Finally Fourth

+ An informative PDF with examples for the Six Types of Context Clues: Definition, Example, Synonym, Antonym, Inference, and Internal + Contains: 10-page PDF, easily printable as posters or for reminders during small-group instruction. + A 10-slide Keynote presentation (it's identical, minus some fonts) is available here!

This is a set of instructions that can help your elementary-aged students (or even older students!) solve their own problem when it comes to "I don't have a pencil". I've used this method in multiple schools and classrooms and it takes your classroom management to a whole new level! It's a FREE product, so it's worth a try if you're struggling with pencil problems in your classroom!

These reminder cards will help you to keep students engaged during whole-group lessons, and will work for small-group lessons as well. Students will have the expectations right in front of them! Easy to print, cut out, and fasten to desks. Laminate or tape, print onto cardstock, etc. Even put them onto the cover of notebooks if students bring a certain book to your classroom or small-group table. I found that having an open discussion and talking about each of these strategies was helpful in c

+Make your classroom library student-friendly with an easy sign-out sheet for books and a set of posted rules! +Know who has what book and the length of time they've been reading it, and it helps to ensure they don't have a whole stack of books (that others could be reading!) in their desks. +Having the expectations posted is a great way to prevent messy shelves too!