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Student Teaching Toolkit Calling all student teachers and supervising teachers...this resource is made especially for YOU! The Student Teaching Toolkit is filled with everything a student teacher needs to have a successful student teaching experience... • Classroom Management Resources and Systems • Classroom Organization Tracking Forms • Introductory Activities • A Complete Classroom Observation Lesson • Interview Preparation Guide • Tips and Tricks for Successfully Student Teaching This resource literally has everything that I wish I had as student teacher. Each item in this resource is designed to give student teachers a solid framework and a usable tool to help them be successful! It’s perfect for those of you starting your student teaching experience or as a gift from the supervising teacher to your student teacher. Classroom Organization: Tracking Logs and Forms • Weekly Lesson Planning Guide • Long-Range Lesson Planning Guide • Communication Log • Attendance Tracking Form • Student Teacher Guide for using each classroom organization resource Introductory Activities • Student Teacher Interview (with 20 questions and prize cards) • Little Bit About You – Student Survey • Student Teacher Guide for implementing each introductory activity Classroom Management Resources • Great News Notes • Missing Homework Record • Homework Excuse Note - Accountability tracking system • Homework Pass • Positive Behavior Punch Card - Simple behavior management system • Prize Cards - 24 cards to easily reward positive behavior • Fun in Five Cards - 12 cards filled with fun activities to do with students when you have 5 extra instructional minutes • Easy Ways to Establish Positive Relationships with Students Guide • Easy Ways to Manage Behavior in the Classroom Guide • Teacher Guide for implementing each classroom management strategy Classroom Observation Lesson - An engaging and interactive lesson teaching and reinforcing the skill of finding sequence • Detailed Lesson Plan • Sequence Story Cards • Instructional Guided Notes • Cut-and-Paste Sequence Activity • Practice Reading Passages (3) • Teacher Keys Interview Preparation • Student Teacher Guide for Interview Preparation • Interview Question Reflection and Evidence Record Tips and Tricks for Successful Student Teaching • 9 Detailed Tips and Ideas for a Positive and Productive Student Teaching Experience Check out these other great resources for student teaching... Reading Comprehension Skills - Mini-Unit Bundle - Making Inferences, Finding the Main Idea, and Making Predictions Listening Comprehension UnitWriting Unit Bundle - Narrative Writing Unit, Poetry Writing Unit and Fable Writing Unit - 31 Days of Instruction! Following is Fun! Get the inside scoop on all store discounts, free products, and product launches. Just click the green “Follow Me” star under my store name on this page or click the green “Follow Me” star on my store homepage. *** Click HERE to receive the Brain Waves Instruction Newsletter filled with exclusive FREEBIES and Teaching Tips! *** Click HERE to become a seller on TpT (Referral by Brain Waves Instruction) Thanks! Brain Waves Instruction
St. Patrick’s Day math and literacy centers are loaded with fun, hands-on activities to help your students build math and literacy concepts! Now includes two fine motor activities, one writing center, six literacy activities, and eight math activities. Literacy skills covered are letter identification, letter formation, beginning sounds, sight words, vocabulary words, friendly letters, rhyming, syllables, and writing/journaling. Math skills covered are one-to-one correspondence, counting, addition, number formation, 2D shape identification, patterns, sorting, positional words, and number identification. Two fine motor centers are included too. Each activity has a page of teacher tips to help you create the activity easily and ensure it will go smoothly. You can use these activities as arrival activities, center activities, small group instruction, and circle time. These activities are designed for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten. 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Included (updated February 2022): • Labels for organization • Shamrock Fine Motor Craftivity • Leprechaun Pre-Writing Tracing Cards with worksheet • St. Patrick's Day Word Cards (includes uppercase & lowercase sets) • St. Patrick's Day Writing/Journal Paper (with lines and without) • Leprechaun Friendly Letter Paper and Card Making Station with leprechaun mailbox sign, printable St. Patrick's Day stamps, card making poster, and word cards with phrases like Happy St. Patrick's Day • Gold Coins Letters (uppercase and lowercase coins), Sight Word Cards (fry list one and one page of blank cards), and pot of gold mat with Rainbow Writing Worksheets (4 options: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, uppercase/lowercase letters, sight words) • Leprechaun's Hide & Seek Letters (uppercase and lowercase sets) with worksheets • St. Patrick’s Day Cat Beginning Sound Match and Letter Match with worksheets • Rainbow Rhyme Puzzles with worksheet • Leprechaun Clap and Build Syllables Game Board with worksheet • St. Patrick's Day 2D Shapes Match with rainbow writing shapes worksheet • Lucky Number Cards (1-30) with rainbow writing numbers worksheets • Pot of Gold Number Match (counting up to 20) with worksheets • Clover Bump (counting, addition, 1, -1) • Pot of Gold Counting or Adding Game (color and blackline) with worksheets • St. Patrick’s Day Patterns (AB, AAB, ABC) with worksheets • Shamrock Sort (color and blackline) with worksheet • Leprechaun Traps and Positional Words STEM Challenge with worksheets Check out more HOLIDAY math and literacy centers! • Earth Day Math and Literacy Centers • Christmas Math and Literacy Centers • Easter Math and Literacy Centers • Halloween Math and Literacy Centers • St. Patrick's Day Math and Literacy Centers • Thanksgiving Math and Literacy Centers • Valentine's Day Math and Literacy Centers • USA (President’s Day, Election, & 4th of July) Math & Literacy Centers Check out the SEASONS math and literacy centers! • Fall Math and Literacy Centers • Winter Games Math and Literacy Centers • Summer Math and Literacy Centers • Spring Math and Literacy Centers Check out the Themed math and literacy centers! • Back to School Math and Literacy Centers • Bakery and Sweets Math and Literacy Centers • Birthday Math and Literacy Centers • Camping Math and Literacy Centers • Community Helpers Math and Literacy Centers • Construction Math and Literacy Centers • Dinosaur Math and Literacy Centers • Farm Math and Literacy Centers • Food and Nutrition Math & Literacy • Ice Cream Math and Literacy Centers • Insect Math and Literacy Centers • Ocean Math & Literacy Centers (Pirates too) • Pets Math and Literacy Centers • Pizza Math and Literacy Centers • Space Math and Literacy Centers • Transportation Math and Literacy Centers • Zoo Math and Literacy Centers • Winter Games Math and Literacy Centers Click the ★green star★ at the top of my store to follow me to receive 50% off all new products for the first 24 hours a new product is posted! 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This product has everything you need for assessing and observing GOLD Teaching Strategies objectives for the Blue Band (Pre-K, 4-5 year olds). Included in this product are printables, data tables, schedules, checklists, at a glance cards, observation recording sheets, assessments, recording sheets, and even EDITABLE files so you can easily add student names to assessment and recording sheets. Included domains: Social-Emotional, Physical, Language, Cognitive, Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Arts, and English Language Acquisition Items included in this product: Suggested Assessment Schedule by Quarter This includes a suggested chart of which quarter to assess the GOLD objectives. I print it and keep it in my data notebook. Quarterly Assessment Checklists This includes charts for each quarter that are a broken down into what objectives you need to assess each quarter. I print each chart and check off the objective after I enter data into GOLD, and then I highlight the objectives after I checkpoint in GOLD. It helps keep me organized on what data I've already input. Observation Checklists Organized by Domain This includes checklists for each domain. It is EDITABLE so you can add your class list of student names. If you need to input data weekly for each child, you'll want to print these Observation Checklists to keep you organized. Put the Checklists on a clipboard to record your daily student observations. You can check it off or write the date on the Checklists. Observation Sheets Organized by Student Record your observations in one place. These sheets have a place for a date, and room to jot down an observation, so you can later enter it into the GOLD website. Use the Objective Cards and Observation Cards so you can put a GOLD objective number with your observation. File your observations in your data notebook by student. Objective Cards at a Glance These cards include all objectives, indicators, and rating scales from the blue band (Pre-k, 4-5 year olds). Print, laminate, hole punch in the corner, and put them on a ring. Place the Objective Cards around your room near various centers for easy observations and reference, for either you or your aide. Observation Cards at a Glance These cards are little different from the Objective Cards. These Observation Cards have some of the GOLD examples and indicators listed on them, and will help you with what to look for/what is most commonly seen in Pre-K. Assessment Sheets by Objective You'll want to print one of each of the Assessment Sheets for your data notebook binder. These are EDITABLE to add student names to each objective. Each page has a different objective with all indicators listed with the rating scale. You can easily assess an objective for your whole class and see where you've graded each student at for each quarter. It makes it easy when it comes time for report cards because you have everything you need on one paper when you go to checkpoint in GOLD. Basic Assessments and Recording Sheets Included: uppercase and lowercase letters, letter sounds, numbers 0-20, and 2D and 3D shapes assessments, and recording sheets. If you have any questions on how I assess with GOLD Teaching Strategies, or how I use any of the included assessments in my classroom, please leave a question in the Q/A Section or email me! Check out my other Assessment Companions for GOLD Teaching Strategies products: Assessment Companion for GOLD Teaching Strategies (Preschool) Assessment Companion for GOLD Teaching Strategies (Kindergarten) ************************************************************************************************************ Let's Connect! Instagram l Facebook l Blog l Pinterest Take pictures of your students using this resource and tag me on Instagram! I'd love to see it and share!
Obs in Theory is our latest new template. This template enables educators to link their observation to child development theories. Theories enable edu...
Well you hit fall so that means you are well on your way to October! What’s important about October? Well, in the kindergarten world….October is when the skies open and it rains down these little readers, writers, and truly magnificent kiddos! I mean not that they weren’t awesome in August and September… but October is when their...
Dive right into the icy waters of the Polar Regions of the Arctic and Antarctica with this fun and educational study of polar bears and penguins! This unit is filled with supplemental activities to engage your students as you explore the world of these amazing animals. In this unit, you will find: hands on activities, arts and crafts, games, a science experiment, printables and so much more! This Unit Contains: 1. Recommended Book List 2. "My Polar Pals" Mini Book 3. Letter "P" Writing Practice 4. Colorful Penguins ELA Dough Center 5. Color the Polar Bears Printable 6. Polar Bears Ten Frame Math Center 7. Ten Frames Cut & Paste Printable 8. "Puffy Polar Bear" Craft/Art Activity (with template) 9. Penguins on Parade Craftivity (with template) 10. Penguin Estimation Activity 11. Polar Bear Poem of the Week (original) 12. The Penguin Song (original) 13. Science Experiment: How Blubber Keeps Polar Animals Warm 14. Science Observation Printable 15. Gross Motor Games 16. "What Can a Penguin Do?" Activity 17. Penguin Action Words - Matching Printable 18. Polar Pack Up {Cut & Sort} Perfect for Pre-K-1st Grade! Some of the worksheet materials are more suitable for K/1 students. Please download our preview for a closer look into this unit. Enjoy! ~Curriculum Castle
November is the perfect time to talk about hibernation!! We ended our bear theme with some hibernation activities specifically intended for preschool. Did you know that most bears actually snore wh…
We love studying the clouds and weather because we are able to observe its changes every day. Our first cloud activity we did was the Why...
This post is an exploration into apple science, apple math, and apple writing! Grab your bag of apples and apple colored manipulatives!
Welcome to the Windy Month of March!We recently tried a few challenges that all deal with using wind power! This was great fun in celebration of a new month, but these challenges can definitely be use
To celebrate Valentine's Day, we created a conversation heart squish bag. This Valentine's sensory squish bag turned out to be a fun science observation as well- take a look!
I created a preschool newsletter template for use in my classroom. I type these out once a month to keep all the parents update on our themes, activities, and any special days or parties. I will probably be making more themed for holidays, seasons, etc. I did create all the images on this newsletter as well so please do not take off the copyright at the bottom. Thanks! Here is one for February as well... again please give me credit. I created all the images included.
Teach your kids positional language with these fun activities and games, including positional words fingerplays and cut and stick activities.
This week Ms. Debbie and I thought we'd have a dogs and cats themed story time. There are so many awesome children's books that star our furry friends, the hard part was choosing which books to read! To make this day even more special, we had visitors from our local shelter join us - 2 cats and a dog, and all available for adoption! Real furry friends is a wonderful start, but if you've been reading this blog, you know we like to offer a LOT of fun learning experiences. This week we also counted the letters in some popular dog names, and put the corresponding number of doggy bones into doggy dishes. We also counted buttons - groovy buttons - to put on Pete The Cat's shirt. (I drew the Pete shape, made copies, and wrote numbers 3-9 on them.) Fine motor and counting skills anyone? The library has some beautiful doggy counters, so we put those out with a suggestion to find ways to sort them. Of course, some friends enjoyed pretend play with them (I think they are kissing!), some friends lined them up (another common way for young children to explore materials), and some sorted them. I feel so sorry for this little blue dog - it looks like the yellow dogs aren't playing very nicely! Our final activity was another super messy one, but SO incredibly worth it. I know I've said before that something was my favorite, but.... this was really my favorite! We reenacted the story of Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes, by James Dean and Eric Litwin. If you haven't heard it performed by Eric Litwin, you are missing something special! In the story, Pete steps in strawberries, blueberries, mud and water, and his shoes change colors each time. We chose to use paint instead of fruit and mud, but the results were similar! Between the trays of paint and bucket of water, I rolled out some paper for the kiddos to walk on and make their own little foot prints. They loved it so much, and repeated it so often, we saturated and tore up not only the first set of paper, but a second as well! There was much washing of feet, and a few families even came prepared with a change of clothes - and there were so many smiles! Even better, perhaps, was hearing our families talking about doing this again, at home! (To see how I did this activity in my home-based preschool, check out this blog post.) After the kiddos left, Ms. Debbie and I snuck out for a quick play in the paint too. I truly thought that would be the end of this particular story. Post Script: When I got in the shower later that day, I discovered blue tempera paint under my toe nails. If that's not proof that I'm an early childhood teacher, I don't know what is! But like Pete says, "It's all good!"
Over 30 of the BEST Christmas Breakfast Recipes. So many delicious and amazing ideas for the adults and kids for wonderful Holiday traditions!
Ideas for using FREE circus themed number cards to practice sequencing, matching and 1 to 1 correspondence for numbers 1-10.
Kinder Latino Suggests doing this for guided reading which then easily moved into a center for independent practice. Love it! Kinder Latino Suggests doing this for guided reading which then easily moved into a center for independent practice. Love it! Kinder Latino Suggests doing this for guided reading which then easily moved into a center for independent practice. Love it!
Printable teacher resources for pre-k, preschool and kindergarten classrooms. Lesson plans, substitute plans, class newsletter, assessments, progress reports.
A collection of 20 math activities inspired by Dr. Seuss books. Practice number recognition, counting, graphing, pattern making, addition, and more.
Wow your interviewers with a stunning visual display of your skills, strengths, and your students' learning! Highlight your teaching strengths with this sleek and put-together EDITABLE Teaching Portfolio Template! Get a visual edge over the competition for your dream job and get ready to shine as you showcase visual examples of what learning in YOUR class will look and feel like! Just click to edit/type and add your own photos and important documents! The preview shows examples/suggestions for what to include. Here’s What’s Inside: Cover Page (with contact info & professional headshot options) Table of Contents Lesson Plan Templates (daily, weekly, and small group versions) Section Dividers, Headers, & Blank Pages for the following: Important Documents Cover Letter & Resume References Teaching Philosophy Evaluations/Observations Credentials & Certificates Degree & Transcripts Classroom Management & Set-Up Best Practices & Instructional Strategies Guided Math & Guided ELA Lesson Plans Unit Plans Differentiation & Inclusion Assessments & Data Teaching Reflections Professional Development & Membership Please respect my hard work and use this download for a single classroom only. Refer other people to my store if they would like a copy of this as well! Thanks! --Alyssa Stone
