Jane Ten Broeck

An editorial is an article that states a person’s opinion on a particular issue. Basically, it is a persuasive essay on a researchable topic that has more than one view point. Providing written answers to the questions in this two pager will help students focus on the important elements of editorial writing. This can be used as a whole class activity or for individuals to complete. Because all of the directions are written down, this would also make an excellent homework, writing center, or

Kindergarten art students are free to share their favorite color in an original drawing after listening to Harold and the Purple Crayon. This lesson plan gives detailed steps, a materials list, math and literacy connections, and Michigan Standards, Benchmarks, and Grade Level Content Expectations for Visual Arts. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Whether you play this game on the "big screen" or at individual computers your K-4 art students are sure to love the fun Jeopardy Game format! Use this at the beginning and/or end of instruction to introduce or review art vocabulary and concepts and then sit back and listen as your students engage in meaningful conversations about the knowledge they've acquired. Game is presented in a PowerPoint format and is editable so that you may adapt it for your own personal use. It comes with a set of

Most art teachers organize their tables by color and number. Why not at a famous work of art and an artist's name to your table signs and integrate biography into your classroom in this seamless management tool. Print out 2 copies and laminate them back to back on colored paper and either hang from the ceiling or display on the table. Students will enjoy being called to line up, present, or get materials by artist instead of just color or number!

Whether you use the 6+1 Traits program or not, colored pencil editing is a fun and memorable way to teach students to edit their writing! These task cards could be used at a writing center or in personal writing folders and will last and last when laminated. See also the classroom poster that I've created to go along with these cards and complete the set.

Banana Split Classroom Incentive Pack Use these materials to provide an all year long incentive program for your students to learn basic math facts. This program is designed for use with any grade/age level and is easily adaptable for memorization of any math facts (or vocabulary words, etc.) Instructions: At the beginning of the year, create a classroom wall space with a half sheet of colored paper per student. Program these with each student’s name in the lower corner. Nearby, you may cho

In this packet, you'll find math, language arts, and science activities that can be done independently as 'bell ringer' activities, 'when you're done' activities, as centers, OR in cooperative or whole group instruction . Practical, fun, real world applications of numbers, mathematical concepts, observation and problem solving including calendar, counting, weather graphing, and more. Spelling and vocabulary integration activities are included. Sheets can be printed out or projected on your big

A companion/follow up to Male Artists! Table Signs product. Most art teachers organize their tables by color and number. Why not at a famous work of art and an artist's name to your table signs and integrate biography into your classroom in this seamless management tool. Print out 2 copies and laminate them back to back on colored paper and either hang from the ceiling or display on the table. Students will enjoy being called to line up, present, or get materials by artist instead of just color

Whether you use 6+1 Traits Writing program or not, you'll love using colored pencil editing with your students! This interactive colorful method helps them see, remember, and ENJOY the editing process! Use this poster at a center or throughout your classroom to remind students of the colors and marks used in the system. Also see my student reference card to be used in writing folders as a constant reminder to students right at their desks.

Print these out and hang them on the bathroom doors in or near your art room and turn using the bathroom into a learning experience for kids! I laminate them on colored paper and display them at the beginning of the year. It is exciting when the kids see these paintings in books, movies, or during lessons and shout out "that's the guy from the bathroom!" :)

This resource contains two sheets: one with instructions and one with 6 blank lattice grids. Ideal in math folders for independent practice, as a homework assignment, as a stand alone math center, with parent helpers, or whole group instruction. Lattice Multiplication has been around for a long time and is featured in Everyday Mathematics as a great strategy for solving large digit multiplication problems. Basically, it is another way to solve large multiplication problems. It is sometime

These simple but fun game makes a great homework assignment for your students. Simply give to students on Monday and collect on Friday - they do the rest! Parents appreciate the structured way to practice math facts at their child's level and kids appreciate the chance to play a game every night! Sheet contains directions for at home use and a chart for recording nightly scores. Teachers can create a bonus/accountability system for students who turn in the sheet, but the real pay off is in

I created this card from letters I found elsewhere but find it invaluable when teaching kids to create bubble and block letters for posters, art projects, signs, etc. I have them laminated back to back on colored card stock and stashed at each table in the art room for easy use. Thought I'd pass them along because they are such a great tool! Enjoy :)

Daily independent reading is a must in every classroom! Wouldn’t it be nice if you could encourage your students to focus on a different comprehension strategy every day instead of the same old “reflective journal entry” day after day? Included in this set: • Mon – Fri Reading Logs that focus on main idea, feeling & mood, predicting, character study, using illustrations to summarize/make meaning. • A set with point values assigned (for easy scoring if needed) • A set without points • A blank

Simple ideas for integrating writing into your Art Classroom and vice versa! Each idea is easily adaptable for K-12 classrooms, home schools, and more. Ideas and suggestions for use included in format that is printable, presentable, and fun!

This is a set of 6 signs that describe student jobs in the art room. Jobs may be assigned by table color or by student depending on classroom needs.

TEACHER DIRECTIONS/TIPS: To create the number, write today’s date in numerical form! For example, December 28, 2009 would be written as 12,282,009 or 122,809 depending on how many digits you want in your number. Print the following recording sheet for each student and use as ‘bell ringer’ or center activity OR project on big screen and do as a class. Either way, this is a practical way to incorporate numeracy into your daily calendar routine. It’s fun to see students begin predicting the ne

It's always fun to put students in pairs and have them interview each other! Now, take it to the next level and have them publish a newspaper article about their buddy. These make a great hallway or bulletin board display or they can be hole punched and placed in a binder in your classroom library. A great tool for new students, subs, or student teachers to get to know your class!

Help ease your students into the new school year by pairing them up and assigning this fun introduction essay! After interviewing each other (using given questions or coming up with their own), they work independently to write a newspaper article introducing their partner. Articles can be compiled in a class book, posted on a bulletin board, shared orally, and more. Makes a great take home for students who leave early in the year and a great intro for students who enter your class later in the

If you're using colored pencil editing with your students, you may consider housing all of the pencils in jars by colors! This way, they can all be sharpened as needed, students will not "lose" them, and they can be used for small group instruction or at a center easily. These convenient labels not only give the color for each pencil, but provide a reminder of what each color is for.