The Friendly Neighbor Classroom

Students track their grade equivalent (GE) or Independent Reading Level (IRL) of their STAR Reading test in this bar graph. This data tracker is based on the Renaissance Learning program STAR Reading. These data trackers are great for Student-led conferences! In my 4th grade class, my students have Student Data binders filled with my data tracking sheets & lots of other resources!

Students track their grade equivalent (GE) of their STAR Math test in this bar graph. This data tracker is based on the Renaissance Learning program STAR Math. These data trackers are great for Student-led conferences! In my 4th grade class, my students have Student Data binders filled with my data tracking sheets & lots of other resources!

This easy to navigate graphic organizer will help students gather ideas about a famous Missourian (or any other famous person!) with ease - making informational writing & research a breeze! Students will research basic fast facts of birth date, birth place & death date along with deeper level research on challenges and struggles of that influential person. This organizer also explores character traits, famous quotations and lessons learned by that person, along with a thoughtful reflection on

Students track their scores of timed Math Fluency tests in this bar graph. This data tracker is based on a 50 problem basic multiplication fact test. These data trackers are great for Student-led conferences! In my 4th grade class, my students have Student Data binders filled with my data tracking sheets & lots of other resources!

Students track their scores of weekly Spelling tests in this bar graph. This data tracker is based on a 20 word Spelling test. These data trackers are great for Student-led conferences! In my 4th grade class, my students have Student Data binders filled with my data tracking sheets & lots of other resources!

This simple project is meant as a companion to the book "The Carpenter's Gift," by David Rubel and to encourage humanitarianism. Among other things, a common theme throughout the book is the spirit of giving (especially to those in need) during the holiday season - this project encourages students to seek this in their own lives. I love to ask my students to think beyond themselves & this project not only encourages students to look into their own family tradition for the holidays, but also ta

Reward your students for their success in AR with this simple certificate! In my classroom, we use these certificates to reward students who have reached 100% of their AR goal by the end of the quarter. I love giving students the opportunity to celebrate each other & themselves after a quarter of hard work!

An easy, quick way to remind students of whoooooooo's telling the story!

I Spy Winter Graphing Activity to ease back into the first few days after Winter Break - or a great review activity! Easily adaptable for grades 1-3 to learn to gather and represent data in a fun and engaging way! *An additional document has been added switching out multiplication problems for addition problems to accommodate more learners!

This worksheet exposes grades K-2 with fractions in an easy and fun way! The step by step process teaches students the basics of fractions. This project is used each year at Family Nights to encourage learning outside of the classroom in a fun way!

This straight forward graphic organizer will guide your students to gain useful information on their topic while also allowing them to explore a deeper level of understanding of non-fiction by creating their own subtitles and text features to accompany their informational writing. If you're looking for organizers to research influential people, make sure to check out another resource of mine! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Famous-Missourian-Biography-Research-Project-Informational-

This easy to use graphic organizer was built to accompany the Who Would Win book series. Students read several Who Would Win books to prepare their minds for their own research. Popular topics I prompted my students with were: Dinosaurs, Sea Creatures, Insects, Arctic Mammals, etc. Once a topic is chosen and students are paired against each other for a "battle," they will begin their research. This organizer will seamlessly guide your students to gain factual research on their topic while also a

Make learning on Halloween fun & engaging with these Spooky Math Problems! I have created three versions of this math worksheet - Hard, Intermediate & Easy - to help with differentiation in the classroom! Each are discretely labeled with an H, I or E to make differentiation easy! This math is best suited for fourth grade at this time of the year, but would be great for third, fifth and even sixth graders who are still trying to master bar models, area models, products and quotients!

Easy, printable bookmarks for your students to share, read & discuss! These bookmarks are a great way to get students in the habit of asking questions during their reading! Just laminate (or don't!) & cut down the middle!

This document is used in my room as students learn any new spelling word or word from our read aloud. It is a great extension to your average dictionary definition sheet because students must also recognize the number of syllables, antonyms & synonyms. I hole-punch these & print them front & back and student have a running collection of words in their reading or data binders for the year. This is a great tool for students to use not only while they are reading, but also to use good, new v

Students can use this easy to use resource page to help site evidence and opinions after reading non-fiction texts. I have my 4th graders keep these in their Student Data Binders & refer to it each time they need to cite evidence.

Use scrabble pieces (or Bananagram pieces) to allow students to create spelling words, or even dolche words to gain practice in this word work strategy. After they have created words, they will then gain math practice by adding the letter values.

This vocabulary worksheet is used in my classroom as we learn new words in our read aloud of Prisoner B-3087. This would also be great for a book club to keep track of new words & support reading comprehension. In my classroom, I print this worksheet front & back & hole-punch so that students can keep in their reading binders or data binders.

This lesson is wonderful for teaching writing & bridging the gap between reading & science. I love using this quick read aloud to gain interest & begin thinking about the life of an organism, in particular - a worm! As we begin to move deeper into research of living organisms, each student builds an ecosystem for a REAL worm that they name. I use this printable to have students write the diary for their worm. The results are always hilarious & thoughtful!

Students learn to find key details that support a main idea in this easy to use worksheet! This would be a great assessment to see what kids are taking from your Main Idea lessons.