Check out this simple, yet effective pre-conference questionnaire that can be used before or during a conference. This can be used to make the conference meaningful and/or to keep the conversation on topic. If sent home before, it can be a strong tool in structuring the conference itself. The questions make the parent/guardian think though strengths, weaknesses, interests, and conversation topics that they want to cover. This has the potential of increasing investment as well as serving as a great communication tool doubling as documentation.
Check out this simple and fun sequence of events worksheet template. This comes in two different forms, grayscale and color coded. Within each form, there are three types which each include a blank space, bulleted sections, and/or lined spaces. This gives you the ability to easily differentiate to different grade levels or different students based on need. The color coding allows simple infusion into instruction. There are 6 total versions each that have five events that roll into each other.
Administrators, this simple and user-friendly guide serves as a tool to evaluate the quality of the questions that teachers are asking. This can be used to serve as documentation, professional development, feedback, coaching, mentoring and evaluation. The document is color coded, and easily infused with your pre-existing toolkit.
Check out this simple to use rubric which can be sued to evaluate any and all spoken presentations. The rubric is ranked from 1-4 in each category which include "Expression & Volume". "Phrasing", "Smoothness", and "Pace". These elements have clear and direct explanation of expectations and simple assessment capabilities.
Check out this simple and user-friendly tool that can be used to document the analysis of a primary source. There are four major components which are each color coded for ease of reference in the classroom. There are also three different forms, one with blank space, one with bullets, and one with lines for simple differentiation for different grades or different students based on need.
Facilitate the organization of science projects and experiments with this fun, engaging and purposeful outline. Students will answer prompts such as Title, Purpose, Observation, Conclusions and more. Students have a second page to record data, make a table, and ground their conclusions in evidence. It is color coded for ease of directions, and students will find the organization meaningful and fun!
Facilitate your conversation roundtables discussions with this simple and self-explanatory template. Students will record their notes for each of the three other students at their roundtable and then reflect on their conversations by creating one coherent summary statement at the bottom. There are four differentiated versions with different sized spacing, bullets, and blank space for you to meet the needs of your specific students but still maintain uniformity in expectations.
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Check out this fun and user friendly flash card template. Each flash card includes a definition, example, and model. This can easily be printed for each student, or used in centers. Students can also make their own based on this template as well. Each flash card covers one of the following: Mean, Median, Mode, and Range.
Tired of hearing the same-old surface level responses!? Check out this simple poster that offers your students multiple ways to say common classroom words with higher level vocabulary.
The poster includes 10 alternatives for 15 common words such as: nice, good, bad, sad, pretty, big, like, happy and more. This can easily be used for individual students or super-sized and printed for a large class reference guide! Building vocabulary one step at a time :)
Transfer the autonomy of KWL charts to the students with this simple and student-friendly KWL chart template! This product comes with 5 differentiated templates with different formats and different line spacing which can be easily referenced with version numbers on the bottom and distributed to different students accordingly. Student investment will increase as students gain more ownership of the KWL process.
This simple and student friendly template will facilitate students' understanding of categorizing, identifying, describing, representing and labelling a variety of polygons from triangles up to hexagons. The file comes in a variety of differentiated versions with different portions being blank so higher performing students can fill in more components than lower performing students. It can also be used to differentiate through the lesson or used as a study guide as well as an assessment.
This template can also be used as a poster, anchor chart or simply glued into the students math notebooks so they can have autonomy over the content as well!
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Help your students understand and break down math word problems with the use of a variety of key words that are connected and affiliated with the four basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). This simple and student friendly poster will support students build comprehension and foundational skills when it comes to word problems in math. Your students will reference this regularly and eventually grow to not need it anymore as they develop their critical math reading skills!
This 9 page produce comes with a variety of mini posters for students to glue in their own books, larger full size posters to be hung around the room for reference and one simple poster that can be exported, printed on a poster printer, or changed its output to be hung as a large poster in the classroom.
This 30x15 poster prints out on 6 pages and is meant to be put together to make a large poster that elaborates on RDW for students. RDW is the Eureka/EngageNY math curriculum procedures which stands for Read, Draw and Label, and Write. These steps are the three simple steps that these two common core aligned math curriculums suggests students use to solve problems.
Check out this fun and colorful star student poster. This can easily be implemented on a weekly basis, monthly basis or as a reward for positive behavior. Students will be so excited to share a little but about them. Positive classroom culture will sky rocket as students take control over their learning, and share important information about themselves!
I have seen this implemented in three ways:
1) You change out the one page paper as the next one is added
2) As each child is selected, you fill up a section of the room with one for each student
3) As each student is selected, one more page is added to a book and once all students have been selected, they each receive a copy of all of their classmates sheets and can keep it and reference it for years to come!
Check out this interactive PDF template that has embedded editable forms to type in student names. This simple and student-friendly poster can be printed as well as printed to a larger output in order to make a large poster for your wall.
This simple tracker will keep you and your students reminded of some of the most important dates for the year in your classroom!
Save your time and don't re-invent the wheel! Check out this simple and easy letter to send home to parents asking for support in your classroom. Within the invitation letter, parents will be able to supply contact information and select some of the ways they would like to support you and your students!
Looking for ways to educate your families on how they can support their kids at home? Research shows, that when parents are able support their kids at home, the kids are far more successful. This simple letter lets parents know of their potential as well as strategic ideas of how they can help!
Check out this simple yet effective request form for parent teacher conferences. The form is user friendly and aesthetically pleasing while easy on the teacher and the parents. The teacher can identify the date and time and parents can respond accordingly after the cut and return the bottom portion.
This worksheet allows students to cut out the bottom portion with the four images of Idaho, Unites States, North America, and the Western Hemisphere and see the relationship between them. Students will then glue each image in the spaces provided on top. This easy and fun worksheet allows students to connect difficult concepts in a visual hands-on way. It can be easily adapted as independent work, a hook, group work or homework. Students will enjoy engage with this interactive project and will build conceptual understanding of geography while doing so!
This worksheet allows students to cut out the bottom portion with the four images of Louisiana, Unites States, North America, and the Western Hemisphere and see the relationship between them. Students will then glue each image in the spaces provided on top. This easy and fun worksheet allows students to connect difficult concepts in a visual hands-on way. It can be easily adapted as independent work, a hook, group work or homework. Students will enjoy engage with this interactive project and will build conceptual understanding of geography while doing so!