Zo Clement

Well-thought-out slide deck template for the 1st week of a class. Appropriate for upper elementary or middle school. Used originally in intervention classes of 10-15 students. Includes sample Do Now activities, intro lesson ideas, norms creation routine, and activity ideas. The included activities are appropriate for getting-to-know-you and establishing class culture; and include space for a subject-specific assessment. Slide deck template can be copied and used week after week, as plans are upd

This slide deck allows students to take ownership over their own IEP goals in a visual, slide deck format. They can self-reflect on their own progress, and graph their proficiency over time. This is most useful for middle schoolers but could be used with a variety of grades. Example goals are filled in to provide direction; they can be replaced with the student's specific IEP goals, MAP scores, etc.

This tracker allows students to track data on their own IEP goals. Useful for organizing information to prepare for progress notes and student-led IEPs. Ideal for students in middle or high school. I use this with 8th graders during small group sessions.

This is a getting-to-know-you activity. Students complete a fill-in-the-blank and short-answer "letter to the teacher" that can be anonymous. This can be an in-class activity, or assigned as homework. The letter should take approximately 15-20 minutes for students to complete, depending on level. The writing is appropriate for upper elementary through high school level. It is also appropriate for special education learners in the middle grades-high school levels, since it includes sentence sta

This document includes 10 printable or post-able pages of "Do Nows" or Bell Ringers for a Civics, Government, or Democracy class. These are appropriate for upper elementary through early high school, with a variety of reading levels and skills represented. Each Do Now includes a section of text or a graphic, with 4-5 multiple choice questions focusing on determining the meaning of vocabulary in context. These exercises could also be used for a Reading or ELA class as a quick skills-check or mini

This provides directions and printed-out "routine" directions/expectations for a fishbowl activity in which small groups of students compose a 1-minute skit of a "good" and "bad" example of classroom routines; to be performed and filmed by the teacher. The routines included (First 5, Last 5, Teacher Signals) are those typically used in an elementary or middle school classroom in which students may transition from class to class. However, this activity could be easily and modified for any class o

This lesson uses excerpts from the book PET and a linked video to teach finding the meaning of new vocabulary using context.