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When negative behaviors start to increase, it is the most frustrating thing in the world. I've been there. This resource will help students feel intrinsic motivation to improve and think deeply about their behavior. Students will rate themselves each day on how well they meet classroom expectations; they will write a one paragraph personal reflection at the end of the week. Let students do the work by thinking about their actions and give them a front seat in their own behavior management and feel the personal maturity and classroom community thrive. Self-Assessment Focuses On: Being Prepared Being Respectful Being Responsible Reflection provides guiding questions to help students reflect and improve. This handout is a Google Doc, so it can be modified to fit your classroom expectations and shared with students digitally or printed. The goal is that students will take ownership of their behavior by self-assessing and reflecting. I hope it helps you have a successful year with your students! Follow me on TpT for More Engaging Secondary English Resources!  ✔Get TPT credits to use on future purchases by leaving feedback and ratings! Terms of Use: This product is for one personal classroom use only. You are not permitted to resell or share this file. If you would like to direct other people to this file, please send them to my Teachers Pay Teachers Store,ELA Workshop. If you would like to share the file, you can purchase a multi-use license at a reduced cost through TPT.

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As my theme this year is "Music Around the World," I've been looking into lots of different folk songs from around the world. I found this little gem, Kokoleoko. I've found it in several different places, all slightly different versions. The version below is the most common, found in "Spotlight on Music, Grade 5," as well as several South American sources. If you change one note of this song (the f sharp to an a), it is a great recorder piece - using only the notes G-A-B-C, as shown in this example: The translation is pretty simple. Apparently "Kokoleoko" is just another way of saying "cock-a-doodle-doo," and "ahby" is "goodbye." Now, each source I find this song says something different about where exactly it's from. Most often, they say either Liberia or Ghana. So, I've just labeled it as a West African folk song to be more accurate. Anyway, this song is great for teaching the half note, which I do in 2nd grade. We spend awhile preparing, using songs that have half notes, before actually labeling what they are. This song is also great if you bring it back in the end of 3rd/beginning of 4th, or whenever you teach syncopation. There is a clapping game that goes with this. It looks more complicated than it actually is. My 2nd graders are challenged by this, but really enjoy doing it. You can watch an example below:  I recently made a Teachers Pay Teachers product for this song that has rhythmic practice slides, melodic practice slides, clapping game instructions, and notation for both voice in the original version and recorder in the revised version. You can find it here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:kokoleoko    There is even a great treble choral arrangement out there by Mary Donnelly and George Strid. Here's a cute recording I found of it on YouTube: Hope you can find use for this great song! My kids are absolutely loving it :)

The ability to juggle multiple projects with an infinite number of moving pieces is (I think) an essential skill for reducing the overwhelm that can come with academic life. In an ideal world, it would be lovely if this wasn’t a necessary skill for survival, but we live in the real world, with ever

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Classroom procedures, classroom procedures, and classroom procedures. When it comes to having a great first day of school, make sure you have THESE classroom procedures!

"Where I've Been": A blank map of the World. Color in where you've been! Try to fill the entire map. You will receive a JPEG, PNG, and PDF so you can print however you prefer. ***Ask about "Where I've Been": A blank map of the United States of America***

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I'm one-third of the way through the seventy-five hard style challenge - here's what I've learned and my plans for the next fifty days.

If you are prepared to discover all the beauty of Colombia, here is my comprehensive Colombia travel guide with tips on things to do and see.

I've been getting some questions about how my Request to Retest and Yellow Slips work in my classroom. Request to Retest I allow my stude...

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I’ve been using OneNote for over 10 years now. It’s been such a great platform for me to make my professional and personal worlds more productive and better organised. For those just jumping into…

I finished reading Steps to Christ a few weeks ago. It was actually the second time I’ve read this classic, and it never gets old! It is such a wonderful book. Steps to Christ has been published in over 150 languages, and there are tens of millions of copies worldwide (if not more!). Like so …

One in a series of recent prints that use the language of forms I've been developing in my paintings and fabric work over the last few years. About this Print Limited edition run of 75 supplied with a signed, stamped & numbered Certificate of Authenticity for provenance Includes border for easy framing Presented on

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Oceania is often an afterthought in many continent studies. Some people say that since it is strictly not a continent it should be left to later. This is an interesting supposition. Recently another continent called Zealandia has been found. I prefer to teach Oceania, not only because I live here in Oceania but because this whole area of the Pacific including Australia, is home to incredible diversity and features the best navigators in the world. On the following pages I’ve included reading passages and worksheets each grouped by area: Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. contents: *Oceania colour and b/w map *Australia introduction reading *Australia history reading * Australia landmarks reading * Australia worksheets x 2 * Melanesia reading * Melanesia landmarks * Melanesia worksheet x 1 * Polynesia introduction reading * Polynesia landmarks  * Polynesia worksheet x 1 * Micronesia introduction reading * Micronesia landmarks  *Micronesia  worksheet x 1 *18 physical geography based question task cards with answers * 18 harder research question task cards   24 PAGES - PDF This is a Downloadable resource.

Graphic Design Real World Ad client - Outside of teaching, I've been doing graphic design for years. This resource was created with real world client work in mind. When I teach graphic design, my goal is to get students work to model after what they might encounter in the "real world". Actual clien...

Over the last 3 years, I've been able to connect with hundreds of Pinterest managers and virtual assistants from around the world. Over time, we began to see a pattern: Pinterest doesn't like it when

My Homecoming quilt pattern has been out in the world for a little over two months now! We are actually a few weeks into the Homecoming Quilt Along, which has been really fun. I had planned on blogging about these quilts sooner, but time got away from me and I never got around to it. But alas, I've finally taken the time to sit down and write out everything, so here it is! If you missed my original Homecoming Blog post, be sure to check that out. You can also see all of the lovely tester quilts from my pattern testers in this blog post. . . First up, lets talk about my two-color Homecoming quilt. This was actually my very first version of this design. One of the reasons why I love two color quilts is that the eye tends to focus more on the shapes and design of the quilt....which was my goal. Initially, I designed this quilt simply as a housewarming/

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I can’t tell you how delighted I am that there is so much interest, energy and momentum behind the Seasonal Flower Movement now. I get so many messages and notes from beginning farmer-florists around the world who are embarking on their first voyage into the wild and wonderful world of flower farming. Millions of tiny flower seeds are being […]

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You're visiting the island of Madeira and you are a foodie traveller. Food in Madeira is extraordinary, and you are in for a real treat. There are so many dishes and so many restaurants to be discovered and if anything, Madeira food is so delicious, that you won't want to leave. In this Madeira food guide, you'll discover fantastic traditional dishes, excellent drinks to lift your spirits and desserts that will speak to your soul.