GLAD for Learning
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Hi there! I have been a teacher for just over 17 years now, an instructional coach for 5, and an administrator for 4. I started out in Elementary Education working mostly with the primary grades. Then I graduated up to the older students when I got my masters in English Language Learners and started working as an EL teacher. I became certified as a GLAD trainer as a classroom teacher and then used my classroom experiences to guide my work as an instructional coach in GLAD and EL for 2 different districts K-12. I love GLAD and the strategies that it provides. My resources are geared towards aiding others in getting these strategies into the classroom as quickly as possible. There are also resources here related to attendance, behavior and more from my experiences as a school administrator and instructional coach!
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Chicken GLAD Mini Unit
Ready to teach about chickens? Use this mini unit to instruct your students on their lifecycle, physical characteristics, products they produce, diet, and habitat. The pictorial input chart teaches complex vocabulary and facts about chickens, complete with pictures and word cards for processing. Use the included Chickens Here/There Chant to support a Sentence Patterning Chart and to springboard the Chicken Pocket Poetry. Reward students who are following the expectations with the Chicken literac
1st - 4th
General Science, Writing
Presidents GLAD Comparative Input Chart (Washington & Lincoln)
President's Day is coming! How do you make this more than just a day off for the kids? Teach content about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln using direct instruction and get them to write about it. This mini-unit gives you everything you need to do it: Graphic Organizer Timeline of Washington & Lincoln w/pictures and word cards for processingWashington/Lincoln Comparative Input Chart including pictures and word cards for processing, learning log and ELD reviewLiteracy awards to reward studen
1st - 4th
U.S. History, Writing
Polar Bear GLAD Informational Writing Unit
Ready to teach informative writing? Want to teach about Polar Bears at the same time? Here is everything you need to teach your students about Polar Bears, how to take notes, process text, revise and edit their writing. This is a combination of Writer's Workshop and GLAD resources. Unit includes the following resources: 3 Week Unit PlanStudent Big Book RubricPolar Regions Graphic Organizer Input with word and picture cards for processingPolar Bear Pictorial Input chart with word and picture card
1st - 4th
Close Reading, General Science, Writing
Reindeer GLAD mini unit
Ready to teach about reindeer? Use this pictorial input chart to teach complex vocabulary and facts about reindeer, complete with pictures and word cards for processing. Use the included Reindeer Here/There Chant to support a Sentence Patterning Chart and to springboard the Reindeer Pocket Poetry. Reward students who are following the expectations with the Reindeer literacy Awards.
K - 3rd
General Science
Alphabet GLAD Literacy Awards
Use these literacy awards as you introduce the letters of the alphabet to promote and reinforce the Three Personal Standards in your classroom: Show Respect, Make Good Decisions, Solve Problems. A bonus is that your students get access to the content you taught in the classroom whenever they want it or need it, and can take the information home to share with families. These literacy awards offer practice with handwriting as well as initial sounds. They align with the kindergarten Wonders reading
PreK - 1st
Handwriting, Reading
Refocus Forms
Have a problem behavior? Want students to think about it? Use these Refocus forms to have your students reflect on their behavior and make a plan for how they will fix it/do better in the future. Comes with a variety of options, with and without lines, with and without parent signature. Also includes an All-Star Award for those students who had great behavior all day long!
K - 3rd
Classroom Community
Brain Break Activity Cards
Waiting in line? Restless students? Need to refocus the kids? Check out these transition activities to re-engage student learning.
K - 8th
Classroom Community
Letter Writing Mini Unit & GLAD Resources
Ready to write letters? Want to teach your students different purposes for writing notes and letters? This mini unit includes everything you need to get your students writing: Writers Workshop Unit Outline GLAD Graphic Organizer Input Chart for 5 Parts of a Letter 4 Songs/Chants about letter writing Book List of Example Texts Revising/Editing Checklist Literacy Awards Letter Writing Student Center Resources Street Name Abbreviations Matching Game Abbreviations Resource Poster Addressing an Envel
1st - 3rd
Creative Writing, Writing
How-To Writing GLAD Mini Unit
Ready to teach How-To Writing? This mini unit is the perfect springboard. Start with a GLAD graphic organizer timeline of How To Make a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich to illustrate how to gather materials, identify steps, add transition words, and form a conclusion. Incorporate 4 different chants to teach how to write a paragraph, use transition words, and edit your writing. Take the graphic organizer to the cooperative strip paragraph as a whole class writing activity and practice revising an
K - 2nd
Writing, Writing-Expository
Types of Communities GLAD Graphic Organizer
Ready to teach about communities? What type of community do you live in? Would your students recognize how their community is alike or different from others? Use this Graphic Organizer Input chart to kick off your unit on Communities and teach about the differences and similarities between Urban, Suburban and Rural communities. Resource includes a template for an ELD review, the learning log for student processing and note-taking, the color coded pictorial input chart and pictures and word card
1st - 3rd
Other (Social Studies)
GLAD T-Graph for Social Skills Flow Chart & Evaluation Tools
Looking for ways to take your T-Graph for Social Skills to the next level? This flow chart will walk you through preparation, implementation, ongoing use and student individual and team evaluations. This is perfect for showing student goal setting and evaluation during classroom observations too! The resource includes: Flow chart from preparation to evaluation with pictures for referencePrintable resources for Team TasksTeam Task KeyTeam Social Skills ChartTeam EvaluationIndividual EvaluationPlu
K - 12th
Classroom Community
Living Things GLAD Unit-Perfect for Smithsonian Science Kit!
Complete Living Things GLAD unit (pairs well with Smithsonian Science Kit-How Living Things Stay Safe & Grow). This download includes everything you need to teach a 6-week science unit using GLAD resources. Download includes: 6 week Unit PlanLiteracy AwardsPrediction-Reaction Guide2 Big BooksObservation ChartsPicture File CardsPicture DictionaryPocket PoetrySongs & ChantsGraphic Organizer-6 Kingdoms of Living Things w/pictures and word cardsPictorial Input- Great White Shark w/pictures and word
1st - 2nd
General Science, Writing
CCSS, NGSS
CCRA.L.4
, CCRA.L.6
, 1-LS1-1
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Plants GLAD Unit-Pairs with Smithsonian Science Kit
This GLAD-style plant unit is everything you need to teach about different plants and what a plant needs to grow. Meant to pair with the Smithsonian Science Kit, "How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow", the unit includes the following resources: 6 week Unit Plan with ELA/GLAD/Science resources Focus questions Literacy Awards Prediction-Reaction Guide Observation Charts Big Book Picture Dictionary Poetry, Songs & Chants Graphic Organizer- Seed Dispersal w/ word and picture cards for
1st - 3rd
General Science
NGSS
2-LS4-1
, 2-LS2-1
, 2-LS2-2
Poinsettia GLAD Pictorial & Writing Resources
Learning about plants? Looking for something for the holidays that still meets your learning targets? Check out this poinsettia pictorial input chart with pictures and word cards for processing to get your students learning about the topic in a comprehensible way and using high-level academic vocabulary. Teach them how to take notes using the Whole Class Mind Map, then how to plan for their writing using the graphic organizer. Reward your students for showing the 3 personal standards using the i
1st - 4th
General Science, Informational Text, Writing
Grizzly Bear GLAD Mini Unit
Get your students learning about the structures, habitat, diet, and offspring of a Grizzly Bear! This mini unit includes: Pictorial Input with pictures and word cards for processing, learning log, ELD review2 Chants about bearsBear literacy awards (3)Bear Pocket PoetryMind Map2 different writing assignments with templates to help students plan and writeUse these GLAD style resources to build higher level vocabulary, teach content in a comprehensible way, and get your students speaking about and
PreK - 2nd
Close Reading, General Science, Writing
Sketching Vs. Scientific Drawing
Sketching and drawing are such key components for students to comprehend and retain information. Use this diagram to help teach your students the difference. Draw this chart in front of your students for maximum impact. Then, post in your classroom, use as a table topper, or have students place in their science folders or journals. Teach the differences between quick sketches for note-taking and detailed drawings for diagrams, maps and science notebooks. This will save you SO much time in the fu
K - 7th
General Science, Other (Social Studies)
Holidays Around the World GLAD Graphic Organizer
Ready for the holidays? Encompass traditions from around the world through teaching this world map graphic organizer. Students will learn about traditions throughout the continents and countries including Italy, Germany, United States, Mexico, China, Australia, Brazil, Israel and Africa. Resource includes pictures and word cards for processing and building comprehension, as well as a learning log for them to record their own learning.
1st - 4th
Geography, Other (Social Studies)
Rabbit Mini GLAD unit-Perfect for Easter!
Prep your students with comprehensible content, high-level vocabulary, and engaging learning in order to get them to great informative writing. This resource includes: Rabbit GLAD pictorial input chart with pictures and word cards for processing, learning log and ELD review Rabbit pocket poetry for centers and early readers Songs & Chants for engaging brain breaks and teaching vocabulary Rabbit literacy awards to reinforce individual student behavior BONUS: Rabbit student writing planner with st
K - 2nd
General Science, Writing
Turkey mini GLAD Unit-Perfect for Thanksgiving!
Get your students writing about Turkeys with these GLAD-style resources that include: Turkey Pictorial Input chart with pictures and word cards for processing, and an ELD review and learning logTurkey Pocket Poetry for use with the Here-There Chant and as a student centerTurkey literacy awards to reinforce the 3 personal standardsTurkey Songs & Chants book to promote high academic languagePLUS a Graphic Organizer for student writing planning WITH a writing checklist!
K - 3rd
General Science
Pumpkin GLAD bundle
Ready to teach about plants? Pumpkins? Living things? Grab this bundle to help. The bundle includes the GLAD style pumpkin pictorial input chart, pumpkin literacy awards, pumpkin chants and songs, pumpkin pocket poetry and pumpkin big book. These resources build high level academic vocabulary, getting your students talking about the science. They promote reading about the topic through scaffolding and building language proficiency. And finally, these strategies are a great springboard for studen
PreK - 2nd
General Science
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About the store
Experience
Hi there! I have been a teacher for just over 17 years now, an instructional coach for 5, and an administrator for 4. I started out in Elementary Education working mostly with the primary grades. Then I graduated up to the older students when I got my masters in English Language Learners and started working as an EL teacher. I became certified as a GLAD trainer as a classroom teacher and then used my classroom experiences to guide my work as an instructional coach in GLAD and EL for 2 different districts K-12. I love GLAD and the strategies that it provides. My resources are geared towards aiding others in getting these strategies into the classroom as quickly as possible. There are also resources here related to attendance, behavior and more from my experiences as a school administrator and instructional coach!
Teaching style
In my teaching program, I was an elementary school major with a special education minor. The general education professors were heartily focused on cooperative learning and students constructing meaning. The special education professors preached direct instruction. I felt like these 2 philosophies were very at odds with each other until I was introduced to GLAD. This is where I found the marriage between cooperative learning, constructivism and direct instruction and I was hooked!
Awards & shining teacher moments
I'm a National Board Certified Teacher, mother of one son who is in the Air Force, and a loving wife to my husband of 25 years.
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