Hello darlings! Do you teach vocabulary to your students? I think this is one thing we are missing in the upper grades and we are doing a disservice to our students. As they move up levels in reading, the thing that I notice that holds my students back the most is the challenging vocabulary they ... Read More about Adding Vocabulary to your ELA Block

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Hey, there!!! I just finished my contraction unit.. so I’m going to show you everything that is included!! It’s also been added to the 2nd Grade Hands-on Reading LANGUAGE DOMAIN Bundle. This unit was created for second grade, but I think it would also work great for first! In fact, I’m using it with my […]

This week in my classroom it’s been all about SUFFIXES!! We started out with an anchor chart and some fun puzzles! Pinterest My students worked with partners to solve a set of puzzles… Pinterest I used the second set of puzzles as a center/literacy station. I printed on colored paper and laminated. I’m not going […]

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Past Simple practice. This is a short explanation of how a typical dad spent his weekend. Students fill in the gaps in two different ways: using the verbs given in brackets but also helped by pictures as clues of his routines. Key provided -although the gaps related to pictures provided below have more possible right answers than those I have written.Here you are a similar worksheet but for present simple routines: https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/what_does_dad_do_at_the_weekends/present-simple-tense/85823 - ESL worksheets

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Farley is hosting her monthly Linky Party! Check out Currently February: As many of you know, I'm preggers (due in April). Therefore, my hubby and I are staying in a lot more than we usually do and watching lots of TV! We've watched Breaking Bad (all five seasons) and Homeland (just starting season two). We also watch lots of documentaries on Netflix. We found a great one the other night that I'd like to recommend. It's called "American Teacher" (2011), and it follows the lives and experiences of four teachers. It's only about 80 minutes long, so check it out if you have some free time! Matt Damon narrates the documentary so enjoy that! =) Photo courtesy of IMDb. On another note, did you hear about the Sunday Super Sale over at TpT!?! Everything in my store will be on sale for 28% off! Yippee!! I know I'll be shopping for lots of activities for the month of February, spring time writing activities, more clip art, and some center activities! Last but not least, I just added a great resource to my store called Sweet Sentences Mega Pack! It's only $4.00 and contains 56 pages of grammar and writing activities to help young writers grasp the concepts of complete vs. incomplete sentences. There are posters, activities for literacy stations and small groups, printables for independent practice, and whole group lessons. Check out a few examples below: {CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.1j and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.1f} Leave a comment below about writing instruction in your classroom (also include your e-mail), and I'll choose a few lucky winners to receive the Sweet Sentences Mega Pack for FREE! :)

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Exercises to reinforce grammar with these words/pronouns.Fully editable. Page 2 has the answers. Enjoy.IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED BY MYSELF IN THE ESLPRINTABLES WEBSITE IN JANUARY 2012. Tetê. - ESL worksheets

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Teaching regular past tense form is one of the very first morphemes (fancy word for a unit of meaning) that we teach our young readers and writers.

What are the resources every teacher needs? Coffee, wine, chocolate, a laminator and more coffee. That’s it - that’s the blog post. I kid, I kid! There are over 800 resources on Miss Jacobs Little Learners, so it can be hard to know where to start. Today I’m compiling the most useful classroom resources and sharing advice for new teachers. Whether you’re starting your career or a new school year, you’ll find plenty of ideas here to save your precious time (and maybe a little sanity). 1. A Great Storage System As your teaching career grows you’ll accumulate SO much stuff. Art supplies, activities, costumes, resources - they’ll be everywhere! Get ahead of the clutter and start with a tight storage system from the beginning. You don’t have to spend a fortune, but a few well-chosen storage solutions will keep you on track. When we’re talking about resources every teacher needs - well labelled storage is right up there! Love this reel from @misslisswheels! I find that when my organisation looks good I’m more likely to use it, which is part of the reason why I designed my binder covers , trolley labels and classroom labels. Storage labels really contribute to an overall classroom aesthetic too. Labels, labels, labels- we love you! There’s something in every style to suite your classroom needs! But one warning - no matter how organised your stationery is - it will all vanish like socks in the dryer. At the start of every year of teaching you will buy markers and watch them disappear from now until you retire, it’s just a Universal Teaching Law. 2. A Robust Behaviour Management System I know behaviour management is a huge priority when you’re a new teacher, so here’s a few resources that can help. Hand Signal Posters allow kids to request what they need without distracting others. Include your kids when choosing what each signal means - this resource is editable. Voice Level Displays help manage classroom noise, which is particularly useful for neurodivergent kids Class Rules Displays function as a great reminder and when designed with kids, they can inspire ownership Class Jobs Displays empower students and help teach responsibility These behaviour management displays are classroom game changers! We love how you’ve used these @thatyoungeducator and @teachingwithmissmain Of course - behaviour management is a tool you’ll sharpen over time (that sounds way too menacing!) but those resources are a great place to start. A voice level resource is small investment for a big difference! Gorgeous image via @learning.with.ms.lindsey. 3. Effortless Record-Keeping Resources Most teachers find (the hard way!) that report writing is 10 times easier when you keep great records from the outset. Leaving it all to the final weeks of term means long nights, lots of stress and no life! So, keep your records in one spot and take time each week to keep them up to date. (Easier said then done, I know!) But trust me, future-you will love you for it!. My Acing Assesment Bundle, reading assessments and maths assessments resources will help here. Similarly, the binder cover labels make a great resource for compiling and storing lesson plans, emergency teacher instructions, education research, professional development resources and that mountain of paperwork teaching requires. Is there anything more satisfying that organised binders?! Such an essential resource. 4. Clever Classroom Layout Set up different zones in your classroom to attract a variety of learning styles, abilities and interests. Learning Units can be linked to nature themed stations, like a ‘fossil dig’ for example, where bones are hidden in a shallow dirt tray. Add small trowels and brushes for little scientists to discover clues to life past. These units are suitable for a range of grade levels too. Bunting and Lettering Packs can be used to segment a reading nook with cushions, chairs and a variety picture and graphic books Reading Group Labels can be used to carefully group readers together, and, they can be repurposed to create labels for an art station, with interesting materials like corrugated cardboard A Growth Mindset Display can help encourage healthy mindsets and even assist with relationship building, as it can be an anchor for class discussions Writing Goals and Reminders templates can be repurposed to create ‘learning passes’ where children can go to the library or work in the school vegetable garden at times arranged with adults. We love a beautiful zone set up, like these ones! @teachingandorganizingchaos Such brilliant resource idea for new teachers via @happyclassroomhappylife. Classrom layout matters - it helps with inclusion, behaviour management, active learning and it gives kids space to self-regulate. But BFFs - the biggest resource you’ll need is in your staffroom. (No, not the espresso machine!). It’s your colleagues. All veteran teachers remember the thrill, nerves and excitement that come with starting this beautiful career - so reach out often! And on that note - reach out to me if you have any questions about my resources or anything at all! I’m just a DM away! Here’s to a career filled with beautiful classrooms and useful resources!

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How many of us have gone to work sick because it was easier than planning for a sub? We just can't afford to do that anymore, especially in the world of Covid. Years ago, I was determined to find an easier, more manageable way to plan for a substitute teacher. I am sure you know the feeling of waking up sick and not knowing how you are going to get everything ready for a sub when you feel so terrible. With that in mind, I created a Substitute Teacher Binder and Sub Tub. In this post, I will share how I prep for those surprise sick days and how I prepare for days that I know ahead of time I am going to be off. I most recently had to plan for a sub for a week, so I will share some tips and tricks for planning for those days off. At the beginning of the year, I create my Substitute Binder. I divide it into sections for easy access to different topics and parts of their day. I print the section cover pages on cardstock and laminate with 3M laminating pouches. You could also just use a clear binder if you don't want to use the rings like I did. (The discs/rings and the paper punch I use are from Happy Planner.) Choose which sections you want to include that are important for a sub to know. I then sit this by my door so that they see it when they come in. If it's a day I had already planned on being off, I put it on my desk or teacher table with everything they need for the day. As for the sub tub, I always put extra worksheets in the bottom of it throughout the year that we didn't get to. This just gives the sub something extra if they need time filler throughout the day. First, let's talk about the sub binder and what I include. All of this is very helpful for those surprise days off. I can just text a teammate and ask them to set out my binder for the day if I get sick. I always sort my worksheets and activities in daily bins, so I ask them to set that day's bin out along with the binder. It makes planning for a sub super easy for me and for my teammates. The tabs on the binder are super important to have. This lets the sub know what's important for them to know and shows them where to quickly turn if they need that section at a particular time. I always have a little WELCOME note to make them feel welcomed. You could also include any special information you need them to know first thing. I include a full page ROSTER of my class. I also print the half sheet rosters and clip them to the front of the binder. They can take attendance on these since they don't have access to our online attendance. Be sure to include a note about that on your lesson plans so they know where to put attendance. The next sections I like to make are STUDENT INFO and IMPORTANT INFO. These are the sections where you will include important health information, such as allergies or other medical conditions they need to know about. I also include emergency procedures, pull outs, seating charts, a class schedule, and any other helpful information about students or special situations that could arise. For RELATED ARTS, I include our rotations. If I know I am going to be out, I include the exact one that we go to that day in my lesson plans. If not, they can just ask another teacher what day we are on. I put my classroom management strategies and classroom rules in the PROCEDURES section. I let them know the specifics of expectations, consequences, and incentives that they can use. I also include another pull out list here, just in case. The ARRIVAL section gives important details about expectations during the first part of the morning. This is where you tell them what students do when they first come in, details about announcements, and how to complete attendance. The LESSON PLAN section includes a basic class schedule in the first part of the section. I then include very detailed plans for our day. For the lesson plans you put in the binder or planner, you can give a general run down of what they do during each part of the day. This will help your sub so much if you are out unexpectedly. I tell them how the lesson generally goes and they can grab the practice from the daily tub. I also tell them where they go and how to do lunch, recess, and all of the other parts of our day. By including these detailed break down of your day, you can ensure that instruction continues as if you are there. I don't like to plan something totally different from the pacing guide, because it throws everything completely off. I include dismissal procedures in the detailed lessons plans, but I also add it to the DISMISSAL section. Be very specific about how students go home, how they pack up and clean up, and what the sub's responsibility is during dismissal. The TRANSPORTATION section includes how each student goes home. I also put a note in there telling them that students have to go home that way, unless they receive a change of transportation note from the office. I like using this box sheet for each student. I normally have that all typed in here but I used a blank one here for confidentiality purposes. The CLASS section is where each student has a box. They can use this to tell me about any students who were absent or any behavior issues they had that day. The BEST DAY EVER section is where I ask them to leave a note about their day. I have found that this helps to end the day on a positive note. Always let them know how thankful you are for them filling in. Being a substitute teacher is not an easy job. I want them to know that they are appreciated. Finally, I just include a NOTES section, in case they need somewhere to take notes throughout the day. Now let's talk planned days off. The only things I do differently are change the lesson plans and lay everything out for the day. I recently was out for a whole week, so I will show you how I planned for those days off. I color coded everything! First I used the lesson plan section I had already made, but I added more details about each specific lesson, as well as what related arts we went to each day. Just copy and paste the lesson plans pages. I also put the day of the week at the bottom of each packet. I did not put these in the binder. I decided to staple each day's plans printed on different colors of paper. For the sheets that were needed for each day, I used the same color sticky notes to label each day's activities. You could even put the time that they will need each activity. I also lay everything out in order for the day. I just spread it all out across the table for the sub, and it keeps everything organized and the expectations clear. If they needed a teacher edition for that lesson, I also marked the pages with those same color sticky notes and put them in the stacks. I hope seeing how I plan for a substitute teacher helps you plan for yours. So many subs have thanked me for having everything prepped for them, and they love coming back to my class. I have had other teachers request for me to share how to properly plan for a sub, particularly how to put together a proper Substitute Teacher Binder. Often times, teachers do not leave detailed plans, which makes the day difficult not only for the sub, but for the other teachers on your team. You want your sub to feel prepared and to want to come back. It's so hard to find a sub these days, so we want to do everything we can to support them. You might even want to include a little treat for them. We know that chocolate makes everything better! You can grab this free tag by clicking on the photo below. If you have any questions, feel free to send me an email or reach out on Instagram. What tips do you have for planning for a substitute teacher?

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