Service and leadership opportunities not only abound in homeschooling, but they can go a long way in building strong character, too!

Hello Stampers Are you ready to join Holly and I this morning. We'll be live at 10 AM mountain time. I will demo 4 different background so beautiful. To join us CLICK HERE at the correct tim

Basic vocabulary, like knowing prepositions, is necessary for beginning readers. Teach prepositions with this simple game.

For this month's blog hop, I created a fun fold card with two of my favorite bundles, Spotlight On Nature and Thoughtful Wishes. I started with a Boho Blue card base, 8 1/2" X 4 1/4",

This is an easy, fun experiment to find out how strong different shapes are.

These DIY constellation cards are the perfect project for a summer afternoon. It's a great way to introduce constellations for kids!

Section speaking tips. Teaching English online has become more and more popular in recent years. Through the following courses below, we will show you how to adapt your existing skills and knowledge to suit this specific area of the teaching world.

Do you teach a wiggle worm? Or perhaps your learner(s) have been sitting for a while and you can see the energy level going down. Enter wiggle brain breaks! These wiggle brain breaks can help wake up and recharge the brain, something I particularly need after lunch! *This post contains affiliate links. **The free printable can ... Read More about 20+ FREE Wiggle Brain Breaks

*This is a sponsored post on behalf of Cricut. As you know, I have been working with Cricut. I love the opportunity it has given me to create some fun and unique ways to use my Cricut Explore Machine. My kids were huge fans of lacing cards when they were younger. I have always been

Easy 3D Unicorn Card DIY. Learn how to make these 3D Unicorn Card DIY - either from scratch or make use of the free unicorn printables. Easy. Fun.

Kids and young adults need to be able to problem-solve on their own. Every day, kids are faced with a huge number of social situations and challenges. Whether they are just having a conversation with a peer, working with a group on a project, or dealing with an ethical dilemma, kids must use their s

This organized list with 110 unique and different ways to sing Primary songs or any music to sing over and over with tons of repetition in Singing Time.

Instruction? Reinforcement? Retention? No Problem!! Task cards have quickly earned a prominent spot in my high school science classes. I was slow to the party, thinking that task cards were a tool used by elementary teachers. They couldn't possibly be of any use in my high school classes, right? I could not be more wrong! I think the thing I love best about task cards is that my students never complain about them, and in fact, even ask for them. Teenagers will do anything to avoid school work, but my students have fully accepted the fact that the task cards have helped them study for tests and have improved their grades. For those who might be unfamiliar with task cards, here is a quick description. A task card is usually 1/4th the size of a sheet of paper, and usually printed on thicker paper. I laminate them so that I can use them year after year. Each card contains only one task or question. For students who are easily overwhelmed by too much material or difficult concepts, task cards are a wonderful solution. The student has a card in their hand with only one task or question. They must complete the one task before moving on to the next. It allows the student to focus and concentrate on only one thing at a time, rather than being presented with a long worksheet jam-packed with questions or problems. So without further ado, here are 14 ways you can use task cards in your high school science classes to improve instruction, reinforce concepts and increase retention of the material you are teaching: 1. Lab Stations: This is my personal favorite. Students of all ages get tired of sitting in a desk all day. My students really enjoy being out of their seats and moving about the room. I place 2 to 3 task cards at each lab station and have the students rotate through the stations. This saves paper and printing since only one set of task cards is needed for the class. 2. Competitive Game Formats: Use the cards in a game format. Divide the class into teams. Place the task cards face down in a basket. A team selects a card at random and must complete the task for a point. It is a fun way to review for unit tests and high schoolers love the competitive format. 3. Use task cards during instruction: When teaching difficult concepts, stop periodically and check for understanding. Ask the students to "pull out cards 16 - 20" and complete the tasks to see if they understand the material you have been teaching. It gives the students a chance to relax just a bit and it provides an additional opportunity for them to absorb the mountain of details in a science class. 4. Warm Ups and Bell Ringers: I use this one a lot! As students enter the room, have them complete 4-5 task cards on concepts covered the previous day. I have them write their answers on a sheet of notebook paper and collect them for a quick daily grade. This strategy gets them to work the minute they enter your classroom, and helps them to get focused on the learning for the day. 5. Exit Slips: This strategy requires students to write responses to questions you ask at the end of the class period. It allows the students to reflect on what they have learned during the lesson and allows you to check for mastery of concepts. 6. Use task cards as part of your lab activities: As students are carrying out and completing lab work, place a task card or two at their lab station and require that they include the answers to the task cards as part of their lab report. 7. Homework Assignments: At the end of your lesson, have students copy a few task card questions into their lecture notes to be completed for homework. Checking student answers is a great way to start class the next day. 8. Differentiate, differentiate, differentiate!! How often do we teachers hear those words? Well, task cards are the easiest way I have found to help learners of different ability levels. By making customized sets of cards, you can give a student exactly what they need to be successful. Students can complete the cards you have given them and never know that other students have different sets of cards. 9. Task cards are perfect for early finishers: Task cards are not just for review and reinforcement. They are perfect for enrichment! When students finish their regular work early, you can give them enrichment task cards to deepen their understanding of the concepts being taught. 10. Small group review sessions: My students will often come in before school, after school or during a study hall period to use the task cards to review for an upcoming unit test. 11. End of course testing: Does your state require that students pass an end of course test at the end of the school year? Mine does! When reviewing for my end of course tests, I place different sets of task cards in plastic boxes and arrange them about the room, Students select a set of cards and review through them in small groups. When finished with one set, they select another . 12. Tutoring: My school offers peer tutoring and teacher tutoring after school. Teachers and students alike will borrow my sets of task cards to use during after school tutoring. 13. Hallway Extra Credit Display: Post a few task cards on the wall outside of your classroom door. Completion of the task cards can earn the student a few extra credit points. 14. Bingo! Make a Bingo board out of task cards. Students must complete 5 tasks in a row, column or diagonal to win. Because task cards can be used in so many ways, they have earned a permanent place in my teaching arsenal. They are fun and engaging, and provide excellent opportunities for students of all ability levels to master the subject matter. Here are just a few of the task card sets available in my TpT store: • Cellular Respiration Task Cards • Photosynthesis Task Cards • Lab Clean Up Task Cards • Classification and Taxonomy Task Cards • Matter and Change Task Cards • Metric System Task Cards • Let's Read Science! Common Core Science Task Cards • Microscope Task Cards • Scientific Method Task Cards • Population Ecology Task Cards • Introduction to Ecology Task Cards • Viruses and Bacteria Task Cards Or you can just click this link to view all of them!

Speaking cards are a very useful tool in an EFL classroom as they allow students to practice the vocabulary and grammar they have learnt in previous lessons.

Check out these teaching materials for upper elementary students including task and reference cards on writing narrative hooks.

DIY Composition Manipulatives. Organized Chaos. easy rhythm cards made from foam sheets. great way to get students composing because each card matches the length of the note or rest and each note is a different color.

My students love to talk. #chattiestclassever But I don’t want them to just be talkers. I want them to be thinkers too. And, I want them to be able to support what they’re thinking with reasons. That’s when I started using discussion starters. Keep reading to find out how you can try discussion starters FREE. ... Read more

Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. In the Moment is a brand new stamp set that feels like it was made just for me. Perhaps you will feel the same way when you see it. It resonated so strongly with me that I was inspired to create a class around it, and not just any class. Are you curious? In The Moment Day Away Class The images are all of a woman with curly hair. She is either drinking wine, reading a book or sipping a coffee looking out the window. Does that sound like me?? Not

These favorite classroom management ideas and tools are easy, inexpensive and effective classroom management solutions for any classroom.

I LOVE using manipulatives in therapy. Most of my clients are more motivated to participate in activities when there are objects involved. If I have a client who is struggling with a language concepts, I may move back towards objects-or pair objects with worksheets/picture cards to see if it improves their comprehension. There are commercially …

These speaking cards can be used in an English language classroom to allow students to practice the language they have been taught regarding work and jobs.

"Do you think you can fit through this index card?" My daughter looked at me like I was crazy as I asked her this question and held up a 3x5 index card. She emphatically answered

How to Create a Caring Classroom features a free webinar and active engagement lessons for creating a caring classroom environment that will last all year long.

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For something amazing as the Olympics, we need an Olympic DIY, right?? I love watching them ans my whole family is counting down to the opening ceremonies. And as always, I love to combine things

These are some fun cards you can use to practice debates in your ESL classes. Cut out the cards, students pick the card and should give their opinion on the statements written on it.

A set of esl printable speaking activity cards for teachers, learners and students to practise Past Simple Tense. You can print out, cut and laminate the speaking cards for longer use. Simple and effective for improving English speaking skills.

These 24 challenge cards are perfect for STEM centers, makerspaces or math stations. Kids will love building 2 and 3-dimensional toothpick STEM structures!

Newsflash! The world is freaking insane. We know. We're in this crazy life together, after all — but a friendly reminder never hurts. 3.5” x 5". Letter-pressed by hand on archival-quality card stock.

Ideas for helping students begin to understand the meaning of letter and number grades so that grades are a learning tool!

Past, present, and future.

These flash cards serve as an intro to life science, but also help with counting skills and sequential ordering.

This post was originally posted back in 2015 on my blog and has been a popular post since that time. I worked for a decade as a family counselor and elementary school counselor before staying

Outlawing the words "I'm done" changed my classroom! Find out how to reform fast finishers and improve the quality of work in your room!

Grab a set of marshmallow and toothpick geometry cards to print and build with your kids. It is such a fun way to learn geometric shapes!

Want to know what your kids are really thinking? These Conversation Starters for Kids will help you find out.

Are you struggling to connect with family at the dinner table? Our family dinner discussion starters can help. These fun cards will increase conversation.

Stamps sing to me, paper whispers my name. Welcome to all who craft--I hope you're glad you came! ****************************************************** Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and life-long craftin' addict!

This Roll-A-Kandinsky art lesson will help you learn all about Wassily Kandinsky and the Expressionist movement he was a part of. You'll also make your own Kandinsky-style art using the free printable and a pair of dice to guide you in which colorful elements to add.

Making friends and being a friend is important for children. Find out about your child’s friendships with iMOM’s conversation starters.

Kids' writing ideas from Pinterest, including paint chip synonyms, printable Boggle game, traffic signal transitions, and paper plate Venn diagram.

If you need a writing anchor chart to help your students with visual references, this post has 9 must-make anchor charts to boost your writers.

I’m back today to report to you that I DID NOT have to suck it up and eat the larva for snack today. And…PTL…I remembered my math & literac...

These speaking cards can be used in an English language classroom to allow students to practice the language they have been taught regarding work and jobs.

Enhance your child's science education with an engaging, fun lapbook of plant and animal cells.

I'll reveal an embarrassing fact about myself. The people that work at the print counter at Office Max know me. I'm mean really know me. I coached the new guy on how to find the right barcode in his binder, so I could check out the last time I went. (Yesterday.) As in, they even recognize my husband because I send him over there a bunch to pick stuff up for me. (I have a nice husband.) I'm at the print counter at Office Max waaaaaay too often. Here's the thing, though. You know how you see a poster at the teacher store, and it's almost what you want? And you're thinking to yourself, "Gosh, if it just said _____________ instead, it would be perfect!" This happens to me often, especially with writing. We use Lucy Calkins' Units of Study for writing, and let me tell you, there are no Lucy Calkins teaching posters at Lakeshore. Yes, I could make it on chart paper. But I can't. Because I expect my posters to look like this: I Do, We Do, You Do The First Grade Parade Working for the Classroom The Inspired Apple And they never do. Ever. So what's an OCD girl to do but make them herself on the computer? If you have the newest version of Word, you can do some snazzy stuff. Check out this post I read on Teaching Blog Addict that tells how to use Word to make a blog button: Blog Button in 3 Tutorials. You can make some good looking graphic work. I didn't know about all this business in the newest Word, but I do have Printshop. I even recently downloaded Photoshop Elements. I love it, but it's a bit of a time commitment to figure it out. So go create your 11x17 file in one of these programs and get to the next step. Moving right along. At Office Max or Office Depot, you can upload a file to their website (or bring in a flash drive), and they'll print out an 11x17 color poster on nice, glossy card stock for you. For less than $2. Seriously. It works like this: After that, you put in your name/number/etc. and then select which store you want to pick it up from. Office Depot's process works EXACTLY the same, except you also have the option to pay online. I'm sure Staples has something similar. Sadly, no Staples near me. Try it out for yourself! Here are two posters I've made: Plot Poster Love **To download, click on the name of the file (shown above the image). The link will open and just click download. Voila! Happy poster making!

Teaching sports vocabulary is often a popular topic in an English language classroom. Students can use these speaking cards as a practice activity.

This is a set of 8 printable cards with questions to practice the passive voice.