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This is a great way to get students up or moving around, and getting to know each other. Directions:Print cards and cut them horizontally. Fold in half, and laminate (if desired). Distribute one card to each group member. Everyone moves around the room, pairing up with someone who is available, and introducing themself. The pair ask each other the questions on their cards. Once each partner has answered, they say something kind to one another, trade cards, and move to a new/available partner. T

Get your students ready for state testing, or just get them to be stronger writers! Teach them the R.A.D.D. strategy for writing great constructed responses with text evidence. R.A.D.D. = Restate, Answer, Detail, Detail This template can be used with ANY open-ended response to a text. It is a great accompaniment to any close read. YOU WILL USE THIS PRODUCT OVER AND OVER! :)

Characters, Setting, Problem, and Solution boxes, as well as "My favorite part" that primary/elementary students can write or draw, depending on level of literacy skills. Two pages: answer key included.

This is a weekly behavior chart I created based upon the needs in my classroom. I use it in specific cases for students needing closer monitoring. This could also be used in conjunction with a "color chart" too, by coloring in the section with the faces. Please note that these documents are intended for individual use only.

This chart is an easy-to-use resource to check your students' assessment level or chart their progress. The most common data points for reading level are shown, along with STAR (Renaissance Learning), F & P/GRL, and Reading Recovery.

Simplified version of "Math About Me" back-to-school/introductory activity. This adds the child's name, and only asks for basic math operations (addition/subtraction). I'm doing a nautical theme in my classroom this year, and this will be one of my initial 'getting to know you' activities and student work I will display.

Sharing this Chinese/Lunar New Year packet I created for my fifth graders. Included: Four reading passages with an open-ended constructed response for each. (One passage also has multiple-choice questions.)Writing promptsDot-to-Dot Brain Break ActivityZodiac Chart with QuestionsI hope this will be as useful and informative to you as it was to me and my students!

Journal writing prompts for the month of March.

Need a great, one-page template to help students organize their ideas for narrative writing? Look no further!

Journal writing prompts for the month of April.