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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

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

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

These notecatchers are my favorite way to capture the thoughtful & brilliant things that students say during group discussions or turn & talks! I use them as I listen in on student discussions and display the things I heard under the document camera after a discussion. There are also student versions for them to use while they listen to their classmates speak. The large #discussiongoals page is a badge of honor in my classroom that gets displayed for "spotlight worthy" comments, ideas & q