Cheryl Dick

Number Bond Flashcards Easily teach multiplication and division at the same time by having students find the missing numbers on the number bonds. Example: 9, 36, and a ?. The 9 and the ? are parts and the 36 is the whole. 9 times ? = 36 ? times 9 = 36 36 divided by 9 = ? 36 divided by ? = 9 THREE numbers (9, 4, and 36). That's all you need to teach the multiplication and division number sentences above. If you print front to back, they'll be self-checking. I'm printed mine on co

This lesson models how to increase test scores by teaching students to pick out key words from a prompt, create a graphic organizer, and stretch the graphic organizer into a strong opening paragraph by adding a "grabber" and adjectives. (It doesn't model finishing it, but it could easily be finished by students or by you when modeling writing.) After modeling what a strong opening looks like, it models how the graphic organizer could have turned into a boring piece of writing with no extra detai

This whole-group/small-group reading framework is easier to plan, implement, and manage than many others. You'll want to do Writer's Workshop and Word Work at a different time. Teaching is all about monitoring growth and adjusting instruction to meet the needs of your students. This framework does just that!

This free resource will give you everything you need to successfully cultivate a culture of authors in your classroom. It says 30 Days, but it can easily stretch to 60 or 90 days as you become responsive to your students' writing needs.

Classroom management is easier when you have procedures and rituals in place. These are some of the ones that I use. I thought I'd share. :)

These generic prompts can be used with most fiction books. :)