Preparing your students to be engaged and respectful audience members can be fun with this lesson and follow-up performance reflection made just for elementary students! You can use all of these activities in one day or spread them out over several days before attending a field trip, concert, or public speaking event with the class. The discussion cards will allow you to talk through real-life scenarios with your students so they will know the correct and respectful way to handle themselves during a presentation or performance. Reward cards are also included to acknowledge students who follow the rules of audience etiquette! Lesson Includes: Audience etiquette rules Discussion (or quick write) cards Student audience etiquette questions LEVEL 1 (lower elementary) Student audience etiquette questions LEVEL 2 (upper elementary) Post-performance reflection LEVEL 1 Post-performance reflection and audience etiquette survey LEVEL 2 (2 pages) Audience etiquette class poster-- full-color (separate PDF file) Audience etiquette reward cards **Written in American English.

Creating, presenting, and displaying individuality flags is a great way to build a positive classroom community! Students will enjoy being creative and sharing unique information about themselves while teachers are able to assess not only their creativity, but writing and presentation skills. This 3-part project is best suited for grades 5-8, but may be modified for younger or older students. There are several parts of the project that are left to the teacher’s discretion (flag size, use of essay or notes during student presentations, requirement of a final draft, length of presentation, etc.). Modify the assignment to meet the needs of your learners! Supplies (for each student): Large, white construction paper, card stock, or poster board Markers, map pencils, or paint (for flags) Computer access Table of Contents: Individuality Flag Project Student Guidelines Page 2 Symbols (Information, examples & websites) Page 3 Colors (Color symbolism information & websites) Page 4 Personal Motto (Information, examples & websites) Page 5 Essay Outline Pages 6-8 Rubric Page 9 Written in American English.

Public speaking can be difficult for students, but allowing them to chose their topic makes them more interested and engaged in the research and speech writing process! This zip file includes TWO choice boards (9 informative topics on each board), a two-page guide for students, and a grading rubric. The choice boards cover a variety of topics: science, environmental issues, history, and arts/media. Sample topics: -What are the effects of global warming? -What medical advancements have been made over the past 20 years? -Who is a leader that changed the world? -What are the impacts of media on society? The speech guidelines explain the basics of informative speaking, including speech format/structure, purpose, use of note cards, length, etc. Students will actually enjoy researching and speaking about a topic that interests them! The grading rubric makes the evaluation process fair and allows students to clearly see what they did well and how they can improve. Written in American English.

Are you having a hard time finding awards that will appeal to your SECONDARY students? Need some end-of-year or anytime encouragement and motivation for the older kids and teens? Your students will LOVE (and RELATE to) these social media, APP-themed awards that acknowledge and compliment their character, behavior, kindness, creativity, and more! *16 APP Designs *Printable in both full-color and B&W (both versions provided) *Print and write/personalize (not editable online) *Full-page awards (8 1/2 X 11) Award APPS include: Twitter, Facebook, WeChat, Musical.ly, Snapchat, Blogger, LinkedIn, YouTube, Skype, WhatsApp, Tumblr, Messenger, Pinterest, GroupMe, Reddit & Instagram. (*Example: The Facebook awards says, “Dependable friend and team player!”) Feel free to ask questions before purchasing. Enjoy!

Brighten your students’ screens with these background wallpapers! Created with elementary and middle school students’ interests in mind, this set of 20 backgrounds display a variety of colorful and kid-friendly images and quotes/slogans that are sure to put a smile on their faces! These can be used as desktop wallpapers, screen savers, and lock screens (for Ipads). *20 High-quality PNG images *Wide-screen images for laptop and Ipad screens *Share/send a single image or the entire file (zip file with 20 individual images) *Detailed directions for setting an image as a computer or Ipad desktop background/screen saver/lock screen are included in the file. Ideas for Use: Incentives or rewards during distance learning Email/share on special days (birthdays, thinking of you, a job well done, etc.) Prize after class game (allow student to choose their favorite background) Just send/share to make your students feel special! Check out the preview to see all 20 designs! You might decide to use them on YOUR computer as well! Feel free to ask questions before purchasing and, as always, your feedback is always appreciated. Enjoy!

This FREE diversity poster with a quote by Maya Angelou will not only brighten your classroom, but remind students that there is beauty in our differences! The poster is full-color, printable, and (for best results) 18X24 inches (or scale larger).

Clean desk notes are a great classroom management tool to acknowledge students who are taking pride in their personal work space! Write a note on the back or pair with a small treat, and make your students feel special! *6 printable designs *Full color and black/white/gray *FREE!

Who doesn’t love FREE brag tags?! These adorable birthday brag tags are appropriate for all elementary students, all subject areas! Enjoy this sampling of my work and feel free to browse my store!