The set of punctuation posters will dress up your room for back to school, and serve as reminders to your student when they are writing. Includes posters for the following types of punctuation, including ones with U.K. terminology, as well: Period - Full Stop Question mark Exclamation point - Exclamation mark Comma Colon Hyphen Semi-colon Apostrophe Quotation marks - Speech marks Parentheses - Brackets Ellipsis Each poster has the name of the punctuation mark, a picture representing it, and a little blurb about how it is used. You can print out (Sized 8 1/2 X 11, but you can enlarge) or project on your whiteboard or Smartboard for a lesson. - Greg Smith

Get your students motivated and inspired with these Growth Mindset posters. 7 different posters, each in color and black and white. Includes a beautiful "I Have A Growth Mindset" tree, "Try Thinking...Instead of...", and five posters with inspirational messages. I hope these posters will be motivational reminders for your students to keep trying and never give up. Size 81/2 x 11. You may enlarge if you wish. Great for centers or hang by computers or other work areas. Thank you. - Greg Smith

Writing - How to Write for Different Situations. The slides are short summaries of how to write in different situations. Students can use these guides to help them write in a variety of ways. You may wish to use these as reference sheets to put in interactive notebooks or writing journals. You can also print these out, laminate, and make into posters for your writing center. The instruction guides can also be projected on an overhead when you want students to refer to them while they are working. You can also print these out on index cards (adjust your printer settings before you print), and make into a little reference book which can be laminated and stored on a ring for a writing center. Includes: How to Write Effective Paragraphs How to Compose a Paragraph of Comparison or Contrast How to Write a Book Report Research: How to Choose and Limit a Topic Research: How to Take Notes Efficiently Research: How to Write a Topic Outline Research: How to Write a Research Report Research: How to Write a Bibliographic Entry for a Book or Encyclopedia How to Write a News Article How to Write Explanations or Give Directions How to Conduct and Report an Interview How to Write a Friendly Letter How to Write a Business Letter Editing Checklist

Reading Genres Posters...posters for your classroom, media center, or school to support your reading program. Includes posters for the following genres: Poetry Non-fiction Fantasy Biography Realistic Fiction Autobiography Traditional Literature Mystery Historical Fiction Science Fiction Education is the pathway to the future. Reading is fun! - Greg Smith

Reading Belief Statements. WE BELIEVE...posters for your classroom, media center, or school to support your mission statement. Education is the pathway to the future. Reading is fun! - Greg Smith

nd of the Year Awards. Editable in PowerPoint for your needs. Includes a blank award so you can fill in what you wish, and ready made awards designed for middle school for the following subjects: Language Arts Math Social Studies Science Art Band Orchestra Preforming Arts Chorus Physical Education Technology Computer Science Keyboarding Health Family and Consumer Sciences Home Economics Career Exploration Spanish French German Latin STEM Academic Bowl Reading Bowl All slides and all sections of the slides are editable so you can customize however you want. I hope you enjoy these and that you had a great year! - Greg Smith

Use this parent letter to notify parents of an after school (or other) detention assignment. It is editable, so you can change the wording to adjust it for your own classroom needs. Easy to hand to a student when you wish to require them to serve detention for misconduct, with convenient check boxes for behavior, a place for parent and student signature, and parent comments. Hopefully, you won't have to use it much, but it is nice to have if you do hold detentions. Appropriate for middle school or junior high. - Greg Smith