Check out this alternative brainstorming graphic organizer that pushes students to think through topics and ideas an a different way. The identified topic begins at the top, and then students think of different ideas related to it. Though students don't need to fill up the whole chart, the idea is that they think about different words starting with different letters. This forces them to diversify their answers. The template includes one line for each letter of the alphabet. Be sure to check out some of our other brainstorming templates as well!

Check out this differentiated variety pack that transfers the ownership of learning to the student. Supplement your class-wide KWL chart to having students keep their own KWL template that they can track their own learning. This pack include 5 different formats which include alternative spacing, bullets, open spacing and more. This can easily be used with different grade levels and can be implemented seamlessly to meet individual student needs. Be sure to check out my alternative KWL templates as well!

Check out this simple and student-friendly rubric which is meant to be used to evaluate student science journals. The rubric is broken into four categories, of which students can score between a 1 and a 4. Each score for each section includes explicit description of what you need to obtain that score. A guide on the bottom shows how to calculate up to a percentage grade. This is meant to be provided to the students, so they know what is expected of them with the journals, and then used to grade at the end of the quarter, or semester, or year. Sections included cover topics of Organization, accuracy, elements, and illustrations. Best wishes! Be sure to also check out my other rubrics as well!

Check out this fun and creative way to diversify methods of studying. This printable cube can be cut and glued or taped together to make a large die-style template. With size sides, students can put vocabulary words on each side, topics on each side, facts and more. This interactive cube has so many possibilities but will be fun and engaging regardless. Let us know what you end up doing with it :)

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!

Whatever the event may be, check out this simple and purposeful form to generate documentation of attendance and key components. There are 20 lines, and three sections on the side for the even name, the date and time as well as any notes. This is a great way to collect data for later reference, and is presented in a school-friendly format. Be sure to check out some of our other stakeholder-related forms such as Parent Teacher Conference Request Form, and Volunteer Request Forms.

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.

Keep track of the interventions implemented for students with this handy form! The intention is that every student has an assigned sheet that is either kept for documentation on the teacher’s side of things are attached to a folder or binder for the student. With a section identifying the area of focus as well as the plan for RtI, this form offers some suggestions but is also open ended for various methods used. The form includes components such as higher leveled work, computer interventions, peer support systems and much more! This is a great way to keep track of intervention and action plans for all students and their various differentiation needs!

This 20-question assessment offers insight into students’ understanding the difference between fact and opinion. Presented in three parts, this assessment has 10 statements that students will choose if each is a fact or an opinion, followed by a short answer of defining each and followed by analyzing a passage. This can easily be used as a homework, independent worksheet and so much more. An answer key has been included for your convenience!

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!

Keep your observations, evaluations, and feedback organized in this simple and colored coded graphic organizer that tracks your data from the Danielson Evaluation Framework. Though these domains were not meant to be used for observations, it is often implemented with that purpose. This clearly labelled and well-organized template allows you to track your areas of growth, area os need, and change over time. Be sure to check out our “Danielson Evaluation Framework Reference Guide with Key Components” as well!

For those of us not fortunate enough to have a single sign-on digital infrastructure, sometimes it becomes extremely difficult to have students remember their passwords for all the website we have them use (ex. NewsELA, Study Island, iReady, iStation, RAZ, and ALL the others). Check out this simple and convenient one page reference sheet to list a students multiple accounts. Either the teacher can store a binder with each students’ logins, or the student can keep this themselves. This hopefully will streamline login time, and maximize digital instructional learning time!

Check out this 10 question assessment that check students’ understanding of using guide words to navigate dictionaries. Students WILL NEED an actual dictionary in front of them, as this is a hands-on interactive assessment. The first five questions prompt students to identify the two guide words on the page of five identified words. The second portion of the assessment prompts students to identify if the identified word would fall on the page of the identified guide words. An answer key is included for your convenience.

Check out this simple and color-coded guide to constructing really great questions that promote critical thinking. Organized into six sections with a multitude of stems to get your questions rolling, this reference sheet will take your questioning to the next level. But promoting deeper thinking questions, you will be able to scaffold more easily, differentiate smoothly and meet the needs of your students while holding them all accountable. This reference guide is provided for you in both color and gray-scale.

Take your classroom communication to the next level with these accountability posters that pushes your students to challenge each others thoughts and ideas in a respectful and responsible way. Whether it be adding on to thinking, pushing back against ideas, questions understandings, or echoing and summarizing thoughts, these posters can do wonders for the oral communication development for all grade levels. Whether they are printed and laminated, hung around the room, or the mini versions attached are distributed to children, accountable talk posters will turn your classroom into a bunch of higher level thinking and talkers!

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!

For those of us that still include teacher provided feedback on report cards, this is a great tool to take your writing to the next level. Presenting yourself professionally matters and with this extensive list you will find ample adjectives that can be used to describe any student that may cross your path. This can also be used for students as they develop their writing and speaking skills to use higher level vocabulary and switch up the same old words that they repeat often. Happy writing!

Facilitate your parent teacher conferences with this 8-question template. This is a great way to guide your conversations, push them to a deeper level, hold all parties accountable and making this time meaningful. Questions include things about students feeling about school, their favorite friends, difficulties in school, how can teachers help and much more. This is a great form of documentation for both you and the parents.

This clear and well-organized template is meant to be used to keep track of discussions during parent teacher conferences. Separated into eight sections, the template is color-coded to differentiate the next steps and who is responsible for them as well as various components such as strengths and focuses, scores and goals, concerns, and next steps. This provides clear direction moving forward for all parties involved and serves as great data for records!

Add some simplicity to your day and streamline parent conference requests with this simple form. Very clear and direct, the form explains that the parent is being invited and a space is left blank for you to fill in the date and time the conference is being requested for. On the bottom, there is a section for the parents to respond by cutting and noting if they can come or if they need the time and date to be rescheduled. This consistent and simple form will hopefully make your day that much easier! Happy conferencing! Be sure to check out our other Conference forms including questionnaires, note taking guides and more!