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Active listening is an important communication skill. Want to practice it in class? These scenario cards are perfect for that. There are 15 cards and 1 direction card for students not sure what to do. The cards contain scenarios where active listening would help. Also, there are directions for educators. Students test out their skills together to see if they can communicate effectively. How to use: Cut out the cards and laminate them for durability. Place them in a basket where students can pi

Social-emotional learning gets hands-on with this product! Your students will explore communication skills, types of communication, self management, mindsets, and goal setting. Through studies that are based on the scientific method, they can learn and test techniques like affirmations to see how and why they are so effective, and they can grasp concepts like nonverbal communication in everyday conversations. Included are five "studies" that will turn your students into social emotional scientis

Explore artwork with this observation sheet for middle and high school. Can be used for museum trips, virtual field trips, and looking at pictures in class - for classrooms AND homeschool! With observation and knowledge questions for in the museum/during activity, and extension activities for afterwards. Plus a sheet for when you want to focus on more than one piece. Students choose a painting to observe, answering questions such as how it makes them feel, describing what they see, the artist's

Printable booklet for social-emotional learning! This booklet contains six affirmations with adorable clipart from various sources along with an explanation of affirmations in simple, easy-to-understand language. It also includes a page where, with a prompt, students can write their own affirmation. Students should be taught how to use affirmations as it promotes self-esteem, promotes a growth mindset, and stops negative self-talk. This resource does just that. Laminate it and add it to your cl

Looking for an engaging and meaningful novel for your novel study in 9th - 10th grade? Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto is a book that covers the themes of feminism and misogyny and being true for yourself. More themes: LGBTQIA+ community, Chinese Indonesian culture, (not) fitting in, domestic abuse With this novel study guide, you will receive discussion questions to choose from as well as extension activities that foster cultural awareness, understanding of key vocabulary, and

If you're fond of using task cards or game cards during circle time so that your students can warm up their minds and bodies and get to know each other, then these circle time cards are just for you. These cards are all about animal movements. Even as you're just beginning your day, students can learn how animals actually move through playing with these cards. Students can move like the animals described and move their bodies before class really starts. They can also practice reading by taking t

Help your students understand famous quotes with this activity. Contains three famous quotes, a biography about the person who said each one, and questions to promote understanding. Finally, there's a blank page where students can choose their own quotes to study. It has space for the same things. Answer key is included. Quotes: If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt DisneyI have a dream. Martin Luther King, Jr.One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world. Malala Yous

These simple stations are great for students with learning difficulties and look at the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea by Hans Christian Andersen. They are a blend of practicing reading and literacy, writing and handwriting, grammar, drawing and creativity, and learning about features of all fairy tales. What are the six stations?Careful Reading: Students practice reading and literacy as they introduce themselves to the fairy tale. They read it twice and highlight the vowels afterward. Wr

Is your class learning about the Middle East in social studies? Or do you want them to discover more for Middle Eastern or Arab American Heritage Month? Then this no-prep activity is perfect for you. This resource is great as homework, weekly work, a review, or an early finisher activity. It tests your students' knowledge of the use of editing marks. They edit ten sentences with one or more mistakes and demonstrate correct use of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling. They improve handwritin

When teaching students about frogs, toads, and other amphibians, this short text is a great add to your unit. Students read about the different movements that frogs and toads use to locomote (jumping, hopping, swimming, climbing, digging, flying) and then go outside to try to move like a frog. You may also like: Animal Movement Cards for Circle Time / Active Science as a RitualI Can Relax with Yoga: Handout with Yoga Poses to Help Focus and RelaxMontessori Nomenclature Cards: Yoga Poses with En

These Montessori nomenclature cards are great for practicing different yoga poses. Students will match the fitting three cards (image, word, and image-with-word cards) to each other. It's a great resource for practice in pairs or solo and you can also be creative with these cards and play memory with them. Students can also practice the yoga poses while doing this activity. Or this can be offered when discussing yoga and other types of exercise! You can cut the cards out and laminate them. If y

Celebrate Music in Our Classroom Month with this journal prompt guide that explores the "United By Music" theme. Teach your students about how music connects and unites us while helping us express ourselves with these weekly journal prompts. Students will look at famous quotes and the songs "Imagine" by John Lennon and "One Love" by Bob Marley. Also includes an optional activity and a special teacher tip. The worksheet for Week 1 and the prompt strips are in the file. Missed Music in Our Classro

Students learn about the daily life, language, food, animals and plants, sights, holidays, and culture of Lebanon in this free country study designed for Arabic learners. Through presentations, dialogues, reading and writing assignments, and art and creative projects, they don't only learn Arabic and social studies skills, but also skills like oral communication and the arts. After a detailed look at Lebanon through various activities, they will learn about an important national holiday celebrat

Promote communication and empathy with these active listening posters for your classroom! These posters show the rules of active listening on display during your class conversations. Or you can also hand it out or discuss it together when talking about empathetic and polite conversation. There are two versions, for younger and older learners. Both posters contain: rules of active listeningclear wordingpositive languageVersion 1 is for younger students and communicates clearly with images. Versi

Three worksheets to help you when discussing housing in Arabic class. This bundle is great for practicing the different learning areas, with vocabulary related to housing. The worksheets cover different areas and use logic and language skills. They will immerse your students. The first worksheet involves critical thinking and process of elimination. Students will read an advertisement for an apartment and then will look at four people who want to rent one. However, only one person is right for t

Printable booklet for social-emotional learning! This booklet talks about the affirmation "I love myself" with adorable clipart from various sources along with an explanation of affirmations in simple, easy-to-understand language. It also includes a page where, with a prompt, students can write their own affirmation. Students should be taught how to use affirmations as it promotes self-esteem, promotes a growth mindset, and stops negative self-talk. This resource does just that. Laminate it and

Looking for Arabic bell ringers? Want to review Arabic grammar and spelling? Or do you need a new material for free working time in Montessori schools or during choice time? Then you might like Arabic sentence of the week! I first saw Sentence of the Week at a German school but, really, it works for any language, whether it is a first or second language. Just cut out the task strips and pin them to the bulletin board or hand them out to students. Make sure to write the sentence of the week on th

Teach students tools for concentration that they can use independently whenever they need to! Yoga helps students focus and relax. Of course, offering chances to do full yoga sessions as a group is an amazing way to help students, but with this handout, students get a quick overview of what yoga is and a description of four poses and exercises that are recommended for concentration and relaxation. Each pose is explained in an understandable and simple manner. If students notice that they are ha

Learn about how Grandma Zainab spends her week in this free Arabic reading comprehension text for advanced beginners. The text contains nouns and verbs related to the days of the week, habits, and hobbies. What's more, it is great for practicing the suffix لِ and some vocabulary related to character. Students can read the text and then answer some comprehension questions that will boost understanding. Use PDF or Easel: whatever is best for you! Please consider leaving a review if you enjoyed the

Want to practice Arabic parts of speech with students? With these 3 free worksheets, you can practice by analyzing short texts (around 60 words). This will help your students confidently tell you what the part of speech of that particular word is later on. And they will be able to understand sentences better. What's more, for understanding, the text uses clear instructions and assisting clipart as well as comfortable amounts of space between the lines. Students will underline or highlight the pa