Ladybug Classroom

When you’re planning a Literature or Informational Text based unit of study, you want to keep track of what standards you’ve selected to use in your lessons as you brainstorm and plan. But where do you record your ideas for teaching those standards? The Common Core Unit Planning Templates have just what you need! They include all the 3rd Grade ELA standards, and they also provide a blank space for jotting down notes and ideas opposite each standard. In the spaces provided, you can record you

When you’re planning a Literature or Informational Text based unit of study, you want to keep track of what standards you’ve selected to use in your lessons as you brainstorm and plan. But where do you record your ideas for teaching those standards? The Common Core Unit Planning Templates have just what you need! They include all the 4th Grade ELA standards, and they also provide a blank space for jotting down notes and ideas opposite each standard. In the spaces provided, you can record your cr

Now you can finally have one document that lists all of the standards plus provides a place to record what you’ve taught throughout the school year! The ELA Standards Checklist is a basic tool that could eventually become just as important as your grade book. You’ll want it by your side when you’re planning with your team, pulling together a new unit, filling out report cards, or meeting with your principal. Each time you teach a standard, highlight it and make a note of the date it was taugh

Provide your students with their own personal Mini Battle of the Books Goal Charts so they can track their own progress throughout the year! They'll be eager to chart their progress when they can personally interact and color in the boxes and record their own AR scores. Students will be excited to share their chart at parent conferences, too! I've used the individual student Mini Battle of the Books Chart in my classroom for the past three years. My students are much more aware of their ow