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Once students have completed your schools Handwriting curriculum, how can you continue to practice handwriting?! Use these interesting and educational nonfiction passages about animals. Students can read the passages to learn information and then copy the passages onto lined paper to practice Handwriting. Students can then keep these passages in their reading folders/baggies or turn them into a collection/nonfiction book about animals upon finishing.

If you are teaching a Character Study for Reading Workshop, this is the kit for you! You will find inventive whole class charts, individualized charts, worksheets for students, and more! This kit focuses on character traits, feelings, and the skill of INFERRING. I hope you find the resources as useful as I do :)

Several individualized behavior plans and behavior management tickets to get your classroom started on the best possible foot! I have used these tools in my classroom for many years, and always find them to be super successful based on individual student needs.

A great task to take on in your classroom, or to give to a teaching assistant or student teacher -- keep track of students performance outside of pure academics. Social/emotional learning is super important too!

Motivate your students with tickets or 5 minutes of "choice time" for achieving their goals! This is a 3 chart series - you can either use one chart for a few weeks at a time and then move into the next, or alternate the charts weekly to keep students engaged.

For the child who seems to always seek teacher assistance or reassurance, when he/she may not actually need it! Use the check-in chart and the teacher talk tickets to encourage students to try other means before coming to a teacher. This will help them to become more confident until eventually they are asking others for help or "reading the room" without the chart as a reminder!

For the child who is particularly chatty -- help him or her to monitor focus throughout the day!

Use these photos with lines underneath to do some Interactive Writing around some of the Historical Heroes to study during Black History Month!

With this behavior plan, you can track students or teach them to track themselves in taking breaks when needed. This works well with students who have a hard time keeping their body still on the rug, or remaining focused during independent work times. Can be used with incentive or simply as a means for teaching self-monitoring.

This is a Powerpoint Presentation on Behavior Management for anyone looking to learn the basics of behavior management, or to teach the basics of behavior management! With some sample behavior charts and sample language, simplify behavior management for yourself or for your staff.