22 dramatic situations that help students understand the importance of the first-moment onstage. Ready to print out and assign to your students.

Diagramming sentences helps kids see English grammar at-a-glance. It's easier to practice analyzing English parts of speech on the diagram charts and worksheets.

I used rhythm cards like these just about every lesson when I taught elementary general music. I think they will come in handy for piano teachers as well. None of the cards are duplicated, so you w…

Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.

A Taxonomy Tree: A Bloom's Revised Taxonomy Graphic

Vocal warm-ups for waking the voice up in the morning... FREE sheetmusic exercises to do before you even open your mouth!

The Socratic style of discourse lends itself quite well to establishing critical thinkers due to the fact that Socrates believed that enabling students to think for themselves was more important than filling their heads with knowledge. With so much talk about the Common Core standards and truly increasing our student's argumentative powers and critical thinking skills, I decided to launch a Socratic Seminar style of instruction in my sixth grade classroom this week. Our Seminar The Text My approach began by engaging in a guided reading of a novel titled I Can't Believe I Have To Do This by Jan Alford. Throughout the course of the week we read the novel and discussed story events and critical vocabulary associated with the readings. The Questions Students were given a Socratic Seminar "Prep Sheet" at the beginning of the week. The sheet asked the students to do the following: #1. Summarize the assigned reading #2. Identify 3 compelling quotes or statements from the reading #3. Develop one Knowledge based question #4. Develop one Application style question #5. Develop one Synthesis style question Download at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Socratic-Seminar-Packet The Set Up I then arranged my room in a double horseshoe configuration and assigned five students to be the inner circle. The inner circle students were slated to be the ones discussing and interacting. The outer circle of students were slated to observe and reflect and provide a 'backchannel'. The Discourse Relinquishing control was the MOST DIFFICULT thing!! Once the seminar began I truly had to force myself not to jump in and facilitate. Initially, it was truly awkward. Students nervously giggled and looked down at their papers. No one seemed willing to emerge as a leader. Once they realized that no one was coming to their rescue, the dialogue began and WOW. DID YOU KNOW?? A website called blockposters.com can take any .jpg or .gif image and turn it into a larger printable poster with overlapping edges for assembly?? Backchannel To occupy my outer circle, I distributed 5 ipads (1 for every 3 students) and allowed them to connect on todaysmeet.com. There they posted thoughts, questions, comments and even prompts to assist the inner circle. This back channel scrolled on the Smartboard throughout the seminar. (Admittedly, I didn't love the lack of grammar conventions demonstrated in the statements below.) Reflection/Assessment Without a doubt, we will do this again. Once the awkwardness ended, the dialog went FAR beyond what I've ever experienced with this novel. Students shared events that related DEEPLY to the characters, the character's choices and experiences. They also extrapolated character traits and applied them to new situations. As an assessment tool, each student completed an Exit Slip paragraph where they exercised their argumentative writing skills by completing a one paragraph reflection on the grade they deserved as a result of their participation in the seminar. Socratic discourse....making the kiddos use THEIR Smarticles!! All of my materials are available at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Socratic-Seminar-Packet

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

This Boomwhacker song is a favorite! Students play this song using ascending notes of the C scale to perform both parts of the song. Or, students can play the other page which includes the ascending pattern at the beginning of the song, and a descending C scale at the end of the song. This is a 1 pa...

A poster created for our English language arts and social studies departments (humanities) to use in their classroom, as well as in the library.

Get ready to teach your students question formulation with these great visual supports and systematic intsruction tips.

Review short vowels from a to u with this word match worksheet. Download to complete online or as a printable!

Help your child to improve her visual spelling skills with these simple exercises, including a fun proofreading printable.

If you've explored all the nooks and crannies of my website, you might have stumbled across my Shakespeare What-Ifs series of mini-comics. For a long time there have only been two installments, but I've finally gotten my act together and penned a third one. Let's take a look at Macbeth !

This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and

This free printable Do Re Mi staircase is a brilliant visual aid and teaching tool for introducing small children to Do Re Mi and interval recognition.

Working with a youth choir can be a fun, inspiring, rewarding, and deeply meaningful experience. As a director, you balance the responsibilities of building community, integrating service, sharing meaning, inspiring purpose, and fostering musical development. But how do you approach musical growth

An illustrated flowchart of creative influences across literature, art, science, film and music, produced for 48-hour magazine Longshot.

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Thank you to Mrs. Miracle for hosting this fantastic linky party! Check out her amazing blog and other bloggers who will be linking up! Here are my favourite pins of January! 1. iPad Organization This is an idea that was originally pinned from Inspire. Love. Learn. I can't wait to get my iPads organized! 2. Beethoven- Composer of the Month Printables I can't wait to get these laminated! I've already bought and printed them out. Thank you to Sara Bibee for having this at Teachers Pay Teachers. 3. Recorder Fingering Chart I love this! It is cute and super clear, especially for my beginner recorder players. My grade 4 students started Recorder Karate this month and I have given them this chart to refer to. 4. Instrument Family Trivia Game for SMART Board This looks like a great resource! I haven't used this yet, but I am planning on using it for my groups that are going to the orchestra this year. 5. Word Wall Idea for Composer of the Month I love this idea! I will be doing this as an add-on for my Composer of the Season display. What are your favourite pins of January? Link up with Mrs. Miracle!

Here's a template for all your hangman playing needs! Of course, you don't need a template at all. My kids and I have played hangman on various bits of scrap paper found in my purse, including receipts! But having a template is fun too and helps when playing with younger kids. The version above includes the outline of the hanged dude and outlines for letter blanks. These make it easy for kids to trace. The version below has no outlines which allows players to make longer words, phrases, or even more complex hanged dudes! Hangman really is a game of unlimited fun! If you need directions on how to play Hangman, About.com has thorough instructions. Just click on the Hangman templates, and you can download them from GoogleDrive. After downloading, feel free to print them as many times as you like!

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Why is teaching grammar all that important? Find out why and how to make it easier for you and more fun for your students!

Printable fake checks are a helpful tool for individuals, businesses, and organizations seeking a convenient way to practice financial transactions without using real money. Designed to closely resemble actual checks, these printable replicas provide an opportunity for users to engage in mock transactions, educational exercises, or creative projects that require the visual representation of a check. Whether you are a teacher looking for a hands-on finance activity, a small business owner organizing a training session, or an individual with a penchant for arts and crafts, printable fake checks can serve as an invaluable resource.

The teacher plays a four beat pattern using Do, Re and Mi. Students notate the pattern on the music staff. This can be done as a whole class or individually. It is a Smart Notebook download, so that you can demonstrate using the SmartBoard, but also print it off as a worksheet/test.

Actually, camping has a long history and had been done for centuries ago. Now, camping is a development of camping in the 19th century. In the prehistoric era, camping in nature was a way for humans to survive..

I wanted to make some charts for Author's Purpose that would appeal to my first graders. I went with the P.I.E acronym (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) but took it to the next level by actually using Pie as the text examples. I then added some Other Examples so the students would get additional visual examples of the different purposes. I have these up on my Teachers Pay Teachers site for only $2.00! ***UPDATE - I had a few requests to add an additional, optional 4th poster for "Explain". I have now included this in the download too. This is also available in a money saving bundle with my Reader's Tool Box: Click on the picture to see it! Save With A Bundle: Author's Purpose Anchor Charts and Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Click here to go to Teacher's Pay Teachers to get them :) While you are at my store, check out some of my new and best selling products including: My Original Writing Center - My best selling product! CVC Clip The Sounds Print Your Own Teacher Subway ArtPerfect for Gifts! Don't Get "Frozen" - A Sight Words Card Game Read It, Build It, Write ItAll 220 Dolch Sight Words Included The "Blue Cat" Daily Five Posters Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Marzano (Kid-Friendly) Rating Scales Polka Dot Behavior Clip Chart with Daily/Weekly Behavior Reports and Punch Cards Chevron Behavior Clip Chart with Daily/WeeklyBehavior Reports and Punch Cards Word Family HousesCVC and CCVC Words Included The Ultimate Writing Center: Chevron Sight Words Superhero: Everything You Need to Motivate and Reward Sight Word Recognition Sight Words Superhero Add-On Pack: 130 Pages of Sight Word Games and Activities! Mighty Minions Sight Words Card Game Mighty Minions Read It, Build It, Write It Author's Purpose Anchor Charts Letter AND Sound Picture Mats Interactive Word Wall Books The Scientific Method Posters and Activities Awesome Adjectives with "The Blue Cat" Check out these MONEY SAVING BUNDLES: And MUCH more - click here to see more great products! And, don't forget to follow my store to get a free kit each month!!! Past "Follower Freebies" include" Click here to see how to get free kits each month: Mrs. Gilchrist's Follower Freebies

Is your kid having trouble with contractions? Try out this simple memory matching game.