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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

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

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

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

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 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