This organizer can be used as a prewriting lesson for fairy tales. They can brainstorm the different elements they want to include in their fairy tale. Enjoy!
Do you want to be a teacher? What qualities do you need? What are students looking for in teachers? Complete training PPT for first year teachers/teacher certification programs. It has 22 slides and includes:
Interactive/brain-based activities (individual/small/whole group) Research/theory Student Examples Overviews of Teacher qualities Practical application of teacher skills Extra resources
Excellent for professional development team building and review of “why” behind teaching.
I prepared this Unit Plan for my first-quarter “Instructional Methods” class in my teaching credential program in 2003. It includes 10 days of detailed lesson plans, handouts, and related readings (short story, poem, newspaper article).
This Unit Plan is free because it’s INCOMPLETE. The assignment was to create detailed lesson plans only for the first 10 days of the Unit. Since I never actually taught this Unit, I never implemented plans for the entire novel.
This is a .doc file, which can be imported and edited using Microsoft Word (1997 or newer).
This is a song I wrote to help my students remember how many sides each polygon has! They really enjoyed singing it and it really helped them remember. I always love when they take the test and I can hear them humming the tune to help them remember!
A reading teacher guide that includes summaries, word work/vocabulary, and comprehension strategies & questions for every chapter! Save tons of time and be 100% ready for those reading groups right now! The information in a Book Info Guide can help you organize and plan for whole class, guided reading, literature circle, or strategy group instruction.
This Book Info Guide is perfect for the busy guided reading/daily 5/literature circle/strategy group teacher. Spend your time on something fabulous (a pedicure? smoothie? moment of meditation?) rather than worrying about toting around that ever present bag-o-books. Use this product to get ahead of the game in your reading group planning!
This Book Info Sheet includes: *Short summaries for every chapter *Word work and/or vocabulary words for every chapter *Possible comprehension strategies and/or questions for every chapter
All in a compact, easy to reference, format that you can print, fold and keep in your guided reading binder, bag, or book.
Once you’re familiar with the organization of a Book Info Sheet, you can even have advanced readers create their own Book Info Sheets as they prepare to lead the discussions with literature circles. Then you can use them (don’t forget to make copies!) in years to come for your own purposes. Hooray!
I hope you find this useful! Katie 🙂 iwanttobeasuperteacher.com
***************************************** How 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 blinking “Provide Feedback” option. 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. I love reading your comments and 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 star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates when I upload new products to my store. I typically give a 20% discount on all new products for the first 48 hours, so please follow and get in on the discounted fun! Nothing’s better than saving some moolah!
Make learning letters and sounds fun with the Make, Take & Teach ABC Turtle activity. Just a fun little freebie for preschool and kindergarten teachers to use when while working in small groups.
This is a wonderful activity to use at a center or station. Students try to unscramble the mystery word. The mystery word is a word that is found somewhere in the classroom, only it has been scrambled.
Students can search the room and use clues if needed to discover what the word is.
This download includes one page of directions, a blackline master and color copy for the word card and clue card, and a student recording sheet. Plus, a color sample page of student work.
If you are enjoying my products please click on the Follow Me button to be notified of new listings, free items, and sales on my TPT store. Also, if you have time please vote and leave some feedback. Thank you!
These questions are all designed to assist students in getting the most out of a single reading of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. All questions place a special emphasis on higher order thinking, as well as College Board’s AP literature expectations in regards to making inferences, understanding irony, and in general a rather rigorous, college-level approach to literature. These materials can be used for Honors classes as well, for any teacher looking to give their students the kind of push that the new Common Core standards are aiming for.
I have been teaching for 16 years, including several years teaching English Honors IV, as well as creating my own very successful Advanced Placement Literature program from scratch nine years ago. I have a Masters in Creative Writing, and thought I would make some of my materials available for purchase.
If you end up using the materials, please leave feedback about your experience. My name is Adam Horowitz, and I’m a sixteen year educator. You can e-mail me with questions at adam.horowitz@browardschools.com.
All questions were written using the Harper Perennial Modern Classics paperback copy of Brave New World. They could easily be adapted to other versions, however, the accompanying page numbers would need some altering.
These questions are also designed to be used in conjunction with a Brave New World test. This test includes 50 multiple choice questions based on these analysis questions, as well as an essay question designed to assess students’ overall understanding of Huxley’s satire.
Finally, consider looking into the complete novel package. It includes all background materials, four quizzes, over 100+ analysis questions and the test. Check out the description for more info.
If you’re tired of students simply SparkNoting through literature, consider giving my materials a try.
FREE VOCABULARY GRAPHIC ORGANIZER: Have your students break down the meaning of difficult words with this free vocabulary graphic organizer. Rather than simply memorizing a definition, students determine the part of speech, antonyms, synonyms, their own definition, and sentences using the word!
This resource includes two sizes for your convenience. I use this for a word of the day/week bulletin board in my classroom.
================================================================ Use This With My Word of the Week Resource! Click Below
WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT MY WORD OF THE WEEK BUNDLE:
♥ So impressed! No stone left unturned- thorough and effective! And FUN!
♥ Great resource. Loved everything included and met all my students needs! I didn’t need to do much for the unit besides print and use! Thanks!
♥ I use this for “Word of the Week” with my grade 8 students. They love writing out a sentence that includes a teacher from the school. We post it on our bulletin board outside the classroom, and weekly, the teachers come by to see if any students have written about them!
Students will revel in the creative, detailed writing prompts. Bone chilling to laugh out loud humorous, the starters are springboards for success. Students will be carried to the future, transported to the past and improve their writing skills in the present. The provided 10 story starters are an excerpt from 101 Sensational Story Starters for 5th and 6th Grade Students by Tracy Wasem
I made these little cards to help keep my “buddies” engaged in meaningful conversations while partner reading. I copied mine front to back on colored cardstock, laminated, chopped, hole-punched in the corner, and made little rings of questions that buddies can easily grab.
I teach my kids a pattern for buddy reading – Partner A reads a page while B listens and follows along. Partner B asks A a question from the ring. Partner B reads a page while A listens. Partner A asks B a question from the ring.
It seems to help both partners stay on task even if the other one is reading.
Thanks! If you’d like to check out my blog post about these handy cards just click the link for Teacher Trap. 🙂
Also, for more resources on getting deeper discussions going, check out my newest product – Book Clubs Made Easy
This foldable helps students organize the area formulas. The foldable uses a full page, so it will not fit in an interactive notebook as-is. The inside is blank for students to draw their own diagrams, write the formulas, or fill in whatever they need to help them.
Sample pictures and detailed folding instructions are included.
Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies, and products! Look for the green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will then receive customized email updates about my store.
If you have any questions or comments please email me at: mrseteachesmath@gmail.com.
These questions are helpful for students who are trying to understand the background of Macbeth. There are seven questions that require students to research about the historical facts, people, myths, legends, beliefs of the period, and some of the reasons why Shakespeare is said to have written this play.
Do you love your listening station but need something to keep kids accountable? Would you like them to focus on a specific comprehension skill for the week while they are at it? These Reading Response Sheets can be used in centers, after independent reading, or with a listening station for students to write and draw about the book they read. Includes: Characters Setting Problem/Solution Beginning, Middle, End Main Idea/Details
Free Poetry No Prep Sonnet 97 Close Reading and Constructed Response
This Print-and-Use poetry lesson on Sonnet 97 is ready to go! This complete lesson includes everything you’ll need: A Bell Ringer / Exit Ticket, Close Reading of the poem (with answer key), Analysis Questions based on the CCSS standards (with answer key), an Objective Summary, a Constructed Response, and a Constructed Response Rubric.
This lesson is complete and requires NO PREP on your part! Print everything out and you’re ready to go!
This lesson includes:
Student Materials: Three-part lesson (Use one, two or all three parts.)
Optional: Bell Ringer / Exit Ticket
Part 1: Poem Close Reader with ANSWER KEY!
Part 2: Analysis Questions that focus on CCSS: Inference, Tone and Theme and Objective Summary with ANSWER KEY!
Part 3: Constructed Response with separate pages for each of the following: (to make for easy customization and copying) • Prewriting • Fast draft with instructions • Final draft with instructions • Teacher Materials: Constructed Response Rubric
I sincerely hope that you enjoy using this poetry resource with your students. If you do, there will be more to come. Stop back by or follow me so that you’ll be the first to know when more poetry resources are added to my store.
These two visuals are perfect for introducing the concept of metaphors to your English and ESL students. The examples are designed to cater towards an Asian audience and contain themes of both Cambodia and Thailand. The first infograph uses the visual of an iceberg. The second infograph uses the visuals of both an iceberg and a market. This is the perfect visual reference for supporting any lesson on figurative language.
Compare the current news of the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong to the American Revolution! Your students can make connections between the causes, methods, and messages of these movements.
This activity prompts students to read two articles to learn more about the protests in Hong Kong. Then, students will complete a chart summarizing the two different movements: the American Revolution and the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Next, students will be asked to complete a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the movements.
Lastly, students will be asked to create tweets supporting/condemning the Hong Kong protests while making connections to the American Revolution.
Use this relevant, timely resource to have students think deeply about the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong in the 2000s and the pro-democracy movement in America in the 1770s.
Let me know how this resource works for your students!
Please leave a quick rating and comment for this product. From your My Purchases page, click the “Provide Feedback” button. TpT will give you feedback credit — lowering the price of your future purchases! Plus, your feedback helps me create better resources for my students AND you! ☺
Follow Me!
Click the green star next to my store logo. Become a follower to receive email updates about my store!
A free sample of three different puzzle worksheets from my sets of Next Genertion Science Standards review puzzles for middle school physical science that have students practice critical thinking skills and apply concepts from DOK level 1 and 2 needed to grapple with the performance expectations for NGSS MS-PS-2-2, NGSS MS-PS-3-1 and NGSS MS-PS-1-1
Great for stations, homework, early finishers or emergency sub plans.
FREE Sample Includes these three Puzzles
1) What would you get if you crossed Christmas with St. Patrick’s Day? NGSS PS-1-1
This puzzle requires students to use data about the mass and volume of 8 different coins and a data table to determine the letter code for solving the riddle.
Students can be expected to know the formula for density and fill it in the provided space or you can give students the formula in advance.
Coin 4 requires students to use deduction skills to determine the correct volume of the coin.
Density is a physical property of matter and is a commonly used as evidence to identify specific types of matter as described in NGSS PS-1-1
2) What movie do teenage ghosts love to watch? NGSS PS3-1-1
Halloween Themed (Ghost) puzzle.
Questions require students to calculate work, and potential energy using the provided formulas.
Also to work with kinetic energy quantitatively (have to determine the new amount of Kinetic Energy if the Mass is halved or doubled while the speed stays the same or if the speed doubles, while the mass stays the same)
3) What do you get when you cross a lizard and a bee? NGSS 2-2
Students solve net force diagrams to determine the missing force to put the object into equilibrium (net force = 0N)
Consider Following My Store for Timely Updates You can be the first to know about new products and upcoming events by following me. I only send out meaningful notes to followers and only occasionally. I post new products a couple of times per month. To follow me, click on the little “Follow Me” button by the green star⭐ right below my Ratelis Science store name that you can find on any of my pages.
✅Leave Feedback and Earn Credits I take pride in my products and appreciate quality feedback. My hope is that my products will meet your highest expectations. Leaving feedback also earns you “credits” which can be used for discounts on future purchases. 🙂 To leave feedback, just go to your My Purchases page (you might need to login). Next to each listed purchase will be a Provide Feedback button. Click it and be taken to the page to leave a rating and short comment.
A quick and easy activity to practice reading ‘ck’ words, as well as to reinforce the ‘ck’ rule: that it comes after a short vowel sound, at the end of a word.
Cut out the cards, lay them face down and takes turns to turn over two cards to see if they match.
There’s a black and white version, a color version, and a version with coding marks for extra support in reading the words.
Here is a free sample from a giant pack of summer fun!
If you enjoy it you can make summer therapy exciting and low prep with the full pack of language and vocabulary games and home practice pages. Geared for 2nd through 6th grade students. The themes include :
~Snow Cone Categories ~Barbeque Associations ~Camping Multiple Meanings ~Seashore Synonyms ~Amusement Park Antonyms ~Ocean Past Tense ~Zoo Functions ~Ice Cream Definitions ~Patriotic Past Tense Summer Speech Therapy Pack
The cards are designed to print and laminate. They can be easily cut and used to play numerous games such as memory, go fish, I have who has. Another option is to keep one sheet whole and match the coordinating cards as you would for bingo or a cover up game. The possibilities are endless.
I have printed this pack on a high speed black ink printer and the pages come out nicely in grayscale. So if you don’t choose to use color ink they are still functional 🙂
Carryover assignments are provided and can be sent home for practice or completed as a pre or post test to show progress in therapy.
If you are looking to have your students write a quick test to determine their basic understanding of 2d and 3d shapes (specifically in relation to labelling, identifying vertices, faces & edges); then this is the freebie for you! This product also includes an answer key.
1. Click the follow me button at the top of the page to receive new product information, discounts and freebies!
2. Rate the product after you download in order to earn TPT points that can go towards purchasing more items!
3. If you have any questions or if you would like to put in a request for an alteration, do not hesitate to contact me. Please use my TPT account and I will respond asap!
I laminate this poster and place one on each of my table groups for students to reference when they self-assess their success criteria at the end of a lesson.
