Enhance college and career readiness through college exploration activities! This product includes 100 conversation starters that prompt students to think critically about their future in college. These questions cover a range of topics, including potential majors, career aspirations, college life expectations, and personal goals. This invaluable resource fosters pair-share and group conversations, helping students to think ahead about college and career for future success. Whether used in advisory periods, college prep classes, or group workshops, these conversation starters will engage your students and prepare them for the next steps in their academic journey. Embrace this opportunity to develop critical thinking and planning skills with these engaging college exploration activities. This product includes: 100 College Exploration Themed Discussion Questions / Prompts (colorful) 100 College Exploration Themed Discussion Questions / Prompts (b/w version) ink-friendly! Related Products ⭐ HEALTH SCIENCE College and Career Coloring + Writing Pages Activity ⭐ College Introduction Google Drive™ College and Career Readiness Activities ⭐ Alphabet Posters | College and Career Readiness | Cursive Boho With love & caffeine, Traci
Choose the "best" answer 1. You've been up all night A. battling a stomach bug B. comforting a sick child C. petting a neurotic dog during a thunderstorm D. talking your sister down from her latest break up E. all of the above Yup. You're gonna need a sub. Should be easy. Should be a no-brainer. But it never is! How many teachers have you heard say, "It's easier to come to school sick than to plan for a sub"? Put Down the Glitter Glue Why is it always so much fun to do anything else besides creating sub plans. You've probably seen the cute "Sub Tubs" on Pinterest. Am I the only one who would rather decorate the sub tub rather than fill it? But this is the time of year to create, plan, amass and finally conquer your sub plans! You will be so, so happy in a few months when you need them. But where to get started? The Essentials for Sub Plans 1. Make it easy. Anyone who has had to rely on a long-term sub will tell you that the primary goal of having a sub is keeping her happy!! It is wonderful to have a sub who loves to teach your classes. Make your sub's job easier. Provide crystal clear directions. Your sub may not be an experienced teacher. Keep that in mind. Make sure you provide the sub with everything he or she will need. Make all the copies, have the teacher key, provide directions for teaching. Have your class schedule, class lists, and seating chart clearly labled and available. Put all your sub stuff in a binder or folder (or hey, go ahead and make a cute sub tub of your own!). Make sure it is easy to find. 2. Make it clear. What do you want the sub to do? Your sub probably won't be able to follow your lesson plans. Especially if they are as cryptic as mine are! But if you do want your sub to continue with your plans (an you have time to plan ahead), try "blowing them up." I do this by breaking them down step by step. I don't include objectives, but I make it clear by using a numbered list. If you're in love with checklists like I am (you can read my post about how I use them), provide a checklist next to your plans so the sub can mark what is and isn't completed. Or use this "What Happened Today" chart. Find it here for free: "What Happened Today" note from the Sub Freebie available on my TPT store! 3. Make it meaningful. There's a good chance that you don't want your sub to try to continue with the lessons you are currently working on. If that's the case, consider: using "evergreen" content that your students need extra practice with. This is an ideal time for them to get in some extra practice using quotation marks, capitalization, or using sentence variety. The beauty of evergreen content is that it can be used all year -- it's not seasonal. digging around in the supplemental materials that your textbook provides. scouring that bookshelf full of resources. pulling out those task cards! putting those learning games in your closet to use. rejecting "busy work"! 4. Make it count. If you tie the work the students are completing to an assessment, will they work harder on it? This is the ultimate, "if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there, does it make a sound" question! Do collect and assess what students do with the sub. Value the sub and students' work. 5. Use the clock. Help your sub by providing a timeline. Again, if your sub isn't a seasoned teacher, he or she may have no idea how much time students should devote to different activities. Provide an estimate. For example, how long should the sub allot for journaling, independent reading, or group work? 6. Change it up. You probably have your students moving around during class. They may move in and out of small groups, work with a partner, or turn and talk. Be sure to include that in your sub plans. Your students do not have to work in "monk-like silence" (a phrase a fellow teacher likes to use!) when you aren't at school. If your sub will be following your plans, be sure to build in opportunities for students to talk. 7. Plan ahead. One year, the administration wanted teachers to have two weeks of emergency plans. Whoa! That was a bit much, but once I created those plans, I reused them for several years! I don't know if you need two weeks of plans, but having at least one week will give you peace of mind. 8. Establishing Routines Helps Everyone. Your sub will love you forever if you train your students. How do you quiet your class? What do students do when they first walk into your class? How do you dismiss? Collect papers? Be sure to let your sub know the routines that you've taught your students. I don't know why students feel like they get a free pass to do anything they want when a sub walks in the door, but having firm routines will help. 9. No study halls, please! A sub's job is difficult enough. You know how hard monitoring study hall can be. Sure, some kids will love it, but for others, it is play time. Respect the sub (and your students!) enough to provide meaningful work for the students. 10. Want more bells and whistles? My friend tucks a Starbucks gift card into her sub plans as a little extra way to say "thank you." We all know how difficult the job of a sub can be; there are tons of ideas for adding a special treat for a sub, but making sure you say "thank you" will go a long way! Get 'er Done! Carve out a bit of time soon to put together your sub plans. Remember that the ultimate goal is to make your time away from the classroom restful and less stressful! Knowing that your class will be taken care of while you're gone will be the best medicine of all! Here's to a healthy school year! Happiness always♥
As most of you know, I work with preschool aged students in a public elementary school. All of the students on my caseload are in our full-day program. The full-day preschool classes are comprised of students with autism, sensory disorders, and other developmental or medical disorders. I absolutely love this populat
We all have early finishers. Why not plan ahead with these few simple ideas to help you prepare for when your students are done early!
Coping ahead is an emotion regulation DBT skill that involves preparing ahead of time to deal with distressing situations. To prepare, a person can think of the triggering situation and take some time to plan what to do, say, and how to communicate. The DBT Cope Ahead Worksheet asks clients specific questions about their potential triggers, the emotions that may arise when a situation happens, and the problem-solving skills they might use. On the bottom of the worksheet, they can find a note recommending deep breathing and relaxation to promote a sense of calm. This worksheet helps boost self-awareness and build coping skills in kids and teens. For step number two, you can help a child brainstorm simple DBT techniques, such as taking slow deep breaths and weighing the pros and cons of a certain action. However, let them know that they’re free to choose whatever technique resonates with them the most. Our Cope Ahead DBT Handout can further support the coping ahead steps on this worksheet. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of DBT worksheets and handouts. References: Ching, W. Y. (2023). Effects of DBT emotional regulation skills training program on depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and emotion regulation skills among Malaysian youth (Doctoral dissertation, UTAR). Rombaoa, J. P., Heshmati, S., Rodriguez, M., & Owen, T. (2023). Prioritizing lifestyle factors for effective emotion regulation: A daily study on first-year college students’ well-being during COVID-19. Turner, S. C. (2022). Development of the Coping Ahead Intervention for Latina First-Generation College Students.
Create a daily ritual where you intentionally reconnect each evening. To get you started, here are five questions to ask instead of “How was your day?”
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This week I'm thinking about those busy back to school weeks coming up. Crockpot meals, make ahead casseroles, and 15 minute dinners are where it's at!
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That Build Project Checklist ✔ 23 pages with 19 separate work sections. A must for all construction projects! Do you want to be ahead and super organised? Fail to prepare, prepare to fail! This is my personal go to at the start of every project and I work with it until project completion. I first made this checklist when I was project managing my own self build house. I quickly discovered that there are many many elements to consider, far more than what I had initially realised myself and lots of people that you have to liaise with. This list became my reference point, tracker and record for each stage. It enabled me to think ahead and really plan each stage of my project. What makes this particularly useful is having the works divided into categories. This checklist contains 19 separate sections with a contents page and cover. My advice to you would be to print each page and add to a ring binder with dividers. This way you can continuously with ease go to certain areas of work and add notes, reminders, drawings, correspondence etc. Should you have any questions or feedback please do get in touch. Thankyou for your purchase and very best of luck with your projects 🌟 Jess Hulme
Do you have a social work interview scheduled soon? Do you tend to feel anxious and/or nervous as soon as you have a job interview planned? If yes, please feel assured that you are not alone. In fact, I am addressing this topic today because several of you have asked for help about how to […]
If you are anything like me, you are thinking about next year already. I go through my mind and think about all I will need to start off the next year. I like to have what I *know* I will need run off and ready to go. If I can get things laminated, even better. Doing all of this ahead of time allows me to actually ENJOY my summer! So, here is a list of things I make sure to have ready before I turn in my keys on the last day of school. I do start doing these things really early, so that I have plenty of time to do a few things here and a few things there. (and if you make it all the way to the end, I may have a special reward for you!) Welcome Letters Each year, I like to send home letters to the parents to introduce myself, as well as set out the expectations I have as far as Behavior and Homework goes. This packet goes home on the first day of school, and all the little pieces are signed so that I know the parents read over the information. I love to copy it on colored paper, for ease of filing later! Here are the letters that I use from my TpT store. They have served me well. (they are also fully customizable for you...a Word Doc....so that you can make them personal to yourself without having to think of all the main wording for yourself...easy peezy!) Folders I am a folder freak. I love to have each subject with its own folder, and I make sure I buy a lot at the Back to School sales, to ensure that I have enough to make the essentials for the next year. Two that I have to have ready before I go off for break are the Homework folder and the School to Home Communication Folder. I use these folders SO much, that they are a must for me to have completed right away. I always get the covers copied, the reference sheet for the homework folder copied...all of it glued on (with Elmer's No-Wrinkle Rubber Cement, 8 Ounces, Clear (231) ...my FAVORITE!!) and then laminated. I like to laminate them because they are used all year. I want them to last! Pencil Boxes The nametags are on top, but you can still see the contact paper. In my school, we get these ugly, brown cardboard pencil boxes to give to the students. They are the kind that fold up and you use brass brads to hold together. You know the ones I am talking about? Well...I HATE them! They look U.G.L.Y.! My solution to this problem is Chalkboard Contact Paper, 18" x 6' . I swear by this stuff. I take it, wrap the box up in it, put the brads in, and viola, I have beautiful boxes! An added bonus is that they last much longer too! I like to use black because they match everything I do in my room (and the bulletin boards) but I have used white in the past. You can also use any of the colored ones. They will look super cute no matter what contact paper you chose. The only problem is that they take me a while to make...so I have to spend a few recesses putting the contact paper on. Much better to take that little break time than my summer time! Supply Bags I am by nature, NOT a planner. However one thing I do way ahead of time is buy school supplies. I tend to buy them for the following year when they go on sale in the summer. That way, I can create my supply bags for the year before I leave for the summer and not worry about it on my vacation. In my classroom, I assign each child a number. This just helps me to keep everything organized. Since all students have a number, I am able to write that number on everything the student will be using (ie: pencils, books, scissors, glue sticks, etc...) and if, say, their pencil ends up on the floor, I know exactly which student to return it to. So on the first day of school, I have a baggie with all the school supplies I personally am going to supply them with on the tables. Each of the supplies is labeled with their number. Easy peezy...and it gets them used to their number! But getting these ready before school is out is a huge weight off my shoulders. Student Questionnaire and Other Day One Activities There are some activities that I like to do each year on the first day of school. One is the Student Questionnaire. I put this on students' desks, and they have an activity to do the very first second they walk into my classroom. I also have this Teacher "Comprehension" that I give them. It is just a passage about me, with questions to answer. Both of these activities allow my students to enter the room with a purpose, as well as give me an idea about them. The Comprehension then has the added bonus of me getting some test prep strategies started on the first day of school! I also have the first week of Morning Message copied off. (read about it here, get your copies of the first week in both 4 and 5 here...I use the same ones, as they are super basic) I also run off the Reading Logs, Comprehension Homework, and Math Homework for the first few weeks of school. This stuff doesn't change, so I know that it will be nice to have to just grab and go. I have the first 9 weeks of 5th grade done! This summer I will be working on getting the entire year ready for you, as well as 4th...possibly 3rd!. Here is just some to get you started! OK...so those are some of the things I do to ensure a smooth start to the new year. Phew...that was a long list! I didn't realize just how much I actually have ready before I leave for the summer. Like I mentioned, I get going on this really early...about a month before school ends. I hope you picked up some of the freebie forms along the way. Now...for two special commenters, I am going to give you the Welcome Packet and Reading Logs! Just leave a comment about how you personally get ready for the new year and I will pick two people with a random number generator on Monday, May 21 at 9pm PST. Good luck and I can't wait to hear your ideas!! And we have two winners!!! Congratulations! I will be contacting you shortly to get you your Welcome Packet and Reading Logs!
At this stage in the game, you’re laying the foundation for your high school career. This is a time to establish your academic and extracurricular credentials. You should also begin to explore options for your career or further education. Fall: Think about extracurricular activities and your list of classes
There's nothing we find more enjoyable than preparing for a fresh knitting project. We love discovering new yarn options at our LYS, gathering our tools, filling up on fiber inspiration, and making that first magical swatch. The beginning of your project is also the best time to plan ahead for customizations and think
Every line of work has their own FAQs, and the longer you’re in the biz, the more answers you have; some you could answer in your sleep. Teaching is no exception.
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One of the last things you want to think about as you're starting a new school year is preparing sub plans or a substitute binder for a sick day. But when that sick day inevitably arrives, you will wish you had prepared ahead of time for it! This substitute binder resource includes everything you need to prep for a day off. And the best part, if you write the plans now, you'll barely ever have to write them again! What makes this resource different from other sub binder resources? This download includes many of the same substitute binder forms that you are accustomed using in your classroom. But, this resource includes two things that make it a little different: There are sample plans for lessons that are 80% complete. I have found that writing a skeleton sub plan before the school year gets in full swing cuts down my sub writing time by over 50%. Use the template provided in this resource to map out a sub plan that you can use and reuse all year long. Simply bold the words that you will need to go back in and change later! This resource also includes emergency sub plan templates, and a cheat sheet full of no-prep teaching activities that you can write into your emergency plans! I am a big fan of having emergency plans prepped ahead of time, but not having to make copies for them each time I have to use them! This resource will give you the tools that you need to write quality emergency plans so you can forget about sub plans for the rest of the year! What does this download include? Binder Cover Thank You Page with important phone extensions Schedule Page Roster and Attendance Directions Dismissal Chart Need-to-Know Routines and Procedures Student Info (severe allergies, accommodations, etc.) Sub Feedback Page Daily Sub Plan template Daily Sub Plan Example Emergency Sub Plan template Emergency Sub Plan Sample List of 'emergency' teaching activities that require no printing, prep, or copying All forms are completely editable. A Canva file and Powerpoint file are included in this download. ****************************************************************************************** Who created this product? Stephanie Sutherland has served as a classroom teacher for nine years in Tennessee public schools, with one year as an instructional coach. She has her BA in child psychology, and her Masters in Elementary Teaching. She enjoys creating resources for lessons that she has done in her own classroom in an attempt to make other teachers' lives easier. ****************************************************************************************** TERMS OF USE - © Stephanie Sutherland-The Simple Classroom Purchase of this digital download is for use in one classroom only. This item is also bound by copyright laws. Redistributing, editing, selling, or posting this item (or any part) on the internet are all strictly prohibited without first gaining permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Please contact me with any questions! [email protected]
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The Summer break can be a good time to consider planning and organization for the coming year. For busy SLPs, you can never be too prepared!
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A self-harm prevention kit is a box in which you keep items to help you cope with self-harm urges in case of need. It is a very helpful tool to anyone looking to recover.
Planning ahead for back to school is both exciting and exhausting! Check out this post with teaching tips to get you ready to meet your new students!
21 things every expectant mom should do to prepare for the arrival of her little one! A great list on all the ways to prepare for baby!
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When I had my first baby, I didn’t think much about preparing ahead. Sure, I wanted the nursery ready to go and painted just so. And I wanted my house clean and organized. But thinking through getting ahead meal prep wasn’t even on my radar. Fast forward 13 years and we’re now anticipating the arrival […]
How to write a eulogy: a complete step-by-step guide for preparing a loving, sincere funeral speech. With FAQs, answers and a printable eulogy planner.
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We all have early finishers. Why not plan ahead with these few simple ideas to help you prepare for when your students are done early!
Feeling sick? Taking the time to prepare sub plans ahead of time makes life a little easier. This post has several ideas for putting in the sub tub.
Another week, another roundup of my favorite finds from around the web!
