After a suggestion over on the facebook page for the site, I decided to make some fill-in-the-blanks style teaching versions of the element infographics for teachers. These could be used as part of a research task on the different groups of...
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Start your students out on their geographical tour of Canada with this free, printable Canada Fact Gapfill Worksheet.
Before I outline how to create your own One Page Profile for your child, I wanted to share with you why I think this concept is so important for our children. About 5 years ago I attended a learning session on how to create a Person Centered Plan and the One Page Profile. Roberta Dunn, the Founder of FACT was leading the session and it was so eye opening for me. Person Centered Planning is a positive, strengths-based approach to mapping out your child’s future. Your child's team comes together to create strategies to help them be their best self, as well as find solutions for support in the areas where they may be struggling. And as Ellie grows, she will be driving this process of determining her future. Roberta explained that this method can be used when your child enters a new grade, moves to a new school, if they are transitioning from Early Intervention into the school system, or even going to a new daycare. In any situation where you want your child's team to have a better understanding about your child this would be the time to use it. It begins with a Vision Statement. The Vision Statement I used in Ellie's One Pager was courtesy of Laura Buckner. Laura was our keynote speaker at a DSDN Rockin' Moms retreat. I remember there wasn't a dry eye in the house, as Laura explained the vision statement she brought to all of her son's IEP meetings. Her son is now an adult who lives a happy and productive life. She is an amazing advocate and mother. She told us to get out our pens and to write it down, this is it in it's entirety: We envision Ellie living a life of choice. We envision her having relationships she finds meaningful. We envision her spending her days at work and other places that she enjoys and finds productive. We envision her living with people she chooses to live with in places she chooses to live. A life of choice, this says a lot doesn't it? I really loved the vision statement and tweaked it a little for her One Pager, she's was only 4 when I first made it after all :) But I plan on editing it as she grows, but it will always remain that we envision Ellie living a life of choice. I also wanted to share the link to the Person Centered Planning information from FACT. It is a wealth of information and I highly suggest reading it. I poured over many One Pagers to create Ellie's, it's so helpful to see what other parent's are doing. Another tool that inspired me was the video We All Belong which was created by NWDSA and All Born In. I sent this video to Ellie’s teachers, therapists, and the school Principal. It’s very impactful and I believe will help to reiterate your vision for your child. And now I will walk you through how to create a One Page Profile for your child. To create Ellie's profile I used a graphic design website called Canva. There are many other templates in there if you don't prefer the one I made. I will list below how to take the existing template I created and edit it to your child's needs. Please reach out if you get stuck or have any questions! Step 1: Canva finally updated their system to allow for "templates" so no more worrying about making a copy first! WHEW! I have provided the template link HERE. I have also included a white version with black type to help reduce ink wastage if you'd rather have a white one! Find it HERE. Step 2: A new template will open, you can edit this copy as you please. And every time you log in to Canva it'll be there. So each year you can make a copy and create a new profile and only update what has changed! Step 3: You can rename your template here: Step 4: Start with your child’s pic, their adorable face will be looking back at you as you write down all of their amazing strengths! To add a photo into the photo area, click on the left hand side under “uploads”. Once you click under “uploads” you’ll see a button for “upload your own images”. Click here and add your child’s photo. From here you can drag and drop the photo into place. Step 5: Background Color. Click on the left hand side under “background” and choose a color or pattern that you like. Step 6: If you would like to change the font, highlight the text you'd like to change, then the font box will pop up. Here you can edit the font type as well as size. Step 7: Edit the text. If you want to change up what the template says, click on the text and a text box will appear. Here you can go in and edit as needed: Step 8: Are you all finished? Now it’s time to save off your masterpiece so you can print it! Go up to the “download” button and save as either a png or jpg. I have printed both options and they are similar in quality! Step 9: I always end up saving the copy to my desktop so I can find it easily. I have used a printing service (I uploaded the document directly to the printing site) to make color copies, or just printed on our home color copier. Step 10: Now you are ready to share with your team! And as I mentioned above, in Canva your template is now saved, so next time you log in you can go to File: Make a Copy and edit your One Pager each year as your child grows! It’s fun changing it up and seeing how your child has grown. A few helpful tips: Don't edit from a phone. A desktop is your best bet. Also, your internet browser can change the font! I prefer to use Google Chrome. I always end every blog post with a song. There's just something about this one that fills me with all the feels, like you want to raise your hands up and close your eyes, it's one of my all time faves: The River - Leon Bridges Ellie's first day of school - age 3!
Take a coloring page out of Gulliver's book and introduce your child to Jonathan Swift's tale of high adventure. The tales of Gulliver's Travels!
This is a revision ws. The ss can practise their knowledge with 5-5 exercises. Key is included. The notebook style is from Philip Roeland and the cute cliparts from Grace Lee. Thanks for sharing them. *o* - ESL worksheets
Part of my literacy class involves teaching them the life-long skills of SKIMMING and SCANNING. This handout covers both of these types of reading strategies. It describes what skimming and scanning are, and what the difference between them is. It has a word-bank fill-in-the-blank style questions, and some helpful tips. Also the second page includes a worksheet that ALSO introduces the very important idea of "reading for detail", with true/false examples and multiple choice examples. An answer key is included to help make your life easier. TIP - I get them to look at a menu as the "hook" -I'll bring it up on the whiteboard and ask them to tell me what they want to order within the next 2 minutes. They naturally skim and scan to find their answer :) Then I give this handout and they really get it. ALSO IN MY SHOP! Another worksheet that focuses on skimming through an article about good teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/English-Reading-Skills-Skim-2961049
This is a revision ws. The ss can practise their knowledge with 5-5 exercises. Key is included. The notebook style is from Philip Roeland and the cute cliparts from Grace Lee. Thanks for sharing them. *o* - ESL worksheets
Pronouns can be so tricky to teach and learn! I shared a photo of an anchor chart I made on Instagram for helping students to understand the concept of a pronoun. With help from TeacherspayTeachers - it received a little bit of l-o-v-e! I received some requests for a printable poster, and I am pleased to say you can download it from TpT HERE for FREE! I hope your students like it. I have started a little packet of printables that would be useful to accompany this and hope to have it finished next week. In other news, I have some new charts that will help your students track their progress towards 100 days at school! You can add a sticker to them each day and count forwards and back from 100. Once you get to the 100 days with your students, use this fun free activity to practice counting to 100 by tens! Thanks so much for stopping by today friends!
When I attended the Pre-Ap Conference this summer, we were taught various ways to help students interact and understand the authors' tone, theme, etc. One of these exercises was called "DIDLS" (Diction, Images, Details, Language, Sentence Structure). I worked with them on a passage from The Wednesday Wars last week and it went SO WELL!! They got it!! Exercise: Gary D. Schmidt, author of The Wednesday Wars, Okay for Now, and many others has an incredible way of writing which makes you feel like you're part of the story not only as an observer but as a character! He is AMAZING!! I had the students read the following passage from page 23 of The Wednesday Wars: “Then Mrs. Baker and I sat. Alone. Facing each other. The classroom clock clicked off the minutes. She was probably considering what she could legally do to remind me how regrettable it was that my family was Presbyterian.” WOW!! Based on the “DIDLS” formula, how is this passage effective to create additional meaning? He used sentence fragments to emphasize meaning/emotion. He used sensory details. He explained the situation well enough we could all think of a similar situation we'd experienced! Using this method, describe a situation where you may have felt the same way as Holling with Mrs. Baker. Then, this week, I had them create a page in the Interactive Notebooks to help them remember the steps for "DIDLS." We'll review this throughout the year as we study other authors and text. It's the same format as the one we did on PLOT. (Definitions for each section were taken from The College Board Pre-AP: The AP Vertical Teams Guide for English textbook we received at the conference. BTW...GREAT resource!) DIDLS Masters
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Vocabulary is a huge part of comprehension. It kind of goes without saying that if you don’t understand the words, you won’t make meaning of what you’re reading. Helping kids learn new vocabulary words is a worthwhile activity for this very reason. This summer, I’m going to continue the vocabulary learning with this simple comic ... Read More about Learning New Vocabulary Words with Comic Strips
Marzano's 9 Instructional Strategies include non-linguistic representations, generating and testing hypotheses, and summarizing.
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Friends~I have been really focusing on the speaking and listening standards for the Common Core this month. I want my students to begin to build on each other's conversations during our buddy reading and writing shares. Here is what I came up with! I first asked my students to read a portion of the text above and record their thinking on post its! Then I passed out towers of 6 cubes to each student. I asked each student to begin sharing their thinking on the passage. Each time they shared they added a cube. After the discussion, we counted the cubes that were used. I then passed the cubes out and repeated the procedure with a different part of the text. I challenged the students to double the number of cubes that they had the first time. Check out a video of their first try at this! I am planning on doing more of this in class. I am going to model building on another person's thoughts and also siting where the information was found in the text. As they work in partners, I am going to have them record their ending Discussion Tower on the sheets below. They will turn them into me so that I can track their progress. Grab a FREE copy of my Discussion Tower Recording Sheet by clicking the image below! Or check out my newest file that will walk you through preparing the towers and explaining their use to your students. You will even find discussion cards for when your students come to a dead end!
Archaeology is a great way to incorporate Science and History together at the same time. There are so many types of historical artifacts you can learn about that can tie into your history studies. You can learn about archaeologists as scientists and historians, or you can do a unit study on archaeology digs. I love the freedom that homeschooing gives us that we can learn about any subject that interests our children!
Last week, Maryellen Moreau, creator of Story Grammar Marker®, consulted with two special educators in southern Connecticut about a student with Autism. This particular child’s evaluation recommended Story Grammar Marker® as an intervention. The school hired Maryellen to work with this child’s teachers as well as larger groups of staff in the school to get everyone on board with the SGM® methodology. During our first session last week, one special educator looked up at Maryellen and with awe in her voice said, “This is just so amazing. It is so simple…yet so, so deep. I know I will be able to do so much with this – with so many different students. How did you EVER think of this?” The answer to that question is that it happened in the late 1980s while Maryellen, a speech language pathologist, was Curriculum Director at the Curtis Blake Day School in Springfield, MA (a private placement for children with dyslexia and language learning disabilities)...
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We all have those areas where we need some (or a lot of) help developing lessons and activities. Coming up with relevant and engaging lessons and activities can be next to impossible when you have so much on your To Do list. Use our All-in-One Lesson Plans to make your day easier. This lesson can be used for middle school or Basic Ag/Intro to Ag classes to introduce your students to the importance and benefits of the Natural Resources. Each lesson plan includes: - an Essential Question - the correlating Georgia Performance Standard - an explanation of the content and activity or activities - printable student activity pages - grading rubrics - a slide view page of the lesson's PowerPoint - a separate PowerPoint file So sit back and relax...well ok, we know you don't relax. At least reduce your stress level and anxiety about what to teach tomorrow or next week. We've got you covered.
If you're teaching summer school, these Father’s Day Reading Bingo Activity Pages are perfect for your students. Reading comprehension practice through games, just in time for Father’s Day! What's included: 26 versions of bingo cards 24 questions to go with the text (+ 1 free space) 2 pages of informational newspaper-style text 1 answer key This resource is… an informational newspaper-style text with questions are in a bingo format fun and engaging printable AND digital BINGO The questions are in a bingo-style format. Students read the informational text about Father's Day, then they answer questions on the bingo grid. The grid comes in 26 different versions. Having each student use a different version of the answer grid will allow you to reinforce the content of the informational text by playing a game of bingo. HOW TO PLAY: The first page is an answer key, which can be used to play the game of bingo. Cut up each square, place them in a Ziploc bag or container of your choice, and call out questions. Students must answer the question correctly and have 5 in a row: up, down, or diagonally. Students can use counters or treats to keep track of the questions. *DIGITAL OPTIONS ARE INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES AND FORMS/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* There are directions and links inside the pdf. ⭐️ See preview to get a closer look into the resource ⭐️ Why You'll LOVE it: 💛 Absolutely No Prep 💛 Short and Sweet 💛 Fun and Engaging 💛 Time-Saving Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5. Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way. [email protected] Let’s Connect! The Literacy Loft Blog The Literacy Loft on Instagram The Literacy Loft on Pinterest The Literacy Loft on Facebook
Build character in your classroom with these activities you can do throughout the year.
Play the classic game Hangman with this custom designed PDF featuring space for 9 games per printed page. PLEASE NOTE: This is a digital file so no physical items will be shipped. You will need to print the file yourself. This helps keep costs down as well as give you more control over size and paper/card stock. I am not able to offer printing support as every printer and situation is unique. As soon as you complete your purchase the file will be available for you to download from ETSY.
I typed up a routine/rhythm based on the way our days flow. The white band is the new main lesson block from our new Waldorf curriculum. We already started with the stories and forms and it is goi…
This is a Smartboard Interactive Whiteboard Activity. You MUST have Smart Notebook Software to download this product. There are 8 pages in this file. The file contains information on how to write a Descriptive Paragraph. Please download the preview for thumbnail pics of each page in this product...
You can purchase the PDF of this file for $3.00 on my TPT page . Yesterday, I was searching Pinterest for teaching ideas and I came acros...
Scroll down to find math FREEBIES for the K-5th Grade Classrooms from Teacher's Take-Out! Click on the picture of the freebie to be taken to the blog post that explains all about it. You will be able to download the freebie from there. I keep adding to this board. Check back later for more updates and new freebies.
Now say it again...into the mic [Picture: Background: 8-piece pie-style color split with alternating shades of blue. Foreground: Linguist Llama meme, a white llama facing forward, wearing a red scarf....
Are you asking this one important question about your students' sentence diagrams? You should be!
It’s been a while since I’ve done a “Teaching Tuesday” post, but I’ve gotten some emails lately asking how I teach vocabulary, so I thought I’d share a little bit about that today. Quick and easy. Here we go… In truth, I’m a total vocab newbie. In the past, I have fallen in the camp...Read More »
Graphic Novel Info Website Goethe Institut Graphic Novel page Tabachnick, Stephen E. Teaching the Graphic Novel. Options for Teaching. Modern Language Association of America, 2009. ISBN 13: 978-160…
