Structured Play

Poster, activities, and lesson to go along with the book My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook.

Parents are constantly asking for ways to help their child with reading at home. This is a small packet to send home to help parents know how to help. This is not a guide to teach parents how to instruct their children. Teaching reading should be done at school, practicing reading can be done at home with parents. What is included: Packet Cover Parent Letter Reading to Your Child Helping your Child Read Sample Questions What about a Bad Attitude? This is a great resource to send home with your

Working in a group requires important skill. These skills are not always innate, they must be taught. Taking the time to facilitate proper groups will help your year role smoothly and successfully. I like to keep groups of 5 or fewer students. I rather have a group of 4 than 6 so I will make more groups instead of more kids within a group. Every student should have a role within the group. Each role has a responsibility. Emphasis the responsibility. Make sure only that student does their

This homework chart and graph can be used to keep track of completed homework. The results are then automatically graphed. The results can be used as an incentive for the students. This excel document creates a graph from a basic chart that can then be hung in the classroom or attached to a blog. -Jessica Jarrett Homework Chart and Graph