Amanda Marini

Easy to edit progress report template. This allows parents to know how their student is doing midway through the quarter/semester. It can also be edited to use for behavior or assignment completion. Word document for easy editing.

Grade 5 quiz on conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. Could also be used as a practice worksheet.

Literature Circles are a great way to get different students reading different books - this is especially helpful for differentiation and being sure to meet the needs of all students. In my document, I have done all the hard work for you! All the "roles and responsibilities" of literature circles are created and spelled out for teachers and students in an easy and simple manner. The roles include discussion director, passage picker, word wizard, and character sketcher. It also includes a tem

4 point standards based rubrics for: Argumentative essay, compare/contrast essay, explanatory essay, how-to essay, informative essay, and nonfiction narrative essay. Standards based on Common Core standards. These rubrics really help with assessing student proficiency with standards, especially if you are using standards based report cards. PDF and word documents included so you are able to use as is and print, or edit as needed. Also possible to use on electronically submitted essays.

Having a hard time trying to stay organized while teaching the common core? This six unit progression gives standards, unit questions, topics, themes, activities, and assessments for the entire school year for ELA. It also comes with interdisciplinary options as well.

This packet is a 46 page document complete with a parent letter, reading instructions, book suggestions, response task cards for novels, 3 information text passages with questions, math instructions, list of math focus topics, and a 10 week math packet.

A whole bundle of science tests and quizzes! Materials include: water cycle, weather instruments, clouds, violent weather, the sun, the stars, and galaxies! In editable documents for easy alteration to meet the needs of your class.

Literature Circles are a great way to get different students reading different books - this is especially helpful for differentiation and being sure to meet the needs of all students. In my document, I have done all the hard work for you! All the "roles and responsibilities" of literature circles are created and spelled out for teachers and students in an easy and simple manner. The roles include discussion director, passage picker, word wizard, and character sketcher. It also includes a tem

Having a hard time trying to stay organized while teaching the common core? This six unit progression gives standards, unit questions, topics, themes, activities, and assessments for the entire school year for ELA. It also comes with interdisciplinary options as well.

Are the common core standards hard for you to understand? Hard for you to deconstruct and tell what needs to be taught and what goals need to be reached? Here is a document that includes all 5th grade ELA standards and deconstructs each and every one of them to ensure you're teaching the necessary and rigorous material!

Geared towards Common Core, these summer assignments come complete with book lists and activities for students to complete over the summer months. The reading lists have various levels to accommodate differentiation among your students. Because of the differing levels, these activities could be assigned as low as 5th grade and as high as 10th. Included: 7th grade reading list 7th grade common core aligned activities 8th grade reading list 8th grade common core aligned activites

Word Documents listing standards and "I Can" Learning Targets breakdowns. Editable These are really helpful to break down the standards for new teachers, professional teachers, parents, and students! You can use these to track student progress and really explain to students & their parents where students are flourishing versus where students need further assistance and guidance.

Are the common core standards hard for you to understand? Hard for you to deconstruct and tell what needs to be taught and what goals need to be reached? Here is a document that includes all 5th grade ELA standards and deconstructs each and every one of them to ensure you're teaching the necessary and rigorous material!

Individual calendar numbers - print them out in whatever size you wish, or use them virtually! Red and green apples are in an ABAB pattern allowing for a math discussion to be integrated into calendar time!

Calendar Numbers for September - June!

Argument writing is difficult for many students as they grapple with the common core standards based on it. I created this graphic organizer along with the self/peer editing checklist to help guide students to a successful argument. This can be simplified for younger grades and can be made more complicated for older grades. I used this exact one with my seventh and eighth grade students and they loved having a guide! Enjoy!

This is a midterm created for Grade 5 math. This is fully common core aligned and paced properly with New York State pacing guide. It offers multiple choice as well as short answer questions with a focus on operations with decimals and fractions, as well as number sense. In a .doc word format for easy editing/addition of problems.

A wonderful final activity for teaching the coordinate plane. Over a period of days, students are tasked with reviewing the coordinate plane, determining important landmarks in their neighborhoods, finding their home, and creating a coordinate plane to map each location. A fun, culminating activity for students to enjoy. Differentiation and scaffolding is made easy with this one!

In this bundle, I have given you two documents that have worked incredibly well with my students. We do a whole unit on Science Fiction and at the end, I have students write their own science fiction story. This document gives you a story board and a self/peer editing worksheet to use along with students writing a science fiction story. The self & peer editing worksheet can be used for students writing any type of story. The only science fiction specific document is the story board, and even

A 1-5 point scale for homework, classwork and behavior. I know many principals and administrators are getting heavy with the rubrics. This is a simple one, in student language allowing them to see what is expected of them. You get two sets - one with a polka dot border, the other with a zig zag border.