Classroom callbacks are a technique that teachers use to get the students’ attention in a quick and fun way. Free resource available.
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Got animal research on your mind? Well, don’t be intimidated to use the Internet with your kiddos!! Oftentimes, the very thought of getting kids to a proper website is overwhelming. Trust me when I say that I KNOW how long that it takes for kids to type in a website address, and don’t even get ... Read More about Animal Research Websites for Kids
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Create a word wall with these classroom expressions and commands for your ESL classroom! I know that getting my students to speak English aloud is a real challenge for me, especially when most of their classmates speak the same home language. I set up words and expressions around the classroom for them to refer to ... Read More about ESL Common Classroom Expressions
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Yes, it has it's own board on my Pinterest account. I used to be embarrassed by how fascinated and excited I was about classroom libraries. I paroused thrift stores, hit up retiring teachers, and planned my weekends around library book sales for months leading up to my first year in the classroom. By the time
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The 7 types of syllables occur in all words of our English language. When students learn the 7 syllable types they are better able to break longer words into chunks. This helps our students decode unknown words as well as helps with spelling. If you teach your students the 7 syllable types you may find ... Read More about 7 Syllable Types Posters
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Being able to both follow and give directions is an important skill in school, and in life. Kids with language disorders often have trouble with processing the directions we give them, or with being able to formulate accurate directions or descriptions so that another person can complete the task or find the object. This is ... Read More about Susan Berkowitz’s Free Mystery Picture Hunt Game for Following and Giving Directions
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Did you know studies show that students lose several months worth of learning over the summer break? With only a few hours a week you can help combat the summer slide for your own kids or kids that you may interact with! Using fun activities like these mystery pictures, kids can keep up their skills ... Read More about Free Summer Mystery Pictures Math
Do you care for children who struggle to control their anger? Part of an anger management plan is to help kids find effective strategies for calming themselves down. These 23 free calming strategy cards from Liz’s Early Learning Spot are a great tool: when they’re calm: talk about various options that might work for them ... Read More about Anger Management: Free Calming Strategy Cards for Kids
What to do when your students are fake reading. Use these free Real Readig vs Fake Reading anchor charts, printables, and lesson plans.
Hey everyone! I hope you had a great holiday and if you’re like me you’re definitely enjoying your time off school. Yes I love and miss the kiddos and have seen some updates about them on FB but I’ve really enjoyed no alarms, comfy clothes, Netflix, organizing my home, and staying up late. The joys ... Read More about Read and Recall Freebie Update!
Use these two Boggle templates again and again just by changing the letters. There are two versions, one for the document camera and one for students to use individually. Have fun! Download Boggle Template Rachel Lynette You Might Also Like:Sight Words Uno for Dolch Pre-Primer Words!Dinosaur Virtual Escape Room SamplerFebruary Calendar LoveFebruary Journal Prompts for ... Read More about Play Boggle with Your Class!
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One thing that I never did much of until this year was focus on building a strong classroom community. I felt like I had good relationships with my students, but I realized I wasn’t very good at fostering my students’ relationships with their peers. How important that is! If students aren’t valuing and respecting each other, then it can be really hard to get much accomplished during the day. So this year, after learning more about Responsive Classroom and building classroom community, I decided to put that at the center of my planning. Allowing time for my students to interact with each other and encourage each other during class was a priority for me. I took some aspects of the Responsive Classroom approach and adapted them for my classroom. I also took some things I’ve seen or heard about from other teachers whom I admire and adapted those ideas for my classroom as well. NONE of the following ideas are my own brain child; I am pretty much the queen of taking others’ ideas and changing them to fit my needs. That being said, I wanted to share the different ways that I help build a strong classroom community in hopes that it will inspire you to do the same. I also HIGHLY recommend researching Responsive Classroom and their approach to building classroom community. It was super eye-opening for me! The only reason I am not 100% implementing Responsive Classroom is because it was just too much for me to possibly take on in one year. However, I think adding a few aspects at a time is enough to make a difference and still be manageable. Building Classroom Community Monday Meeting This is adapted from the Responsive Classroom’s Morning Meeting. Having a meeting EVERY morning was overwhelming to me and something I’m not sure I have the time for at this point; but I did feel a regular class meeting would be instrumental in building that strong classroom community. The Responsive Classroom approach has 4 different components to the meeting: greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message and is a daily 15-20 minute meeting to start the day. In my class, I do my meeting on Monday mornings. I create a short PowerPoint to go with it. First, I share a quick summary of my week and my favorite part, because I feel it is important for students to be included in our life outside of school. Second, I do a question of the week. This is sometimes an easy, get-to-know-you question that most students will answer. Other times it focuses on a trait or character quality I want to talk about – questions like “How can you persevere today?” or “Tell about a time when someone helped you.” I let as many students as want to answer. Third, I do a student share time. I have a schedule set and 5 students share each Monday. I have 20 students so each student gets to go about once per month. Lastly, I use this time for any important announcements for the week. It was important to me that students get the opportunity to stand up in front of their classmates, full attention on them, and talk about literally whatever they want. I have kids talk about something fun they did, or they bring in items for show and tell, or they tell about something they’re looking forward to. I don’t provide any guidelines for this time (other than keeping it under 2 minutes and 2nd grade appropriate). Students who are not speaking are to listen attentively, and we clap when the sharer is done. This is my students’ favorite part of the week! Quote of the Month On the first Monday of each month, I skip my question of the week and we talk about our Quote of the Month instead. I like to choose quotes that encourage a growth mindset or focus on another quality that I think is important. I choose the quote each month and display it on my letter board. Then, on the first Monday of the month, we talk about it during Monday Meeting. We read the quote together, I explain any words they may not know, and then I ask them what they think it means. I love hearing their ideas! Seriously, 2nd graders can be pretty insightful. After hearing their thoughts on the quote, I proceed to tell them what it means to me and what that means for our classroom. I refer to the quote often throughout the month but otherwise don’t do anything with it. I think it would be fun to once a month reward students who really showcased the qualities talked about in the quote, but I have not done that. This idea is adapted from the Keep the Quote trend. I only do once a month because it’s hard for me to keep up with it weekly, but Keep the Quote is another great alternative to this community building strategy. Table Points I love doing group work in my class, but unfortunately with the way our curriculum is set up, it doesn’t lend itself very well to doing group work often. So, I provide students opportunities to work together in a different way – table points. This is super casual. Each table has a number (1-5) and I keep a tally on a chart I made on my board. Anytime I think an entire table has done a great job working quietly, cleaning up, keeping their desk neat, working together well, etc. I give them a table point. Tables accumulate points throughout the week, and the table that has the most points at the end of the day Friday wins! The winning table gets to keep the VIP Caddy at their table the following week in place of their regular caddy. In the VIP Caddy I keep fun pencils, markers, pens, and pretty-colored dry erase markers. They LOVE it! I switch up their seating once per quarter so they have opportunities to work with different students. I love watching them help each other and encourage each other so they can earn table points. Closing Circle This is also taken from the Responsive Classroom. I try to end each day with a closing circle. My students absolutely love this time of day and are sad when we don’t get to do it (because of time). It takes only about 10 minutes! After cleaning up and getting ready to go, I have all students come to my gathering area and we sit in a circle. Then we go around the circle and answer a quick question (similar to our question of the day, but everyone gets to answer). This could be a simple “What was your favorite thing that happened today?” or a more thought-provoking “What challenged you today and what did you learn from it?” The point is, whatever the question, you are ending the day on a POSITIVE note. So, stay away from questions like, “What did you NOT like about today?” It can be hard to come up with questions to ask, so I created this FREE resource to help you out! Simply print, cut, and keep on a binder ring near your gathering area. Then, if you’re stuck, you can just grab these cards and find a question! These cards are available in my TpT store, or you can click the link below to download now. How do you build a strong classroom community? Share your ideas by commenting below!
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My students’ writing was riddled with errors, and they struggled to find and fix them on their own. Learning to self-edit for errors is challenging for kiddos. It is beneficial if they practice editing writing that is not theirs. To help with this, I created an editing practice activity and you can grab it ... Read More about Editing Freebie
Desk Pets are a fun way to promote positive behavior and get students excited about learning. With a little creativity, desk pets can be used in many different ways to support your classroom community of learners. There are so many different ways to use them in the classroom. Here are some great ideas for using ... Read More about Desk Pets in the Classroom: Free Printables and Ideas
Beat the Teacher games are a great way to encourage positive behavior in the classroom. Here are a few digital beat the teacher versions that will allow you to incorporate these beat the teacher games into your virtual classrooms or brick-and-mortar classrooms. All Beat the Teacher games in this product are available in PowerPoint or Google Slides. The digital Beat the Teacher editions included are: Connect 4 Tic-Tac-Toe 10's Frame Tally Marks If you have another idea that you would like me to add, please email me at atrailblazingteacher.com! I also have a digital marble jar freebie available here if you are interested. Follow my TPT store to get notified of new products! I offer 50% off for the first 48 hours - Follow Me Here You can also follow me on social media --> @atrailblazingteacher I am not affiliated or associated with Google, nor do they endorse this resource. Don't forget to leave feedback! :) TPT offers credits that can be applied to future purchases! To earn credits, simply rate and comment on the product. This product is for personal use in a single classroom only. No part of this download may be copied, sold, distributed, or edited without the permission of the author. Additional licenses may be purchased from my TPT store. Please do not post this document online; however, feel free to blog or post on social media about the use of this product as long as you credit back to my TPT store with a link.
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Back to School 2021! Right there with you on who thought this was how 2021 was going. If you need some Strategy Hacks here are some ways to make this a great year! So with some experience under our belt we dive into a new school year.. This list will focus on upper elementary ideas ... Read More about Teaching Hacks for Back to School 2021 – Mind Blowing Ideas
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FREEBIE: Objective / standard display kit!! This FREE organizational tool will help you to keep your grade level objectives, classroom expectations and student goals organized! OUR PLAN FOR TODAY: Click here to get your free objectives and standards display kit. Best wishes! Jen Bradshaw You Might Also Like:Birthday Cupcakes Classroom DisplayHere We Come!Pirate Themed Days of the ... Read More about FREE Objective & Standard DISPLAY KIT for Teachers
We all know best teaching practice, right? Of course we do, but with so many students having a device in their hands these days, things are changing. We still know what best teaching practice looks like, but as teachers, we also need to bring those practices into the digital age. 15 years ago when I […]
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Its' that time again... We're getting ready to go back to our classrooms after our well-deserved summer break. Walking into our rooms for the first time in
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