Teaching My Treasures

I created this document for my students to catch me up! - on what happened in: School: Get a good grade on a test? Paper? make a new friend? learn a new game at recess? Myself: new haircut? lost a tooth? got a new pet? new hairstyle? scrap a knee? Family: marriage? new baby? new house? new job for mom/dad? Anything strange or wonderful: Included is a secondary and primary sheet

This PowerPoint is a REALLY fun way to teach students how important using details is in our writing. PowerPoint Includes: 1) Explanation of the word "Visualize" 2) Poor examples of writing 3) How to add in 5 senses details 4) Student practice/activity to finish

Students often have a difficult time coming up with ideas for their "I Am" poems. This slideshow provides ideas and examples to get the brainstorming going and the creative juices flowing! :)

Included in this prodcut: Introductory Paragraph writing explanation/how to slides Introductory paragraph worksheet hook sorting activity hook writing spinner activity & a whole lot of engaged learning :)

Sick of reading same old "He is mad/sad/tired/happy/scared sentences. This Show NOT tell PowerPoint encourages students to find other, more exciting ways to present this information by SHOWING NOT TELLING. PowerPoint includes: 1) Link to Video 2) Two Show Not tell Guessing Games (students have to guess what is happening or how someone is feeling based up a clue - a "showing" writing passage. *One game uses adorable baby pictures- Thank you to my daughter Maya for modeling :) 3)A show

I am lucky to know you...

Students will love playing this game! This game teaches and encourages students to write using DETAIL! I normally start out by having students describe someone in the class as I draw what they say on the board. If they say, "black hair" I draw a black mohawk- and they flip out! hah This games teaches students the more details the merrier. Simply "Black hair" is not enough. Is it long? Short? Curly? spikey? straight? Fro? Styled? Ponytail? braids? Pigtails? Dreadlocks? YOU GET THE IDEA! Stu

PowerPoint about Spreading love and kindness including: Complete with 3 videos Instructions on how to write letters to the troops

This PowerPoint teaches the importance of 10 Character traits complete with definitions, quotes and photos used to help our students understand that learning and the job of education goes far beyond academics...and the common core...am I right? :) I use this at the end of the year with a dual focus: 1) Assess independent writing skills 2) "The 10 year test" - I tell my kiddos that- If I run into them ten years down the road and they do not remember anything else I taught them- I want them to r

Activities for summer

Video, quotes and activity sheets for spreading seeds of kindness

help! after returning from leave

Warm Fuzzy Friday tradition Write a letter to a friend/teacher who needs a pick me up

This is meant to go in the inside cover of a “2 Truths & a Lie/ 2 True, 1 False” notebook. Throughout the school year either regularly (every monday) or after longer breaks from school (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring break, etc) Students will write two true facts about their time away from school, as well as one untrue statement. The students will take turns reading their three statements to the class -who will be in charge of determining which statement is the lie/false.   There is a sentenc

The power of keeping your word video, quotes and activities

Quote, Video and Activity

Quotes, Pictures, Videos and Activity

Video Instructions Students volunteer a class period to color. Letters are sent to organization that disperses them to: troops over seas, sick children, people in nursing homes, etc.

It only takes one... Video, quotes, activity

In the words of kid president, "If you want to be awesome, treat people awesome." Quote, Video and activity