John Blake

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

'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

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

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

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

*** 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

***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

Need a simple way to keep your students' families up to date with what's going on in your classroom? Use this easy-to-edit Word document to create a weekly newsletter that you can not only send home with your students each week, but you can also post on your class Web site. The simple set up of the document allows for easy customization to your specific needs. The easy-to-read format provides a lot of information in a limited amount of space. By putting all that information on one page, you incr

Many of you are familiar with some of my other lesson plan templates, including the Versatile Elementary Grades Lesson Plans, which consolidates as much information as possible into the smallest amount of space. For 18 years this has been the type of lesson plans that I use on a daily basis; now that has changed. With the implementation of the Common Core Standards in my school district, our curriculum specialists have given us an abundance of prepared units/lessons. Flipping through 15-20 pages

One of the goals I have for my students is for them to work independently, making good use of their time. Isn't this true for all of us? I developed this "Things to Do" list to help my students track their progress on weekly assignments during our literacy work station time. The document consists of a tracking sheet checklist that each child completes on a weekly basis, as well as a list of activities that students can choose from when they finish their assigned activities. In addition, there ar

Each day my students are responsible to script and film a newscast that we post on our Web site. They rotate through the jobs of newscaster and camera operator throughout the year. I created this template to make their scripting task easier. I also added some links to our class site that they use to gather information for the newscast. We use the completed script as a cue card for the newscasters. This newscast is not only viewed by the students at our school, but by parents, grandparents, and o

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Working with small groups for reading instruction is a great way to reach every student at his/her level of instruction. Planning and organizing small groups can be a challenge, but it is worth it to see your students progress at their own pace. I developed this lesson plan template to not only plan, but also assess small group progress. There are areas to plan all aspects of your lesson and to make observations of the whole group or individual group members. This one-page teacher form is a Word

We start every day the same way with the same routine from day one to the last day; children need this kind of consistency to feel secure and comfortable. At the beginning of the year I walk my students through the routine, but after a while they just need a visual reminder to get them through. I developed this simple poster with cute graphics to catch their attention. Whether printed on a single sheet to take up less room or on multiple sheets for a full-sized poster, this colorful classroom po