John Blake

'Tis the season for progress monitoring and tracking your students' performance on the DIBELS NEXT assessments. These easy-to-use Excel spreadsheets will help you track individual students' performance on the benchmark and progress monitoring assessments throughout the year. As you enter a student's data into the spreadsheet a graph will automatically update to give you a visual representation of the data. What a great way to show students, their families, and student evaluators data--in a way t

Over 2,600 copies of my lesson plan templates have been downloaded! Check out my latest lesson plan template that provides space for literacy and math work stations. This three-page document also includes planning space for Benchmark, Strategic, and Intensive reading groups (based on DIBELS results). As an added bonus, the template has some of the literacy and math work station ideas that I have used with my students. You can also visit my links page (http://2ndgradelinks.pbworks.com) to access

This is my most popular lesson plan template. I like that this one has the basic framework of each period listed on the left and then blank space for each day to allow for notes & reminders. My completed version comes out to two landscape pages, but it will adjust to the content you enter. This is a Word document that can be modified to fit your needs. Copyright Geaux Teach Online Store. The purchasing teacher has permission to use these materials with his/her students only. You may not forward

Everyone loves the old shoebox dioramas that we all grew up making in elementary school, but now it's time to go beyond that. Check out my new triorama template that allows your students to create a 3-dimensional representation of their learning and understanding. Easy to make, easy to adapt to any lesson/subject, and a lot of fun to do! What more could you ask for in a lesson? Included in your download are the following items: blank triorama template, 3 sample trioramas, and visual assembly ins

To help keep track of my students who are in need of progress monitoring with the DIBELS assessment, I created this easy-to-use spreadsheet. I linked the data to a graph that gives the user a visual representation of the student data. Just save one copy for each student you are monitoring and update it each month. This is an Excel file, so it is easy to adapt to the needs of your classroom. Copyright Geaux Teach Online Store. The purchasing teacher has permission to use these materials with his

Looking for some help to organize your lesson plans? Look no further than our Easy-to-Use Weekly Elementary Lesson Plan Template! Use this template to plan out your school week in an easy-to-manage format. The two-page design includes space for Literacy Workstations and Math Stations. This document is a Word file, so it is easy to modify it to fit the needs of your class. Copyright Geaux Teach Online Store. The purchasing teacher has permission to use these materials with his/her students only

***Please leave feedback to let me know how you like this product.*** Students who are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, or those who just show characteristics of these conditions, are showing up in my classroom more frequently than before. I try to communicate with parents on a daily basis to let them know how their children are doing in class with on-task behaviors. I use this classroom chart as a school-home connection. At first, I complete it with the student, but eventually the student takes over th

One thing I have learned during my 18 years of teaching is that I am never satisfied with my classroom layout. Every year I change a little bit here or there, trying to find that perfect placement for every piece of furniture in my room. Since I am no body builder, I would rather arrange things on paper first, before I start moving heavy furniture around. I put together this Classroom Layout Kit for that specific purpose. I have included all that you will need to begin planning your classroom la

During the holiday season my students and I research Christmas and holiday traditions from around the world. This is a great way to explore various cultures and to brush up on our world geography. I created this simple project form as a way for the children to document the information they find. We research books and Internet sites (there's a list of good sites on the 2nd page of the document...as a bonus, there are also some fun holiday sites you can use as a "brain break" for you or the childr

I love using literacy and math workstations as a way for students to independently practice skills we cover in class. These quick and easy stations provide a multitude of activities from which students can choose, which allows for easy differentiation. To help my students keep track of their progress in workstations, I developed this one-page checklist. It gives the students space to check off the stations as they visit them. It also provides a behavior/work habit analysis for each day's station

Lesson plans...you can't live with them, you can't live without them! I love to keep my plans concise and organized, so I developed this one-page form that fits on a legal-size sheet of paper. I have a whole week's worth of plans immediately at my fingertips and it is easy to e-mail them to my principal each week. I included planning space for Reader's Workshop, but since the lesson plan form is a Word document it is easy to adjust to your needs. Copyright Geaux Teach Online Store. This FREE pro

First days are hectic enough without wondering how little Billy Bob is getting home or whether or not Sally Sue can eat the el-cheapo snack you brought in for the class. That's where the First Day Student Information Sheet comes in handy. Most schools have either a Preview or Meet & Greet Night where students can see the classroom, meet the teacher, and drop off non-existent supplies. After meeting the Mansons and finding out way too much about their family background, just hand over one of

After 20 years of teaching spelling to my students, I have finally found the system that works perfectly for my students! I've paired an individualized spelling program with the word lists found in the Treasures Reading Series (2nd grade) to create a dynamic spelling experience for my students. Each word list has also been supplemented with a list of challenge words that are in the same word family, thus allowing more advanced spellers a chance to have their own words. This is a 36-week progra

*** One of my top-selling products! *** The Dolch Sight Word Lists are a valuable resource for ELA teachers in grades K-3rd. As students master these words, they become more fluent readers. Sometimes keeping up with students' progress with the five word lists can be a burden for already overburdened teachers. Enter the Dolch Sight Words Assessment/Practice Kit! The materials in this classroom kit will make it easier to manage your students' progress with the Dolch word lists and will provide yo

We all have those students who need a little extra attention to help keep them on task. One of our primary goals with these students is getting them to the point where they are monitoring their own behavior, releasing us from the responsibility. This inspired my creation of these useful behavior charts. There are three charts included: - My smiley face chart gives a great visual to the child of his/her progress for the day. The added bonus is that there are five smiley faces, each with four par

The 100th day of school has arrived! It's time to celebrate those first 100 days of learning with an assortment of six activities/games that your students will love. You can plan a fun-filled day of learning around these activities that your students will never forget. Start the day with a terrific writing prompt: "If I had $100..." There are two versions of this prompt response sheet depending on the ability of your students. Students will love the coin toss and dice roll activities. The jellyb

Debbie Diller's "work station" concept is one of the best ways to balance small groups and independent learning in the elementary classroom. Based on the ideas from her book, I designed several components to help me manage work stations in my room. Included in this packet (12 pages) are the following: - a sample, one-week, four-group schedule complete with 6 work stations - a sheet for students to track which activities they have completed - "I Can" sheets for each of the

***Please leave feedback to let me know what you think of this product.*** I use many different rewards in my classroom to encourage student participation and good behavior. One of the rewards that is most popular with my students is the "Sit with a Friend pass." I save this pass for very special occasions, so the student who receives it knows it is a special treat. Of course, I must approve the temporary move to eliminate any potential problems, but the children know that already. There are 6 c

Work Stations, as described by Debbie Diller, are a great way to provide independent practice for your students at their individual levels. While many of us use centers, learning stations, and other versions of the same concept, Diller's work stations are simple and easy to maintain. My biggest hurdle in getting started with literacy work stations is setting up the schedule. After several tries, I finally came up with what I believe to be a thorough and effective schedule. While this two-week ro

Looking for an easy alternative to weekly spelling assignments? Check out the great activities on my Spelling Homework Contract! It's easy to use and your students will love it. Students get to choose their activities from a varied list that includes wacky words, pyramid words, and vanishing words. Each activity is worth a specific number of points; the more challenging the activity, the more points earned. Just assign your students a points goal for the week and you're ready to go. This is a Wo