Free School Year Reflections printable from Laura Candler! A quick, easy, and fun way for students to reflect on what they've learned and how they've grown during the school year.
It was about this time last year I took my third graders outside for a paper airplane competition. We had spent a half hour working in te...
Once again, the end of the homeschool year is upon us! Whether you are celebrating the end of one year, or already planning for next year, the end of the year is a great time to make a few assessments of the current year which will make planning for the next year even easier. >>Read ... Read More about End of Homeschool Year Evaluation
I am linking up today with Amy Abbott and several other music teachers to share some ideas for surviving the end of the school year. TIPS #1: Keep them moving with singing games and folk dancing Jump Jim Joe This is the closest version I could find to the one I do with my kids.I use the recording from the Amidons and I have the inside circle move because it is a shorter distance to travel. When teaching a double circle dance, make sure you are always on the outside so that you can see everyone! This will eliminate a lot of problems. Our Old Sow I learned this game from Jo Kirk last summer and my kids LOVE IT! TIP #2: Keep them "on track" and engaged in music learning until the end. I usually spend the last 2-3 weeks as review time to practice the concepts we got through that year as well as looking ahead to next year to prepare the upcoming concepts for the fall. I've been using my "Race to the Finish Line" planning guide to keep myself and my kiddos "on track" from January through May. (click the picture above to see it in my TPT store) It includes song lists for each grade as well as an excel file for each grade that lays out the different concepts through the second half of the school year. Since it is in excel, it is totally editable. You can add song titles under each concepts, or move the concepts to a different month depending on where you are in your sequence. TIP #3 Remember the good times! Music should be a JOYFUL experience for your students. It is so much fun to take a moment and reflect on the experiences shared together in music. I created some "Music Memories" pages for each grade level so that I can see what they remember most about our year together, their favorite singing game, favorite piece we listened to and more. The packet is totally editable, so you can add your own questions if you think it is something you would be interested in using with your kids. (click on the picture above to see it in my TPT store) One more fun thing I wanted to share with you was the a bunch of music teachers will be teaming up for another $2Tuesday on TPT. Enter "$2TuesdayMusicFlashSale" in the search bar on TPT to see all of the hugely discounted items from some amazing TPT music teacher/authors. The file from my store will be my melodic flashcards for preparing and practicing sol-mi. (click on the picture above to see it in my store) These flashcards are amazing resources for melodic transitions between songs. I could have a mystery song on the board like this: Starlight Starbright See Saw I don't have cards for "2,4,6,8" but I had my kids construct it using the cards from the other songs. Then we added the rhythms above. Next time we will transfer to the staff. The kit includes 164 flashcards designed to go with the following songs: Bee Bee Bumblebee Blue Bird (1st measure) Come Back Home My Little Chicks Doggie, Dogggie (1st measure) Hey Hey Look at Me Lemonade Rain Rain Go Away See Saw Up and Down See the Old Witch Snail, Snail (1st measure) Starlight Starbright Pitch is shown using: Icons only (can be used in the preparation stage) Icons w/ solfege Icons on staff Rhythm stick notation w/ solfa (where rhythms are appropriate) Icons on staff with solfa Standard notation with solfa inside note head What are your tips for surviving the end of the school year?
Are you in need of a practical and engaging activity to wrap up the school year? Look no further than our favorite end of year worksheet! Designed with the needs of elementary students in mind, this worksheet is an ideal tool to reinforce key concepts and review essential skills. From identifying parts of speech to solving math problems, this versatile resource is both educational and fun. Whether you're a parent, teacher, or homeschooling, our favorite end of year worksheet is the perfect way to keep students engaged until the very last day of school.
Vision boards are a great tool to keep students motivated and determined to meet their goals. They are also great for promoting growth mindset.
Mit diesem Material können die Schüler*innen am Ende des (Schul)jahres noch einmal zurückblicken und reflektieren. Dabei wird vor allem das Positive betont und
Last weeks of school can be crazy. Here are 5 meaningful activities you can do with your ESL students at the end of the school year.
A few years ago, a 4th-grade student I had worked with regularly since kindergarten sulked into my office. Her head was down and her arms were crossed. I
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Okay maybe not final but we're getting so close. It's nearly May. I can smell it in the air!!! I'm thinking of sending home a little check...
45 free online classes you can take (and finish) by the end of this year
Here is one more set of Would You Rather questions! Each of these questions focuses on the end of school or summertime. Perfect for discussions or writing prompts. Rachel Lynette Would you like to have your printables featured at Classroom Freebies? Become an author and join our team! Click HERE to see all the ... Read More about Would You Rather Questions for the End of the Year
Love podcasts? Check out this post in the form of a podcast episode on The Classroom Commute
1-2-3 Come Do Some "M & M" Stuff With Me I'm a firm believer in making things personal for students. If you relate things to their world, you quickly grab their attention and enthusiasm for the activity follows. With that in mind, I wanted to design some sort of "me math," where students could use a variety of math concepts to answer questions about themselves. I find that most students really enjoy sharing this sort of information, and the result of showing them all the math that is a personal part of them, might be quite surprising to some. The idea of "me math" led to doing something with an M&M theme. I originally toyed with the idea of each student making a colorful M&M character and filling it with "me math" information, but after I made a list of all of the number-related things that I could think of, that students might be interested in sharing, my list was so long that the idea of getting this inside an M&M creature, was now out. When I was researching "me math" to see if anyone else out there was doing something along that line, I found quite a few poster and pennant ideas, so I didn't want to go that route. No one had done a booklet, or delved into some deeper math extensions, thus my M&M Math & Me booklet was born. To conserve paper, there are 2 pages on each master. Pick and choose whatever is appropriate for your grade level. Your booklet can be a few pages, or add several math extensions to practice more standards and make a longer booklet, that students can work on a little bit each day for the first or last week of school. I've included basic counting, measuring, greater & less than, equations, addition, subtraction, ordinal numbers, time, odd & even, skip counting by 2's, place value, number sentences, comparison, tally marks, and even fractions! From teeth to travels, I think you'll find the personal math questions interesting and fun. I was especially excited to find a Scrabble and M&M font to use with the My Name Math pages. Choose simple math concepts for kinders, or add a few more difficult pages and send the booklet home to have parents help their child with. Click on the link to view/download the M&M Math & Me booklet. If you're looking for a "me math" poster that your kiddos can make, click on the link to take a look at Melissa Machan's Math About Me FREEBIE. I absolutely LOVE the poster poem she wrote. It would be a wonderful introduction to any "me math" activity. Thanks for visiting today. Feel free to PIN away. My "Pin it" button is at the top. Do you have a "me math" activity you'd like to share with us? Feel free to leave a comment or contact me at: [email protected] "Math may not teach me how to add love, or subtract hate, but it gives me every reason to hope that every problem has a solution." -Unknown
Multiply and Divide by Powers of Ten can be a challenging math concept for your students to grasp. Use these tips to instill and conceptual understanding.
I have posted before about the end of the school year and how I sing camp songs with my kiddos. They love it and can't wait for the end of ...
When you're still technically in school, but the conditions just aren't great for teaching, what do you do to make the most of the time? Here are 30 ideas.
Ahhh... the EOY PARCC testing is over... my SGO testing is over... all of my end-of-year paperwork is completed!! Happy May Everyone!! So, my question to you is: how do you end your school year? Are you a keep-teaching-until-the-end sorta teacher, or is projects-til-they-drop more your style? I'm the latter. I love projects! And usually, as I struggle to keep up with pacing guides and testing schedules, projects often get dropped from my plans during the school year, so I love busting out all of my most favorites during the last few weeks of school. Right now in math, we are working on this: I've used this project in my classroom for YEARS and it's always a hit! We just started it on Tuesday after our last day of PARCC testing. The kids are already loving it! Their favorite part is dreaming up their rides and giving them outlandish names! They also enjoy creating the menus for their concession stands. I had two boys spend 20 minutes today researching what foods can and cannot be deep fried!! And don't worry!! There is also math :) We started this project a bit earlier in the year than I typically do, because after we finish it, we will be starting on this: This might just be one of the coolest purchases I've ever made on Teachers Pay Teachers! I can't wait to see how it turns out!! I'm in the process of setting up two great projects in ELA, too, so stay tuned, as I'll be posting about them over the next few weeks! So, how do you end your school year? I'd love to hear from you!! Happy Teaching!!
What is a social story? Plus tips on how to write a social story for kids with autism or hyperlexia
I love teaching the Elements of Literature! I think it's vital to students understanding what it takes to make a good story (long or short) so they are able to add it to their own stories. Today we expanded from Monday's foldable for PLOT. See the EofLit foldable. We created a page for the basic steps of PLOT: PLOT: sequence of events, cause/effect, conflict, relationships. *the storyline* EXPOSITION: meet the characters; learn about the setting (time & place; where/when); conflict/problem is introduced RISING ACTION: conflict(s) develop; suspense builds CLIMAX: turning point; character faces conflict; main character's attitude changes FALLING ACTION: loose ends are tied up; conflict(s) are being solved RESOLUTION: reasonable ending; conflict is "resolved" (taken care of Using the idea for Dinah Zike's "Layered Notebook Foldable, I created a 4"x6" box with a 1/2" border at the top. I was able to fit two on each page then photo-copied them onto six different colors (I chose "fall" colors...you can choose anything!). Each page supplied two students with boxes; I had them cut them out on the solid black lines. Then, I had them write the above terms and definitions on their papers (one on each paper for a total of six.) NOTE: I created an "Anchor Chart" of the basic page and had that on my whiteboard. I made copies of each page on an 8-1/2"x11" sheet of paper in the colors I wanted them to use and showed them how to layer them using magnets. I LOVED the Anchor Chart idea! {it was fun writing REALLY big! :) }Then we glued them in the Interactive Notebook, dated and titled it, then added it to the Table of Contents. All in all, I'd say it went well. It took about 30 minutes to complete (less if they focuses...more if they talked...). Anchor Chart and notes at the beginning of class. What it looked like by the end of class. Sample in the Interactive Notebook. Sample page layout. One-tab Layered Masters
To keep the anchor charts that I have been teaching out on display I have added a space in the back of my classroom to display them. I have hot glued clothes pins to the wall so I can easily clip them up and change them out to keep them on display. Since I have started to make more and more anchor charts I had to think of a way to store them. I have used hooks and hangers to hang them up. I also printed out labels to easily find the charts I am looking for.
An English Unit Of Work Based On The Book ‘Tuesday’ by David Wiesner. A Range of Writing Templates / Frames A useful poster that explains the English verb tenses. *High quality v…
When you're still technically in school, but the conditions just aren't great for teaching, what do you do to make the most of the time? Here are 30 ideas.
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5 activities that you can implement in your classroom to continue meaningful English language development even at the end of the school year.
B1 Rephrasing practice. Here you are a worksheet planned in order to provide an array of different B1 grammar structures before the end of the year test. Possible key provided. - ESL worksheets
As we approach the end of the school year, I wanted to make some monthly NO PREP packets that would help keep us on course, review some skills and making
Back to school time and need some 'getting to know you' activity? Ditch those reading interest surveys and try these fun & hands on activites!
A low-prep review game that students love and works for multiple subjects
Get to know your students the first day of school by letting them color a puzzle with pieces that allow them to share their likes and dislikes. Visit Jodi's Jewels!
I can't even believe May is almost here…. time flies in the spring! This might just be my favorite time of year to teach kindergarten.
Print this free kindergarten assessment pack to use as end of the year testing for your kindergarten students. This is a great way to see where your students are at, and find any areas for development.
I spend the entire school year working to instill a love of reading in each and every one of my students. It certainly is not an easy task!! I have to choose just the right read-alouds to engage all. I work with students individually to establish reading goals and to find books they love at…
Have you ever had a class that just tried your patience day after day? Have you ever felt like you could walk away from teaching forever tom...
Do your students need help with memorizing and practicing common irregular past tense verbs and regular past tense verb ending pronunciations? (-t, -d, -id) I think that these ending sounds can be so confusing for students that they really need help and practice. This is a great game to help with these endings. There are two separate games included in this set. In one set, students must match the present tense to the past tense of the irregular verb. In the second set, students must match the regular verb to it's proper pronunciation ending. Both games are played like traditional dominoes so it's great for small groups. * To make it more challenging for more advanced groups, you can also ask your students to use the verb on their domino in a complete sentence! (Verb list for both sets in featured below) What's included: (93 dominoes total) 45 Dominoes with present and past tense irregular verbs 48 Dominoes with regular past tense verbs and ending pronunciations (-t, -d, -id) Set 1 Verb List: (t)asked, cooked, danced, finished, guessed, helped, practiced, shopped, talked, watched, worked, (d) loved, lived, believed, borrowed, called, changed, delivered, earned, pulled, replied, saved, happened, showed stayed, trained (id) accepted, collected, completed, created, deposited, graduated, invented, painted, reminded, rented, repeated, hated Set 2 Verb List:(included both past and present of verbs) be, go, say, bring, have, see, can, catch, choose, come, do, draw drink, drive, eat, fall, find, fly, get, give, hide, hold, know, lose, make, ride, run, sing, sit, stand, swim, take, tell, think, wear, write, wake up I recommend laminating this game so you can use it over and over for years. I know that as soon as my Past Tense unit rolls around, Both Bingo and Dominoes are my go-to's. This resource is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped. This resource is also available for purchase on Teacher Pay Teachers. If you prefer to purchase it there, follow this link. How to assemble and use this resource: This is a full color pdf file. After printing the resource, I recommend laminating the cards before using. This increases durability and ensures that you can continue using this set again and again. How will you receive the resource? After your payment has processed you will be redirected to a download page where you can immediately download the file and save it to your computer. You will also receive an email containing a link to the resource. * Due to the digital nature of this product. Hot Chocolate Education does NOT offer refunds. Once the product has been downloaded, it can't be returned and refunds can not be issued.
Hello Friends!! Happy Memorial Day weekend, the official start to the summer season here at the Jersey shore!!As excited as I am, we still have about three and half weeks left in this school year
A positive team building activity for any class. A great activity for Spanish class before Thanksgiving.
B1 Rephrasing practice. Here you are a worksheet planned in order to provide an array of different B1 grammar structures before the end of the year test. Possible key provided. - ESL worksheets
If you've been following my blog, you probably figured out that I love using writing rubrics! Today I want to share what a writing rubric is, why I like using them and share links to 3 free writing rubrics you can use.
