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This provides all you need to film a class news report from start to finish. Not only will your students develop important writing, communication, and public speaking skills, but you can also use this to help you connect with your students’ families! Use all or parts of this resource. In this resource, you will find: -Teacher Tips for Writing and Filming the News -A Sample News Introduction your students can use while filming -Prompts to develop on-screen student anchor communication -A Sample

Overview:The 2 conferring toolkits included in this bundle are designed to help you launch an effective reader's and writer's workshop and confer with each of your students at least once each week. The lessons in each product can be used in one-on-one conferences, small groups, or whole class mini-lessons. Make sure to download the product preview to see a sneak peak of what is included in these resources and snag some freebies! Below is a text overview of the resources included in this bundle,

This challenging and fun Halloween problem provides students an opportunity to practice many real-life skills, including addition, subtraction, making financial decisions, and problem solving. This rich task includes three different versions so you may differentiate your instruction. To set the scene, the students will receive a mysterious letter with a request from some spooky neighbors to help them plan a Halloween party. They will be responsible for making sense of the problem (outlined for

Use this toolkit to create the reader's workshop culture you wish to see in your room and teach into effective reading behaviors, partnership work, and basic comprehension strategies. This resource is ideal for the teacher who implements Reader's Workshop. The 27 pre-made lessons in this toolkit can be taught to small strategy groups or students in a one-on-one conference. Simply print everything, add it to your conferring binder, and use these over and over again each year. Each small group or

This weekly template for shared reading can be used every week, all year, year after year! Shared reading is a crucial element of balanced literacy that is sometimes hard to fit into the day—especially in the upper grades. Use this plan to support your students and improve their fluency and comprehension skills. With very little prep involved, all you have to do to use this product is: 1. Pick a text to use each week. I’ve included several recommendations across the genres to get you started. 2

THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE A VIRTUAL OPTION AS WELL AS A PAPER OPTION. The virtual option uses Google Slides. The link to download it is on both the third and fourth slides of this PDF. This Valentine's Day logic puzzle can be used year after year with your students. The premise of the problem involves students putting their teacher's chocolates back into the right spots inside of the chocolate box. It is perfect for active and tactile learners; students will cut out each of the c

Use this toolkit to create the writer's workshop culture you wish to see in your room and teach into effective writing behaviors, partnership work, and writing strategies. This resource is ideal for the teacher who implements Writer's Workshop. The 22 pre-made lessons in this toolkit are meant to be taught to small strategy groups or students in a one-on-one conference, but they would work as whole-class mini-lessons as well. Simply print everything, add it to your conferring binder, and use the

This math activity is perfect for your early-finishers to work on while your class is studying place value or any other subject in math! By nature, it is differentiated; your students will create a finished product based on their current abilities. Everyone loves to play “I Have, Who Has?” in their classroom, but it takes MUCH more skill to create an “I Have, Who Has?” game than it does to play one. If your kids are familiar with how the game works, this is the perfect enrichment activity that

This Back To School Night PowerPoint Presentation will save you a LOT of time while working on your behalf to build your classroom community among FAMILIES. There are two different editable designs for you to choose from: WATERCOLOR SUCCULENTS or PUMPKIN CHALKBOARD. Building relationships with and among families is just as important as building them with and among your students. All you have to do is simply input relevant information where it is needed to make a fabulous first impression on you

This editable Curriculum At A Glance Form is a great resource to give to parents to supplement your Back To School Night presentation. All you need to do is edit the document to include the units of study you cover in your classroom. If you would like to access my editable Back To School Night Presentation to use with this, click here. ***************************************************************************** Customer Tips:How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:• Please go to your

Use these bingo boards to build a community within your classroom. Students fill in each square with a classmate’s name who fits the rule in the square. These are perfect to use as quick brain breaks or as supplemental materials in a Morning Meeting. They can last 3-10 minutes. For best results, use these all year long to encourage students to continue to get to know each other. These will also help your students to build assertion, communication skills, and more! Some boards can easily be re-us

Use any of these 7 adorable, editable newsletter templates to connect with families on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. I recommend involving your students in the brainstorming process when you write this. It only takes a minute or two, and it puts the ownership on students to reflect on their learning. Because you will be following a simple, bulleted list format to write about most of what happens in your classroom, you'll spend no more than 10 minutes each week writing an effective news

These math activities are perfect for your early-finishers to work on while your class is studying any subject in math! This pack focuses on the CCSS math practices, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, rounding, place value, and fractions, but you can use any of these activities at any time during the year. By nature, all of these projects are differentiated; your students will create finished products based on their current abilities. Everyone loves to play “I Have, Who Has?” in t

Use this free learning progression to guide your students as they become more self-directed. This growth-mindset-friendly progression helps your students to evaluate their academic habits, their problem-solving capabilities, and their classroom citizenship/behavior. This can be made into a classroom poster that the whole class refers to and also be used as a quick assessment of your class. Since I am a big believer in Responsive Classroom, one version of the rubric includes "CARES" (cooperation,

Use this template to plan your parent-teacher conferences. Simply print and jot down your notes. These can be used several times a year for any scheduled conference. By dedicating a portion of your conference discussion to goal-setting, you will find that conversations with parents are much more open and effective. You will learn about students and families while still having a forum to share your students’ strengths and challenges. You will show students’ families that you are on the same team

Use these simple behavior plans to guide students to reflect on their choices and build important executive functioning skills. Included, you will find: helpful teacher tips for introducing and using each toola simple behavior tracking system (2 versions)a tool to help students focus on content during lessonsa tool to help students follow multi-step directions (2 versions)These are no-frills resources that are meant to be purposeful and not distracting. They are also meant to be practical for T

This simple form is a wonderful tool to help you communicate with your students’ families! It will assist families in having meaningful conversations with their children about school. Even though this written reflection is very short, it helps students to become more self-directed since they are setting goals for themselves and reflecting on choices they made that made them proud. This should take your students no longer than a few minutes to complete each week. I recommend having students fill

Want your kids to recommend books? Use my free template to make it happen! It's cute, and it won't take up too much wall space, which is a must since space is a commodity in the classroom. Students can use this template as a tool to help them talk about the book they are recommending. They will talk about the book's main characters, what they want, and a little bit about the obstacle the character is facing. (This is part of the "Somebody wanted but so then" framework.) However, this structured

This small pack of happy notes is sure to boost your students’ self-confidence and keep their families happy. It is so important that we remember to celebrate all of the great choices that our students make. There is a color and a black and white version of these notes, and four are on one page. This should make copying a breeze for you. When you catch a student making a good choice or making progress in an area of struggle, jot down a sentence or two with SPECIFIC feedback so that the student k

If your students need a little work on being more self-directed during math, this is the rubric you need! Complete with color and black and white masters, this rubric includes exemplars about: - Staying on task. - Using math manipulatives when needed. - Attempting to solve problems independently. - Being honest when reflecting without teacher prompting. With a fun superhero theme, your students are sure to be off on the right path. Make sure you discuss and model expected behaviors explicitly be