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I am offering 15 pages of report card comments...many hours of work! They are based on the new Ontario report cards, but can be used with any curriculum. There are approximately one and a half pages of comments in each of the six areas, Responsibility, Organization, Independent work, Collaboration, Initiative, and Self-Regulation. I have organized comments in each of the six areas in four levels, Needs Improvement, Satisfactory, Good, and Excellent. I have also included Next Steps, or ways to im

What an amazing way to welcome all of your students into your library! Print out these signs on colourful paper, stick them on your walls, and create an inclusive, welcoming environment to start the year. Each sign has a book themed border and says Welcome to the Library. There are 42 signs in 41 different languages! *Newly updated to include name of language as well as several indigenous languages -see the preview for the list of languages included. If you purchase, and would like to see anothe

This product contains 25+ pages of comments to use as next steps, or as feedback to students. All of the comments are sorted by overall expectations, and strands, then sorted by topic. There are even next steps for the Social Emotional Strand. (I will be commenting on only social emotional learning in the progress reports) These Next Steps contain a variety of generic next steps that can be use by any grade, and also many grade specific skills and concepts -suitable for grade 1 through 8. This i

I am currently working as a teacher-librarian and I illustrated these labels to tape to the shelves in my library. They are great for primary students, and English Language Learners. They clearly state the topic, Dewey number and have a colourful illustration of the topic. Not only do they make things easier to find for students, they also add a bit of colour and brightness. When students don't know what book to read, I often tell them to read the signs on the shelves to find something they are

This unit contains 35 pages of activities, guidelines, and worksheets to use when partnering older and younger students together to read together. The unit contains enough activities to keep the students busy, engaged and learning for a weekly meeting for an entire year! It begins with questions to ask students, teachers can then use the questions to form the partners. There are guidelines for both older and younger students to review before meeting including how to listen and problem solve. The

This is a tool that students can use to self assess their work habits and learning skills. It is written is student friendly language. The self assessment is of six different learning skills: Responsibility, Organization, Independent Work, Collaboration, Initiative, and Self-Regulation. The rubric may be used small portions at a time where students select one learning skill to reflect upon at a time. This rubric may also be used in Parent-Teacher or Student Led conferences.

Zentangle is a type of artwork that is primarily black and white, done with felt tip pens. It is a relaxing, mindful activity that promotes mental health and well being for most people. This file contains 15 pages of design ideas and worksheets for students to learn how to create a Zentangle artwork. The sky is the limit for what they can create with their Zentangling skills. They can add Zentangle designs to decorate anything from paper, bulletin boards to shoes or picture frames! Rubric to ass

If you are struggling for ideas for what to write for next steps for report cards, this file will help! There is 10 pages of comments of ways your students can improve in the arts. I have based it on the Ontario Arts Curriculum, but is relevant for any area, I have just sorted them according to our curriculum headings. Note -I have also incuded he/she/they pronoun options for each comment. There are approximately a page of next steps or suggestions for each of the following areas in visual arts:

If you can't beat them, join them! Pokemon Go Inspired program! Introduce a fun way to encourage reading at your school! Everything you need to run a Pokebook Reading Challenge including everything from posters to advertise to Bookmark Badges to celebrate accomplishments to Parent/Guardian letter, and tracking sheet (Readingdex) to track their progress. Unit is 26 pages containing the following: CONTENTS OF POKEBOOK UNIT PLAN Page 1 –Pokebook overview for Teachers Page 2-3 -Pokebook posters -fo

I designed this unit to send home with my students for the summer. But this could be used to encourage reading at home at any point during the school year, or holidays. The idea is that every time a child reads 20 minutes, they colour in a circle. If they read 400 Minutes, they earn a Bronze Level, if they read 800 minutes, they earn Silver Level, and if they read 1000 minutes, they earn gold. To earn gold they would have to read 50 days or nights. When they reach or achieve each goal, there is

This file is contains tools you can use to assess the social emotional strand of the new 2020 Ontario Math Curriculum. This file contains checklists for students to self assess, and teachers to assess and give feedback. There is one page for each expectation of the social emotional strand with success criteria, and check boxes for students to identify which areas are their strengths, and where their needs are, and to identify goals. There is also a page for each expectations worded for teachers

This is a twenty page file containing student friendly wording of all of the new curriculum overall expectations. It contains one blank page, so you can edit/ add your own goals, and one page that lists all of the strands and specific expectations in the new 2020 curriculum. I designed these to post in my classroom, to eventually have students co create the success criteria for each unit to accompany each poster. I am also working on some other files to support the new Math curriculum, starting

This File contains 40 pages of polka dot border signs. Each sign has the author's name and two pictures of their books or series. So, close to 150 labels/signs. Great for library shelves, or book bins, or classroom libraries. The full list of every label is on the preview slide, please check to see if it has all of the authors you need before purchasing. I made this based on what picture books we have in our elementary school library - so this is geared more towards kindergarten to grade 3, as i

This file contains a PDF for Learning Goals and Success Criteria for new new 2020 Ontario Math Curriculum, to support the Social Emotional Learning Strand. This file is 15 pages. First page is a summary of the overall expectations. Second page is definitions of words used in criteria and goals, such as resilience, and cooperation. Pages 3-14 are one page for each expectation with clearly written targets and success criteria, in student friendly language. One target and five criteria for each exp

In this PDF file, I have designed 31 different activities that can be used with any list of spelling or word work words. They are specifically designed to use simple materials that are found in most homes such as pencils, magazines or newspapers, scrap paper etc. The way I have used them with my students is they are given a new list of words every week, then they are given three of my word work challenges to complete with their words each week. There are enough activities in this file for the re

This file contains 21 pages - at least one coding term per letter of the alphabet. In child friendly language, great for covering coding expectations, and classroom bulletin boards. File is in black and white - two words and definitions per page.

This file contains a spinner with 10 different emotions and a series of sentences. The idea is your students will spin the spinner to pick an emotion (for example confused, or angry) then, they will read the sentence using that emotion. There are lesson ideas included, a spinner page, as well as 14 sample sentences. Great to play as a game, or use as a drama activity where they could write a skit. Tag words - reading fluency, reading with expression, fluency lessons, reading with emotion

What are your students' attitudes towards reading? Do they read at home? Do they go to the public library? Find out all you ever needed to know about their reading interests and habits in 20 simple short answer questions. Great to use as a diagnostic, or at any point throughout the year. I would store it in their portfolios and have them review their responses at the end of the year to see how much they have changed over the year.

Here is a fun way to teach your students how to write a sentence! You can do as a class, small group, literacy center, or independent work. One lesson or several lessons. There are Six spinners -Adjectives, Nouns (who), and Verbs, plus Adverbs, Nouns (where), and a blank spinner where students can make their own! There is also a page with the pointer arrows. I would suggest you print these out on cardstock so the paper is a little stiffer, but will work on regular paper. I did one lesson with ju

This package includes two pages of notes about guided reading. What is guided reading? What do you need to do before, during and after guided sessions. It also includes a lesson plan template... great to use if you are being evaluated! There is also a calendar template where you can plan when to meet each group. Finally there is a chart and rotation schedule where you can record which group/s you met with each day. Key words TPA, guided reading, how to start a guided reading program, guided rea