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 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!

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 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 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.

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.

I have always found anonymous reflective surveys to be a crucial personal growth process as a teacher. This simple 13 question survey allows students to reflect on their time in the classroom mainly focusing on safety, leadership, relationships, content mastery, and goals. This adaptable and customizable survey can be used as a progress monitoring tool or an end of year survey. I hope this helps open communication and reflection for you and your students as much as it has for me!

In an effort to make main idea identification more engaging and meaningful, try out this simple ripple effect graphic organizer. Directions are embedded, but students will write the main idea in the center, and then write supporting details (whether it be from a text or not) on each layer surrounding. Student will realize that their main idea may not be correct if they can't identify enough supporting details. They will then summarize these ideas at the bottom of the page.

In order to build students' understanding of different units of measurement and the tools associated with collecting those data points, this simple and student-friendly guided notes organizer will allow students to create their own reference point. To take this graphic organizer to the next level, students will be required to convert from one unit to another. The last page includes the answer key for your convenience :)

In an effort to hold all group members accountable for the work they do when working with others, this simple rubric allows for students to asses their peers on their contributions to the group. It is separated into four components which include participation, behavior, on task behaviors, and work. Students will rank each peer on a level 1, 2, or 3. This grade can be used as you please but will offer valuable insight into how each team member carried himself/herself in the groupwork. The rubric is color coded, and user friendly. Take your grades and groupwork to a whole new level. Students always work harder when they know they are going to be held accountable for their actions :)

Check out this 13 slide Powerpoint presentation, in which students can interact with various instructional and practice questions with a digital ruler. Students will identify how many inches are being spoken about and then how many centimeters some are. This fun and engaging presentation is a great math center, whole group presentation, or lesson starter as it is visual, fun, and engaging.

Check out this awesome template in which students can practice using their five sense to describe an object. This can be adapted in a variety of ways as an introduction to the five senses, as a complimentary component to physical properties as students learn to describe objects. It can be used if specific items are given to them, or if they describe one using a 21 questions type of game, or simply being creative and making up a hypothetical object.

This very visual guided notes worksheet will allow students to fill in vocabulary regarding pitch, volume, and amplitude are explained.

Check out this awesome form that students can use to self-reflect about classroom rules that they have broken. The infused questions will prompt the students to redirect their thinking as they are able to construct a better alternative to their situation and identify how they are feeling which is aligned with the Conscious Discipline behavior management program. Students will be able to reset and redirect their behaviors in a positive way. This also serves as great documentation of incidents!

Check out this wide variety assessment that can easily be used as a quiz, exit ticket, test, homework, classwork assignment, or simply a worksheet. This worksheet includes identifying some sentences as either a Fact or an Opinion, as well as students creating their own sentences for each, and then interacting with a short passage in which students are to categorize sentences themselves. This highly interactive worksheet is fun, engaging, and gives the teacher a great snapshot into students' understandings! Hashtag Teached Resources by is licensed under a

Check out this awesome 25 question survey for students to identify a variety of personal favorites. This is an awesome way for teachers to quickly and effectively get to know the kiddos in your classroom. The students will respond to a variety of prompts that they are able to self identify themselves.

Invest students in building their vocabulary, increasing their spelling and improving their handwriting all while having fun! For this worksheet, students will draw an image on the TV screen and then write what it is below. The drawing will allow great student buy-in and will hook them into wanting to label it. As students develop they can describe their image with more words and/or larger words! This activity works perfectly as an introduction to a lesson, a fun homework, a quick assessment after learning new letters, or a Do Now to get students thinking! Check out my alternative Draw and Label worksheets too! W.K.2, W.1.2