Allison Gregory

Personally, I love all books that have a dog in them as one of the main characters. However, there is something about Winn-Dixie that pulls at my heartstrings a little tighter than Old Yeller ever did. My fourth-graders LOVE this book. There are so many thought provoking questions that arise from this book and I wanted to create questions in the form of a journal. This way the students can answer basic comprehension questions and also express their deeper thoughts as the novel progresses. I ha

This trifold is great for biography studies. This is perfect for the Who Was or I Am biography series. There are two printing options available for you to choose from. I have also provided a grading rubric to help you with grading. Even if you choose not to use this as a final project it is a great graphic organizer to help students find the appropriate information for biography projects.

After reading Cris Tovani's book, "So What Do They Really Know? in grad school " I had to use conversation calendars in my classroom! I am so thankful that I did. This basic tool is so useful to see what they REALLY know. Some kids who do not answer in class will write on their calendar. These are great for instant feedback after each lesson. You give the student a copy of the calendar on day one of your lesson and they write down their thoughts, feelings, and questions about the lesson. After

This trifold is a great activity for you to get to know your students better. This can be completed independently with minimal assistance from you. Students can be creative with their illustrations and their answers will provide you with insight to better understand your new group of kiddos. Just print and give to your students. Enjoy!

Is your class listening to the 6 minute podcast? If so, I bet you are addicted to it like I am. My kids beg to listen to an episode each day. However, sometimes I forget which episode we are on. To solve that problem I created this checkoff list to help keep us (me) on track. I have it posted in my room and the kids love to see how many they have listened to and how many they have left to go.

We all know the first few weeks of school are exhausting for both teachers and students! All new rules, routines, and procedures to teach and learn. In this product you will find 60 task cards to review your rules, routines, and procedures with your kids to meet the needs of your classroom. You can do this during morning meeting or make it a fun task card review game.

Hello again friends! I have created an editable classroom newsletter in five different styles. The newsletter includes a place for spelling, vocabulary, student shout outs, and important news/notes. You can send this out weekly or monthly depending on what you need for your classroom. This product is also available as a Google Drive download.

If you are looking for a simple activity for sentences and fragments then look no further. This simple sorting activity can be used for group settings or you can print it and have the students cut and paste them on their own. This activity is perfect for the beginning of the year. I hope you find this useful for your classroom.

Every year I dread teaching and re-teaching students how to cite text-based evidence. Most of the time they know that they need to find the answer in the text, but they cannot cite text evidence properly. These sentence starters stay on my board all year long to give assistance to those students who struggle with citing text-based evidence. With these sentence starters any student can be a text-based evidence master. I have 3 different options available for you decide which one you like best.

Finally! I made an editable calendar for you to add events, assignments, and other important information digitally. Just make a copy in Google Slides and you are ready to go! =) Only one design is available for the editable version. If you are not interested in adding information digitally I have other calendars available in my TPT store! Thank you so much! I hope you have a great school year!

These DIGITAL posters are a great activity for you to get to know your students better. This can be completed independently with minimal assistance from you in Google Classroom. Students can be creative with their font choices and colors. You can share these and present these to the class without wasting ink. Their answers will provide you with insight to better understand your new group of kiddos. Make a copy and rename it in your files. Assign it to your students and you are good to go! The

These cut outs are great to put on lockers, cubbies, storage boxes, desks, popsicle sticks....whatever. I have created 4 different versions for you to choose from. You can print them on white paper, cardstock, or any color of your choice to suit your classroom decor.

Voila! New digital calendars for you! Just add your text box to the correct date and fill it in with your special events. This is something that I use everyday in my classroom. I like how I can add events and edit them as needed. It is great to give to students and parents at the beginning of the month for them to see new learning skills, events, notes, etc. This simple design helps to save on your valuable classroom ink. Also, since it is already virtual you can easily share it on any digital

These Open House Power Point templates are great for any classroom. Every year I have a welcoming message and a few directions for parents and students to complete when they come to Open House Night. I have created the same template, but with different colors in hopes to match your school colors. Just add a text box and your message for your parents. I hope you enjoy this product and can use them for years to come. Here is a list of what is offered in this product: 1. Rainbow 2. Black background

On the first day of school I always have a digital presentation that helps break the ice for my students. It teaches them a little bit about me, the classroom rules, procedures, and the gist of how things will be the rest of the year. This rainbow colored them is great for any classroom color scheme. Regardless of what grade level or subject you teach, this presentation can work for you. This presentation includes the following slides: 1. Welcome Back to School 2. Meet the Teacher 3. These are a

If you like to assign your students classroom jobs throughout the school year this is the product for you! Just print and have the kiddos do the rest. They have three choices and they have to persuade you to choose them for their desired job. There are three different styles of this application, so you can choose the one that suits your style the best. Personally, I usually change jobs two or three times a year depending on the group of students I have. I hope you enjoy this product.

This product shows the components of PRIDE. Patience Respect Integrity Determination Excellence These posters would be great to display on a bulletin board, in the hallway, in the classroom, in the lunchroom.....ANYWHERE for students young and old to see. Just print on desired paper, laminate (if you wish) and you are ready to go!

Hello again friends! I have created an editable classroom newsletter in five different styles. The newsletter includes a place for spelling, vocabulary, student shout outs, and important news/notes. You can send this out weekly or monthly depending on what you need for your classroom. This product is also available as a PowerPoint file.

These are simple black and white 2019-2020 calendars for you to use in your classroom. You can add homework assignments, upcoming projects, holidays, school events, students' birthdays, etc. to customize your classroom calendar. Personally, I make one for my students and they keep it at the front of their binder to reference any school dates, projects, etc.

These black and white labels are perfect for your classroom word wall. They are circular and have several different fonts for you to choose from. Just print on colored paper (or not), laminate, cut, and they are ready for you to use.