Getting students to reflect on their own writing throughout the writing process.
Teaching behavior expectations in kindergarten is important, especially in the first few weeks of school. This often sets the stage for yo...
These exit ticket ideas to help students reflect on learning are a great formative assessment to help with the learning process and ensure that students understand the learning material. Teachers can use these exit slips as an informal assessment when they have students respond to the prompt. Stude
Free School Year Reflections printable from Laura Candler! A quick, easy, and fun way for students to reflect on what they've learned and how they've grown during the school year.
These exit ticket ideas to help students reflect on learning are a great formative assessment to help with the learning process and ensure that students understand the learning material. Teachers can use these exit slips as an informal assessment when they have students respond to the prompt. Stude
A tool to add to your classroom management plan for positive student behavior. It encourages student accountability and student self-reflection.
Birthday reflection questions to wrap up your year and prepare you for the next best year of your life. Free printable included.
These five free printable bullet journal templates for teachers will help you reflect on your day, your week, and your most effective teaching strategies.
Before you can create your vision, take time to reflect on your core values and passions. This will give you clarity on who you want to be.
As the semester comes to an end, go through your own teaching reflection process with the help of the Google Slides semester review included in this post...
Are you needing a new and engaging way to provide opportunities for your students to develop reading fluency? If you are, you will love this activity using technology! Why is Reading Fluency Important? Reading fluency is an important building block in the development of a strong reader. Research shows that the more a passage is […]
Teaching behavior expectations in kindergarten is important, especially in the first few weeks of school. This often sets the stage for your class for the entire year. For students to fully understand what is expected of them, it is important that teachers address and teach these expectation. I usually spend a lot of time during the first weeks of school teaching student expectations and classroom behaviors. We complete sorts of good choices and bad choices in the classroom and discuss what makes them good and bad choices. We complete these sorts whole group and students also complete individual behavior reflection sheets. These work great during the first few weeks of school or when students may need a review. These include different levels of difficulty beginning with students simply deciding if an actions is a good or bad choice, to a student sort of good and bad choices (this is a freebie at the end of the blog post) to finally illustrating or writing good or bad choices. Also we color an emergent reader reviewing some of the classroom expectations. These can also just be used as little coloring pages when a classroom expectation is introduced. In your classroom, you may want to challenge your students to focus on a certain expectation for a week. Included are posters that would work great for this: These provide a visual and focus for students when expectations are being taught. You can make it a game and provide an incentive if students can meet this expectation a certain amount of times in a week. Once these expectations are taught it is important to keep students accountable to their actions. I have been using a visual think sheet in my classroom that is perfect for this. It is very appropriate for your early learners in pre-k or kindergarten or special ed because it includes pictures for students to show what they did. Students simply color in the choice they made and a better choice they can make. These are great reflections for students, communication for parents and documentation if necessary. You may also want to post these cool down methods where students can reflect on strategies to cool down, instead of getting upset. You can find this entire Behavior Think Sheets and Activities in my TPT store and the Free Good and Bad Choices Student Sort here:
This post shares 12 Christ Centered Christmas Crafts that will help you and your family focus on the true reason for the season. These crafts are made to center your heart and mind in a busy season and to give your family an opportunity to reflect on the reason for the season- Christ.
Tweet We are 7 weeks into the school year and gearing up for parent teacher conferences later this week. In our school, we try to schedule all conferences on a Thursday evening or Friday morning. This way if multiple folks need to be involved in the conference, we are all in the building at the same time. The evening hours also work much better for parents. As the math specialist I get invited to attend the difficult conferences. If a student is behind or in some cases very ahead of their peers, I will often be asked to join the conference. Classroom teachers also invite me when they know parents have specific concerns or when it is a student I have a lot of contact with. Sometimes I am asked to sit in on a conference because the parents are very difficult or have expressed opinions about their students math learning that do not show understanding of how or why we are teaching math as we do. Depending on the reason for the conference and what the concerns are, I have many approaches but here are a few things I always do in conference situations. - I like to start on a positive note by sharing a recent piece of student work that illustrates something they can do well or something that shows how far they have come. Because I do so much formative assessment, I have a lot of student work samples available to choose from and can always find something positive. - I then like to have parents share how they think their child is doing and any concerns they have. - I am all about data driven decision making so then I will share any assessments. For primary students this often includes individual interviews, especially if a student is behind. I go over the current assessment results and show their progress over time if applicable. - I show other student work and point out specifically how the work illustrates them progressing or not progressing toward meeting the standard. I also like to explain what the next steps are in terms of what we are working on next. - I prepare myself to answer the hard questions. Why are you teaching it this way instead of that way? These big questions parents have when they are new to my school or my way of thinking about math used to really challenge me. As I have become more experienced and read more research on math education I have been better prepared to answer these questions. I like to show parents that it isn't MY way of teaching that I am going for but rather what the research says works. - I focus on the big mathematical ideas for that grade. For each grade level I can think of 3-5 things that are the most important things kids have and understand in order for them to be successful in the next grade. If a student is behind, I focus the conference on the most important skills and make sure my discussion focuses on how to move a student forward with these big ideas. This year, in addition to my role as a math specialist (part interventionist and part coach), I have 2 groups of students that I am doing the primary math instruction for. This means that I will hopefully get to meet with the parents of kids in these groups because their classroom teachers don't see them for math. To help out with ones I might miss and to keep the classroom teachers up to speed on what their students are doing in math, I have been gathering data and putting together some things that can be shared with parents. One of the things I created for my fourth grade group was this quick reflection on their learning. I loved seeing their responses and it gave me great information about how they are feeling about math! Want to use this with your students? Click on the picture to get it from Google Drive.
*Also available in the Everything Art Bundle*This is a fun, hand-drawn sketchbook type planning and reflection sheet to be used for a variety of art activities from grades 3-8. Pass out the sheets at the beginning of a unit or activity and use them again at the end to reflect on the learning.
This Student self-assessment tool with data tracker, exit ticket, and formative assessment helps students track progress.
Memory wheels are a great end of school year activity for upper elementary and middle school students. Learn about memory wheel templates.
Field Trip Exhaustion {freebie}
My students LOVE, LOVE, LOVE STEAM projects! This week we learned about the Wheel and Axle Simple Machine. A wheel and axle is a simple machine that has a “wheel” and a smaller axle that uses the two parts to rotate together to transfer force from one part to the other.
We’ve curated 14 classic Alice in Wonderland quotes to help you reignite your imagination and reflect on life with an easy-going yet purposeful perspective.
Introducing an inspirational read celebrating *you*~ featured in the MaiStoryBook Library Collection: “Be You” by Peter H. Reynolds *~Click here to purchase your own copy of “Be You” to …
Title: (Indigo Dolphin) (A perfect watercolor painting of ocean art. This print of a cute and playful dolphin is taken from an original work in (watercolor on paper). This Art Print is available in a High-Quality Digital Print on glossy photo paper. With no Matte, comes with card backing and a protective clear bag. These prints are also available In Giclee, printed on fine art photographic paper with Giclee Ink process - the highest quality. The paper is thick, has a nice slight texture, and the ink has vivid coloration. The paper also has a beautiful matte finish, which prevents reflections on the paper surface, typical of lower quality prints. Giclee Prints are signed, matted, and come with a Certificates of Authenticity. All Prints are available in: 5X7 inches 8X10 inches To ensure a safe travel to your home, all items are carefully packaged and labeled with fragile stickers. Will ship flat as to preserve the quality and integrity of the piece ALL ORDERS COME WITH FREE ART STICKERS. All Prints are Copyrighted
A 60th birthday is a significant milestone. Reflect on life and celebrate with a laugh. Read funny 60th birthday quotes for a good laugh. The 60th birthday is a big deal. It’s the decade where the…
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A COUPLE of days ago, I was moved to republish An Invincible Faith in Jesus. It is a reflection on the beautiful words to Servant of God Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo (1882-1970). Then this morning, my colleague Peter Bannister found this incredible prophecy from Fr. Dolindo given by Our Lady in 1921. What makes it
De Ankh kruis tattoo vertegenwoordigt het oude Egyptische symbool dat ook bekend staat als de "sleutel tot het leven". Dit lusvormige kruis symboliseert het eeuwige leven, onsterfelijke wijsheid en evenwicht tussen tegengestelden. De ânkh wordt vaak geassocieerd met vitaliteit, vruchtbaarheid en goddelijkheid en vertegenwoordigt niet alleen het aardse leven maar ook het eeuwige bestaan. Dit spiritueel rijke ontwerp nodigt uit tot nadenken over de continuïteit van het leven, de cycli van de natuur en de zoektocht naar kosmische harmonie.
Before rushing headlong into summer, it’s instructive to take a look back. To reflect on what went well during the past school year and what didn’t. Because, unless you know where you need to improve, you’re destined to experience the same frustrations year after ... Read more
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This Clothes Hanger Book Report works with any fiction book! It’s incredibly detailed, so students can complete every aspect of this project independently! First, students complete a draft packet while reading their books. They’ll fill the packet with details about the plot, setting and characters. After finishing the book they’ll analyze its theme and write a personal review. Next, they’ll fill in clothing shapes with final copy versions of their work! Finally, they’ll assemble their work onto a paper or real clothes hanger! Students’ work will hang below a hanger with the message “Try this book on for size!” Not only do these make great displays, these projects get kids thinking about and reflecting on their reading in new and unique ways! The Clothes Hanger Book Project is designed for students to complete on ANY FICTION BOOK. The highly detailed handouts and worksheets in this resource are designed so that students can either work on the project in class or completely independently outside of the classroom. Students are required to complete a first draft of all project elements so that the final project reflects their best work. The end result is a vivid, comprehensive, and creative book report! This project is easily adaptable for use as a response to a class-wide novel study, independent reading project, or summer reading project. Also, the final hanging book mobiles are a great addition to your classroom library. Display them near your classroom library and students can review them before selecting their next novel! Step-by-step guides and directions are included for students. Worksheets and handouts for completing the hands-on book report project are part of this resource. Skills developed with this book report project: Developing an understanding of a variety of genres Comprehension and analytic skills Plot, setting, theme and character analysis Critical thinking Editing and revising written responses to improve content and organization as well as spelling, grammar and punctuation This detailed project includes: Teacher Project Overview including extension ideas Student Packet with detailed instructions and guides: - Clothes Hanger Book Project Overview - How-to Instructions on assembling the project (2 versions depending on whether students create a paper hanger or use a real one) - First Draft - Plot Outline - First Draft - Character Analysis - First Draft - Setting Details - First Draft – Theme Analysis - First Draft - Personal Reflection - First Draft – Hanger Design Final copy cut-out resources in the shape of clothing - Plot, Character, Setting, Theme, Review Common Core Aligned Project: RL.1, RL.2, RL.3, RL.6, RL.10 W.3, W.4, W.5, W.6, W.10 L.1, L.2, L.3, L.5, L.6 You may also like… Doodle Book Report - Students complete a book report in a fun doodle-style template Reading Comprehension Skills - Mini-Unit SUPER BUNDLE! - Making Inferences, Main Idea, Predictions, Sequencing, Cause and Effect, and Context Clues Poetry Reading, Writing, and Analyzing BUNDLE! Poetry Analysis Unit Following is Fun! Get the inside scoop on all store discounts, free products, and product launches. Just click the green “Follow Me” star under my store name on this page or click the green “Follow Me” star on my store homepage. Let’s Stay in Touch! Blog Pinterest Facebook Instagram *** Click HERE to receive the Brain Waves Instruction Newsletter filled with exclusive FREEBIES and Teaching Tips! Thanks! Brain Waves Instruction
