This awesome and kid-friendly template will change the dynamics of your classroom! So many of our kiddos just need to get some things of their chests and this is their ability to do so! By placing a stack of these templates somewhere in your classroom and having a teddy bear near by (not included :)) students can use classroom procedures to vent about things they want to share related to tattling. It will be awesome documentation for you, and allows you to address the issues as time allows, which we all know is rare!

Check out this awesome worksheet that can be used in a variety of ways. The activity explores vocabulary related to physical properties of matter including, but not limited to, mass, volume, temperature, color, solubility, magnetic attraction, hardness and more. Students will apply their knowledge in a table first and then a three way column matching activity. Answer key included.

This simple yet effective reflection form, will allow students to deeply and thoroughly reflect on a reading, activity, video of lesson. Trying to figure out how to make videos more purposeful and meaningful in your classroom? This is the answer. Starting off with the worksheet and then transitioning to students drawing the shapes and answering the memorized prompts will allow students to think through what stuck out, something they agreed with, and something that is still spinning in their head. It's simple to use and highly effective!

Check out this awesome engaging task card to build vocabulary. Based on the Frayer Model, students will answer six questions about a vocabulary word based on the roll of their die. Implementation is flexible based on teacher preference, but the goal is that students respond to the six prompts which include things like define the word, find a synonym, antonym, draw and picture and more. This fun and exciting activity will keep kids learning and on task with ease!

This simple but effective lab allows students to observer and draw inferences about diffusion. Students will need three cups set up that are each of the following temperatures (warm, cold, and room temperature). They will need to put one drop of food coloring in each at the same time as well as start a timer once they do so. In one minute increments, the students will record what they see for three minutes total. Students will then reflect on the diffusion of the food coloring being compared in each of the three temperatures. The temperature component can be connect to dissolving easily and the recording change over time is also important. Materials needed: clear cups (3 per group), some way to both lower and raise temperature of the water prior to experimentation, food coloring, and a timer.

Check out this awesome student-friendly inventory to gain insight into the culture in your classroom. This assessment of culture includes 20 questions that students respond with a smiling emojiy, straight faced emoji or a frowning emoji based on how much they agree or disagree with the statements. There are then seven short answer questions. These 27 questions will allow the teacher to understand what the students are feeling and how they erceive themselves in the grand scheme of the classroom as well as their relationship with the teacher. It can be implemented as regularly as possible in order to reflect and adapt based on student responses.

Check out this simple brainstorm template in which student can list and identify the various characteristics of famous people. Students will then be prompted with the single question of "What will you do to practice these characteristics?" This is a great hook into learning about famous people, a strong self-identification when talking about leadership, an application of identifying character traits and so much more. Please feel free to leave a comment in the feedback section, how you incorporated this in your classroom!

Looking to decorate your room and make it more of a welcoming environment that your students are a part of? Well check out this pennant which is meant to be cut out, strung together, and hung around a room. This highly structured template allows students to talk a bit about themselves, introduce themselves, and talk about their favorites. You can also check out my Pennant Variety Pack if you want a bit more flexibility with the design!

Take your instruction on organisms, habitats, natural resources, food chains, and biotic and abiotic factors to the next level. This fun creative project allows students to create their own organism while being specific and detailed on the aforementioned topics. This will allow students to apply their knowledge of such vocabulary and concept in a fun and interactive way. Students will be required to draw, detail, annotate and present an invention of their widlest imagination. This project includes specific details and expectations with a rubric as well. Have fun!

This tracking form reflects the traditional color system behavior system. It mimics the stoplight system of Red, Yellow, and Green do signify obvious behavior representations. Students will color in their color each day and then check the box that reflects the reason for their behavior. Students will either check they had a great day or can check one of the pre-listed options of components such as needs to work on staying focused, showing respect, etc. There is a signature line at the bottom of each day (already set up for the week) in which parents can be accountable for daily behaviors. This serves as excellent documentation and tracking for interventions and response to misbehaviors as well as rewards for positive behaviors (PBIS).

In this pennant variety template pack, you will find six different options that can be customized for use in your classroom. The design includes an easily cut style with spots for holes which are meant to be strung around your room. This is a great way to showcase student work. The designs offer opporunities for you to differentiate to student needs or to change the design throughout the year. This can be used for thematic summaries, exit tickets, presentations, and so much more. Let us know how you used them in the feedback section!

In a spirit of promoting positive behavior intervention support systems (PBIS), this template is a great ay to change the way students get attention. In addition to or in replacement of negative referrals to the office, this form allows for students to receive extra positive attention when caught doing great things. Just like the normal form, this alternative praises students based on their behavior or characteristics such as flexibility, accountability, optimism, respect, grit, perseverance and more. It is set up to have the student's name, the date, teacher, location, details and more. It also includes additional details and signature lines for the teacher, parents, and administrators. Please leave some feedback for how it work for you and how you implemented it in your school/classroom!

This 14 question assessment provides insight into students' understanding of scientific inquiry. It covers topics of the difference between an observation and an opinion. It alos looks at topics that describe how the five sense can be used as well as simple experiment set ups. It looks at predictions as well as basic science tool usage. IT also looks at descriptions of things like size, shape, color etc. These variety of questions are presented in forms of multiple choice and short answer. An answer key is included.

Check out this simple and user friendly template that students can use to take notes on Natural Disasters. It is intended to guide a research project where students either seek their own knowledge on their internet or is supplemented with teacher instruction. Students will fill in a variety of natural disasters that have been pre-listed and then explain various components of them such as their description, their potential impact, their root causes and the safety measures that should be in place!

Check out this awesome project that will captivate and engage students will providing opportunities to apply knowledge and further develop understandings as they relate to animals. These projects has multiple components with an aligned rubric for scoring that dives into animal adaptations, how this helps them in their environement, the food chains that they are a part of and the habitat they live in. Students will do research and answer multiple questions with regards to vocabulary, and elaborating on each of the aforementioned topics. Students will have a blast, and won't even realize they are learning. This can easily be adapted to be implemented as an in-class project as a whole class, in groups, independently or as a homework assignment.

Check out this 11 question assessment that will offer insight into student understanding of insulators and conductors. Questions provide various materials and situations for students to apply their knowledge. This can easily be adapted as a quiz, test, homework, or classwork. There is also a rubric attached for your convenience.

Check out this awesome interactive guided notes activity. Students will have a reference point to refer to as they apply their understanding of measuring in inches and feet and when to do so. The first page allows them to simply compare length of items. They will then estimate the length of some items. The second page then pushes student to decide which unit of measurement they should use, and allows them to explore the world around them with various estimations in feet and inches. This activity can easily be differentiated to meet students' needs. Additionally, students the activity can be adapted for whole group instruction, small group, or independent practice.

This graphic organizer facilitates students planning for writing a summary or paragraph. Following the five sentence template, students will be prompted to think through various components that should be included such as a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion sentence. The file comes in three different formats that can be used to differentiate and meet student needs with open spaces, bullet points, and lines. Using this template will organize the thoughts and ideas of your students to make their paragraphs far more developed and meaningful.

While students are being assessed for their reading fluency, make your feedback that much more meaningful but following these simple to use abbreviations. When they are marked on the copy of the reading assignment, it makes the running record of fluency purposeful; not only does it inform you what they need to work on, but provides precise components for parents and students to focus on moving forward. This simple abbreviation reference guide has six per page and is meant to be cut, to include one small one per reading passage. It also has a space for total words read in that given minute. Take you feedback to a whole new level!

This simple and student-friendly graphic organizer takes your students' writing and reading to the next level. Student will begin with a main idea at the top of the page. The students then will identify two supporting details of that main idea. Off of each supporting detail, students will need to identify two sources of evidence from the text. This can also be done working your way backwards, to facilitate students identifying the main idea. The template has three different varieties for differentiation purposes.