Simply The Middle

Here is a cute way to showcase all of your students' birthdays. The poster is provided in an 8.5x11, 11x17 and 16x20 size. You can use the 8.5x11 to include in your teacher binder and then hang one of the larger sizes. After I made the poster for my own classroom I sent it to an online printer that I found and had it made into an 18x24 poster for less than $3. I framed the poster and now I can use dry erase markers on the glass to write student names under each month, making the poster total

Here's a simple to use checklist to insure that you cover all of the 7th Grade ELA Common Core Standards. There is enough room to write the dates that you teach each standard, as well as room to write notes and reflections for each standard. Standards are divided up by Literary Reading, Informational Reading, Language, Writing, and Listening & Speaking. All of the 7th Grade Common Core Standards are listed. Thanks for looking! Amie http://simplythemiddle.blogspot.com/

A great addition to your bulletin board or to welcome students outside your door. Brightly colored Dr. Seuss themed bunting that spells "WELCOME". I've also included a pennant with a circle without a letter as well as a plain pennants without any letters or circles. You can print these as many times as you need to complete any phrase you would like. The top of each pennant measures 7.8 inches across and they are 9.3 inches long. I also have other matching items in my TPT store! Thanks for loo

Here's a simple to use checklist to insure that you cover all of the 8th Grade ELA Common Core Standards. There is enough room to write the dates that you teach each standard, as well as room to write notes and reflections for each standard. Standards are divided up by Literary Reading, Informational Reading, Language, Writing, and Listening & Speaking. All of the 8th Grade Common Core Standards are listed. Thanks for looking! Amie http://simplythemiddle.blogspot.com/

A great addition to your bulletin board or to welcome students outside your door. Brightly green and black panda themed bunting that spells "WELCOME". I've also included a pennant with a circle without a letter as well as a plain pennants without any letters or circles. You can print these as many times as you need to complete any phrase you would like. The top of each pennant measures 7.8 inches across and they are 9.3 inches long. I also have other matching panda themed items in my TPT store

Looking for a fun way for students to review the Fry Sight Words? Look no further! Here you will find 30 weeks worth (an entire school year) of Fry Sight Word homework. Here is how this packet works: Send home Lightning Words List 1 on Monday of week 1. Each night (Monday - Thursday) students will read the 25 sight words as quickly as they can and have an adult record his or her time on the page. The goal is to increase reading time each night until they are "Lightning Fast"! They return

Here's a simple to use checklist to insure that you cover all of the 6th Grade ELA Common Core Standards. There is enough room to write the dates that you teach each standard, as well as room to write notes and reflections for each standard. Standards are divided up by Literary Reading, Informational Reading, Language, Writing, and Listening & Speaking. All of the 6th Grade Common Core Standards are listed. Thanks for looking! Amie http://simplythemiddle.blogspot.com/

What a fun way to help learn the 120 chart - by showing that you're a Math Superhero! With this game you get the game board and 48 game cards. Students will roll dice and either land on a number or a Superhero symbol. If he or she lands on a Superhero symbol, they are to pick up a card from the stack. Some give directions like "Lose a Turn" while other give a simple 1 digit addition problem to solve. The first player to get to 120 on the chart wins! Make sure to check out my other items in

This file contains a complete set of writing checklists/rubrics for 6th grade narrative, argumentative, and informative/expository writing. Each checklist includes the main writing standard, as well as the standards that fall under the main writing standard. All standards are written using the same terminology as the Common Core Standards use. Each checklist has three boxes beside each standard: *I met the standard *I did not meet the standard/did not include this standard *Commentary Thes

Here's a simple to use checklist to insure that you cover all of the 6th Grade Math Common Core Standards. There is enough room to write the dates that you teach each standard, as well as room to write notes and reflections for each standard. Standards are divided up by the Common Core domains. All of the 6th Grade Math Common Core Standards are listed. Thanks for looking! Amie http://simplythemiddle.blogspot.com/

If you are in love with bright colored chevron like I am, then this classroom decor set is for you! Included in this set you will find: 120 chart poster with white background (I printed mine at www.shortrunposters.com as an 17x24 for $1.97. 120 chart poster with turquoise background Chevron Birthday Poster scaled for 17x24 (I also printed this at Shortrun Posters) Chevron Birthday Poster scaled for 11x17 Chevron Birthday Poster scaled for 8.5 x 11 30 Rectangular Chevron labels/signs Days of t

Do your students automatically think that all non-fiction reading is boring? Are they tired of the same old book reports? Show them that there is a great deal of interesting information to be found in non-fiction texts by having students participate in a reading fair! Set up like a science fair, the reading fair helps to showcase each student's creativity as well as great non-fiction books. Included in this packet: -Teacher Guidelines -Student Information Sheet that describes each compone

Great poster for any grade level classroom. This poster has a set of class expectations that are presented in a positive way. I uploaded the PDF to Staples.com and had an 11x17 poster printed for only $.98 for my own classroom. I have other classroom decor items to help make your room perfect for this school year. Also make sure to check out my Common Core Checklists! Thanks for looking! Amie www.simplythemiddle.blogspot.com

Here's a simple to use checklist to insure that you cover all of the 8th Grade Math Common Core Standards. There is enough room to write the dates that you teach each standard, as well as room to write notes and reflections for each standard. Standards are divided up by the Common Core domains. All of the 8th Grade Math Common Core Standards are listed. Thanks for looking! Amie http://simplythemiddle.blogspot.com/

If you're using a panda theme in your classroom decor, then this poster is for you! Showcasing simple class rules, this poster gets the point across about expected behavior in a positive way. I uploaded the PDF to Staples.com and was able to order an 11x17 poster for only $.98 that I am using in my classroom this year. It is the perfect size for a class poster. I have other panda classroom decor to help make your room perfect for this school year. Also make sure to check out my Common Core Chec

This file contains a complete set of writing checklists/rubrics for 7th grade narrative, argumentative, and informative/expository writing. Each checklist includes the main writing standard, as well as the standards that fall under the main writing standard. All standards are written using the same terminology as the Common Core Standards use. Each checklist has three boxes beside each standard: *I met the standard *I did not meet the standard/did not include this standard *Commentary T

This file contains a complete set of writing checklists/rubrics for 8th grade narrative, argumentative, and informative/expository writing. Each checklist includes the main writing standard, as well as the standards that fall under the main writing standard. All standards are written using the same terminology as the Common Core Standards use. Each checklist has three boxes beside each standard: *I met the standard *I did not meet the standard/did not include this standard *Commentary Thes

Do you ever get stuck trying to figure out how to grade routine writing such as journal entries and writing starters? Here is a rubric I created that works great in my classroom. It covers the basics, plus has a section at the bottom for teacher commentary. Each page has 2 rubrics in order to save on paper. Simply cut the page in half to score two papers. The rubric assesses for formatting, avoiding fragments and run-ons, using capitalization, punctuation, and homonyms correctly, a strong in

A great addition to your bulletin board or to welcome students outside your door. Brightly colored chevron bunting that spells "WELCOME TO" in turquoise. I've also included a pennant with a circle without a letter as well as a plain chevron pennant. You can print these as many times as you need to complete any phrase you would like. I also have other matching chevon items in my TPT store! Thanks for looking! Amie www.simplythemiddle.blogspot.com

A great addition to your bright chevron classroom decor! I used these as word wall letters. After printing, I attached ribbon to the back of each word wall circle and let the strip of ribbon hang down from the circle. I then used clothes pins to attach the words under each letter. I have included a picture of how I used these in my classroom, however you can print these as many times as you need to complete any phrase you would like to use throughout your classroom! Each circle measures 3.7