Check out this simple and clear graphic organizer that can be used to get to know your students at the beginning of the year. Either complete independently or used to facilitate a semi-structure interview, this outline includes seven questions that cover topics about interests, school, family, goals, after school activities, difficulties, pride and more. This is a great way to expedite the time in getting to know students at a more personal living and building a relationship and rapport with your kiddos!

Kick off the year with this simple and organized way of getting to know students. Whether it be 1:1 interviews or independent survey format, this outline will expedite the process of understanding who your students are, what they like, what their goals are and much more. The first page has 15 questions that include things like what their favorite candy is, their dream job, their least favorite class, their birthday and more. The second page offers more insight into who they are such as their self image of their intelligence. Have fun!

Transfer the learning and ownership over curriculum to your students, with this highly engaging and exciting group project. Emebedded in the student expectations page is a timeline for production, directions, assigned group, and a clear rubric including components of quality, accuracy, presentation, collaboration, and organization. In this self-directed research group project, students will use the resources availabel to them in your classroom such as magazines, articles, textbooks, computers, etc. to develop a presentation in a format of their choosing such as a powerpoint, brochure, rap, play, poster, etc. The topics included are Cajuns, Creoles, Aative Americans, and the French. The expectation is that they cover food, music, norms, way of life, etc. Three exemplars are included for distribution to students if necessary of a different community so students can relate. This ties nicely to my Louisiana Cultures Exit Ticket Assessment as well as my Louisiana Cultures Guided Notes.

To support students understand how they play into the larger system around them, this hierarchy map allows students to identify descriptions of themselves, their city, their state, and ultimately their country. This can be used in a variety of ways to support students micro and macro understandings. Applications include citizenship and responsibilities, geography, laws, people, and ultimately the world that we live in. Have fun!

Embedded with directions, this variety pack includes 13 different templates that can take your poetry and summer vacation celebration to the next level. With multiple forms to choose from for differentiation purposes, this pack includes various words that are affiliated with the summer time. Students will love the color and simplicity. This is a great way to promote engagement while teaching acrostic poems and building on students' interests! Be sure to check out my other acrostic poem template packets as well!

Check out this awesome student-centered project that applies moon phase concepts into a long term investigation. This is best suited as a take home investigation, but can easily be adapted to be done in the classroom. The directions and template lead students to observe the moon every three days for about 30 days leading to 10 recordings of what they see. On the template form, students will draw what they say, identify the moon phase and describe the conditions such as date, time, weather, etc. This interactive and engaging project will lead students to discover and apply concepts of how the moon appears to change each night according to its location relative to the Sun and Earth as well as the cycle. This is agreat way for students to take ownership of their learning and apply previous learned concepts!

Add a level of accountability to your group work by simply infusing this student friendly assessment each time. With up to five peers, (or four if you want to including students reflecting on themselves) students will evaluate their peers in four key areas. Each area has a 1, 2, and 3 totaling a possibility of a max of 12 for each partner. These areas include participation, behavior, on task, and work. This is a great way for the students to feel responsible for their actions as well as for the teacher to gain insight into each student's contribution.

Transfer the work-load to students by having them use their own KWL Chart. Though you can still do it on a piece of poster paper or on the board, this is a great way to have students take ownership over their own learning, and track their own progress. This template can be laminated and used again and again or be printed for each unit to allow students to connect their prior knowledge to their own goals to reflecting on what they learned!

Check out this student-friendly and well-organized template for natural disasters. Initially broken down into geological disasters, hydrological disasters, meteorological disaster, and space disasters, this graphic organizer includes 17 different natural disasters such as sinkholes, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, tsunamis and many more. This can either be used as guided notes to supplement your instruction or can guide students collaborative or independent research. For each natural disaster, students will identify the description, cause, potential effects and most importantly safety precautions. Have fun!

What a better way to inspire your kiddos than applying concepts from Dr. Seuss' book "Oh The Places You'll Go". You will need the book to complete this lesson, but there are multiple digital and read aloud version online (Youtube offers some good options). Included in this packet is a clear step by step lesson for teachers as well as a planning sheet and differentiated formats for final copies that students can use. Aligned to the ideas in the Leader In Me Program, students can begin with the end in mind and reflect on where they want to go, and what they have to do to get there, while tying in concepts from the book!

Take your geometry unit to the next level by allowing students to apply learned concepts of geometry to the world around them. This playground hunt activity allows students to find the shapes they have learned about in class in a place they visit regularly, their playground. Students will draw a representation of the item they found, label its shape, identify the object, and then describe its features. This is a great way for students to apply their understanding in a fun and engaging way! Be sure to also check out Playground Measurement Hunt Activity too!

Check out this fun and engaging template that will promote social and emotional positivity in your classroom. With the idea of paying it forward, this worksheet presents 16 options for students to good things in their school and community. These things include helping clean up, sharing snacks, leaving a nice note and many more. There is also a spot for students to fill in their own idea! This is a great way to engage students in being good citizens in their community and spreading positivity! Students can check off the tasks they complete and create a record of all of the great things they have done for others!

Equipped with 13 prompts to promote leadership problem solving, this worksheet pushes students to think through a variety of scenarios. Based on ideas for the Leader in Me program, this assignment is not meant to be a punishment for a misbehavior but rather a method to redirect the attention and promote leadership, critical thinking, and help students grow. It can be implemented after a misbehavior as a method of restorative practices or proactively.

Check out this 13 item survey that can provide valuable insight into what students like, don’t like, where their interests lie, and how they feel about school. This data can be used to plan for lessons, implement intervention, differentiate, improve engagement and so much more. This questionnaire can either be distributed and filled out but students or used as an interview format to gain a better understanding of student priorities.

Check out this fun and simple graphic organizer. This can be easily implemented during the first week of school for students to put on paper what they are thinking about for the upcoming year, at the end of the year to reflect on their time or at the end of the year to brainstorm their feelings for the following year. With a clear set of instructions and four circles for students to organize their ideas, you will gain some valuable insight into students perspectives with this simple to use graphic organizer. Check out our page for all our K-5 versions!

Check out this fun and simple graphic organizer. This can be easily implemented during the first week of school for students to put on paper what they are thinking about for the upcoming year, at the end of the year to reflect on their time or at the end of the year to brainstorm their feelings for the following year. With a clear set of instructions and four circles for students to organize their ideas, you will gain some valuable insight into students perspectives with this simple to use graphic organizer. Check out our page for all our K-5 versions!

Check out this fun and simple graphic organizer. This can be easily implemented during the first week of school for students to put on paper what they are thinking about for the upcoming year, at the end of the year to reflect on their time or at the end of the year to brainstorm their feelings for the following year. With a clear set of instructions and four circles for students to organize their ideas, you will gain some valuable insight into students perspectives with this simple to use graphic organizer. Check out our page for all our K-5 versions!

Check out this fun and simple graphic organizer. This can be easily implemented during the first week of school for students to put on paper what they are thinking about for the upcoming year, at the end of the year to reflect on their time or at the end of the year to brainstorm their feelings for the following year. With a clear set of instructions and four circles for students to organize their ideas, you will gain some valuable insight into students perspectives with this simple to use graphic organizer. Check out our page for all our K-5 versions!

Check out this fun and simple graphic organizer. This can be easily implemented during the first week of school for students to put on paper what they are thinking about for the upcoming year, at the end of the year to reflect on their time or at the end of the year to brainstorm their feelings for the following year. With a clear set of instructions and four circles for students to organize their ideas, you will gain some valuable insight into students perspectives with this simple to use graphic organizer. Check out our page for all our K-5 versions!

Check out this multi-purpose event invite that is meant to save you time and streamline just one more component of your classroom. This isa great form for birthdays, holiday parties and much more as it allows for great flexibility of implementation. With key components being listed up top, and a cut away template for the bottom being returned, this form can be applied in a multitude of ways. Good luck and have fun!