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Cut out and tape to the desks of students who may need extra reminders to stay on task through out the day. Touch the reminders on the desk as you monitor the classroom, and keep teaching!

This is a reading response activity. After the students have completed reading a fiction story, they can email the author using this template. There is a rubric included that helps guide the email as well. Students will enjoy "sending" this email instead of your normal notebook paper writing acivities.

Teachers that teach curriculum standards that include conservation and pollution can use this list as a culminating activity. This list contains 100 familiar items for students, which they can use for a variety of activities. Suggested activities are included.

In order to help students understand their work in math, have them talk it out! Use these sentences prompts and math word bank to help guide them to a deeper understanding of their math work. This can also help the teacher, parent, and student pinpoint where the student needs help. You may want to send this home for parents to use as well! Place in math journals or folders for students to use as a reference.

As a part of a unit on communities, have your students write about their favorite place in their community. There are directions and a rubric included showing the students what they need to include in order to have a complete narrative.

Students become a detective seeking the suspect that committed the crime in the book. Students must determine what the crime (problem), crime scene (setting), character characteristics, and other important elements of the story's plot.

Print, laminate, and cut these notices for students that may need individual reminders to make a better choice. This is a great way to redirect inappropriate behaviors without interrupting the flow of instruction.

Students complete against one another in this Multiplication Battle Tournament. This can be a class or grade level competition. Rules are included in presentation. An invitation slide is also included. Students can cut and pass out these invitations to give to parents or other teachers.

Students place themselves in the story! This tool can be used to assist and encourage the students to retell the story using visual cues. They practice visualizing, making connection, summarizing, plot elements, and more. There are directions and a rubric included with this pack. This can be a group, partner, or assessment activity.

Students step into the role of investigator while they search for how numbers are used in the real world. They have been hired as photographers for a magazine to create a photo spread on where numbers are found in their world.

Use this organizer to help students organize their note-taking of expository text. This can also be used at the conclusion of an activity, field trip, video, and more. It is a great "ticket out the door" or reflection piece to be used after the learning.

Print, laminate, and cut these pictures. For random partnering activities, have students pick a card and find the match to their picture. This is an alternative to the typical "find a partner" verbal directions and is a fun way to get the kids to move around in a quick transition.

Students are encouraged to get involved in the community and make a difference. With this project, they are given questions to help them organize their reflection on the project. They will not only complete a humanitarian project in their community, but they will write reflections to go along with it.

This printable encourages students to make a connection with their schema as they are learning about a new topic. This allows the student to make a deeper understanding about new concepts.

This is a great way for the students to get to know one another during the first week of school. They can Find Someone Who fits the required characteristic or ability. This gets them talking to their new classmates and is an icebreaker that they enjoy.

In order to gain a grasp on the reading habits of students at home, ask their parents a few questions. This will allow you to understand how reading is valued in the home and what strategies you can offer the parents.