Structured Play

Lesson plans, activities, and poster to accompany the book, After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again by Dan Santat

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

*This resource is for those who have read Teaching to Strengths, Supporting Students living with Trauma, Violence, and Chronic Stress By: Debbie Zacarian, Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz, and Judie Haynes. The resources in this product are built around the basic ideas listed here: “We have to give as much attention to acknowledging and building positive qualities as we have given a to repairing damage.” Identify students’ existing strengths Honor value and acknowledge these strengths Help students becom

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

Sharing through the Season is a non-religious project for students to complete in December as a fun way to share their traditions and favorite parts of the season with their classmates. This is a fun way for students to practice reading fluency, comprehension and reading aloud. It provides students with ownership of a projects. Yet it is simple enough that a student that may not have help at home can still complete it and be successful. This project can be done at home as a home project or with

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