When the storms of life get you down or wash you down the water spout, you need to let the sun dry you out and climb up again! This growth mindset freebie was inspired by Hurricane Michael as I see family and friends recovering from disaster. We should all remember the lesson of the little nursery rhyme, “The Itsy Bitsy Spider.” This poster is an inspirational quote from the Itsy Bitsy Spider himself! You can also project this on your whiteboard (for an inspirational morning message or writing prompt) instead of printing.
Welcome to our February Teacher Talk. All of us from the Teacher Talk collaborative would like wish you a Happy Valentines Day. We have so many fab things this month from Field Trips and ELA and reading ideas, to celebrating Black
History Month and President’s Day, you don’t want to miss reading these
blog posts from some awesome educators.
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Have you ever told your students to take notes and they either highlight almost everything (sometimes even changing colors with their fancy highlighters to make it look like a rainbow pattern) or they take bullet points on everything? Mine used to write pages of bullet points, with no organization or greater understanding of patterns, themes, or bigger ideas. In comes Note-taking Stations!
Did you know that there is a Random Acts of Kindness Week? It runs from February 16 through the 23rd. Actually, this is the first I’ve heard of it, but what a groovy way for all of us to unite by being kind to each other. It begins with one simple act – one hello to a stranger, a simple smile, a pat on the back, a cup of coffee for someone you don’t know, or as my husband experienced, pay it forward. This is a chance for participating individuals to make our world a better one and inspire others to follow suit.
I have been so lucky to have a teacher bestie at every twist and turn in my teacher life, and this post is just a love letter to each of them, and to the universe for placing each of them in my life.
Does a circle have sides? Believe it or not, this was a question asked by a primary teacher. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but in retrospect, I was stunned. Therefore, I decided this topic would make a great blog post. Discover the answer on my blog.
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This 6 page pack was born from several ideas on pinterest…unfortunately I don’t know who the original idea came from – however I created my own version to share with you for free. Photo and directions included. Enjoy and I hope this helps with any behavior issues that might arise in your classroom. keywords: blurt chart behavior management
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Black History Month Digital Catalog for Middle School and High School (Grades 7-12)
**This Resource does not contain Freebies; instead it is a Catalog of Dynamic Black History Month Resources from Exemplary TpT Teacher Authors. Browse through some fantastic products conveniently collected in one place! Thank you.**
Black History Month is a time to celebrate the struggles, sacrifices, triumphs and continuing accomplishments of African Americans. Black History is profound and rich and should go beyond the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In an effort to support educators who desire to take their Black History Month Studies beyond MLK, teacher authors from all across the country have put together this digital sampler.
The Black History Month sampler is full of resource links to units of study designed to expose students to a wealth of other influential African Americans. It is our hope these resources will pique students’ interests and lead them on a path of self-reflection where they can pursue independent research and a broader spectrum of such an important subject.
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Add this free graphic organizer, entitled Hovis the Threadmaster, to your resources for teaching Kate DiCamillo’s delightful story. Students begin with what they know about this mysterious minor character and then use their imaginations to add biographical info to explain the elusive mouse’s surprising wisdom and inside information concerning the workings of the castle. A fun opportunity for students to share and compare their Hovis blogs.
Soon to be published is a TpT Clip Artists e-book. A great way to discover new clip artists stores. I’m adding this freebie to my store so anyone new to KB…Konnected Clips can check out my work and also as a thank you to all of my current customers and followers. (I would appreciate feedback if you pick up this freebie. Thanks!)
“Sandy” is a distressed paper/pencil collection. If you haven’t checked out any of my distressed collections here is a perfect way to do so. I’ve had excellent feedback so far so I thought I would create another one.
Collection includes: 5 distressed papers (blue, green, orange, pink and purple) 5 distressed pencils (blue, green, orange, purple and line art) 1 BONUS doodle frame with a translucent center
11 png images in all. 300dpi
I will share the link to the TpT Clip Artists e-book when it’s available.
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This rhyming story/poem tells of the experience of a young girl whose birthday is on Leap Year Day, February 29, as she considers the ramifications of one birthday every four years. This young girl grows up to be my nana.
After researching and/or learning about Leap Year, students can use this graphic organizer and coordinating writing paper to express how they feel about February 29th happening only once every four years.
Please note that the informational text needed to write this opinion piece about Leap Year is not included in this FREE download.
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Read about the Angler Fish, the Clownfish, and the Mimic Octopus! This resource includes informational paragraphs and follow-up questions for vocabulary and sentence writing.
This 3 page sampler contains short factual paragraphs; quick reads… so kids can glean the main facts and key ideas about each animal.
I created these for some of my students who get too stressed when they see long passages. Having less complex text makes it easier for them to read and feel successful.
Use them for independent work, center work, or as a supplement to a unit study on the ocean or ocean animals. These are especially great for summer school or after school mini lessons.
ELA Common Core Standards are listed for second and third grade level expectations.
Consider the priced version if your students were successful with this sampler.
Save time and paper with this 165 slide PowerPoint and 25 .PDF reproducibles in a ZIP file, everything you need for a novel study of The Magician’s Nephew by C. S. Lewis is included {review questions, writing prompts (multiple prompts for each chapter to make choices and differentiating instruction easier), vocabulary work (including illustrated dictionary, parts of speech, affixes; roots and sorts), graphic organizers, projects, fact and opinion and more.}
Graphics help students visualize. Links to free online review games are included. The preview consists of materials for chapter 1. Answers for most of the .PDFs are contained in the Power Point.
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Encourage friendship and community in your classes while improving vocabulary at the same time—so much better than those common, perfunctory, pre-printed Valentines! The set includes a Matching Exercise (with KEY) for improving knowledge of adjectives that explore character traits. They are then used as prompts for the blank, individual Valentines that are included. Ideas to make this process easy for busy teachers are also included.
Encourage acts of kindness with this Winter Kindness Freebie!! Students will set goals in throughout winter. Each time they achieve one of these goals, they will color a pair of mittens on their sheet and write about it in their Kindness Book. After all of their acts of kindness are completed, there is a writing activity included for students to write about what they have learned and how their acts made a difference!
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Want to honor your Kahoot winners?! Kids love playing Kahoot and they take their work very seriously when a homework pass is at stake! You can print these out 4 to a page to share with your winners!
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It’s
2020! Time sure flies. We have some great ideas for you in our January
edition of Teacher Talk. So hurry on over to see what these creative educators are doing this month.
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Along with honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., this week is our union’s
one year “strikeversary”. What a perfect time to reflect and teach our
students to stand up for what is right.
“When it comes to adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers, many students have great difficulty. In reality, it is a very confusing and abstract idea; so, it is important to give the students a concrete visual to assist them in seeing the solution. Find out how I teach this concept to my remedial college math students in my newest blog post. “
This clip chart is used to track students’ progress as they go through the writing process. Students change their clip after conferencing with an adult so that students can work at different paces. This helps with differentiation for writing.
There are three sets of clip charts and they can be used separately or mix and matched. There is black and white chevron, yellow and white chevron, and pink and lime green polka dots. These match my classroom decor sets.
Emotions can carry quite a range, and they all stem from the heart ♥ Celebrating the good, the bad, the positive, and the negative with this freebie Heart Emoji clipart! Included are 12 color and 12 white-filled blackline heart expressions for a total of 24 images in this emoji hearts clip art set. Enjoy!
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GREAT for Black History Month Paired Passages! This is perfect for improving students’ reading comprehension and written response to text-just in time for end of the year testing!
************************************************************************** I am so excited to share these five sets of questions that can be used for African American historical figures and hero paired passages. For each person, there is one page of paired comprehension questions and one extended response question. The pairs of historical figures included are: Jesse Owens & Ruby Bridges Frederick Douglass & George Washington Carver Martin Luther King & Thurgood Marshall Harriet Tubman & Sojourner Truth Mary McLeod Bethune & Rosa Parks
Students may conduct research to answer these questions via computers, apps, or nonfiction books. I also recommend my Black History Month Close Reading Passages for the information needed to answer the questions. All of the paired comprehension questions and extended response questions were written based on the content of the passages.
This fun FREEBIE is perfect for Valentine’s Day! Your students will love this fun Valentine’s word search to celebrate the holiday. There are 18 Valentine themed words to find. An answer sheet is also included in the resource.
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These fun posters will help get students thinking about creativity every time they look around the room. Let your wall decor match all the great creative activities you bring to class every day!
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Use this Valentine’s Day Freebie to encourage your students to write the Top 10 Reasons why they love a special member of their family. Glue it inside a card or use it alone! It’s a quick and easy way for your students to write how they feel about a special member of their family. I am even using it to write to each of my kiddos, my husband, and my parents to give to them on Valentine’s Day! It is always nice to hear the reasons why someone loves you and it is important to teach kids to express their feelings in positive ways!
Print these cards on cardstock, cut them out, tape a roll of Smarties candy on the side, and you have the perfect Valentine’s Day card to hand out to your students!
The Memory Coat book study goes along with an blog post about teaching inference.
This heart-warming book is about families immigrating to America to escape persecution. A young boy lost his parents due to an epidemic and he ends up living with his relatives. His only reminder of his family is the coat his mother made for him. Grisha’s coat is tattered on the outside but beautiful on the inside. This story is about the family’s journey to American and going through the immigration process at Ellis Island.
In this FREE unit, activities include making inferences, vocabulary, and crafts with a coat and suitcase. This unit can go with cultural studies, historic fiction, and family heritage.
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