Check out this simple 5-question assessment that can easily be adapted as a quiz, test, independent work, exit ticket, or a study guide. Covering the topic of the different cultures that exist in Louisiana, this worksheet supplements the lessons you already have in your classroom, on Louisiana Cultures as well as some of my other products on the topic such as Louisiana Cultures Guided Notes, and Louisiana Cultures Group Project. These topics include Cajun, Creole, Jambalaya, Crawfish, Gumbo, Zydeco and more! An answer key has been included for your convenience!

Check out this simple timeline continuum that includes three major turning points as settlers came to Louisiana. Included in each of these benchmarks, there is a spot for the year of settlement, the explorers included and any additional notes. This is meant to supplement your instruction on the settlement of Louisiana and your pre-existing instruction. It serves as a great differentiator and accommodation. It can also serve as an assessment, guided notes, homework, study guide and more!

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!

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!

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!

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 simple and student friendly form that serves as a great independent facilitator for problem solving, venting, reflection and so much more. This is meant to be used for students who break a classroom rule. This form allows them to decompress and think through what they did and why. It includes a component for their feelings so they feel validated as well as a next steps section. This serves as a great reference and documentation for the teacher will seamlessly promoting positive behavior for your students at an independent level.

Check out this simple and well-organized birthday template that you can use to track students' birthdays. The pdf is editable with pre-installed forms to that can be typed in. This can either be printed and enlarged or kept the way it is for simple record keeping. This fun and engaging template is a great way to ensure that no student feels forgotten and everyone feels valued in your classroom community!

This simple form acts as an ideal data collection template for when you contacted parents. Very simply put, you can track who the student was that you called, the reason for calling, the date, and any notes that came out of it. It serves as great documentation when having conversations with other teachers, administrators, or parents about ongoing communication monitoring. Be sure to check out my "Advanced Parent-Guardian Contact Log Form" if you want a little more organization with your template!

Check out this great writing activity for Flag Day. Presented in eight short answer questions, this worksheet will probe student thinking and push them to reflect on what the flag is and why it is so important. Many of the questions provide creative questions such as why do places have flags or what are some patriotic songs and which is their favorite. This is a great way to allow students to think critically and reflect in a meaningful way!

Check out this 10 question assessment that presents question formats in both multiple choice and short answer formats. This can easily be used a s a quiz, test, homework or in-class worksheet. This is a great way to assess what students know about early settlers such as John C. Calhoun, information about the union, tariffs, imports, and more. This is a great way to gain insight, adjustment curriculum moving forward, and start or finish the lesson on early years of South Carolina settlement and beginnings.

Check out this massive variety pack of To Do Lists. We recommend printing them on color paper, but each page is a different pre-assigned list such as the weekly planner, list for PLCs, list for beginning of the year, for the weekend, for open house, for parent teacher conference, for TpT items, and so much more. Each page also comes in a half page form for simple and convenient printing. We hope this adds some simplicity to your life and streamlines your efficiency! Happy planning!

What a better gift to give to a traveling student than a fun game that opens their eyes to the world around them. Check out this simple and fun license plate bingo with multiple different implementation possibilities. This is a great send off at the end of the year or during those long holidays that so many students hit the road. You will find a neatly organized template with all 50 license plate pictures. Below them is a blank space that can either be used to write the date or time the license plate was seen or simply writing the name of the state when it was spotted. Students will love tracking what they find will keep their eyes peeled as they try to fill up their board!

This simple and clear guided notes template can serves as a great way to organize information as it relates to the various cultures present in Louisiana. Broken into three categories of Cajun, Creole and Native Americans, this graphic organizer looks into elements of food, music, story-telling, and holidays. The bottom portion of this outline includes an answer key (which can be removed for differentiation) and a more detailed supplement to the norms of each culture. An answer key is included for your convenience. This is supplemented well by my other products on Louisiana Cultures Exit Ticket Assessment as well as Louisiana Cultures Group Projects!

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!

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 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.