so this has me scrambling to come up with ways for these students to be successful in my on-level classes for next year. I think I am going to create these charts for every topic in geometry and have them spiral bound for students to reference. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome since this is my very first "digital" anchor chart. Here is the file if you would like to use: Surface Area and Volume of Prisms Digital Anchor Chart
Students, especially those with learning differences, benefit from explicit, systematic instruction in all areas of literacy including comprehension. These interactive mini lessons introduce metacognition skills in a clear and relevant way to help students develop active and thoughtful reflective behaviors. This is the first unit in the Anchoring Comprehension Lessons, and includes: mini lessons, 3 anchor charts, 3 student charts, plus reflections tickets and information for educators and parents. These lessons promote student metacognition and are wonderful additions to any classroom, therapy, or tutoring lessons. (Note: If you attended my online workshop at The Literacy Nest Conference, this unit has the freebie you received PLUS more mini lessons and student charts.) About The Dyslexia Classroom The Dyslexia Classroom, a branch of Wimberley Dyslexia & Learning Center LLC, creates multisensory activities and resources to use with reading intervention, dyslexia therapy, and classroom instruction. My goal is to provide meaningful resources that align with those skills taught in dyslexia therapy, 1:1 support, small-group instruction, and whole classroom instruction. Thank you for checking my store for Orton-Gillingham based resources. Follow my store by clicking the green star next to my name so you don't miss out on any new products, freebies, or sales. Please leave feedback on your purchases, I love to hear from you and you receive credits for future purchases! Don't hesitate to contact me with questions or concerns before rating products. Thanks for choosing The Dyslexia Classroom for your dyslexia therapy, intervention, and classroom needs
Ok ok....So it's April and I taught volume almost a month ago. Things can get pretty hectic this time of year, what with preparing for the OAA and making sure my kids are in tip top shape to show what they know! Now that we're on Spring Break, I can finally sit back and reflect on what we've been learning and where we need to go after this. I truly feel that math should be a hands-on experience for kids of all ages. It shouldn't stop in 3rd grade. All too often, we get caught up in making sure they know how to do it on paper and apply formulas, but kids need to be able to touch and feel what they are learning to really grasp it and understand it. I always try to give them thorough hands-on experiences before teaching them the "math" part: formulas and equations. So far, I think we've been pretty successful. But, as in most cases, time is always an issue. We just have to keep moving, moving, moving! As will area and perimeter, we did an exploration of volume. Many of my students had remembered the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism from 4th grade, but I wasn't really sure they understood or remembered WHY you multiplied LxWxH. Thanks to Everyday Math, each student had the net of two different open rectangular prisms in the back of their math journals. We made predictions for how many cubes we thought would fit into each. These predictions actually gave me pretty good insight as to where each student was in their understanding of volume. Then, of course, we began filling! We started by just filling the base of the prism and finding out many cubes that was. I wanted them to see this as the area of the base: of course, some did, some didn't. We will keep working on this idea of area! (Too often, their idea of area is just a rectangle on a page....must change that thinking!!). Then we added another layer, and finally a third. This allowed them to see that we were adding the area of the base however many times tall it was. For the second prism, we only filled the base and predicted what the volume would be based on the results of the first prism. From this, we developed the formula for finding the volume of a rectangular prism! As an extension, and because we had a couple extra minutes at the end of class, I had each student build a rectangular prism on their desk with a volume of 24 cubic centimeters. I didn't give them any more specifications than that. After a minute or two of building, I began recording different lengths, widths, and heights that I saw around the room. Once they saw all the possibilities, hands flew in the air. They remembered what we had learned about multiplication being part of the commutative property and knew they could use the factors of 24 to build many many different prisms, all with the same volume. Ah ha moments are the best :) Lastly, here is the anchor chart we came up with. They wanted me to point out that volume is "all about the threes": Volume!
This post is packed with some of the best classroom anchor charts. These anchor charts cover several reading comprehension and writing topics.
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Using anchor charts in the preschool calm down area can be a helpful. Make the charts even more meaningful by making them together!
Display classroom rules, procedures, expectations for treating others and supplies, and sub behavior policies in these anchor charts!
Today, I decided to create the following anchor charts for my geometry resource classes. The purpose of creating these charts was to give students an additional tool to support instruction and to move the students towards achieving success with finding the surface area and volume of prisms. I'm going to ask the librarians at my school to print these out as half size posters and laminate them for me to hang them up around my classroom for students to reference. It's faster for me to create this anchor chart digitally than to handwrite it. This is my first year teaching a geometry resource class and I did not realize how much assistance and supplemental aids some of these students need. My resource classes are very small and one class has 8 students and the other class has 5 students. Last month, I learned that my school district is getting rid of these geometry resource classes so this has me scrambling to come up with ways for these students to be successful in my on-level classes for next year. I think I am going to create these charts for every topic in geometry and have them spiral bound for students to reference. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome since this is my very first "digital" anchor chart. Here is the file if you would like to use: Surface Area and Volume of Prisms Digital Anchor Chart
Circumference and Area of a Circle Activity: You will download a geometry activity bundle for your 6th, 7th, or 8th grade students to practice pi and finding the circumference and area of a circle. These area and circumference of a circle activities will supplement your Pi Day math activities or middle school math curriculum. You will download 3 anchor chart posters for pi day, area and circumference of circles. You will also receive 60 area and circumference task cards. You may use these printable task cards in your math stations or centers for fun practice or review games and activities, such as a scavenger hunt or SCOOT. They also work well for transition activities, as exit tickets, for morning work, homework, bell work, early finishers, test prep, emergency sub plans, and as quick formative assessments. Game ideas, a student response form, and answer key are included. For your convenience, you will download both TPT digital EASEL and printable PDF resource formats. ☛ Please click on the PREVIEW above. ✔︎ Common Core Math Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.4 Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems; give an informal derivation of the relationship between the circumference and area of a circle. You will receive the following geometry activities in this money-saving bundle: Circumference of a Circle Task Cards Area of a Circle Task Cards Pi, Area and Circumference of Circles Anchor Chart Posters ➥ Click HERE to go back to my storefront and browse the categories on the left. ▶︎ DIGITAL COMPATIBLE RESOURCE: Through the EASEL by TPT platform, you will be able to annotate and customize the PDF using overlays. Underlying content is not editable. You will then be able to assign chosen pages to your students. ▶︎ TERMS OF USE: Single classroom use only. Password protected classroom websites only, not to be found on Google search. No commercial use, including Outschool, etc. Contact me if you need a commercial use license. No reselling in any digital or print formats. Click HERE to see my most current terms of use. ⚙️ CUSTOMER TIPS: Click HERE to sign up for my newsletter with flash freebies, secret sales, and more! Click on the ★ above to follow my store. You will receive email notifications from TPT of newly listed products and freebies. Leave feedback to earn TpT credit points to save money on future products. Thank you so much for all you are doing for kids! ❤️ Shelly Anton Promoting Success for You and Your Students! Circumference and Area of a Circle Activity Pi Day Math Activities Middle School
Area & Perimeter - Find the Missing SidesThese anchor charts are helpful tools for teachers who want to help their students remember how to find the missing sides of a shape when given its area or perimeter and only one side length. To find the missing side, students use the information they alr...
EduProtocols are reusable lesson frames, great for all learners and content areas. Cyber Sandwich works in three parts and has students work in...
This can be used for reading and writing. This chart includes the definition of expository texts, its attributes, author’s purpose, and then left space for always, sometimes, never. Always, s…
