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These student name tags are perfect for students' desks. There are also 2 options available for teachers who departmentalize and would prefer them with no student names. Includes accountable talk, growth mindset, and place value chart (2 different versions). They are editable, so type in your students' names in the text boxes. Be sure to copy and paste the template slide to create as many as you need for your class. Print and laminate! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Need a way for your students to track their AR points?! This bookmark easily reminds students of their reading level, as well as their point goal for the semester. There is a space for students to record their points. There are four versions included: ranging from a blank tracker box, to a labeled table. Bookmarks may be printed single-sided, or double-sided, for more tracking space. Print and laminate for prolonged use! File is a PowerPoint.

This one is for my middle/high school teachers, or upper elementary teachers who team teach! These desk name tags allow you to fit either 3 or 4 student names/classes! Class labels included:periods 1-8blocks 1-8advisoryhomeroomTwo options are included:Directly type in student names, drag and drop class labels, print and laminate if neededDirectly type in student names on a separate sheet, cut, and laminate student names. On desk name tag, drag and drop class labels, print, and laminate. Adhere

Looking for a great way to begin the school year? This GOOGLE SLIDES student journal focuses on exploring self-identity and consists of 2 parts: "What is Identity?" and "Exploring my Own Identity." About this Resource (Google Slides) This resource is designed for students in upper elementary/middle school and meant to be an INTRODUCTION to exploring identity. It is simply a place to start, not the be-all end-all. This resource is a student journal, which means it includes spaces for students

This resource includes 3 editable posters: - Classroom Expectations - Homework Procedures - Absent Student Procedures Each poster has 4 options: 3 - 6 numbered steps A sample of my own posters are also provided. Please email me at caffeinateandeducate@gmail.com if you have any questions! Thanks!

This is a mini-unit on one of my favorite strategies to revise a narrative piece of writing. I always open 5th grade with a narrative essay. This is one of the strategies I teach that shows students how to bring their emotions/details to life. This resource contains 3 different activities/lessons that guides students on what body language is, and how to use them in describing an emotion. Students get the chance to act out different scenarios, and then jot down their reactions. Included in th

Picture books are written and published for all ages. Authors of picture books often use a combination of word play/choice and illustration to convey an important message or truth about the world. As simple as a picture book may seem, its words and message can be incredibly powerful. This resource will guide students in independently reading, analyzing, and reviewing a picture book. This resource is aimed for upper elementary/middle school students. What's included? Three different versions are

A simple tool that reminds students the steps of close reading, how and what to annotate, and a few thinking codes to mark up the text they are reading/analyzing. Print and laminate to use. May also be printed on Astrobrights for an extra color pop, so the kids won't lose them, or to color code for reading groups. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Ever looked at your student written responses and thought that they need to work more on developing and stretching out their responses?! This was me, for the past few weeks! I've noticed if I asked students to go back and add detail, they would either add repetitive details, or insignificant information. Looking at the writing standards, students are expected to a develop a topic in many different ways. This product includes 8 different elaboration strategies in a classroom poster set, and also

Need a humorous end of the year activity?! Have your students fill out this Teacher Survival Guide to pass on to your next class! *Editable version included

Need a classroom slogan? Grab these BE KIND, WORK HARD, BE GREAT letters. They're a great reminder to students as well! Each letter is printed on one A4 (letter-sized) piece of paper. Please let me know if you have any questions! UPDATED: now includes SHOW RESPECT UPDATED: now includes outlines of all letters, so you can print in any color!

In this engaging project, students will become "Social Media Managers" for Greek Mythology figures, their "clients." A modern-day analysis into an Ancient Greek figure, students will conduct in-depth research about their selected or assigned figure and complete tasks to prove their understanding of the client. Students' final products will be a multi-paragraphed essay about their client, a proposal, and several social media profiles (ex: Instagram profile, Twitter profile, etc.). Project directi

**UPDATED to include: 1. Student Graphic Organizers to guide research and speech writing (8 pages) 2. Digital Student Graphic Organizers through Google Docs (non-editable and editable versions included) ___________________________________________________________________ In this research project, students are guided in creating a presentation and speech telling the story of a chosen activist. Students will first dig into the meaning of activism, what it is and what it looks like. Students will

Need a simple way to teach/review digital etiquette to students? This focuses on digital etiquette when communicating on school-based platforms, ex: Google Classroom. When downloaded, a PDF will take you to the Google Slides presentation. From there, you can edit, delete, duplicate slides as necessary to meet your students' needs! I've also included directions on how to share this with students and parents via email or with students on Google Classroom. Questions covered: How should I properly

This upper grade unit is meant to go with Kobi Yamada’s “What Do You Do With A Chance?” I plan on using this during the first week of school. It's a great book that teaches awesome life lessons, and this resource reviews literature/reading skills (see below). This unit does not explicitly teach reading skills, but does include helpful directions, tips, guidelines, graphic organizers, and criteria checklists. Each skill is practiced on one page, and functions as a worksheet. The worksheets may

Need a simple way to make students accountable for their Math Practices alignment? This tool interprets the 8 Common Core Mathematical Practices in kid-friendly language. Each MP comes with the MP explained in kid-friendly words, a simple checklist of what the MP is asking for, and a brief sentence explaining how I would check for their understanding of the MP, or as evidence seen in their math work. They are designed as a small tool, easy for students to flip through and use daily. Included

After switching from the traditional parent conference style to a student-led conference, I've seen my students grow and be more responsible as they are now accountable for all they have learned! Their parents love it too, as they can see their child explain first-hand their improvements, progress, strengths, and weaknesses. This product is an editable Google Slides presentation that my students complete about two weeks before conference week. There are 23 slides/templates; you get to pick and

Whether you're teaching remote, hybrid, or in-person, these daily agenda slides will help you and your students be more organized! This set of daily agenda slides are notepad themed, and include 4 different designs that are editable. A special 5th "To Do Now" template is included too, my personal favorite! The designs come pre-made with the day of the week, and include versions for you to add your own titles/headers. There are a few completely blank templates at the end. At the very end, I have

This resource reviews all the rules and how-tos behind digital etiquette for students! This purely focuses on how students should communicate on school-based platforms to teachers or peers (how to ask for help, provide praise/feedback, reply to a message). A Google Slides document, your students will complete a digital journal on digital etiquette, otherwise known as netiquette. In total, students will work through 21 informative slides. The slides explain what digital etiquette is to studen

These letters spell out "Best Work Ever," as seen in the picture! They are one letter to a page, so they are big enough for bulletin boards. 2 versions included: - Black letters - Just the outline of each letter (saves ink, you can print on other colors, or color in with black after printing, or print on black paper) If you have any questions, please email me at caffeinateandeducate@gmail.com. Thanks!