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My students LOVE playing "This or That" in the classroom and in 2020, in our google classroom! This is a perfect quick & fun game to use on the first day of school and throughout the beginning of the year as. you get to know your students! The game is pretty straight forward...there are 6 quick questions for each game where students choose one thing over another! (there are 3 games total in this resource) When we play this in the classroom, students run to different sides of the room dependin

This daily journal assignment is a great opportunity to provide STRUCTURE, ROUTINE & MOMENTS OF REFLECTION for students! Check in with students to let them know that you care! I've noticed now more than ever my students have a lot of thoughts & feelings about what is going on and want to connect with me but also need the outlet to process their thoughts & emotions. *Looking for an editable PDF version of this daily journal check in instead? Find it here!* In the classroom, I typically us

Get to know your students & start building relationships right away with this powerpoint or google classroom activity! These unique prompts will spark students' curiosity about you and your class while also helping you gather information about them and their interests! Students will love telling you about themselves without answering the same boring questions they are asked year after year! *Looking for an editable PDF version of this activity instead? Find it here!*This resource includes: ⭐

Keep in touch with your students & let them know social distancing doesn't mean you have forgotten about them! I've noticed now more than ever my students have a lot of thoughts & feelings about what is going on and want to connect with me. I typically use a daily social & emotional check-in worksheet in my classroom and it has changed the way I respond to student behaviors drastically! This google forms document is so easy to assign and track student answers quickly, I will be switchin

These individual Accountable Talk reference cards expose students to a variety of phrases they should be saying while engaging in on-task talk. I laminate and tape these reference cards to my students' desks at the beginning of the year and my students refer to them throughout the entire course of the year in group discussions and while turning and talking to partners. Grab these reference cards & full size poster to increase the quantity and quality of respectful dialogue in your classroom!

Help guide students in analyzing character traits with these common core aligned text-dependent questions & writing prompts! The prompts are fun, engaging and include visuals. These writing prompts will assess students' reading comprehension & writing skills. The assignment includes a self reflection on the skill of analyzing characters to serve as an "exit ticket", ideal for distance learning or google classrooms. Enjoy this FREE resource that can be used multiple times for different cha

Help guide students in finding the central (main) idea of ANY nonfiction text or article with these common core aligned writing questions & prompts! The Writing Prompts are fun, engaging and include visuals. I love using this assignment as a supplement to NewsELA or Achieve3000 texts that I assign, it's a great way to get students thinking, analyzing and citing textual evidence. I have students staple this right into their reader's notebooks for easy reference. This graphic organizer is a grea

This FREE *editable PDF* checklist & graphic organizer will guide students through the process of writing an introduction paragraph and serve as a tool to capture their thoughts. My students stapled this resource directly into their writer's notebooks and frequently refer back to it when they are feeling stuck or need a little inspiration. Check out some of my Distance Learning resources too! FREE social-emotional check-inDaily Journal Check-InInterested in more tips on writing introduction

These "Talk About It" Conversation Starters are a fun way to get students talking to each other, introduce new groups or break the ice on the first day of school! Now more than ever, students are craving interaction and discussion. These conversation starters are unique, thoughtful and sure to elicit more answers that really turn into discussions! I use these cards in small groups and whole class throughout the year, especially before engaging in deeper conversations. These prompts are a great w

My students LOVE playing "Talk About It!" in the classroom and in 2020, our distance learning classroom too! This is a perfect quick & fun game to use throughout the year as you get to know your students! The game is pretty straight forward...there are 6 questions for each game where students need to choose & justify their answers to unique & engaging questions (there are 3 games total in this resource) I like to assign a game at the beginning of the week to students individually & readi

Students will love logging in to make inferences with whatever book or story they are reading with these common core aligned & text dependent questions & writing prompts! The Writing Prompts are fun, engaging and include visuals. I use this assignment to hold students accountable for their reading with independent reading books, short stories or whole class books. These writing prompts are a great way to dive deeper into a text and have students make inferences about what they reading, eve

Lay down the foundation, rules & routines of turning and talking in your classroom with these individual desk-sized reference cards! I laminate & tape these reference cards to my students' desks as the beginning of the year and refer to them all year long. This FREE resource includes: ⭐(1) sheet of desk-sized reference cards in black & white ⭐(1) 11 x 8.5 turn & talk poster in black & white ⭐(1) sheet of desk-sized reference cards in full color ⭐(1) 11 x 8.5 turn & talk poster in fu

This is a BUNDLE of FIVE Google Forms Assignments that can be used with ANY text your students are reading! The assignments are common core aligned with fun & engaging text-dependent writing prompts that include visuals! With this bundle, you will get access to the following 5 Google Forms Assignments & 39 text-dependent writing prompts that will be sure to keep your students engaged & challenged, even from home! This bundle includes: ⭐ Making Predictions (7 Writing prompts & Self- R

Help guide students in finding the central (main) idea of ANY nonfiction text or article with these common core aligned writing questions & prompts! The Writing Prompts are fun, engaging and include visuals. I love using this assignment as a supplement to NewsELA or Achieve3000 texts that I assign, it's a great way to get students thinking, analyzing and citing textual evidence. These writing prompts are a great way to have students walk through the process of evaluating a text & text featur

Students will love logging in to analyze determine & analyze the THEME of ANY book or story they are reading with these common core aligned & text dependent questions & writing prompts! The Writing Prompts are fun, engaging and include visuals. I use this assignment to hold students accountable for their reading with independent reading books, short stories or whole class books it's a great way to get students thinking, analyzing and citing textual evidence. This resource can be used ove

Students will love logging in to determine & analyze the Author's purpose of ANY nonfiction text or article with these 8 common core aligned writing questions & prompts! The Writing Prompts are fun, engaging and include visuals. I like to use this assignment as a supplement to NewsELA or Achieve3000 texts that I assign, it's a great way to get students thinking, analyzing and citing textual evidence. These writing prompts are a great way to have students walk through the process of evaluati

This daily journal assignment is a great opportunity to provide STRUCTURE, ROUTINE & MOMENTS OF REFLECTION for students! Keep in touch with your students & let them know social distancing doesn't mean you have lost touch with them! I've noticed now more than ever my students have a lot of thoughts & feelings about what is going on and want to connect with me but also need the outlet to process their thoughts & emotions. This download includes an editable PDF version which is perfect for

Memorialize your school year by creating student scrapbooks! This resource includes a Printable PDF version AND an Interactive Google Slides version. Students absolutely love completing this at the end of the year with a stack of magazines, newspapers and photos and even get quite competitive with their creations! These iInteractive Google Slides are easy to assign and check in on student progress. On each slide, students are prompted to add their own images using google or photos they might h

This end of year reflection activity is a great opportunity for students to think about how much they have grown over the school year & what they have learned! This activity asks students to reflect on their year and also give advice to future students. My favorite part to read is usually their advice to me! It's also really helpful feedback when thinking about planning for the next year to come. This google forms document is so easy to assign and track student answers quickly! Are you lookin

My students LOVE playing "This or That" throughout the year! This is a perfect quick & fun game to use at the end of the year to gear up for summer fun! The game is pretty straight forward...there are 6 questions for each game where students choose one thing over another! (there are 3 games total in this resource) When we play this in the classroom, students run to different sides of the room depending on which "This or That" they choose. In our google classroom we have been doing something s