Elizabeth Swahn

I don't know about you, but I have been frustrated using the Lucy Calkins rubric to score my student's writing. It has great stuff in it, but I felt it wasn't student or even parent friendly and it didn't fit on one page. Thinking about teacher clarity at our professional development sparked me to create this rubric for opinion writing. Not sure if it is better, but at least it fits on one page (double sided) and I would be comfortable sharing it with parents. Take it or leave it! :)

I don't know about you, but I have been frustrated using the Lucy Calkins rubrics to score my student's writing. It has great stuff in it, but I felt it wasn't student or even parent friendly and it didn't fit on one page. Thinking about teacher clarity at our professional development sparked me to create this rubric for narrative writing. Not sure if it is better, but at least it fits on one page (double sided) and I would be comfortable sharing it with parents. Take it or leave it! :)

I don't know about you, but I have been frustrated using the Lucy Calkins rubrics to score my student's writing. It has great stuff in it, but I felt it wasn't student or even parent friendly and it didn't fit on one page. Thinking about teacher clarity at our professional development sparked me to create this rubric for opinion writing. Not sure if it is better, but at least it fits on one page (double sided) and I would be comfortable sharing it with parents. Take it or leave it! :)

This bundle come with the following: Slideshow to outline the learning intention and writing goal for each day.Animal brainstorming posters.Choosing an animal worksheet.Very structured note taking worksheet.Final draft booklet.To do checklist.

These steps for writing a paragraph will keep your students on track! The steps are written on a hamburger for visual learners and the teacher can discuss which parts of the paragraph represents each part of the burger.

Characters, setting, problem, and solution are explained with graphics for visual learners. Could be used on the wall or in a writer's notebook.

Capitals Organization and Order Punctuation Spelling Cute acronym to help kids remember as well as a brief description of each. Simple and eye catching. Could be used as a poster or in a writing notebook.

Create a Mnemonic devices to help you remember the Earth's 4 spheres.

This product is designed to increase place value understanding. It can be used as a work mat alongside place value blocks that can be placed on top, or cut out to make a matching game. It is editable so the numbers can be changed. Printing on card stock and lamination is recommended.

Lists and defines the types of writing. Could be used as a poster or in a writer's notebook.

Copied from the MDOE website, I have complied all the second grade standards in one place for easy reference and use.

Could be used as a assessment. Students list the 5 senses and then match the body part with that sense.

What does a fluent reader do?

Cut out the labeled pictures and glue them to make a frog life cycle.

Are you tired of being asked "What do we have next?" Look no further! These pocket inserts for a primary school classroom schedule have the time, a visual of the time on an analog clock, the words for what it is, and a picture so every student should be able to understand it and use it easily! This is a google doc so you may make a copy and modify it to fit your needs. Hope you like it!

This document includes three poster/handouts for classroom management. The first is about what the colored dice on our desks mean. This is a strategy to keep kids working and allow the teacher to move around the room uninterrupted. Get wooden dice for each desk and paint/color them red, blue, and green. Green means they are fine, red means they need help, and blue means they are finished. The next page is an early finisher task reminder. The last is a poster/handout about "I" Statements.

Put a number of the day on the board along with a word problem and a clock with a time and pair it with this worksheet for some simple morning work!

Reflective writing for first day of school or as a self esteem project.

What make a good sentence? Make sure you add who, did what, why! Make that sentence a 3 star sentence, just like the example shown ! Pictures included for visual learners.

A poster or insert for a writer's notebook about the process of writing.