11 activities and resources to help students learn all about the effects of transformations. Includes a FREEBIE for working with reflections.
Whole class novels are still an important part of an English curriculum. Check out this blog post about Teaching Whole Class Novels.
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5 MUST-HAVE TEACHING PRACTICES Whether you are a panicking first year teacher or a fifth year teacher hoping to finally gain that 100% confidence and joy in the classroom, these effortless tips wil…
14 Brilliant Ways to Quiet a Noisy Class! Check out these behavior management strategies for classroom management!
Two years ago, my class was starting to get pretty squirrely….and it was the beginning of November. I knew I had to do something to stay sane until Thanksgiving break. So, I printed out a turkey and some feathers. The idea was that students had to earn a certain amount of feathers and ... Read more
Differentiating your instruction can be overwhelming. I get it. When you hear the word "differentiation" do you automatica...
Introduce main idea and details with this interactive activity that can be use whole class or in small group. Students practice finding details that match the main idea by completing puzzles and recording what they have found. Students can also use higher order thinking to show their understanding...
Circle time is my baby. When I started my current job in 2002 and had one class of highly-impacted and self-contained students, I knew I wanted to lead the class in some way. Circle became my "thing". I now serve three self-contained classes and do circle in each of them. Each classroom's circle looks somewhat
How much fun would it be for your whole group or class or team to show up at your Halloween festivities in homemade, creative costumes that go together, costumes along a theme? Check out these creative group halloween costumes below for ideas for your own office or group.
Use this graphic organizer with your whole class while also supporting ELL and special needs learners. The pictures will help to cue your students about the key parts of how to make connections ...
Bullying seems to be a pervasive problem in every school. Sometimes it seems that no matter what we do, the problem continues or gets worse. One effective way I found to deal with bullying, is to address it head-on using different picture books. Not only are the books engaging and entertaining, they also simply lay out what bullying looks like and how it makes the other person feel. I found that books on bullying helped to build empathy among my students. I'm going to list 10 of my favorite books on bullying that you (probably) haven't heard of, and 10 we all know and love.
This is a great way for students to understand and use new vocabulary! It can be used in all subject areas. This can be done independently, in small groups or whole class. The vocabulary word goes in the circle in the center of the graphic organizer. Four squares are: 1. Definition - What does it mean? 2. Use the word in a sentence using 7 words or more (To show deeper understanding) 3. Write a synonym 4. Draw a picture
Do your students often stare blankly when you teach them to identify the main idea? Mine did too until I started introducing the unit by incorporating pictures to help them grasp the concept. This resource features 24 Main Idea Mystery Bags, including a digital introduction with practice slides. This hands-on activity is versatile and can be used for whole-class, small groups, centers, or a whole-class SCOOT game. What’s Included: Engaging digital slide introduction (with Main Idea practice slides) - Google & PPT formats 24 main idea mystery bags (x4 picture clues for each bag) Mystery bag covers Student recording sheet Printable detective props for students Answer sheets Perfect for: Introducing your students to 'Finding the Main Idea' Small Groups Whole class activity Small group activity Whole class Scoot Hands on learners Reviewing and reinforcing main idea skills in a fun and interactive way *** Please note: paper bags required You may also like: Making Inferences With Picture Task Cards K-2 Inference Mystery Bags For Sensational Savings and Benefits Follow my store to be notified of new products and sales. New products are 50% off for the first 24 hours! ⭐️Leave a review on purchased products to earn credit to spend on TpT purchases! ___________________________________ Copyright © Teaching With Imagination Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
This product is great to use for Back to School as a great reminder of the THREE "B" RULES: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible. Activity Idea: Brainstorm ideas of each rule as a whole class. Then go on a class tour around the campus! As you enter each main area on campus, have the class take a few moments to think to themselves about what it would look like to be safe, respectful, and responsible in the cafeteria, the halls, the playground, etc... Use these worksheets for the students to write down their thoughts. You can easily adapt to the younger ones by having them draw pictures. *Bonus Rule Posters with every download
Looking for a saint activity to do with children? This bundle includes saints coloring books for the whole year and is perfect for Catholic kids!
Enemy Pie book activities unit with literacy printables, reading companion worksheets, lesson ideas, and a craft for First Grade and Second Grade
Strategies for classroom management don't have to be hard. This features 10 effective whole group classroom management strategies that work
Are you looking for a whole-class novel study project for your upper elementary, middle school, or high school students? Then you're going to love this idea!
This packet is filled with piles of fun CVC worksheets to help students practice and master short vowel words. The packet includes 70 engaging worksheets which cover all things CVC. Students will be given the opportunity to identify and sort CVC words, read CVC words, match CVC words to pictures, spell CVC words and so much more. It is perfect for whole-class activities, math stations, fast finisher activities and review. The worksheets include: ♥ Beginning Sounds – Write the beginning sound of each word in the word frames. ♥ Middle Sounds - Write the middle sound of each word in the word frames. ♥ Ending Sounds – Write the ending sound of each word in the word frames. ♥ Secret Words – Write the beginning sound of each picture to find out the secret CVC word. ♥ Vowel Match – Say the picture name and color the middle vowel. ♥ CVC Vowels – Color the pictures by their middle sound. ♥ Middle Stamp– Stamp the letter that matches the beginning sound. ♥ 2x Which Word – Circle the word that matches the picture. ♥ PoppingWords – Color the word in each row that does not match. ♥ CVC Rhymes – Color the objects in the boxes that rhyme. ♥ CVC Rhymes – Circle the rhyming words in the clouds. ♥ Silly Words – Sort the words by whether they are real or silly. ♥ 3x Short Vowel Sort – Paste the pictures under their short vowel sound. ♥ CVC Family – Color the word family that matches the picture. ♥ 5x Ending Match – Paste the word endings under the matching picture (short a, short e, short i, short o & short u). ♥ Short a Match – Write the short a words next to their matching picture. ♥ Short e Match – Write the short e words next to their matching picture. ♥ Short i Match – Write the short i words next to their matching picture. ♥ Short o Match – Write the short o words next to their matching picture. ♥ Short u Match – Write the short u words next to their matching picture. ♥ 5x Gumball Search – Color the gumballs with the matching short vowel sound (short a, short e, short i, short o & short u). ♥ 2x Sentence Puzzle – Cut out the word pieces and paste them in order to form a sentence. ♥ Missing Words – Fill in the missing words to complete the sentences. ♥ CVC Sentences – Fill in the missing CVC words to complete the sentences. ♥ 5x Sentence Match – Highlight the sentence that matches the picture (short a, short e, short i, short o & short u). ♥ CVC Pictures – Read the short sentence and circle the matching picture. ♥ 5x CVC Scrambles – Say the picture name, unscramble the letters, write the word (short a, short e, short i, short o & short u). ♥ 5x Word Families – Paste the scoops on the cone with the matching word family. ♥ 5x Short a CVC Spelling – Cut out the letters and build the short a words (at, an, ag, am, ad). ♥ 4x Short e CVC Spelling – Cut out the letters and build the short e words (eg, eg, en, et). ♥ 2x Short i CVC Spelling – Cut out the letters and build the short i words (ip, in). ♥ 5x Short o CVC Spelling – Cut out the letters and build the short o words (ot, og, op). ♥ 5x Short u CVC Spelling – Cut out the letters and build the short u words (ug, un). ♥♥♥ Follow me to be the first to hear about FREEBIES and updates ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ Earn TPT Credits when you leave feedback ♥♥♥ I welcome and appreciate any feedback, comments or suggestions. You may also contact me on [email protected]
These Beginning Sounds Worksheets are a great way for students to learn and practice the sounds of the alphabet. Students simply color the pictures that correspond with the specific letter sound they are working on. This pack is great for literacy centers, whole class activities, alphabet interventi...
Ocean Bingo is such a fun chill game the whole family can play! It doesn’t take any skill and with the ocean pictures. Grab your free printable cards now!
Organise your differentiated reading groups with this Google Sheets Reading Task Board (Reading Centres). Use your TV or Projector to display for your whole class to see. Easy to use and fully editable. Change your groups, tasks and pictures. Video tutorials included. 32 Tasks and 30 pictures included to get you started. Watch a short video example here: bit.ly/BexReadingTaskBoardVid
(So, I'm going to pretend like I've been blogging this whole time! Long story short, class was misery and I'd rather not think about those k...
These characters and setting sort are a simple way for students to develop an understanding of character and setting identification with familiar stories. Included is a simple anchor chart to familiarize your students with identifying the concept of character and setting and a definition and examples of each. For the whole group sort, there are 3 different headers for ways to sort this that you can pick pictures from. You can have students sort character and not character, setting and not setting, characters- setting- and neither with 9 matching pictures for each concept in both color and black and white. Pictures included are 1 setting and characters picture from each of the following stores: Goldilocks, 3 Billy Boats Gruff, 3 Little Pigs, Chicken Little, Ugly Duckling, Town Mouse Country Mouse, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Hen. Also included are student sorts x 2 and practice sheets for identifying characters and setting.
Teachers can utilize this no-prep literature study on The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein by targeting many specific reading skills to meet their learning objectives. Use as an entire packet, or choose pages individually to meet your students' needs. Perfect for a small book club or the whole class! Inside you will find: About the Author Research Activity Characters/Plot/Setting Graphic Organizer Character/Character Traits Graphic Organizer Character Change Throughout Story Graphic Organizer Time/Place Graphic Organizer Problem/Solution Graphic Organizer Sensory Images Graphic Organizer Beginning, Middle, End: Most Important Events Plot: Determining Importance of Events Graphic Organizer Questions I Had Before Reading/While Reading/After Reading Important Thoughts While Reading: Graphic Organizer Prediction with Evidence from Text Graphic Organizer Inference with Text Clues Graphic Organizer Lesson/Theme Written Response and Picture Activity Word/Sentence I Love/Reason I Love It Graphic Organizer Favorite/Least Favorite Part Response Text-to-Self Connection Activity Summarize this Story in 5 Sentences Writing Activity Cause/Effect - Some Given, Some Write Your Own What I Like to Do Beside a Tree Illustration Activity ABC Order of Story Words Activity - 2 Difficulty Levels Counting Syllables of Story Words Activity Noun Search Activity Stop and Sketch Activity Author's Purpose Writing Response Activity Letter to Author Activity Vocabulary - 2 Options - Students Make Their Own List of Unknown Words OR 7 Words Are Given to Define Ten Comprehension Questions - Short Answer Four Writing Prompts Two Quote from Text Response Activities Book Commercial Activity ***This product is also part of a picture book mega-bundle!!! Please view here - https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Picture-Books-Literature-Studies-Mega-Bundle-2-2027312 Enjoy!
Students answer questions and draw a corresponding picture to fill in each section of the quilt panel. This is a great individual, whole class, or even whole school activity. Once completed, quilt squares are cut out and placed together to form a big quilt. This activity can be completed by any gra...
The Popsicle Stick Spanish Vocabulary Game is fun and one students ask for often. The sticks have Spanish words written on one side & English on the other.
Wall About Me is a hands-on activity that allows students to create and share what they feel represents them. In this resource students will fill (up to nine) miniature picture frames with information about themselves through illustration, design, creation, and imagination. Instructions 1. Design and color all of the picture frames. Each frame can be filled with an illustration that represents the student. Ideas include: family, pets, characteristics, sports, or anything else they feel is important to share about themselves. 2. Design and color the walls. 3. Once the walls and picture frames are finished, cut each item out. 4. Glue or tape all the picture frames to the wall. They may be placed in any order and style. 5. Fold in the walls on the BOLD line. 6. Stand it on the main WALL ABOUT ME page. 7. Illustrate and color the WALL ABOUT ME page and complete the writing piece for YOU SHOULD KNOW. - - - - - - - - WHEN TO USE: -back to school -ice breakers -morning work -independent time -art -classroom community TIME FRIME: The time frame for completing this project will vary. If you are planning on completing it in a day, give 45-60 minutes. It still could take longer, depending on how deep students to take this. Discussion Allow students to share and discuss what they’ve developed. This can be done in small groups or as a whole class. Materials Needed -paper -card stock or regular paper -crayons, colored pencil, markers -scissors -tape and glue 2nd Version: If the cutting and gluing is difficult there is an ADDITIONAL page with the picture frames already included on the walls. ------------ See More Projects in my custom category: PROJECT BASED LEARNING MORE LIKE THIS: ZOO DESIGN: Area, Perimeter, Map Skills, Project Based Learning, & More! THE ISLAND: Project Based Learning for Writing, Math, Reading, Science, & SS GEOMETROCITY: Create & Build a City Made of Math Using Geometry FINAL FRONTIER, 3 part project: ELA, Math, Science BUILD A TINY HOUSE: Project Based Learning Activity with Geometry, Area, and Perimeter DESIGN AN OBSTACLE RACE COURSE with Area and Perimeter RUN A TACO TRUCK: Decimals, Area, Perimeter, Geometry, and Guacamole PRODUCE A TV SHOW: Development, Script Writing, and Build a TV Set BUILDING MY BLOCK: Your Neighborhood PBL for Math and ELA TREEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION: Design Your Dream House In the Trees, A PBL Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE Project Based Learning, Build a Ski Resort Project Based Learning, Design a School Library Project Based Learning, Design a Water Park Project Based Learning, Discovery In the Rainforest Project Based Learning, Earth Day Invention Project Based Learning, Running A Lemonade Stand Project Based Learning, Save Christmas Project Based Learning, Shark Security Force Project Based Learning, Snake Search: Around the World Project Based Learning, Valentine’s Day Party Planner Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 2 Project Based Learning Activity: Plan a School Party Project Based Learning Activity: All About Bats Project Based Learning Activity: Arctic Adventure Project Based Learning Activity: Plan a Field Day Project Based Learning Activity: President For A Week Project Based Learning Activity: Run A Toy Drive Project Based Learning Activity: Plan Thanksgiving Dinner Project Based Learning Activity: Let's Go Camping Project Based Learning Activity: Monster Squad Project Based Learning Activity: Island Survival Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 3 Project Based Learning Activity: Create A Classroom Community Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Video Game Project Based Learning Activity: Alive In The Desert Project Based Learning Activity: Endangered Animal Awareness Project Based Learning Activity: Habitats Around The World Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Miniature Golf Course Project Based Learning Activity: Run A Music Festival Project Based Learning Activity: The Ultimate Playground Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Theme Park Project Based Learning Activity: Water World, Save the Earth Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 4 Project Based Learning Activity: Insect Infestation Project Based Learning Activity: Into the Wilderness Project Based Learning Activity: The Animal Shelter Project Based Learning Activity: Making Your Mindset Project Based Learning Activity: Cardboard Creation Project Based Learning Activity: Bears Everywhere Project Based Learning Activity: Design An Arcade Project Based Learning Activity: Create A Summer Camp Project Based Learning Activity: Plan A Vacation Project Based Learning Activity: Design A Treehouse GRAB A BUNDLE: Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 2 Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 3 Project Based Learning 10-PACK BUNDLE, PART 4
What better way to teach and practice consonant blends than with a blender?!? This blender craftivity will give your kiddos a visual to use when learning and decoding blends. Inside This Unit -Blender image for making your own larger blender for whole group lessons -Blender craftivity with pictur...
