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Over 250 pages! This Classroom Economy Super Bundle is your one-stop-shop for getting started with a classroom economy to promote personal accountability and financial responsibility! Implementing a classroom economy is a fun and educational way to promote making good choices while teaching students about money management. Students earn money through a classroom job and bonuses by making good choices on a daily basis. Then students have opportunities throughout the year to buy things at a cl

This fluency pack is full of resources to help teach the four areas oral reading fluency: smoothness & accuracy, phrasing, pacing, and expression. There are MANY options for rubrics posters, feedback cards and partner reading resources so you can choose the best fit for your classroom needs! This bundle includes the following products: Smoothness & Accuracy: Rubrics, Posters, Feedback Cards, & Partner Reading ResourcesPhrasing: Rubrics, Posters, Feedback Cards, & Partner Reading ResourcesPac

Managing conferences in reading and writing is no easy task! Use these conference forms to help you organize your record keeping and focus your conferences on one celebration(or glow) and one suggestion (or grow)and get you and the student thinking about what comes next. I've included four sets of reading and writing conference forms with different headings and terms for strengths and weaknesses. Option 1: Cursive with “Celebration” and “Suggestion” Option 2: Print with “Celebration” and

This 55 page (85 pages including BW) math packet focuses on real life math, addition, subtraction, and multiplication! Students plan and create their own summer cookout meal with personal order forms or plan a party using a party planner by choosing foods off of one of the menus! There are multiple options to allow for easy modification to differentiate for different levels of learners across multiple grade levels! Students will love getting to plan and solve problems and create a fun summer

These forms can be used for almost anything having to do with displaying data in a visual form. I've included the most popular graphs and tables used in elementary school. All templates below come in a PDF and a PNG. You can use the PNG to edit the graphs and charts in PowerPoint by using text boxes. Pie ChartsThere are 7 options for pie charts (2 to 9 categories). Line PlotsThere are 4 options for line plots: 5 lines, 7 lines, 13 lines, 18 lines. PictographsThere are 5 options for pictogr

These are cute tickets to use in the classroom to reinforce positive behaviors! Print these on colored paper or cardstock for daily use with your classroom management plan. Different ticket types include: RAFFLE TICKETS You can print these tickets on colored paper and give out as a means of positive reinforcement. Raffle boxes should include small tangible and intangible prizes! You can also use these tickets during math games. For each game, the winner can earn 2 tickets and the loser earns

These graphic organizer allows students to compare and contrast the elements of stories for various fairy tales, folk tales, and fables. In addition to a general organizer for any title, I've included alternatives graphic organizers that have the titles of specific fairy tales. This is a great organizer to compare and contrast the original tale and fractured fairy tales. The 9 Graphic Organizer Titles Include:Comparing and Contrasting Fairy Tales Comparing and Contrasting Folktales Comparing

Fairy tales and fables are easy and familiar stories for students to determine themes and lessons learned. This is a list you could create as an anchor chart or put in their reading logs or journals. This chart could also be used in writing as inspiration for a problem for a fairy tale! This product is now a part of a bundle called " Fairy Tale Bundle: Graphic Organizers, Glyphs, Charts, Writing Guide." When purchasing the bundle, you get 5 fairy tale products for over 50% off! Check out ot

Engage students in multiplication, money, and addition problems by having students shop at The Skeleton Shop! Students will create a skeleton made out of Q-tips or pasta. Students then have to figure out the total cost of their skeleton (before or after the craft) based on their Skeleton Order Form. This is a perfect activity during Halloween or a Human Body unit! Math is always more fun and engaging when bones, glue, and Q-Tips (or pasta) are involved! The best thing about this activity is

"I Messages" are statements students (and teachers) can make when they need to express how they feel to another student. "I Messages" encourage positive conflict resolution by focusing on the behavior instead of the person. Contents: Student I Message Forms: These slips can be used to help students practice crafting "I" Messages. There are two types of forms. The first option has words only. As a sample, I've included it as a FREEBIE here. The second option includes pictures that depic

Fairy tales are a great way in which to study different points of view. Fractured fairy tales can easily be compared to their original fairy tale counterpart to examine how point of view can change characters and the plot of a story. This graphic organizer allows students to compare a fairy tale and a fractured fairy tale (for example, The 3 Little Pigs and The True Story of the Three Little Pigs). As a class, or individually, you find the common parts of the fairy tale (characters, events,

Instead of using surveys this year to get to know your students, try incorporating glyphs into your classroom! Glyphs are pictorial forms of data collection. This glyph is a fun way in which to connect math to the Back to School Get-to-Know you activities. Students color and draw on their glyph according to the directions on the direction page. Then, students are able to read the glyphs and collect data about the topics for the glyph. This glyph is focused on general get-to-know you topics -

Updated 2018! This product includes 60 word wall brain break cards to use in the classroom! These brain breaks utilize time by having students practice word wall or spelling words while building a stronger sense of community and getting their bodies moving. We all know the benefits movement can have with our little kiddos. Contents include: - Overview and Ideas for Use in the Classroom - Alphabetical list of Word Wall Brain Breaks and descriptions (4 pages) - 60 Word Wall Brain Break PIC

Newly Updated 2018!! Students need to feel ownership in their classroom so what better way then implementing a classroom economy? This community job packet includes 35 different classroom job cards to support a productive classroom economy in which students are earning money for performing their classroom job and/or other activities. Some jobs, like the Banker and Accountant, are linked directly to the classroom economy while other jobs are designed to build a sense of community by allowing st

This product contains two conference/observation products for sale in my store! Save over 25% compared to purchasing separately. Click on product links below for previews of each! Individual Reading and Writing Conference Forms Use these conference forms to help you organize your record keeping and focus your conferences on one celebration(or glow) and one suggestion (or grow)and get you and the student thinking about what comes next. I've included four sets of reading and writing conferen

This bundle includes 5 fairy tale products listed below for one low price (save over 50%)! All of the products include lots of options, so click on the product link to learn more! Comparing Fairy Tales and Fables - Venn DiagramOne way in which to deepen students' understanding of genres is to compare and contrast different genres. This Venn diagram helps deepen students understanding of fairy tales and fables by comparing and contrasting the genre features. This Venn diagram can be used alone

Glyphs are pictorial forms of data collection! They are a fun way in which to connect math to language arts! Students color and draw on their glyph according to the directions on the following page. Then, students are able to read the glyphs and collect data about the topics for the glyph. This glyph is focused on fairy tales. It is a great way to gage students' attitudes and knowledge about fairy tales. Once glyphs are completed, students should find ways to display the class data - bar gr

Instead of using surveys this year to get to know your students, try incorporating glyphs into your classroom! Glyphs are pictorial forms of data collection. Glyph is a fun way in which to connect math to other content areas. Students color and draw on their glyph according to the directions on the direction page. Then, students are able to read the glyphs and collect data about the topics for the glyph. This pack includes 4 glyphs with options and 49 graphing templates. Save 50% when you pur

These conference/observation forms are a useful tool for formative assessment! Use these to take note during conferences, lessons, or while working with students. There are tons of options included in this product to fit your needs perfectly! Option 1 - 16, 20, or 24 boxes Option 2 - Blank Boxes or Boxes with a Star & Arrow Option 3: Headings (Math, Reading, Writing, Language, Spelling , Science, Social Studies, Behavior, Art, Music, Physical Education, Technology, Social Skills, Notes/Obs

This fluency pack is full of resources to help teach oral reading fluency with a focus on expression. There are multiple options for posters, feedback cards and rubrics so you can choose the best fit for your classroom needs! Included in this product are: Rubrics: 3 Picture Options: Tree Themed, Sun Themed, Kid Expression Themed (this one is unique to Expression while the other two are used for other fluency focuses in the products listed below). The pictures correspond with the 4 differen