Simple Classroom Tools

This is a graphic organizer for assisting students in developing strong paragraphs. This is available as a Word Document so that you can adjust to fit you and your students' needs. This has always been a staple in my classroom and regularly requested following my conference presentations. Simple classroom tool!

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.

This simple in design, but easy to explain and use reading calendar was designed in Google Presentation. It has been downloaded to Microsoft PowerPoint. It is currently an editable reading calendar. It includes September through June, along with a reading log for students to keep track of the books they read throughout each month. Enjoy!

This is an EDITABLE "My World" project that you can use at the end of your geography unit. I call it a paper version of "Google Earth," starting with their house and zooming all the way out to the world. You may want to edit the city, county, and state maps. The last page is a brief assessment that you can also use. When your students finish their project you cut out each section and staple them together to look like the cover page. Next you glue the backside of the final page onto a piece o

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.

These posters are the mathematical practices written in student friendly language. The work great, side by side, with your common core state standards. They are simple to use. I print them in medium size (two slides per page) to go beneath my learning targets. I also print them in a small size (four per slide) so that I can hand them out to students throughout a lesson. They are editable, so you can change the wording to your liking.

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.

Do you and your students practice text coding during various reading activities? Either way, this PowerPoint is a simple way to get started with Text Coding. It includes a simple presentation about what each code means within the text, a printable worksheet, and printable bookmarks for your students to keep in their current books.