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“Check” on your students’ understanding of a passage’s central idea (or claim) with this graphic organizer shaped like a bank check. The checks also incorporate identifying supporting details and writing an objective summary. The checks are printable and accessible digitally via EASEL by TpT. Update: This resource now includes two sizes of checks: three checks per page two checks per page (good for students with larger handwriting or those who need more space to write their summaries)This

After a student redoes an assignment or turns in late work, how many times do they ask you to fix their grade? Since their assignment was submitted after the due date, sometimes fixing their grade can get lost in the shuffle. That’s why I created these postcards! H O W · I T · W O R K SThese postcards provide a fun way for students to record their request of fixing a certain grade—and they offer you, the teacher, an easy reminder. I have the students place the postcard in my “To-Do” box on my

These printable and editable Welcome Wishes are a simple and easy way to bond with your students on day one! Start the class with these little cards on their desks, and you'll be sure to spark some smiles. When printed two-sided, each card has a mini welcome note (that you can edit!) on the front and an inspiring quote on the back. I've included 45 quotes, so every student will get their very own special quote. Envelopes are not included and not necessary, but make the presentation super c

Clean up your students’ writing and teach them how to write a more formal essay. This resource  directly addresses common core standard ELA WRITING 2E:establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone in student writing.This printable and digital (Google Form) worksheet works well as both  a review for more advanced writers and  an introduction for developing writers. It addresses these five things that students should avoid writing in their essays: 1. me, myself, I, my 2. you, your 3.

These printable and customizable Student Catalog Cards provide a fun twist to the standard one-page student interest inventories. Designed to look like library catalog cards, these surveys are short and include questions that are ELA-focused. Here are a few questions that are on the survey: If your life was a story, what would the book title be?Your favorite book or character?Your favorite reading genre?These cards come in three different sizes to match the three standard index card sizes. T

Clean up your students’ writing and teach them how to write a more formal essay with this PowerPoint presentation that encourages class participation. This resource directly addresses common core standard ELA WRITING 2E:establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone in student writing.The presentation addresses these five things that students should avoid writing in their essays: 1. me, myself, I, my 2. you, your 3. might, may, maybe 4. contractions 5. exclamation points H O W · I T ·

Vacation's here! Reward your students for reading for pleasure over any holiday break with these reading logs and raffle tickets. H O W · I T · W O R K SFor every 100 pages a student reads during break, they earn 1 raffle ticket. So, for example, if they read 1,000 pages, they will earn 10 raffle tickets. Upon their return to class, you’ll put all the tickets in a drawing and the winners selected will earn a prize. (Prizes are not included with this resource.) W H E N · T O · U S E · I TThese

Clean up your students’ writing and teach them how to write a more formal essay. This resource directly addresses common core standard ELA WRITING 2E:establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone in student writing. This printable and digital (Google Form) worksheet works well as both a review for moreadvanced writers and an introduction for developing writers. It addresses these five things that students should avoid writing in their essays: 1. me, myself, I, my 2. you, your 3. mi

Recently updated! Same information with updated design and graphics. Hand out this brochure to the parents of your gifted ELA students and help them learn about the importance of bibliotherapy! Bibliotherapy is the use of books to help a child understand more about themselves and solve personal problems. And... "[Bibliotherapy] is particularly effective with the gifted, since these students usually have advanced reading skills and are often avid readers. They are capable of seeing the metapho

Start the year with a culture of kindness in your classroom. Introduce your new classroom family to this Random Acts of Kindness Challenge that they can work on all year long. This challenge includes 21 kindness activities that your students can do at school. Here are a few examples: · Bring a flower to one of your teachers. · Write a thank you note to someone. · Let someone go ahead of you in line. ‍♂️‍♀️ Print out the Kindness Jar at the beginning of the year and hand it out to your stu

*Recently updated! Same information with new design and graphics!* Hand out this brochure to your students' parents and help them learn about the importance of bibliotherapy.Bibliotherapy is the use of books to help a child understand more about themselves and solve personal problems. And... bibliotherapy allows the reader to witness different problem-solving approaches without real-life consequences. Children see the characters fail, they see the characters win, and they learn from the charact

An essay-writing review on formal writing. Eliminate these 5 things to make essays more formal, objective, and authoritative.