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This worksheet contains six different ways you could teach your students how to write an effective 'topic sentence'. There is also some advice on what phrases should not be included in topic sentences.

This is simply a must have lesson for all classrooms. We monitor students ability to listen and we talk about their inability to maintain lesson focus, but how often do we TEACH how to listen and HOW to focus. This is a wonderfully creative session that models for students what good listening is with a series of 6-7 steps that are so tangible every student from 3rd-8th would easily understand. Students are also taught how to recognize their own distractions and given a strategy to limit these di

The is the first in a series of explanation worksheets on sentence fluency and sentence construction. It introduces six techniques showing students how to write more advanced simple sentence openings. It begins by stating which words should be avoided when opening simple sentences; then, it models six techniques for creating more engaging and advancved simple sentence openings (e.g. use of adverbs, participle phrases and infinitives). The recommended use is as a drafting sheet after students ha

Do you want to not just impress your parents at Back to School Night but AMAZE them? Ultimately, parents really want to know: does the teacher know what he/she is doing and how can I help my child at home. Accomplish both these tasks effortlessly using these unique set of resources for Back-to-School Night. This compliment of SEVEN different handouts are unqiue tangible products that will make a real difference to your parents and your students. Examples include: Successful Student Profile –

This graphic organizer introduces the 'PI CASPer' predict and infer model. Students can use this technique to help collect and organize facts from the stories they read and then make effective predictions based on the evidence they have accumulated.

This document can be used to teach students how they can determine which 'part of speech' an unfamiliar word might be. With this information students are then shown how to decode unfamiliar words. This is an excellent lesson introduction to 'parts of speech' or a vocabulary course or for even teaching 'decoding skills.

Working in a 1:1 classroom? Do you use google docs? Are you tired of kids not finding their work or having disorganized notes? This VERY SIMPLE system will change all this. Perfect for a Middle or High School age range. You are purchasing a link to a Master copy google doc that has been created as a 'digital notebook' - Students simply write down the title of each lesson and the contents page (once refreshed) automatically populates. Students can take notes in an organzied way in the basic tem

This is an outstanding two-page resource that provides precise support for both parents and your students with homework. Every teacher would benefit from having these resources as part of their repertoire. The first page is a Homework Contract. The contract identifies behavior statements that need to be achieved in order for the child to be successful at doing their h/w. The second page is designed to be given to parents who need help/advice on how to support their child with their homework. It

This is a step by step worksheet that introduces and/or reviews the characteristics and construction of compound sentences. It is an excellent tool that differenciates the simple (FANBOYS) to complex (conjunctive adverbs) ways of constructing compound sentences.I have a similiar sheet on 'Simple Sentences' for those interested.

This is a graphic organizer that acts as a 'learning contract' between a teacher and a student who has been assigned an independent activity. The teacher and student negotiate the terms of the contract before the onset of the activtiy. There are spaces for both the teacher and student to complete. It serves as a powerful motivator for students and as a reminder of the steps that need to be carried out to successfully complete an activityThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-

Copy/paste this link to view short 2 min video that shows products and explains how you can use these h/outs to set up Lucy Calkins type book clubs http://screenr.com/TeJs This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

The writing strategy 'qosas.com/n' uses the order of adjectives technique to encourage students to use mutilpe adjectives when describing their nouns. proof reading patch is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.

FREE: this simple resource is a quick tool you use do to get your students to check for patterns in their reading log Follow me for other great freebies coming soon.