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A summary is retelling what the book or story is about. It includes the main event or key points of the story. In a summary, these events should be told in chronological order. Characters, setting, problems, and solutions are also main events and should be included in the summary. This download includes: Sentence Frames; Sequencing Frames; and Writing Paper

Reciprocal Teaching refers to instructional activities in which teachers model, then help students learning using four strategies: summarizing, inferring, clarifying, and predicting. Once students have learned the strategies, they take turns in leading a dialogue about what has been read. The student handouts include sentence frames to help students initiate the dialogue conversations. The handouts can also be blown-up at your local Staples for less than $2.50 and have a great poster for

Manage your student's behavior with a daily behavior note. Simply write their name, date, circle the students behavior, and add a note on the provided line.

Here is a homework planner that is kept in my student's binders. Planners are submitted every Monday morning with parent signature. Teacher comments are added every Friday. The file includes the following sections: teacher's message, student reminders, and parent signature.

Here is a homework letter that I usually send home when homework assignments are not submitted.

Daily Reading Log Contract is a tool used for Back to School Night and is frequently revisited throughout the school year to have to accountable for their reading at home. The Form is in English and Spanish.

The powerpoint is simple but straight to the point. It includes 7 slides that includes the structure of a paragraph. Its objective is to allow students to think about the complete structure of a paragraph. Each is left with plenty of space to personalize your presentation.

Great handout for parents. Handout can also be blown-up at your local Staples for $2.00 and have a great writing center poster.

Communicate your students negative behavior to parents. The letter address' the following: Excessive talking Lack of effort Lack of attention Disrespectfulness to others Incomplete or late assignments Missing assignments Poor test scores Excessive detentions Make the template your own by adding your school name, address, and logo.

This file is a writing rubric that can be a poster or a handout for parents and students.

This file allows students to self reflect on their groups work and teamwork.

The file is reviewed and given to my students before the narrative writing prompt is given to them. It's kept in their writing folder and I also blow it up to a poster size at the local Staples for about $2.00.

Introduce the reading log on Back to School Night. The reading log is designed to get parents involved their children's reading/learning. The reading log gives step by step instruction to reassure consistency and practice. The reading log is in both English and Spanish.

This file contains all three writing genre posters that you can purchase. It's a bundle deal! The handouts are reviewed before each writing assignment is introduced. Handouts are kept in writing folders.

Make your students writing journals at a fraction of the cost. Print on the front and back of xerox paper. Then, staple to a manila folder and presto WRITING JOURNALS for the little one's!

By popular demand I have consolidated: four journal cover sheets, writing rubric, and writing paper.

Here is a file that I used to include with our take home reading book library. The file was kept in a folder that included my students' reading log. A copy was also given to parents.

This rubric is for the audience to actively grade their peers as they see their peers present mathematic projects. The rubric contains the following subgroups: -Eye Contact & Posture (100 pts.) -Entusiasm & Pronunciation (100 pts.) -Organization & Subject Knowledge (100 its.) The students may also include one wish and one like of the presentation. The file also comes in color and in black & white.

Everyday as your students walk in the classroom, they sign in. Depending on your students, you can add last names.

This file allows your students to reflect on their behavior. The form includes: student reflection, problem, consequences, and signatures.