Learning Out Loud

Do you love engaging projects that encourage your students to read? Of course you do? Do you also love classroom transformations? Well, this Fall, encourage classroom reading with the pumpkin book report project. The student packet will guide your 4th - 6th grade students in understanding the book's plot, characters, and theme. The decorating tips will help students make the perfect pumpkin character for the big day. Then, set your classroom up for a wonderful fall transformation as visitors tra

Getting to know your students is essential to building trust and connecting with them. Yes, you should cultivate those relationships and build that trust through meaningful discussions with your students that are genuine. However, in those first days of school, you can help yourself by getting to know them through a questionnaire that can facilitate discussions as the year goes on. What I like most about this questionnaire is using it to connect your students' interests and experiences in class

NOW WITH DIGITAL REFLECTION SHEETS in GOOGLE SHEETS!Embrace a weekly classroom routine with these mindset poster prompts and weekly reflections. Starting the week with reflection, thoughtfulness, and discussion is a great way to set intentions for the week. As students reflect on the weekly phrase, they will set goals for overcoming challenges in the week that lies ahead. The weekly reflection sheet includes and end of the week reflection on how the week went. Post the posters week by week, or

Increase parent communication about student daily behavior and with these easy to use behavior management calendars. There are 12 monthly thematic calendars offered in both color and black and white. Want to adjust the theme or behaviors? Included is also an editable version. Add your own clip art to this editable chart, make your own (for personal use, NOT for resale), print and go! This monthly calendar makes reporting student behaviors on report cards or in conferences and SST meetings a ci

Encourage a love of reading this year with this classroom reading management bundle. Students that read more learn more. This bundle includes tools that will help you and your students keep track of, encourage, and celebrate their reading this year. With monthly reading logs, you can hold students accountable for independent reading, whether at school or at home. The tracking sheets allow you to keep track of class reading levels, as well as individual student progress and growth. The quarterl

I created these postcards for those of you that like me will be starting your year with 100% distance learning. Building classroom community is so important in this situation, and the task can feel daunting, but by letting your students know that despite not meeting in person, you are already thinking about them, you can start the pathway to meaningful relationships in a world where you are apart. What is Included? 6 different designs each reading, "Even though we will start the year apart, you