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I found the answer to early finishers! Put an end to the early finisher challenge with fun and engaging Early Finisher Choice Boards. They are free, too!
These choice boards you can send home with kindergarteners during a break, holiday or as homework. Includes 6 different free example choice boards.
I love reading fall themed books but I do not always want them to be Halloween themed. So many children do not observe Halloween as a holiday. While I think it is okay to still talk about this holiday, I try to read books that will speak to each of the students in the classroom. Also, let's face it...if the student doesn't celebrate Halloween--they ask a whole lot of questions when we read Halloween books. Who can blame them? Below are my top five favorite fall/autumn read alouds. These are not the typical books that are listed in every blog post though. I try to choose books that all of my students haven't read before coming to me. At the bottom of this post, you will find two choice boards to use with these read alouds! Kids love to choose activities after reading these books. I give them these boards and let them pick 2 or 3 activities to do with each book. 1. Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden This book is great for talking about the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin. The pictures are great and the uniqueness of the way the book is written keeps students highly engaged! 2. Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie Another great book for informational text. The photographs are great and it discusses all things pumpkin! Now, not all of my favorite autumn books are about pumpkins but I really love these two! I also put these in centers and such throughout the season! 3. Sophie's Squash Eeek, Sophie's imagination is my favorite! This is a great story of using your imagination, friendship and the kids always get such a kick out of it! 4. Pumpkin Soup Pumpkin Soup is a great book about friendship and solving problems with friends. I love the message it sends about compromise as well! Such a cute story with great characters! 5. Otis and the Scarecrow First, the Otis books are so good and I love the illustrations! This book is a great story of how we should not judge a book by its cover or always rely on first impressions. As I said before, I read these books (over a few weeks) and each time I read one--I give the students one of these choice boards. The students can partner up and do activities or do them independently! Choice Boards I hope you enjoy these books and these choice boards! I know your students will love them! Happy Fall, Hillary Hillary's Teaching Adventures (TpT) Hillary's Teaching Adventures (10% Discount)
With the VERY sudden need for eLearning resources teachers and parents can become easily overwhelmed. As a technology teacher on special assignment and a parent of a second-grader (who is now at home for the next month), I can definitely relate. I know we all want to create meaningful online lessons and activities for our students, however, just like in the classroom we need some ready to use materials to fill in the gaps as we create. Choice boards are an excellent option for teachers during those first days of eLearning when we are getting our bearings or for parents who want extra options at home. There are lots of ways to use choice boards and tons that have already been created. Scroll to the bottom of the post to see more resources. For this post I am going to focus on the simplest way to create a choice board that will give your students opportunities to learn at home without spending a ton of time creating them. If you are looking for ideas for creating digital lessons for your students check out HyperDocs + Google Forms: A guide to simple digital lesson design or visit my HyperDocs resources page for a template and links to already created lessons. A step by step guide to creating eLearning choice boards Step 1: Find apps that integrate with your LMS. We use Google Classroom (I know it's not technically an LMS but we use it like one) and there are lots of apps that allow me to import my classes directly. This means that my students can just log in with their Google accounts and I can see their progress. This is very helpful when you are trying to figure out how to check-in and see what your students are doing at home. You probably already have some online learning options available to you through your school too. Check them out and add them is as options. If you use Google Classroom check out 70+ Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom from Kasey Bell. Step 2: Import your classes and set up your teacher dashboards Most of these apps allow you to decide where you want your students to begin learning or they may even give them a placement test. Once you have imported your students then you're set. Your students log in with their accounts and go. Step 3: Find some games and non-screen options for your students to do at home There are tons of resources floating around like this fantastic menu of options from Pobble. Remember eLearning is just as new to most of our kids as it is to us. Both parents and kids need to be reminded that fun games and non-screen learning time are really important too! Here is a list of edtech companies that are offering their apps for free for the rest of the school year due to COVID-19 school closures. Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions due to School Closings Step 4: Create your choice board Here are is a Google folder of example choice boards that I created for grades K-5. They aren't fancy and they won't be winning any Pinterest Perfect awards (not really a thing but still, you know what I'm talking about). However, they serve their purpose and best of all they can be copied and modified to fit your class. I also included a simple template with a table of resources curated by subject for you to use to create your own. Please go to "file" then "make a copy" on each document rather than requesting access. Using choice boards at home. What would it look like for a student at home using these choice boards? A schedule is helpful to make these choice boards fit into our students' lives at home in a manageable way. Many sample schedules have been shared online but this one from Khan Academy caught my eye because of its simplicity and useability. I adapted their schedule and integrated the choice boards as learning options. Please feel free to use and adapt these schedules to fit your class' needs. Be sure to scroll down to find additional schedules and delete those that you don't need. Once again please go to "file" then "make a copy" for an editable version. A few thoughts... I made these choice boards with the intention that they could be used as part of a "day of eLearning". Are the times I have listed perfect for any grade? Nope. Will it need to be modified as we go? Yep. However, I hope it provides you with something to share with your colleagues and students as a starting place. As you create your choice boards you can find apps and activities that work for you and your students. Or sign up and import your classes to the apps I have listed on this choice board and use it as is. Either way, make it work for you. Just remember to give your students and yourself a BIG break when moving to eLearning. This is new to all of us. Some students, families, and teachers have access to loads of tools and resources and some are just trying to figure out how to make it from day to day. Let's all give ourselves permission to figure things out as we go =) More choice boards and resources. There are TONS of resources out there for creating choice boards. Here are just a few I have found and I will continue to add more as I find them. Ditch those homework packets with family choice boards by Susan Stewart Show what you know BINGO boards from Lisa Highfill Interactive Learning Menus (Choice Boards) with G Suite – FREE Templates from Kasey Bell 50 elearning activities, templates and tutorials by Matt Miller If you create a choice board or two of your own please share them with the hashtag #tsgivets and tag me on Twitter @KarlyMoura. I would love to see what you create!
Innovative teachers empower students through the use of the choice board, either in paper or digital format. Learn how and see examples in this blog.
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**PLEASE READ** This is an instant download. You will not receive a physical product in the mail. Upon your purchase, you will receive a link to download your order in your email and it will also be available from your “purchases and reviews” tab on your Etsy profile. FORMAT/SIZE This is standard letter size (8.5" x 11"), however, we would be happy to modify the size for you after purchase. ACCEPTED USE You can reprint and utilize digital files for personal or professional use - you CANNOT edit or resell. REFUNDS All products in the Oakwell Etsy Shop are for instant download digital files. I do not offer refunds on the digital files. Once the file is received, the sale is final. I will however, do my best to ensure you are satisfied with your order. If you have problems, I will work to address the issue.
During this time of big changes and uncertainty it is particularly important for children to have meaningful social-emotional learning experiences. Art is a powerful way to guide kids through the expression and reflection of emotions, and social & self awareness. Using this social-emotional art ...
5 Reasons to Use Digital Choice Boards in the Classroom: Personalize learning with digital choice boards and activities. Great way to integrate technology into the classroom while providing a rich learning experience for a variety of learners. Digital differentiation! Think of it like a hyperdoc or hyperslide :)
To help with any teachers dealing with school closures or the possibility of home and distance learning, I've put together these Home Learning Choice
This product is a 3 x 3 choice board for vocabulary activities that students can use to practice vocabulary for any unit. The choices are great for upper elementary students through high school students and would make for excellent homework assignments as well as literacy center activities. Each ac...
Hello again friends! This year, I am piloting personalized learning in my new school! I have been very excited about learning ways to help my students work on becoming more independent and taking charge of their own learning. The journey to embracing personalized learning has been full of twists and turns, but I honestly think...Read More »
Kids, well, all people really, LOVE choice! That's why I created these reading choice boards.
An excellent resource for early finishers or for independent work time that requires higher level thinking with SCAMPER terms (Substitute, Combine, Add Something, Magnify/Minify, Put to Other Uses, Eliminate, Rearrange) and words from Bloom's Taxonomy: Create and Evaluate. You will find a color version which you can laminate for durability. A black line version is also included to make individual student copies. Try a FREE Sample: August This is part of a bundled package: Monthly Choice Boards {HOTS for Early Finishers} Looking for the PRIMARY version? Head Here *************************************************************************** Customer TipsHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************
Distance Learning Approved! Use this document to share with students and families as we dive into Distance Learning! This helpful assortment of engaging journal prompts allows for choice and variety while learning at home. Share this with your students and families to maintain and enhance writing skills. Kids will love these imaginative and creative prompts. All modes of writing are included on the choice board (letter writing, narrative, opinion and informative). This product includes 2 versions of the choice board. One version includes a M-F option to provide students with a daily schedule where they need to pick 1 prompt per day minimum. The other version is without the M-F and can be used by determining or assigning a certain amount of choices per day or to simply allow students and families to use as needed. This PDF can be shared with students via Google Drive, Google Classroom or post to your ClassDojo page. Appropriate for grade levels 2-5. Comments: Please leave a comment if you found this product useful and your students enjoyed it. I love learning about new and creative ways products can be used as well! Thank you for taking the time to leave review :)
Are you required to leave emergency sub plans? If so, you may want to use a choice board! My art colleague Sharon had the idea to make a choice board that can be used multiple times if there is a s…
This choice board includes 9 activities perfect for grades 3-5 vocabulary practice.
An excellent resource for early finishers or for independent work time that requires higher level thinking with SCAMPER terms (Substitute, Combine, Add Something, Magnify/Minify, Put to Other Uses, Eliminate, Rearrange) and words from Bloom's Taxonomy: Create and Evaluate. You will find a color version which you can laminate for durability. A black line version is also included to make individual student copies. Try a FREE Sample: August This is part of a bundled package: Monthly Choice Boards {HOTS for Early Finishers} Looking for the PRIMARY version? Head Here *************************************************************************** Customer TipsHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************
Use this Personal Narrative Writing Choice Board to supplement your Personal narrative Unit! Perfect for those early finishers or to use as a center to reinforce the genre. It includes a choice board with 9 different writing topics and a writing page with a picture box. The sequence words are included. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOW TO GET TPT CREDITS ON FUTURE PURCHASES: - Go to MY PURCHASES page. - You will see a PROVIDE FEEDBACK button. - Please leave a star rating and a comment. This will help lower the cost for a future purchase. Why is feedback so important? Each time you provide feedback, you will earn TPT credits that you can apply to future purchases. This will save you money! Also, when you give me feedback, it helps me tweak my products to fit your needs! HOW TO FOLLOW MY STORE If you are happy with the products that I have made, I would love for you to become a follower! Simply click the green star beside my name at the top of this page or at the top of my store page. When you are a follower, you will get notified when I post a new item and you will get email and messages about upcoming sales!
Choice is the unspoken 5th "C" of digital learning. It fits right alongside Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Communication.
An excellent resource for early finishers or for independent work time that requires higher level thinking with SCAMPER terms (Substitute, Combine, Add Something, Magnify/Minify, Put to Other Uses, Eliminate, Rearrange) and words from Bloom's Taxonomy: Create and Evaluate. You will find a color version which you can laminate for durability. A black line version is also included to make individual student copies. Try a FREE Sample: August This is part of a bundled package: Monthly Choice Boards {HOTS for Early Finishers} Looking for the PRIMARY version? Head Here *************************************************************************** Customer TipsHow to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. You will now receive email updates about this store. ***************************************************************************
I love learning menus, and it is one of my favorite ways to incorporate student choice and to differentiate learning. And with digital tools like G Suite for Education, it's super easy to make menus interactive, digital, and more dynamic! Digital Differentiation offers teachers and students many ways to reach all learners.
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Kids, well, all people really, LOVE choice! That's why I created these reading choice boards.
16 art activities/prompts to engage kids in creative, tactile and interdisciplinary learning! Kids can choose challenges by closing their eyes and landing their finger on a random box, checking off the ones they complete as they go! ...
This choice board provides a variety of ways for students to show knowledge about a book they have read in a less traditional fashion. It includes activities involving multiple intelligence's as well as technology features. Students love these activities and it no longer is boring to complete a book report! Planning Pages are included for the following Activities: Artful Artist Trading Card Timeline Cartoon/Comic Word Art
Choice boards in Spanish class are a great way to provide options for your Spanish students! Check out this post for some great examples and ideas!
In most of my technology training workshops there are teachers of different levels of digital competence and it's difficult to find act...
Get more and save money by checking out my Reading, Writing and Spelling Choice Board Bundle! This reading response board is perfect to help differentiate among your readers! Students will be given 9 different engaging non-fiction choices to choose from and must pick 3 activities in which to demonstrate their understanding of a non-fiction text (All activities have accompanying student sheet to complete). There is also a student checklist included, which will help students take responsibility for their work, as well as a teacher rubric which can be used to assess student projects if you choose. Great for literature rotations, reading projects, or just some added fun into your reading lessons! Included in this set: - Tic Tac Toe Non-Fiction Choice Board with corresponding activity half-sheets - Student Checklist - Teacher Grading Rubric - 10 activities on half-sheets of paper include the following skills: - Vocabulary - Making Connections - Diagrams/Visuals and their importance - Questioning - Summarizing - Point of View - Author's Purpose - Listing Facts - Main Idea and supporting details - BONUS Compare and Contrast sheet (not a part of tic tac toe page) *All pages are shown in the thumbnails* Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this product. Be sure to check out my Fiction Reading Choice Board! Enjoy!
Distance Learning Approved! Use this document to share with students and families as we dive into Distance Learning! This helpful assortment of recess & brain break activities allows for choice and variety while learning at home. Share this with your students and families to refer to when students need intentional breaks and movement. This product includes 2 versions of the choice board. One version includes a M-F option to provide students with a daily schedule where they need to pick 2 choices per day minimum. The other version is without the M-F and can be used by determining or assigning a certain amount of choices per day or to simply allow students and families to use as needed. This PDF can be shared with students via Google Drive, Google Classroom or post to your ClassDojo page. Comments: Please leave a comment if you found this product useful and your students enjoyed it. I love learning about new and creative ways products can be used as well! Thank you for taking the time to leave review :)
Are you like me and don’t watch the news? I don’t watch the news because it’s depressing. But it’s also not a good thing because sometimes I don’t know what’s going on in the world.I wish growing up in school that I had learned an appreciation for learning what’s going on in the world around […]
I found the answer to early finishers! Put an end to the early finisher challenge with fun and engaging Early Finisher Choice Boards. They are free, too!
Hello darlings! Just a few more days until I leave 3 Teacher Chick and launch my new blog That Teaching Spark. The blog still looks yucky and I am just waiting on the designer for some finishing touches! She has been awesome! Make sure to check back for some amazing gift card giveaways, TPT Product giveaways, and crafty giveaways! This post is an overview of the Word Study Program I use in third grade. Stick with me though, because you could do the same thing in your classroom, you just need some word lists. These pics will take you through the program step by step. It is a mash up of Words Their Way, Fountas and Pinnell, and Beth Newingham. Click the pic to get the entire program from my store! Wow! You stuck with me this far! You deserve a freebie! What program have you been using? Is it differentiated? Amy
Use this resource to support giving your students opportunities to practice weekly vocabulary words in a variety of activities.
This one-pager works perfectly in a reading response or writing station.
