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Based on Book Love by Penny Kittle, these questions are essential for any reading conference! They will help students reflect upon their lives. Questions range from "Is the book you are reading easy or hard for you? How can you tell?" to "How can you push yourself as a reader?" This is a must to support student growth in reading! By: lilmaks

SCAMPER is an acronym that guides students through the process of coming up with atypical solutions to problems. It's very challenging! This activity provides some guidance for each step. Practice creative writing skills! By: lilmaks

This easy to read chart is based on the work of Carol Ann Tomlinson. The chart provides examples of how to meet the needs of learners based on student characteristics, including: readiness, interest, and learning profile. These characteristics correspond to strategies that can be used to differentiate the content, process, and final product. A great resource for instructional coaches or teachers! By: lilmaks

Let's face it-differentiating can be difficult and time-consuming! This planner reminds us that we need to start somewhere. Try changing just one thing that you do each month to try to better meet the needs of your students. This is also a great tool that you can use when you get evaluated to show all that you have done! The last column includes a section for you to highlight the Charlotte Danielson Domain that meets your activity! This is completely editable for you to put in your own acti

Use these sheets to help students reflect upon the learning process. Students reflect on several Habits of Mind (including: questioning, thinking interdependently, persisting, and etc.). By: lilmaks

Do you want to build a community of inquiry? Do you want to help your students ask questions about the world around them? This is the file for you! This can be done in a whole group setting with a "Wonder of the Day" or students could complete this independently or in small groups in a center. The Wonders of the Day can come from students' own wonders, current events, or various websites. I have found that www.wonderopolis.org to be a wonderful resource because it includes videos/articles relate

All you need to get a student going on an independent learning project! This packet helps students stay organized and follow the steps needed to learn and present their findings! By: lilmaks Thanks to dafont.com! (Fonts: KBDunkTank & Beautiful Flaws)

These easy-to-follow chart includes the updated Bloom's vocabulary. Bloom's scale represents different levels of learning. This chart includes definitions of each level, verbs to help students/teachers with better understanding each level, questions for each level, and examples of products based on each level of understanding. This is a useful tool for coaches to explain Bloom's Levels of Thinking. It is also an invaluable resource for teachers as they plan their instruction and seek to creat

This is a GREAT getting to know you activity! Students write their own poems. Students practice creative thinking skills when they make connections to various objects (ex. vegetable, sport, etc.).