Simple Classroom Tools

This is a generic student planner page to print off as many copies as you need for the day when one (or let's face it...more) student(s) forgets their agenda at home. Keep this simple sheet nearby. Another idea would be to make a binder of these to have a student record each day for absent students to look back at to see what they missed.

This is the PERFECT sheet to hand out to your students prior to the end of a quarter/trimester/semester and to use at conferences. Very SIMPLE to use.

This is a PDF download of the 3rd grade Common Core State Standards for writing. Following each standard is an "I Can" statement to match the standard. You could post these digitally on your interactive whiteboard. You could also print them and place back to back in protective sheets and then in a binder. If you choose this option you can post the statements up around your classroom.

This is a PDF download of the 3rd grade Common Core State Standards for speaking and listening. Following each standard is an "I Can" statement to match the standard. You could post these digitally on your interactive whiteboard. You could also print them and place back to back in protective sheets and then in a binder. If you choose this option you can post the statements up around your classroom.

Simple to use exit ticket / exit slip that can fit to most any activity as a way to check for quick understanding. On this particular exit ticket, students use the "3, 2, 1" understanding strategy. They share three "things" they learned, two "things" they still have one question about, and one "thing" they are still unsure of. The worksheet includes three exit tickets.

This is a PDF download of the 3rd grade Common Core State Standards for language. Following each standard is an "I Can" statement to match the standard. You could post these digitally on your interactive whiteboard. You could also print them and place back to back in protective sheets and then in a binder. If you choose this option you can post the statements up around your classroom.

These simple learning target posters are meant to compliment your personal learning target statements. They are meant to be printed, cut out, and posted; however, feel free to get creative! Consider posting these alongside my CCSS "I Can" statements.

This item can compliment my text coding worksheets or be used on its own. Use as an exit slip or a check for understanding sheet to find out 3 "things" students learned, 2 "things" they still wonder, and 1 "thing" they think is very important as a result of their learning. VERY SIMPLE TO IMPLEMENT!

This is a PDF download of the 3rd grade Common Core State Standards for speaking and listening. Following each standard is an "I Can" statement to match the standard. You could post these digitally on your interactive whiteboard. You could also print them and place back to back in protective sheets and then in a binder. If you choose this option you can post the statements up around your classroom.

In this activity students are provided ONE number. With that one number you can have them do a multitude of activities. Put this worksheet in your math center area, send it home for additional practice, or use as a daily warm-up.

This paper is PERFECT for hanging on a locker, above a cubby, on a classroom wall, etc. Have students draw a dream they have that would make the world a better place. When they are done, have them write about their dream in the space provided below.