Use these catchy number formation rhymes to teach children how to write numbers!
I have been DREAMING about this felt food set for a WHILE now! I love to incorporate life skills into my classroom, even thought my students are still young at grades 1-4. The life skills track is the track they are set on, and incorporating age appropriate life skills into their day, at their level, […]
Word Families Reading Fluency Pages *** American and Australian spelling included *** About this Book This unit contains a set of 24 short-vowel word family reading pages to help develop reading fluency. Each sentence is comprised of common sight words and a word from the focus word family. Directions for use Children read the sentences on the page and, after each time, they color an animal. Children should read the page 5 times for successful completion of this reading activity. Happy Teaching :) Word Families included ab ad ag am an ap at ed en et id ig in ip it ob og op ot ub ug um un ut Other Word Family games and activities are available here. Individual Word Family units are available here. Follow me on Facebook for exclusive freebies and giveaways! Follow me on Instagram Follow me on Pinterest Visit my blog
Having a "toolbox" of coping strategies is critical for a child or young adult to deal with challenging emotions. Sometimes the emotions are due to anxiety, depression, anger, stress or other strong feelings. Regardless of the reason, it's important to teach, practice, and choose coping strategies t
It makes doing evaluations and providing therapy easier when the forms are organized. I am self employed, so sometimes it is hard for me to find and get forms that I like, so I make my own. Here are some forms that I have made and use. Therapy Paperwork Forms Evaluation Forms Documentation Forms...
As Reading Recovery teachers we have a significant amount of paperwork to keep organized. When we keep our paperwork organized and up-to-date we are better able to use what we know about our stude…
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In this educator organisation series you can download a free mini organiser to help you create a simple step by step system to meet paperwork and documentation requirements yet still save valuable time!
Conceptualizing a case systemically can be challenging, because of the many family members and influences that are relevant to our work with clients. In the practicum courses I teach, students are required to write a case summary and present the case to the class. In this post, I outline and explain
Giggling Einstein's Kindergarten Prep Presents, "Dentist Week!!" This is a week lesson plan for pre-k to Kindergarten students. This lesson can either be used as a curriculum or just be added to your curriculum. It is full of fun, hands-on activities that teach all the skills your students will need throughout the school year! These lessons meet all requirements for Early Childhood learning! These lessons help teachers and parents have more time to teach and less time worrying about the paperwork. Includes: *Lesson Plan *Activity instructions *Science Examples and Instructions *Art Examples *Supply List These lesson plans can fit into anyone's curriculum, it doesn't matter if you teach from home or in a classroom! Create, Inspire, and Have Fun!
After 19 years in the classroom, I‘ve picked up a few tricks that have saved me from hours reinventing the wheel year after year. The best thing I ever did for myself was complete some upfront work that led to years of little to no prep and planning! Here are my top three work smarter, not harder tips for easy lesson planning: 1. Save and store reusable worksheets and task cards. Classrooms don't have a lot of storage space, but keeping photocopies of the materials your students will use year af
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Who doesn't know and love "Frere Jacques"? This is a folk song that most of your kids even know, but there is so much you can do with it. This is a great song to present half note, fa, low sol, part-singing, and so much more! I'm using it this year to present half note to my 2nd graders. We prepped and prepped half note at the end of last year, and have been reviewing it for this year. I'm just about ready to present it (my 2nd graders this year are just amazing - this is slightly earlier than I've done it with 2nd grade in the past). Anyway, we've been singing this song in class and doing different activities with it. I had them do this little game/dance that I sort of made up: Standing in a double circle in pairs, each circle walks to their right for 8 beats, then back for 8 beats to face their partner (1st 8 beats is "Frere Jacques," 2nd is "Dormez vous?") Play patty-cake on next 8 beats (Sonnez les matines) clap-right-clap-left, clap-right-clap-left On last 8 beats, wave good-bye and take one step to the right (opposite directions for circles) and face a new partner. Repeat. If you do this enough times, the kids should be standing in front of their original partners after a few turns. My kids loved this! I also loved that by counting the beats, they were internalizing that they took two steps on "vous" - a great prep for half note. Another activity they really enjoyed is identifying the long notes. We haven't labeled them yet, but they know where they are. I had some students come up and play a few instruments that make "bell" sounds - finger cymbals, triangles, etc on the long notes. Then, a student suggested that instead of singing, the instruments play the "din dan don" part on their own. So great! So, that inspired me to write a simple little Orff arrangement. Feel free to adapt it to your instruments, change parts up, etc. I've included a simple recorder part if you'd like to use it with recorders. I created a file for Teachers Pay Teachers that can help when you present the half note, fa, or low sol, as this song is great for all of them! It has a lot included, like iconic rhythmic notation: Iconic melodic notation: Actual rhythmic notation: Song lyrics in English and French, and more. You can find it here for $1.50 if you want to help contribute to my adoption fund :) Frere Jacques Since my focus this year is on music around the world, I'm choosing to teach this song in French. I was looking around the internet the other day, and found this great website that has video clips of kids from different European countries singing this song in their own language: Frere Jacques around the world. So cute! The kids get a kick out of this familiar song in so many languages!
Hey Friends! I’m back at it again with the white keyboard! (Dang Daniel reference anyone?) 😉 Tellagami is an app that lets you and students record a quick video with an animated character, or ‘game’. It has a fabulous feature that let’s you customize the gami. Certain features are locked unless you purchase it, but it works just fine using the free version. The app lets you pull pictures from your camera roll, so your kids can make the background pertain to what they are talking about. Tips to use Tellagami in the classroom: Want kids to write what they’ve learned about a topic? Have them share their learning in the form of a Gami. Then they can post it to {Seesaw} for their parents to see! To learn more about Seesaw {CLICK HERE} Place a book in the background and have students give a book review or summary. Students can discuss from a character’s point of view. Extend the story past the text, talk about character changes, the possibilities are endless! Social Studies: There are so many people the kids need to know! Give facts or discuss a topic from a famous person’s point of view. What are some ways […]
Use our What is Teamwork family conversation starters to help your children understand the importance of teamwork.
The first week of school sure is a busy one! I work hard to balance the mandatory paperwork with games, hands-on activities and team-building fun. Even with bigger kids, it's important to keep them moving throughout the day and providing a variety of activities. 1. Marshmallow Tower For this activity, you'll need the following materials
Finding the inspiration to start writing a fiction story can be a struggle for many students. Once their stories are written, revising and improving them is the next hurdle that students need to cl…
Hellooo future teacher! Congrats to you on completing your student teaching and degree! You are about to begin one of the best and most rewarding careers (at least in my opinion!) I know you have completed a tough several years and are eager to get your own classroom! I know, because I was in your shoes about five years ago.... As soon as I graduated, I started applying for jobs online. I would fill out the application on the school's website and wait to hear back from the school. I soon became discouraged because I didn't get a single response for even an interview. Luckily, I was offered an assistantship to get my Master's Degree and was able to put the job search off for another year. I was so blessed to get the opportunity for so many reasons! I was extremely fortunate because my assistantship gave me the opportunity to connect with some amazing teachers, professors, and future teachers who showed me that I was applying for jobs all wrong! I'm going to share my biggest mistakes as I applied for jobs and give you some tips to stand out in your interview process! *Please note, I'm sharing what worked for me in my job search. 1. Of course you need to... Be sure to do the obvious...create a resume, write a basic cover letter that you can easily tweak as you apply to schools, type up your references with all of their info in one place, get your letters of recommendations together. If you don't have letters of recommendation-be sure to ask for them now! Don't forget to get permission from your references to use them too! Spend the extra money and buy some resume paper! Print your resume, references, and cover letters on this paper! I know it can get expensive but it's worth it! 2. Set yourself apart and get the interview! When I applied for jobs, my first mistake was just applying online and waiting around! I look back and I realize what a silly mistake that was! In order to even get an interview, administrators want to see that you are dedicated and willing to go that extra mile! If the expectation is to fill out the online application, then you need to do that and go above and beyond! Email the administrators directly to reiterate your interest, go in to the school and personally drop off your resume, send brochures or something extra with your resume (see below)and let administrators get to know you! Check out the brochure I created below! Sorry I wasn't able to make this an editable template. Don't worry though, you can find a template in Microsoft Word that you can edit. Some things I included on my brochure were: photos of me teaching, why I became a teacher, career experience, relevant skills and training, my contact information, the degrees and certificates I obtained, and references. Don't worry, you're not being pushy, you're setting yourself apart from everyone who is just applying! The point is, you need to do more than just fill out the application to make yourself stand out! Be unique and show your personality! 3. Once you've got your interview, time to get ready! When I started applying for jobs I was told by several people to not even bother putting together a portfolio. I was told that administrators don't even bother looking at them. Um.... wrong! Of course the people you are interviewing with won't take the time to sit there and look at every page in your portfolio. It's up to you to put meaningful items in your teaching portfolio that you can easily talk about. Don't just try to fill pages in your portfolio. Include items that administrators want to see. Do your research and look up commonly asked interview questions for the grade level or area that you specialize in. As an intervention specialist, I knew I would be asked about writing IEPs. I made sure to include an IEP I had written in my portfolio. (If you plan to do this too, be sure to delete or hide ALL confidential information. That includes: school districts, names, addresses, and more.) I can tell you that at every interview, I was almost always asked about these topics: classroom management, lesson planning, professional development, and communication with parents. Since these topics are so important to teaching and so commonly asked about, I made sure to include information about each one in my portfolio! As your interviewers ask you about these topics, open up your portfolio to these pages! It is a great visual for administrators and it makes it easier for you to discuss each topic. Not to mention, it shows you are prepared, creative, and willing to put in the extra work! For example, if you are asked, "what does a typical lesson look like?" You can show the administrator a typed out lesson plan (complete with objectives, assessments, and all that good stuff!) along with photos and student work samples. Even if you're not in a teaching position, be sure to start collecting these things now from your student teaching! If you are looking for some ideas of things to include in a portfolio, some options are: copies of your resume, copies of your references, letters of recommendation, communication with parents, lesson plans, student work samples, classroom management information, a sample IEP, professional development certificates, Praxis or testing scores, college transcripts, evaluations and observations, resources you have created, a copy of you teaching license, a disc or QR Code with a link to a video of you teaching a lesson. One thing I have commonly notified in many teaching portfolios is a nicely typed out paper on the individuals' educational philosophy. Although this is great information, I can tell you that your interviewer will not likely sit there and read your entire paper. It's best just to know this information and work it in to your talking points as you interview. I would recommend saving this space for something else. Obviously, what you put in your portfolio will change depending on your specialty. Be sure to do your research and carefully select what you put in your portfolio! 4. Organize that portfolio! Now that you have selected what will go in your portfolio, make it look nice! Invest in a big binder to put everything in and get some tabs to separate out each section. Don't forget to get some page protectors for each page (I might be slightly addicted to page protectors.) Be sure to give it a nice cover page and add a table of contents. I created mine using Microsoft Word! Don't worry I've included a few different options for the cover page and what I used for my table of contents for free! Click the images to grab some of my favorite necessities! When I made my portfolio, I started with the table of contents. I numbered all of the sections on one page so I could easily find everything. I purchased binder tabs with numbers so I could place each section behind the numbered tabs. Grab this as a freebie at the end of the blog post Check out some examples of what I included in my portfolio. Please note, some things are blacked out to keep students' identities private. I did obtain parental permission to include students photos in my portfolio. You may want to send a letter home to the parents of your students to get this permission as well. Bonus: you can use this letter under your "communication with parents" tab in your portfolio. :) Get the letter for free at the end of this post! Please keep in mind I did not place my copyright on the letter because I thought it would be too intrusive. Even though it is not there, please respect my work and terms of use. :) Grab this letter as a freebie at the end of the blog post Below are some pages I included in my teaching portfolio. Hope they can give you some inspiration! Whatever you do, make it yours! I like to create things digitally so that's how mine turned out. Looking back, it's not the most beautifully done but it showed employers that I can create things digitally and am (somewhat) tech savvy. Maybe you're a big scrapbooker? Make your portfolio "scrapbookie"... I know that's not a word but you get my point! Make it unique and reflective of your personality! Contact cards. I gave these out or my interviewers could take them from my portfolio. Sample lesson plan Photos from a lesson A student work sample. Don't forget to add a cover! I tried to keep mine simple but still show my personality. I added my name, number, and email to the cover. I also added my favorite quote about teaching. Below you can use my editable template or create your own and just use mine as inspiration! Grab this as a freebie at the end of the blog post 5. Don't forget to follow up... After you have had your interview, be sure to follow up within 24 hours. Don't let them forget about you! Some people suggest an email others suggest a handwritten thank you card. I suggest doing both! Neither has to be too long. Just be sure to reiterate your interest in the teaching position and mention something specific that you talked about while you interviewed. You can do it! Well I hope these resources and the information will help you in your job search. If I can leave you with one more piece of advice... Don't get discouraged if you don't get an interview, job offer, or exactly what you are looking for right away! Just keep trying and continue to better yourself as a teacher! I can tell you from personal experience that it is not easy but all of your hard work will pay off. Soon you will be doing what you love! Ready to get started? Sign up below to get all of these FREEBIES sent to you. First name Email address Send it to me! Yay! Please allow about five minutes for this freebie to arrive. Feel free to leave me any questions in the comments! Best of luck! 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I am linking up once again with The Teaching Tribune for Worksheet Wednesday. Bloggers participating will post free worksheets, many of which will work for your 'Back to School' theme. My freebie works well with 'An All About Me' theme and/or 'Back to School' activity. You can find it by clicking HERE or on the picture. Enjoy! Be sure to hop over to The Teaching Tribune to check out all the other fabulous freebies! Thanks for reading! Have a great day. :)
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Welcome to the second in the series on using the Super Six in the Music Classroom. This blog post is about something we as educators do instinctively—ask questions. We ask questions for many reasons—to keep students on track, to ask them what they are doing when they are distracted, to check for understanding and for […]
“Play is essential to the development and learning of young children. Not optional…essential. Children learn as they play. In fact, play provides the perfect context for learning for the whole child – mental, verbal, social, physical, creative and emotional, in a way most structured classroom-style activities do not. ” ~ Making Play Great, Play Grow …
