Prep Time Savers

Integer Rules - You just can't do algebra without them. Somehow, students learn how to solve expressions and equations, then suddenly they forgot everything they mastered. So, give your students the scaffolded support they need. This anchor chart is color coded purposefully with red and blue to help students remember the important points about how to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems with positive and negative integers. As a side note, this is a great document t

Google Slides for Unit with Learning Intentions, Success Criteria, Anticipation Guides, ELL Tier 2 Vocabulary Words with meanings that match the passage, summaries in four languages, and Anchor Charts. This is tailored for teachers in CCSD who are looking for an editable slide deck to guide their instruction that has scaffolds for ALL learners. 8th Grade Reading & English Language Arts. Unit 5, Quarter 3.

December holiday SEL check-in slides for all ages. Fun and light-hearted. Varietal. Great way to check in and connect.

This bundle is designed to be used as part of the:  I DO, WE DO, YOU DO, which is also known as the Gradual Release Model.  This approach to teaching builds on the intersection of theories from: Piaget's (1952) work on cognitive structures and schemataVygotsky's (1962, 1978) work on zones of proximal developmentBandura's (1965) work on attention, retention, reproduction, and motivationWood, Bruner, and Ross's (1976) work on scaffolded instructionI DO ( Modeled Lesson) - Teacher models how to do

This is a complete set of graphic organizers, writing prompts, and exemplars of research. Inside you will find blank graphic organizers and completed ones for three highly engaging writing prompts. Information from the graphic organizer is then used to create a draft. There is a peer review sheet with accountability and reflection. Final draft exemplars are provided for each of the three prompts with the final prompt having three writing examples. One of the graphic organizers is translated into

Want to break the ice and see how your class or co-workers are feeling?Here are 23 slides, enough for an entire month of school days. These engaging photos allow you to quickly check the "temperature" on how everyone is doing. Great for sponge activities, get to know you, morning routine, or discourse starter.

This bundle is designed to be used as part of the I DO, WE DO, YOU DO, which is also known as the Gradual Release Model.  This approach to teaching builds on the intersection of theories from: Piaget's (1952) work on cognitive structures and schemataVygotsky's (1962, 1978) work on zones of proximal developmentBandura's (1965) work on attention, retention, reproduction, and motivationWood, Bruner, and Ross's (1976) work on scaffolded instructionI DO ( Modeled Lesson) - Teacher models how to do

Whether you are a new or experienced teacher, or just new to Savvas Envision, you will find these templates help you plan better lessons. There are multiple one page lesson plan templates with various levels of support. The two page lesson plan template has a computer resource planning area and space for reflection. The two page lesson plan is a wonderful lesson plan example for your annual portfolio. Even if you don't fill in all of the areas, these documents will help you immediately and succe

This is a great resource for distance or hybrid learning. Learners could also do this asychronously. We were allowed to have STEM field trips, so my third graders looked forward to Soaring STEM Day. This is a slideshow with prompts to take students to some of the coldest (and coolest) places on the planet. For the closure activity, students send a postcard from the artic. Safe travels! As always, I hope that this saves you a little time. Prep Time Savers

Within this file, you have access to a shared writing lesson on gisting (a note-taking strategy) and summarizing fictional texts. It also includes a Graphic Organizer on Somebody Wanted But So Then with instruction. Additionally, this lesson aims guides you through activities that push learners to analyze existing summaries for quality. At the end, learners are encouraged to apply their learning through using a Jamboard link (included on slides) to summarize on their own. Within this lesson, you

Using this product, you will be able to use Google Slides and Jamboard to have your students independently practice gisting and summarizing fictional texts. Within the set, you will also have access to a graphic organizer and slides detailing information about components of a fictional text (Somebody But So Then). The beginning of the slideshow starts with a modeled lesson and then has independent practice. A slide in the Google Slideshow has the Jamboard links inside of it. The jamboard links

Page after page of Anticipation Guides, vocabulary for various levels from ELL to enrichment. Analogies, synonyms/antonyms, select the correct definition based on the passage, planning for the end of the unit writing task. Answer keys. Exemplars of above, on, and below grade level examples of writing task. 37 pages in all. Editable.

Ice Breaker, SEL Check-in, and Discourse promptsWhether you are distance, hybrid, or face-to-face, these slides will get teddy bear lovers talking. Distance learning, one technique is to share the screen and have participants type the number for how they feel in the comments on Zoom or Google Meets. For face-to-face, one technique is to project the screen and have participants "show me the finder" (which number they identify with). If you are doing hybrid, you can do a combination of the two ab

Exponents are simple if you learn them correctly. BUT, if not, they become confusing. Students must internalize the exponent rules to go on and solve more complicated problems. This includes two anchor charts. The first chart is basic exponent rules. The second is when the curriculum gets more complicated. Whether you are teaching with distant learning or face to face, your students need an easy to use resource that will help them master exponents. These pages are the property of Prep Time Sav

Are you looking for quick, no prep exit tickets that you can use for formative assessment? These eight engaging exit tickets are ready to use. Ways to use: * project on screen and student responds verbally or in writing (piece of paper or response journal) * assign the 1 slide exit ticket as an assignment in Google Classroom or your Learning Management System (e.g. Canvas) * have the entire class respond on their own slide all within a single document using the exit tickets with 20 slides * make

If you are looking for an easy to implement strategy for teaching narrative writing, this is it! This provides digital resources that will allow you to effectively teach the five paragraph narrative. This is an easy peasy writing system that works. There is a seven page, easy to follow, teacher's guide, a technology page to help you post and use these digital sources, and Jamboards that will allow students to interact with their ideas and classmates. This system uses prewriting graphic organizer

Within this multipack, you can assist your learners in identifying their emotions and discussing them within a safe space. With the variety of different options, your learners will have the opportunity to discuss their emotions in many different ways and situations.

6 SEL Test Prep Slides, plus 1 blank format for you to edit. SEL check-ins can let you get a feeling of how your students are doing. Are they prepared? Before administering tests this year, check-in and see how they feel. Then offer some encouraging words.

Integer Practice - Whether you need your SUB to get right to work or need to mix things up with small group or distance fun, this packet is for you. This packet includes web resources to randomize, integers and signs that you can cut out, and directions for small groups. But wait, that isn't all! You also get a copy of my clear and easy to follow anchor chart on solving problems with integers. This scaffolding will turn even the non-math individual into a math GEEK. (Practically, anyway). Feel f

This file includes details about using my Gisting and Summarizing Bundle as well as advice on logistically using Jamboards during lessons. This bundle includes Jamboard links for my Independent Practice set where students can work on their own with one passage, collaborate with a partner on a passage, or work independently on 6 passages. The shared writing lesson is set up where 20 students can individually work at the same time. If you like this product, check out my fiction bundle. It has com