Get a free editable classroom newsletter template that you can use to send home monthly newsletters to parents! You will love the ease and flexibility of this fully editable PowerPoint newsletter template. Help strengthen the bond between home and the classroom with this communication tool!
I don’t know about you, but I can always use more classroom management tools! This was my first year back teaching after 2 years off. In some ways, I felt like I was starting over, and in some ways, I felt like a veteran teacher! Anyways, after the year was over, I knew there were […]
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Create a colorful parent flip book for classroom parents in the fall with this FREE free flip book template. It's perfect for back to school!
A one page, double sided, world history syllabus for any classroom! Very basic and can be adapted to any subject. In a word document so that you may edit the words and pictures if you wish! An open template that is easily edited to your liking!
Whether your lesson plans are detailed multi-page documents submitted to your administration each week, or they’re mostly post-it notes with concise bullet points, effective lesson planning requires strategy and intent. Great lessons need clear direction, purpose, pacing, and solid pedagogy. (Side note: If you are looking for engaging step-by-step lesson plans for the ELA classroom – especially for sub plans – check out my ELA Lessons Bundle with over 60 individual plans). While planning such successful, well-balanced, dynamic lessons takes time (think of all those observation lessons), if you get into a strong habit of working through a few key steps, it simplifies the whole process. And, as with all habits: the more you do it, the easier it becomes. Soon you internalise the steps and find yourself doing them without even realising it. Below are the four simple steps - G.A.D.E - I go through in my mind every time I plan a lesson. Do I always write them out in detail? Nope, but I still always work through them as I plan. What do you want students to be able to do, know, or understand by the end of the lesson? The most effective way to plan a route for a journey, is to start with knowing where you are trying to get to, right? Instruction is most effective when you, and your students, have a firm idea of the goal. When they know what they are working towards, the lesson is far more purposeful. Your goal should be able to be expressed in a single sentence or two: the more focused it is, the easier it is for students to digest and understand. I even suggest writing this on the board at the start of the lesson, for students to be able to see and reference. Examples of Goals: - Students will understand the impact of varying sentence patterns, in term of creating tone. - Having read chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, students will be able to explain how an author develops a character in a narrative through the use of indirect characterization. - Students will be able to effectively back up their thoughts and ideas with appropriate textual evidence. [Grab a free lesson plan template here] How are you going to break down the substance of the lesson, to help students reach the goal? This is the nuts and bolts of the lesson: the lecture, activities, exercises, etc. Ask yourself: What are the most effective methods to help guide students to the goal: A lecture? A group discussion? A reading exercise? Worksheet practice? A video? A writing exercise? Station work? The key here is breaking the lesson down into varied, manageable chunks: rarely should you plan a 60 minute lesson with just one single activity. You want to think about dividing the class up into 10-20 minute segments with varied activities and modes of learning: all geared towards the overall goal. [Check out Room213's helpful blog post on how to build in time for productive struggle when lesson planning.] Examples of Segments for a 60 minute lesson: 5 min: Provocation - some sort of hook for the lesson to pre-test knowledge, or incite intrigue and interest. 10 min: Paired work 15 min: Teacher-led lecture and discussion 20 min: Individual work to practice a skill 10 min: Reflection and assessment of learning How will you, and your students, know if they have achieved the goal? This does not always have to be a large assessment task: that would perhaps be a unit goal. However, you should be able to place small milestones in every lesson to assess whether or not students are gaining knowledge, or developing their skills, and this need to be intentional. It may be a summative assessment task, but in the daily lesson it would likely be formative assessment. This should be a conscious decision when planning the lesson. Examples of Opportunities for Demonstrations of Learning: - Ask strategic questions: “How do you know that? Why did you write that?” - Use exit slips - Have students produce something which requires them to use what they have learned - Anonymous class polls or quizzes (or Kahoots!) - Self-reflections or evaluations - Written work / Projects What do you physically need to do, to facilitate the learning? Once you know the purpose of the lesson, and have a firm understanding of the activities and elements of the lesson, think about what you need to do to prepare. While this might be gathering resources, photocopying, finding passages, etc., it also should be about the space of the classroom: how best to facilitate the most effective lesson for your purpose. Think about desk layout, visual displays, seating arrangements, etc. Example of Environmental Elements - Move the desks into groups / pairs / individual etc. - Print, layout and organize materials - Have a specific song playing which relates to the lesson, for when students enter. - Create spaces around the room for station work or gallery walks etc. FREE TEMPLATES: If you are looking for a template for lesson planning: Click here to access a FREE editable Google Docs template (just go to “File” and “Make a Copy” to save the document to your own drive for editing). Want a printable copy? Click here to access a printable lesson plan template. Do also check out: If you are looking at planning a whole unit of study, read this great post by The Daring English Teacher.
Finish off your classroom library with these adorable storybook character posters! (DIGITAL DOWNLOAD) All posters are digitally drawn from various popular storybooks! Preview of all images are shown in the pictures above. This listing contains 21 different posters! Poster Size: Each poster is 8.5x11 inches (this includes the black border and white edges). If interested in cutting the white border off, the poster is about 7.5 inches wide by 10 inches long (border to border). Printing Tips: I recommend printing the posters on 65 lbs. white cardstock, which can then be laminated to increase durability. Upon purchase, you will notice that there are 2 versions of the posters. One version is the original posters/colours, while the second version has a filter placed on each poster (slightly less vibrant). You can choose which version best suits your personal style/classroom! This file contains 23 different posters, including characters from the books: - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers - The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems - Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el and Tim Bowers - Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister - The Cool Bean by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes - That's What Dinosaurs Do by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Couch Potato by Jory John and Pete Oswald - If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond - The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko - Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems - Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri - The Good Egg by Jory John and Pete Oswald - I Am Human by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss - Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and Garth Williams - *Recent Addition Update: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - *Recent Addition Update: Pete The Cat by Eric Litwin and James Dean **For personal use only** ***I do not own these images*** If you have any questions or character requests, feel free to email me!
This in-depth, editable IEP Folder Snapshot, otherwise known as an IEP Audit Form. It is perfect for keeping track of what is inside a student's IEP folder, cumulative folder, or audit file, without having to sift through all of the paperwork inside the folder.
Repeated reading is a research-based instructional strategy with the goal of increasing decoding automaticity skills. The goal of repeated reading is not for students to become “fast readers”. Rather, we want students to read the words accurately, with intonation, and at a rate that is comparable to the speed of oral language. This resource was created to provide a rereading routine for students who would benefit from increasing accurate and automatic fluency skills. It is designed to be led by older students or volunteers, who assist younger students in the rereading routine. While it can be implemented as often as desired, we used this rereading routine three times a week for 6 weeks. Each student who participated in the fluency friends rereading routine was paired with a fifth-grade student who volunteered the first 10 minutes of their recess time. The older students used the assembled toolkits to walk their readers through the day’s rereading routine by following the instructions on the card. Each toolkit contained all of the materials needed for the lessons. This resource is designed to be used with passages or texts that you, the teacher, supply each week, based on the student’s decoding skills and needs. Please note, that no texts or passages are included with this resource. It can be used in conjunction with whatever word recognition curriculum, program, or texts you use. What does the rereading routine look like? (We chose the routine to take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. You can edit and choose the days of the week that work best for your classroom.) Monday: Modeling Day. Volunteers led the student through a series of modeling exercises. They first read the passage to the student, modeling fluent reading. Next, they did a choral reading with the student. Last, they scooped the sentences in the passage for the student, and practiced fluent phrasing with the student. If time allowed, the student reread the passage an additional time. Wednesday: Fluency Fun Day. During Day 2, peers and students used novelty reading tools to reread the passage in engaging ways! Flashlights, microphones, mini cards, and reading pointer wands are used throughout the lesson. This rereading day is designed to be motivating and encourage as much rereading practice of the week’s passage as possible. The card for Day 2 acts as a "choice menu" to practice rereading the passage or text several times. Friday: The final day of each week is called “Beat Your Time Day”. A highlighter or pencil, and a sand timer is used on day 3. The student reads the passage. At the end of one minute, the peer leader draws a line after the last word read. The routine above is repeated, and the student tries to read farther than he or she did the first time. If time allows, the reader tries to read even more than his or her second reading. When can this routine take place? Fluency Friends is a perfect routine to fit into a center time, intervention block, before school, during a designated "no new teaching time", or during small group time. It's also a great way for parents to help their children with rereading practice at home! What grade(s) is this resource designed for? You can use this resource and rereading routine for ANY student who is reading connected text! Kindergarteners who are reading short decodable passages, first and second grade students, and upper elementary students who could benefit from increased rereading practice will love this routine! Thank you so much for learning more about Fluency Friends! -Christina DeCarbo Miss DeCarbo, Inc. Copyright 2023 All Rights Reserved.
This editable binder is designed to be used in the upper grades or secondary classroom. It includes a student information survey, student behavior log, hall passes, hall pass log, tardy log, and documentation sheet for missing work. Using this binder helps teachers keep all behavior documentation in one central location, which makes it easy to present to parents, other teachers, and administrators when asked about a student's behavior or performance in the classroom. The binder includes the following sections: 1. Student Information and Behavior Log (with student survey for beginning of the year and missing work documentation form) 2. Absent Work Log (for teachers and students) 3. Hall Pass Log (with hall pass templates) 4. Tardy Log
Hi friends! A couple years ago I started to see some really fun infographic style syllabus templates on Pinterest. Some of them were editable, but required me to use Adobe type programs that #icanteven. I think someday I really need to figure it out, but I just don’t have the patience for that right now. ... Read more
Elevate learning with instant engagement! Explore exciting glow activities that add a fun and illuminating twist to your classroom!
This kindergarten classroom wasn't ready and decorated by the first day of school. In the end, students loved the classroom even more for it.
With this Google Sheets Gradebook, you'll finally stay on top of grading. You'll have access to your digital gradebook through Google Drive and can easily print the gradebook template, too. You'll find automatic averages, options for assignment weighting, and built-in student reports. There are two gradebooks available to you with purchase. ⭐ GRADEBOOK ONE ⭐ This gradebook is super simple to use. This is perfect for someone new to Google Sheets who just wants an easy digital gradebook to keep track of student results on assignments, projects, tests, etc. It works as a printable & digital gradebook so you can print a quick one-pager to add to your teacher binder to help you stay organized. This Google Sheets gradebook is 100% editable and customizable. It's appropriate for any grade level because the editable gradebook template allows you to record grades however you want: percentages, 4-point scale, fractions, etc. Gradebook one does not automatically calculate averages, offer assignment weighting, or generate student reports. But gradebook two does... ⬇ ⭐ GRADEBOOK TWO ⭐ This digital gradebook has ten subject pages (subject names and icons can be changed) that calculate student averages. It generates four different student reports and grades can be displayed by percentages, letter grades, descriptors, 4-point scale, or 5-point scale. Reports can be easily printed off or downloaded as PDFs. In this Google Sheets gradebook, there are three ways to adjust assignment weighting. You can do this by individually weighting assignments, adjusting term weighting, or assigning assessment category weighting (assignments, quizzes, projects, etc). You can also turn weighting options off so that all assignments, categories, and terms are weighted evenly. ⭐ TUTORIAL VIDEOS ⭐ Setup videos are included for both of the Google Sheets Gradebook templates to get you started to finally stay on top of grading! In summary, both GRADEBOOK ONE and GRADEBOOK TWO are included in the purchase of this resource. Which digital gradebook you choose to use, is up to you! GRADEBOOK ONE ⭐ Easy to use ⭐ 100% editable ⭐ As many subjects Sheets are you want ⭐ Perfect for keeping a simple record of grades ⭐ Flexibility in how you enter grades (percentages, fractions, letters, numbers, etc.) ⭐ No averaging, assignment weighting, or reports GRADEBOOK TWO ⭐ Best suited for those comfortable in Google Sheets ⭐ Ten subject gradebook Google Sheets ⭐ Automatically calculates averages ⭐ Options for weighting by term, assignment category, and individual assignments ⭐ Option to turn weighting off ⭐ Four different student reports are automatically generated ⭐ View grades on reports in percentages, letter grades, descriptors, 4-point or 5-point scales What Teachers Have Said ✿ Joy said, "Two words: lifesaver! I am thrilled I purchased this. Thank you for the video that explained how to use this. Thank you for making record-keeping so much easier!" ✿ Aisha said, "This is one of the most needed resources I purchased this year. I used this to organize my grades and complete checklists for my students. I enjoyed the premade templates. I copied the templates for every 9 weeks, saved them, and printed them. I am glad I stumbled across this resource." ✿ Karen said, "This resource has allowed me to put grades in as you would in a hard copy gradebook. It can be used over and over which I like (no need to purchase one each year) and you don't have to carry it around. Having it all digital has been a nice treat!"
Imagine welcoming parents to a conference armed with personalized insights that highlight their child's shining moments (Glows) and offer thoughtful guidance for their growth (Grows). These report card comments go beyond the usual grades, giving a comprehensive view of the child's progress in subjects like Math, Language Arts, Science, and more. But that's not all – they also dive into learning skills and social development, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of each student’s journey. Get ready to engage in fruitful conversations with parents, set inspiring goals, and create a supportive learning environment that celebrates achievements while nurturing improvement. With the Glows and Grows Report Card Comments, you’re not just hosting a conference – you’re igniting growth, fostering partnership, and making a positive impact on each child’s success. So, why wait? Let's embark on this exciting journey together and bring out the best in every child's education!
Your class syllabus does not have to be boring! It can be interesting & informative. Grab a free, editable printable AND DIGITAL syllabus.
Structuring your schedule for kindergarten is important for students. Keep in mind student energy levels while designign your day.
When I started using timer slides for powerpoint, my life changed! Powerpoint slide timers truly are a time management must have for...
Display these Plans & Plants themed slides in your classroom! These editable Google Slides templates can be used to post weekly and daily agendas, classwork directions and assignments, bellringers and classroom expectations, and much more!This is a GREAT classroom management tool AND a wonderful...
Grudgeball: An Engaging Classroom Review Game is the perfect way to host a friendly competition while reviewing content.
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Not only would these look great on any wall but they would make great gifts to close family members. You could do so much with a silhouette image like card making, photo prints, scrapbooking, wall …
If you need assistance on how to edit and/or utilize Digital Interactive Notebooks in Google Slides for your classroom, you have come to the right place! In these videos, I will be referencing the Editable Digital Interactive Notebook Templates in this post. This digital Google Slides resource provides editable Interactive Notebook Templates that you can
This product includes pre-made and editable self-reflections for both behavior and academics! I use these in my classroom to have students reflect before parent-teacher conferences. Includes 8 options for both academic and behavior reflections. Update: Now includes a end of the year overall self-reflection! I'm using mine for my students to write their own report card comments! :) Please do not sell or redistribute my product as your own. Please fell free to email me with an questions or suggestions for how I can improve this product to best meet the needs of your classroom. Thanks for checking out my Student Self Reflections!
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Are you looking for a fun way to reinforce teaching similes to students? Making simile monsters is always a huge hit! Students will create a fictitious monster and use similes to describe the 5 senses about their monsters. To hook students, I love to read the text Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood (affiliate […]
Not only would these look great on any wall but they would make great gifts to close family members. You could do so much with a silhouette image like card making, photo prints, scrapbooking, wall …
In today’s society, it is important that students can use their critical thinking skills in their everyday lives. The perfect place for students to learn how and to practice critical reading, writing, arguing, and even listening is the high school English classroom. Here are 10 critical high school English lessons and skills that teachers should be teaching their students!
Do you want a classroom playlist that is created and loved by all your students? These Spotify classroom playlist resources are the perfect fit for you! Have your students recommend songs to add to your classroom playlist. This playlist can be played during group work, as a reward, or much more! I like to create a little station for recommendations in my room. This product includes student song recommendation tickets and an instruction poster to hang in your classroom. This is not editable. This product will provide you with a PDF. Included in this Product: student song recommendation tickets student instruction poster Other Resources you may be Interested in: Boho Affirmation Wall Classroom Decor Boho Notebook/Journal Bin labels Boho Themed Affirmation Station (I am... Mirror) Decor Boho Themed Order of Operations (PEMDAS) Classroom Decor Looking for a FREE classroom decor resource? Subscribe to my email list here. Please email me with any questions: [email protected]
A simple way to teach your students classroom procedures and expectations at the beginning of the school year
Use these Chrysanthemum name activities, name graph and name crafts to practice and compare names in preschool and kindergarten!
Exit tickets are valuable classroom tools. Here you'll read 7 reasons to use exit tickets in the classroom and...
The "Editable Literacy Rotation/Center Slides with Moveable Icons & Timers" is a comprehensive digital tool designed to assist in facilitating literacy rotations in any classroom environment! Created with the needs of educators in mind, this product streamlines the organisation and execution of literacy rotations, developing independence within students and assisting in the creation of strong classroom routines. Key Features: Moveable Icons: 40+ moveable literacy icons in both rectangular and circular shapes, as well as 21 resource icons Moveable Timers: 8 different timers, including 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, and 30 minutes Backgrounds: A selection of six different coloured backgrounds, including different titles ('Literacy Rotations' or 'Literacy Centers') and instructions for use Group Member slides: A selection of slides to display group names and group members (for 2 - 6 groups) Learning Intention slides: WALT (We Are Learning To) and WILF (What I'm Looking For) slides to outline/display learning intentions for each individual activity before rotations commence Activity Instruction slides: To outline how to complete each individual activity before rotations commence Literacy Rotation/Center slides: A wide array of templates, catering for 2-6 groups and 1-6 rotations. Options to either display 1 rotation at a time, or ALL rotations provided Pack Away slide: 3-step pack away slide with timer to assist in smooth transitions between rotations Instructions for Use: Detailed instructions for use provided within resource
Your class syllabus does not have to be boring! It can be interesting & informative. Grab a free, editable printable AND DIGITAL syllabus.
