Katydid

This product is meant for a teacher to get to know their students through active and engaging ways. In this document are items that students personalize to communicate who they are. These can be used for display, as a way to check-in, or as prompts for students.

I love asking my students a daily question relating to what we are learning or just something silly. It gets them to recall information and apply writing and reading strategies. This is something I came up with to organize my student's daily reflections easier and stop the tidal wave of post-its flooding my desk at the end of the day.

What if your book had a soundtrack? Which songs would be playing? Students can create a soundtrack for their book and explain why the song is appropriate.

Use this with your students to help them pick out important events and imagine how their main character might post on Instagram.