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This tri-fold poster board project is a great companion to a California mission model/replica that can be purchased and any craft store. The project handout includes a Big Idea, CA state standards, purpose, material list, and paper sample. The project is also translated for you Spanish speaking parents.

Promote college awareness year round in your classroom. This calendar provides a monthly activity that promotes college awareness. Activities are short and can then be posted in the classroom/hallway.

Make your students a writing journal at a fraction of the cost. Simply print both pages using front and back of xerox paper. Then, staple 15 to 20 sheets to a manilla folder and PRESTO you have a writing journal for your students.

This lesson includes the following concepts: Writing, Oral Development, Reading, and listening. It also includes step by step instructions. All seven lessons are intended for small group instruction. Duration of each lesson is 30 minutes for seven weeks. This activity was edited 10/02/2020.

This fluency worksheet is kept by students to keep track of their progress as they time themselves. It includes a space for the following: Name; Date; Fluency Passage Title; a table for their progress; and a section to indicate challenging of difficult words. The worksheet contains three fluency recording sheets. Simply cut-out.

The alphabet assessment sheets are to keep colored coded monthly progress. As student identify a letter it is circled and recorded. Each month a different color is to be used during the letter ID assessment. I used this format and it was a great tool for parent to see their children's progress. Upper case and lower case assessments are included.

This handout is kept in my students writing folder. It is a handout that is revisited before each writing task. The handout reflects the structure of an essay. The handout is blow-up and a nearby Staples for two bucks and displayed on classroom writing center wall.

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

The California Mission Report has all your students need to complete a report on the California Missions. Packet Includes: 7 key elements needed in the report Cover Page Thematic Writing Paper Questions that complete a paragraph for five paragraphs And Much More!

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.

Using your student's five senses in mathematics!!! Motivate your students with M&M's. You students will be doing the following: counting number ID comparing (greater & less than) adding & subtracting tasting The file contains two games. first game focuses of number ID. Second games is a addition and subtractions game. Remember the goal of both games is to eat the M&M's!!

Here is a rubric I use to grade my students knowledge on playing the recorder. The file contains two interactive rubrics for teachers and parents.

This book is a collection of pop quizzes for the respiratory system. The pop quizzes are administered a day to days after learning the respiratory system. They are also administered before STAR testing.

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.

This reading log was made to help parents improve their children's fluency and comprehension. The reading log includes 6 step directions for parents. This file come in both English and Spanish.

This lesson is used to evaluate student's knowledge and skill level. The file includes: Four - Part Constructed Response worksheet, four point rubric, and two word problems.

The Building Vocabulary with Word Mapping worksheet includes boxes to identify prefixes, root words, and suffixes. They identify and discuss/look up the meanings. In addition, they add synonyms, antonyms, part of speech, related words, definition, and a sentence. They become excellent index cards for vocabulary exams or quizzes.

Here is an interactive state report for your students. This report is meant to be a fun and hands-0n activity. Students my use their creativity and bring this file to life!

Using their own words, Students explain how to add and subtract mixed numbers. The file also has the following: -A vocabulary word list is provided. -Writing prompt -Extra credit section

Introduce your students the skill of taking notes with this Powerpoint presentation that includes: an objective, step by step instructions, video, graphic organizer hyperlinks, eye catching graphics, interactive activities, cooperative groups activity, and much more!!!