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Goal setting worksheet for upper elementary, middle, and high school students. This worksheet prompts students to set a goal using the SMART goal framework: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound. Use this to guide students in setting goals for themselves consistently throughout the school year (ex: before or after every grading period). By setting goals, students actively practice growth mindset and grow a greater sense of self-efficacy.This worksheet can be used in advisor

This product gives you a ready to use lesson that lasts around 30 minutes. You will be given a link to make a copy of the entire google slide deck. The slides can then be projected for whole class instruction, individually assigned to each student through google classroom or other lms for each student to complete online, or printed out as worksheets. This is a great entry activity into a lesson on the required characteristics of living organisms. Students will classify each object as living o

Grades and behavior reflection AND goal setting for middle school and high school students. Before grades are due for report cards (~every 5 weeks), I have my middle schoolers complete these two worksheets. It's great to do this consistently as it sets an environment where students regularly reflect on their behavior, grades, and work habits in class. By answering reflection questions, students become more self-aware as they process whether or not they are proud of their current behaviors and

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. Word searches have key vocabulary words aligned to NGSS. Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. Bundle Includes:Cells (NGSS MS LS1-2)Organ Systems (NGSS MS LS1-3)Organisms (NGSS MS LS1-1)Reproduction (NGSS MS LS3-2)Genetics (NGSS MS LS3-2)I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effect

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. This word search has 15 vocabulary words under the life science topic "genetics" (NGSS MS-LS3-2). Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effective in keeping students occupied and quiet if they finish their test early. It also gives them a fun w

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. This word search has 15 vocabulary words under the life science topic "reproduction" (NGSS MS-LS3-2). Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effective in keeping students occupied and quiet if they finish their test early. It also gives them a f

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. This word search has 15 vocabulary words under the topic "scientific method". Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effective in keeping students occupied and quiet if they finish their test early. It also gives them a fun way to preview the ne

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. This word search has 15 vocabulary words under the science topic "lab equipment". Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effective in keeping students occupied and quiet if they finish their test early. It also gives them a fun way to preview th

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. This word search has 24 vocabulary words under the life science topic "organ systems" (NGSS MS-LS1-3). Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effective in keeping students occupied and quiet if they finish their test early. It also gives them a

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. This word search has 18 vocabulary words under the life science topic "cells" (NGSS MS-LS1-2). Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effective in keeping students occupied and quiet if they finish their test early. It also gives them a fun way

Word searches are a fun and easy way for students to engage with new vocabulary words. This word search has 15 vocabulary words under the life science topic "organisms" (NGSS MS-LS1-1). Words can be found vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, with no backward words. Answer key is provided. I always give students a word search when they finish taking their final test for a unit. It is effective in keeping students occupied and quiet if they finish their test early. It also gives them a fun

All About Me! A fun activity for the first day/week of school to help you get to know your students (thoughtful prompts for students to answer about themselves). Students can answer the various questions and also color the doodles. Included:Ready to print handouts3 variations to choose fromDoodles included for students to color

Behavior Reflection for middle school and high school students! Give students independent time to think through their choices and behaviors, and have them identify how they can rejoin the class as a positive member. The questions are meant to guide the student in identifying their behavior, how their behavior affects themselves and others, and what they can do to rejoin the class as a positive member. It should give them about 10 minutes to cool down and reflect. As the teacher, you can read the

I use this lesson/activity to help students understand the levels of organization in multicellular organisms. After learning the definitions of each level of organization, students get to practice organizing systems that they are familiar with (ex: person, family, neighborhood, city, state). The practice problems will help students understand that the human body is also organized into subsystems that interact and work together. The google slides can be assigned to each student to be completed on