Learning with Laura

This is a very simple graphic organizer that students can use to organize their thoughts and ideas when writing persuasive paragraphs, letters, or even the initial draft outline for short essays. Includes spaces for students to plan out the following: ** introduction/topic sentence ** 3 arguments with facts/reasoning to back each argument up ** Opposing side's argument & rebuttal against this argument ** Conclusion Suitable for grades 4 or 5 through to grades 8 or 9, this is an excellent d

This is an activity I did with my grade 7 students in order to both activate and assess prior knowledge at the start of our our unit on ecosystems. It could also easily be used as a mid-unit check in or an excellent starting point for end-of unit discussions or debates. This activity is great because it keeps all students engaged and active at all times and is a fun way to respond to questions. In this package I have included a lesson plan for the graffiti activity and a list of 5 big picture

This is a short worksheet I gave to my grade 7 students to practice their question asking skills using the phrases ‘est-ce que’ and "‘qu’est ce que…". The students filled this out after a lesson spent modelling and practicing asking questions using these phrases and it was an excellent way for me to check their understanding.

This is a basic 5 question survey/questionnaire that I created to help me get to know new tutoring students better. The questions are designed to help provide you with a basic sense of the student's strengths, interests, and potential anxieties in order to plan your lessons and accommodate your teaching style to best support each student. While this was originally created for use as a private tutor, it would be an excellent survey to hand out to a new class in order to begin to develop your le

This is a clean and simple, 1 page form for teachers on-call to fill out and leave behind for the regular classroom teacher filling him/her in on the important information that they missed while absent. I created this form for use in elementary schools but it could easily be used or adapted for high school use as well. The form has specific spaces to include the following information: * Teacher On-Call contact information * Absent Students * Superstar Students * Students who needed some re

This product provides you with both peer and self assessment charts for creative writing assignments focusing on voice, organization, and effective word choice. The chart describes what specifically the student should be looking for in terms of each of the categories (voice, organization, word choice) and asks the students to select their level of agreement on a 5-point scale (can correspond to letter grades). The peer assessment chart also includes space for the students to include one "star"

This is a clean and simple, 1 page form for teachers on-call to fill out and leave behind for the regular classroom teacher filling him/her in on the important information that they missed while absent. I created this form for use in elementary schools but it could easily be used or adapted for high school use as well. The form has specific spaces to include the following information: * Substitute Teacher contact information * Absent Students * Superstar Students * Students who needed some