Use this one page sheet as your student interview for your special education evaluations! It will give you important information about how they see themselves, their social connections, second language use, academics, extracurricular interests, current goals, and future plans after high school. This...
Back to school time and need some 'getting to know you' activity? Ditch those reading interest surveys and try these fun & hands on activites!
While teaching can often be an incredibly challenging profession, I really do love teaching, especially at the middle school level. I enjo...
Getting to know your students' interests is crucial! Learn more on how to build students' interest in this post plus a lot of freebies & downloads!!
One of the best ways to get to know your new students is through an interest inventory. I love to collect as much information as I can about my students at the start of the school year. I want to know about their likes, their dislikes, their learning style, and so much more. The Purpose ... Read More about Grab this Interest Inventory!
Reading interest and attitude surveys provide teachers with valuable information about their students as readers. Find out 4 reasons why you should be administering reading surveys with your students.
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As summer winds down, I reflect on what I've learned this summer through the workshops I've attended, the books I've read, and all the great conversations I've had with professionals. This quote has had me thinking quite a bit. It comes from Disruptive Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers and Robert Probst. What they state is absolutely true. Students need to find relevance in what they are doing right now. So let's backtrack a little... I have always been about purpose. I look at what I'm teaching and ensure that what we are doing serves a purpose. And I share that with students. Understanding why we are doing something is very important to me. Interest is also imperative. I have always tried to make sure that I am matching the books I choose to the interest of my students. Interest surveys, conversations, and book selection time have always been informative to me. But relevance. This is something much deeper. It is something you are connected to. It is something that MATTERS. Well...and when I think about it...do I really read anything that isn't relevant to me? Nope. Not really. So what do I do now? I've been thinking a lot about it and my first step is to just ask my first graders. What issues or problems matter to you? So I added it to my interest survey (click to grab for free): From there...I will need to get creative. They are new readers. And some of them may share some big issues and some students may not. But I need to be prepared to help them make connections to what matters to them and the books we are reading. And I am up for the challenge because Beers and Probst state that: "If they are to undertake anything significant in the future, it will be because they have learned the importance of significant work early on in their schooling." This statement says a lot. We need our students out there doing significant work. We need them to have a voice. So we need to help them find that voice...even at a young age. Em
Back to school time and need some 'getting to know you' activity? Ditch those reading interest surveys and try these fun & hands on activites!
If you are looking for some high-interest activities, try using animated shorts to teach inference. Free handouts focus on student learning.
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The first few days and weeks of school are so important for building student interest in reading and that begins with getting to know your readers! These activities are a great way to get to know readers in your classroom. This product includes activity sheets for your students to use to help you learn more about them, share with parents/guardians, and document their reading throughout the year. This can easily be paired with a 20, 30 or 40 book challenge activity...or not at all! It also includes "how to use" pages that describe interactive ways to use these activity sheets in your classroom to make lessons interactive. This PowerPoint file includes: Book Look: activity to let students explore books in your classroom library *or* pre-chosen books for an activity (ex. exploring different genres or character series) Includes an editable page where you can insert images to the document, such as book covers, if you are choosing to do an activity with pre-chosen book titles (everything on the page is exactly the same otherwise) Fill Your Bookshelf: This can be used in a variety of ways - students can record books they are reading for fun, record favorite books read this year, record books for a reading challenge, or record books they are interested in reading This includes 3 options - each with varying amounts of books to fill in This also includes 3 options of bookmarks - each with varying amounts of books to fill in Reading Survey: can be used at the beginning of the year or mid-way through to share their reading interests and attitudes (commonly known as a reading interest inventory). This can be shared with parents, fellow students, or teachers. It is a great way to get to know your reader by having the student share about themselves! 3 options (front/back) included - scaffolded for different learners Bookmarks: 6 different styles of modern/groovy font bookmarks & 2 styles of traditional font bookmarks
I work really hard to listen and observe the kids to see what they are interested in. I like to use their interests to guide the curriculum...
Are you looking for early finisher activities to keep your students engaged and productive when they complete their work early? Look no further! Here are 20 early finisher activities that your students will love. From creative projects to physical activities, there’s something here for everyone! These early finisher activities will help keep your students motivated and on task while also having a little fun. So grab the supplies, turn up the music, and let's get started with these awesome early finisher activities today! (Some links below are Amazon affiliate links. . .no extra charge for you, but it helps support
Find out how to get students interested in Greek Mythology gods and goddesses analysis excercise by using the biography project. This is an engaging and memorable student-collaboration activity. You can use this for The Odyssey, The Lightning Thief, Hercules, ancient history, Greek theater, Greek civilization, or for a fun mythology unit.
The panemic in italy is all over the news. Help kids learn more about this amazing country with this FREE Italy for Kids Printable Book.
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It's the first day of Middle or High School Art Class, what is the first thing you're going to do? This back-to-school visual art icebreaker activity and student interest survey is the perfect way to start the semester off right! Give your students an overview of the Elements of Art and Principles of Design right of the bat with this easy-to-use and fun icebreaker activity! Included: 13 Page PDF Presentation Video Demonstration ©A Space to Create Art, LLC.
Even if you're not a big fan of the outdoors, you can enjoy these Easy Nature Journals for Kids. Grab these printables and resources today!
Set a friendly tone in your classroom with these 30 "Get to Know You" games perfect for back to school or when welcoming a new student.
Have you ever had a class with so many difficult, disruptive students that you felt that you could barely even teach? What can you do to get past it? In this post, I am going to address this problem with my best advice, and some advice from others as well.
Reading interest and attitude surveys provide valuable information about students. Read on to find out more and see examples to use with students.
Four high-interest nonfiction passages are included for seventh grade ela and eighth grade ela.
I am so excited to launch my first "series" of blog posts! It's making me feel all grown-up and blogger-like :)My first series is going to be on increasing student engagement in the classroom. Over
Encourage your student’s interest in traveling and discovering the world around them with these free famous landmarks worksheet printables.
Some great investigative worksheets on the cross-curriculum topic of Graffiti. Here I have used student interest in the topic to explore various cross-curriculum areas such as math, social science, debate, visual arts, and history. I find the cross curriculum nature of these units provide so many learning opportunities. The packs covers the following topics: - Street Artists such as Banksy - School policy on dealing with graffiti - Investigation on graffiti removal products - reading a chart - Experimenting in Street Art - Art v Vandalism arguments - Creating a Tag - History of Graffiti - Graffiti Poetry Response This is NOT a course in Graffiti, but rather a stimulus pack of activities that uses various skills to investigate the topic of Graffiti. Suitable to Middle Schools Students in both interest and ability level. ******************************************** 100% Money Back guarantee - if there is anything at all about this pack that disappoints or was not as expected, please get back to me and your investment will be completely refunded - no issue at all. ******************************************** ******************************************** See more here: Middle School Resources ******************************************** Learn more about the author at Malcom Brown ********************************************
If you think I have the answers here, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. I'm far from having any answers.
Podcasts in the classroom are so fun and engaging! Have you jumped on the podcast train yet?! I have a great system for using podcasts in the classroom...
To those afflicted with Fisheye, some students appear “larger” than others, grabbing more of our attention and making the others fade into the periphery.
In my play based classroom there are 10 essential learning areas. I cannot do without them. The provocations and resources offered in these areas change throughout the year dependent on children's interests and the curriculum intent. The placement of these 10 areas within the classroom is thoughtf
Hey fellow teachers! Want to amp up your iReady tracking game in a way that speaks to your students' interests?Introducing these fresh iReady Incentive Charts featuring Stanley Cups , EarPods , gaming controllers , Nike kicks ✔️, and more!It's all about making those connections, right?Say goodbye to...
Third Grade students studied the life and art of Van Gogh. We learned the difference between impressionism and post impressionism. Impres...
