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I was asked to decorate this classroom for an Elder that is teaching the class of middle school students. You can find the material here. The teachers and students are really enjoying the study! This post is just ideas for decorating a Bible class with any FBI or Investigators theme. You can click here to purchase the material with more ideas and posters. I kept the door simple. I had cut the paper to totally cover the door, but as I began to put it together, I figured with kids, I would just be fighting to keep the background up for a year. So, I cut it down and used this. I have Duct Tape I use for my IFA classroom and used it at the top and bottom to secure the paper. (Although, I just used rolled up masking tape to attach it to the door.) Click here to download some of the misc. posters I created. For the FBI Watch List, I originally used this idea in my IFA Acts study class. I put two poster boards together and used the Duct Tape around the outside edges to make a border. You can find decorative Duct tape just about anywhere to use. This is the first quarter and will be the few things I will change each quarter. You can download (Genesis) the first quarter here. This includes the title and shield. I used rubber cement to attach the wanted people. This glue will allow me to peel them off each quarter and attach the new people. The second quarter begins with Moses. You can download the 2nd quarter wanted set here. A Creation poster comes with the visuals, which you can see below. So, I removed it for the study about Moses and added this 10 Commandments Poster. Click here to download it. The sets for the third and fourth quarter will be added as they are created for the class. I found these decorations for this wall here. I love it! A whole wall was complete once we cut it and stapled it! This room is supposed to look more like an office, than say, a room decorated for VBS. This was the only request for the room! This is on the main wall that students see when they enter the room. I left the bulletin board as a cork board since it looks more like an office. I made a large banner to go above the bulletin board with the title and color decorative masking tape for the sides. We ran out of room for all the student posters, so I stapled the teacher's poster and the decorative poster on the wall along the side of the bulletin board. You can find the yellow tape here that is along the bottom. Beside the above bulletin board, is this map that will be changed each quarter and the posters that you can purchase with the material. Click here to download some of the posters I used (including the earth symbol above). The evidence boxes are an idea I found on Pinterest. These are stacked at the end of the wall with the computer monitors. I also found the Investigator shadow here. I just enlarged that onto black bulletin board paper and added the yellow paper for the light beam. The white board is on the right of this. On the other side of the white board is this Bible investigation area. There is a Bible timeline that I placed in the corner at about eye level. There are some posters that comes with the FBI box. I also added some posters that will cover each quarter. Click here for the posters. The bookshelf holds class and office supplies. The Bibles are also here... right next to the Bible investigation corner. I found this Height Chart idea and since the item is not for sale any longer, I made one. This is right next to the door, where you typically see them. This was also used for the student's Most Wanted Posters. I just used white bulletin board paper and a ruler, but I used my Cricut machine to cut the numbers. The last photo is the general look of the room. You can see the tables lined up with cubicles attached to them to look like an office. This idea is in the FBI manual, and you can purchase it here to see more. You can find more ideas and printables here. There are posters and bulletin board printables and ideas here. You can find more investigation ideas on my Pinterest board here.

Jointly develop a class mission statement to promote student ownership of the classroom and their behavior using just 7 steps.

Ever been to an escape room with your friends? If you’re anything like me, you probably get a bit anxious, a little excited, but more than anything, you want to solve all the clues and WIN! Now, how about we think about how we can bring something similar into the classroom! I made an Escape […]

Reading Chrysanthemum or studying author Kevin Henkes? These fun and engaging Chrysanthemum activities will help your students dig deeper!

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A compilation of the best ideas I've seen for an awesome detective classroom theme.

The first week of school generally consists of getting to know one another, in addition to discussion and practice of classroom procedures and routines. We also got our creative juices flowing by creating summer reflection writing pieces, squiggle stories, and "All About Me" mini-posters. Students are getting to know one another and me, and we are learning to work together to build a successful and positive classroom environment. On Wednesday, I wrote out six questions, all having to do with how to make our classroom and ourselves function to the highest level, on six pieces of chart paper. Students, in groups of three, spent two minutes at each chart, collaborating and responding to each question on a sticky note. After all groups visited each chart paper station, I hung all of the charts up and we discussed each answer and noticed some very interesting trends. Here's the finished product, which you can click on to enlarge: Inspired by Life in 4B To tie into the previous activity, I was inspired by my wonderful teammates, Mrs. Fadden and Ms. Mattox, to develop at class pledge with my students. We reviewed our responses to the above questions, and then we put all of the ideas together to form a cohesive paragraph that we have all agreed will help us to remember why we are here at school and what our common goal is. Below is the rough draft of our class pledge (which I will type up, make pretty, and have all of my students sign): Since we were able to develop a class goal (to achieve success in third grade), I also had each student determine an individual goal after reading the story Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni. I displayed our "Hopes and Dreams" for third grade near the classroom door, so that we can refer to, and revisit, them throughout the year. Lots of students are interested in learning how to sharpen their cursive skills, multiplication and division skills. I was very impressed by the number of students ready to take on our 40 book challenge! More on that later! Here's our class display of our hopes and dreams for third grade: Lastly, I read a book called Have You Filled a Bucket Today? The premise is that everyone carries an invisible bucket everywhere they go. When your bucket is "filled" you feel happy.When your bucket is "empty" you feel sad or upset. People can fill buckets by lending a helping hand, smiling, being kind, including others in games, and more. People can empty buckets by teasing, being ungrateful, acting disrespectfully, and more. I encourage my students to recognize the actions of bucket-fillers by writing them quick note and sticking it in their bucket display. This helps make everyone feel good. When we feel good, we want others to feel good. Therefore, kindess is passed from person to person. This is our bucket-filling display, complete with ways we can fill buckets and ways we can empty buckets: I look forward to more of these types of meaningful activities that promote teamwork, kindness, and achievement with your child!

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Day 7- I have enjoyed reading Matt Brown’s book Awakening and it has stirred a desire in my heart to be a part of God’s story in a larger way. Often this seems…impossible. IR…

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It's not exactly a secret; the English language is confusing. If I'm saying this after spending the last 12 years writing professionally, I can only imagine what it's like for a second grader! To help my son understand what punctuation to use when, I grabbed an amazing book and created a fun board game for us to play and practice. Before we got our game faces on, we read Elsa Knight Bruno's book Punctuation Celebration. This book is to kids what the AP style guide is to grown-up journalists (only WAY more whimsical). This is the most interesting reference book I've ever read! The book explains in rhyming text how 12 pieces of punctuation are used. The explanations are simple and examples are included. Illustrations are playful (Is there anything more cute than a smiling semicolon jumping rope?), making the weighty topic less intimidating. Whether your child is showing a natural talent or interest in writing or not, this book is worthy of checking out from the public library or adding it to your own shelves at home! Once we were done reading, I got out the Missing Punctuation board game I'd made. You can download a PDF of the 2-page game board and game cards here. You'll need to tape the game board together and cut out the cards. Find a few buttons, magnets, LEGO minifigures, or anything else that's small to use as game pieces (each player needs one to mark their progress moving around the board). NOTE: I created the game for two players. If there are more, you may need to make additional game cards. The game cards each contain a sentence or two with missing punctuation. It's up to the player to figure out which one is missing among the following: Period. Exclamation Point. Question Mark. Comma. Apostrophe. Quotation Marks. Colon. Semicolon Parentheses. Hyphen. Once they have figured out what punctuation is absent, they move their game piece to the space where that punctuation occurs on the game board. NOTE: You may need to remind players of the difference between an apostrophe and a comma. Play alternates between players. I gave my son loads of hints (e.g. for quotation marks, I asked, "Is someone talking?" and for parentheses, I posed the question, "Is there any information in the sentence that could be removed and it would still make sense?"). We referred to Bruno's book a lot and it was slow-going but my son had lots of fun and when he got a card with the final answer of exclamation point and won the game, he was elated! "Can we play again sometime?" I asked. "You bet!" he answered enthusiastically. Here are the answers: "I would like a turn," said John. Quotation Marks "Pass the ball," yelled the coach. Quotation Marks "Thirty-six," answered Julie. Quotation Marks "Write your name on the paper," said the teacher. Quotation Marks Are you okay? Question Mark Do you want a cookie? Question Mark Dogs are furry. Period Ethan is sad. Period His t-shirt was red. Hyphen I am very thirsty; I need a drink of water. Semicolon (or Period) I can't find my hat, coat, or mittens. Commas I can't swim. Apostrophe I don't care. Apostrophe I have a dog, cat, and hamster. Commas I like blue. Period I went to sleep at 8:35. Colon If I was older, I could drive. Comma I'm allergic to nuts; they make me sick. Semicolon (or Period) In my bag are three things: a pen, pencil, and eraser. Colon It is cold outside; I'm shivering. Semicolon (or Period) It was a part-time job. Hyphen Katie's nose is running. Apostrophe My cousins are leaving; I am sad. Semicolon (or Period) My sister wants four things: a doll, book, crayons, and a dress. Colon My umbrella is broken. Period (or Exclamation Point) One-fourth of the pie is gone. Hyphen OUCH! Exclamation Point Pickles (that I hate) are too sour. Parentheses Somebody help me! Exclamation Point The doctor took x-rays of my finger. Hyphen The milk (that was sour) spilled all over. Parentheses The radio (that was too loud) was playing my favorite song. Parentheses The school is on fire! Exclamation Point These cupcakes (from the bakery) are yummy! Parentheses This is my dad's hammer. Apostrophe Watch out! Exclamation Point We didn't eat lunch until 1:00 p.m. Colon What's your favorite color? Question Mark Where were you? Question Mark While I was sleeping, the tooth fairy came. Comma

Here are some creative and homemade bulletin board border ideas for teachers to make in their classrooms!

What are the first ten minutes like in your class? Is it calm? Is it organized? Are students engaged, socializing, and under control? Are your students happy? Are YOU happy? These are questions I like to ask myself to identify if I feel my morning routine is starting our day off in the right direction. And if I don't like the answers to the above questions, I know it means that I may need to tweak my morning routine. Below I have given an example of what has worked for me in the past and I hope that it can help share some ideas for those that still may be working on getting their routine down. Don't be afraid to change things if they're not working! So, what has worked for me in terms of "setting the stage for a GREAT day?" A clear, organized, easy routine, where students know what is expected and what to do. It consists of a... Greeting We can't control what happens before our students arrive in our classrooms and the state of mind they may be in when they do, but we can control how they are greeted when the step foot into our rooms at the start of each day. I firmly believe that a morning greeting can impact the entire feel for your day and I encourage you all to take the time to say good morning to each and every one of your students. One way to do this is to stand at the door and make contact with each student as they enter. Eye contact, a smile, and a warm greeting give you the opportunity to assess how a student might be feeling and help to strengthen individual relationships while building classroom community. Make it fun by switching up your greeting style each day or let your kiddos CHOOSE. You can grab this FREEBIE by clicking on the picture below. Morning To -Do's Now that students have entered the classroom they need to know what to do. If you're at the door greeting students, the students who have already entered need clear directions of what needs to be done and they need to be able to follow these directions independently. An anchor chart which clearly depicts what to do seems to do the trick! Below I have added a few examples of my favorite direction charts from Pinterest. At the beginning of the year teach students the steps of your morning routine and practice, practice, practice how they are to do this each day. Click to see Original Pin Click to see Original Pin Click to see Original Pin Morning Tubs The last step of a morning routine generally includes some type of student activity and for me, I like morning tubs. Morning tubs provide an opportunity for students to socialize, play, be creative, and independent. I like easy to assemble morning tubs that allow students the opportunity to explore, be creative, get chatty, and help them to feel calm. In the kindergarten classroom I like them to be not so structured and instead leave them pretty open ended. Basically morning tubs are hands on manipulatives which rotate through student tables each week. If you want things a little more structured you can always add picture direction cards with prompts which indicate what exactly you want students try with the manipulatives. So that about sums it up! What does your morning look like? Let me know in the comments below.

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This dynamic resource shows teachers, students and parents how to use Google Classroom using easy to follow step-by-step instructions and images of the platform. Google Classroom is your mission control for class. Create classes, distribute assignments, send feedback, and see everything in one place. UPDATED! The main Google Classroom resource, Student Guide and Google Calendar lesson were all completely redesigned to match the current version of Google Classroom. UPDATES: This bundle is regularly updated when Google redesigns Google Classroom. You can always download the latest updates for free under your "my purchases tab". New screenshots and instructions are added to reflect the changes made to the layout of Google Classroom. Both the Teacher Guide and the Student/Parent Guide have been completely redesigned many times! This bundle also includes guides for using Google Calendar and Google Meet (video meetings) within Google Classroom For Teachers… 1. Create a class with just a few clicks 2. Add your students by sending them a class code or adding them directly 3. Create an assignment. You’ll be able to see who’s completed the assignment and who’s still working on it. 4. Archive and delete a class at the end of the semester or school year. For Students… 1. Everything is in one place. Join the class in one click and then have all of the materials at your fingertips. 2. Start a conversation. Communicate privately with your teacher or ask questions to the whole class. 3. Submit assignments. Attach anything to your assignments (Google Docs, links or photos) (google.com/edu/products) Screenshots and instruction bubbles are used to show how to get started and easily navigate within Classroom. MORE UPDATES... 1. Google Calendar Resource 2. Google Meet (video meetings) Resource 3. File Sharing Options in Google Classroom 3. Setting Up Grading in Google Classroom *********************************************************************** Click on the link below for a bundle of lessons and activities using Google Drive… Google Drive Lessons Bundle ************************************************************************ Terms of Use: Purchase of this product is for single classroom use by the purchaser only. It is a violation for individuals, schools, and districts to redistribute, edit, sell, or post this item on the internet or to other individuals. Teachers can post TEACH WITH TECH ™ INC. resources to Google Classroom or another secure online platform, that is accessed only by their students and parents. Created by Gavin Middleton © TEACH WITH TECH ™ INC. TEACH WITH TECH INC. is not affiliated with Google.com Product names, logos, brands, and other trademarks featured or referred to within this lesson are the property of their respective trademark holders. These trademark holders are not affiliated with TEACH WITH TECH INC. They do not sponsor or endorse the contents, materials or processes discussed within this lesson. Cover image was purchased from istockphoto.com (extended license) Thanks for visiting my store! If you decide to make a purchase, please do not forget to leave feedback. I am very interested to read your thoughts about my products! Also, don't forget to "FOLLOW" me for exciting new product announcements, sales, promotions and updates! Gavin Middleton TEACH WITH TECH ™ INC.

Note: This post was originally published in 2010. In addition to helping those that are in need, serving others will teach your kids empathy, responsibility, and team work. Win-win! Here, I’ve listed 10 simple mission project ideas to get you started. Tweak them to fit your family and community. 1. Make cards and deliver them […]

It has taken me a while to put together a classroom tour but I am thrilled to have a week of school under my belt and my classroom set up and humming along! The most exciting part of my classroom setup this year is being able to get back to many of the things I haven't been able to do during the pandemic, but I have also added a few new tweaks to my room from my pre-pandemic setup too, so I'm excited to share those as well. First to give you a lay of the land, here's a quick video around the entire space: Now let's talk about this year's updates! First of all the biggest change is going back to pre-pandemic seating arrangements. Oh how I have missed my circle! This year I used these carpet spots, which have a darker green color than the ones I used last year (my old ones were hard to distinguish between yellow and green), and so far they're holding up well. I've also got my chairs back in rows by color team instead of having each chair spread out: Last year because I had to set up the chairs spaced out 3 feet each, I wasn't able to use my normal job of line leader (I had a job for hand sanitizer instead). This year my line leaders are back! One of those, "Why didn't I think of this sooner?" tiny upgrades this year was on that same magnetic board where I have the color team jobs- the magnets for each class going up the piano keys are now horizontal and much easier to read: A procedural change I made this year was to designate my own hand signals for students to use in music class when they need to use the bathroom or a tissue- I made posters showing those hand signals next to the board. I also made new letters for my "MUSIC" letter system, which you can see in the same photo (those were long overdue for an upgrade!): The final update is one that I'm probably more excited about than I should be... I got new clipboards! I added these to my Amazon wishlist this summer and was thrilled to get them. The clips are much smaller, and they are plastic and of course in my 6 rainbow colors. So much to love about these compared to my old ones! I also decided this year to give students the choice between regular pencils, which I wrapped in a small piece of duct tape, or mechanical pencils. It has been a great start to the year to far and I do have a couple more updates to the classroom I'm hoping to get to throughout the year... we'll see! But for now I'm very happy with our space. Rather than rehashing all of the details on where I got things or why I have things set up the way I do, I'll direct you to my classroom tour post from 2018 where I have a lot more details on most of what you see here. And of course please leave a comment with any questions!

This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.

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A simple printable booklet that shares playground expectations at school.

Hey busy SLP! Ever find yourself in a therapy rut or in need of some articulation activities ASAP? I’ve got you covered! This post is full of 12 quick and easy articulation activities to help you achieve as many target trials as possible, without resorting to the ever-tedious drill, drill, drill! Articulation Activitie

From the time our children were little, we’ve tried to make them aware of and involved in world missions. We do this in many ways. One of our favorite ways has been to get to know missionaries who are visiting our church and provide childcare for them during the time they are here. Often missionaries

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Includes: 2 versions of board work norms 8 speech bubble style prompts to display around boards. Grab this quick and simple poster set for your classroom! It contains everything you need for effective board work in a Thinking Classroom. You may also enjoy: BTC Informational Presentation BTC Class Visitor Poster BTC Problem Solving Poster (Northern Lights) Random Grouping Cards (Dynamic Duo/Trio) BTC Each Stage of Implementation Poster Set

I created these secret mission cards after seeing this quote on Instagram: “A thing I’ve started doing with my class is giving them a ‘secret mission,’ where they have to do something and if another staff member tells me about it, the whole class moves up my rewards chart. Last week was holding doors for people, this week is asking people about their day.” -TomSavager Ithoughtthiswassuchagreat idea for promoting positive behavior, kindness, and politehabitsin my classroom! To Prep: print, laminate, and cut apart cards. Hang on a binder ring. To Use: Ipulloutanewcardeachweekandusethatastheweeklymission. Because this is secret, students can’t tell anyone what we are doing! I talk to my students about the right and wrong way to do each challenge with modeling for how it should look. Thegoal ispracticing these behaviors throughout the week so that they become a natural part of our classroom culture. 17 cards are included in both color and backline. NOW INCLUDES EDITABLE CARDS TO ADD YOUR OWN MISSIONS! Follow me for more class building resources. All my new products are 50% OFF or FREE for the first 48 hours--just because I LOVE my followers!! Grab these other Classroom Management resources: Kindness Recorder Seasonal Sheets for the Year Safe Spot Flip Cards with Rainbow Theme Safe Spot Flip Cards with Calming Colors Theme Time Machine for Conflict Resolution Wish Well Board Friends and Family Book