Classroom signs

Listen has the same letters as silent. ...

Transition Words freebie

I took the character cam out on a field trip and look at all of the engaging anchor charts we spotted: Anchor charts make me happy!

So, I am sure many of you have seen these on Pinterest or The Teacher Wife's page. And maybe you have seen this from Oh Boy, 4th Grade. Well, I have taken these two lovely ideas and made a perfect marriage! After seeing these two wonderful ideas, I thought it would be a great thing to have glued inside my students math journals! Let me know what you think! I hope I didn't break any rules by using these two ideas and combining them into one... Click on the picture to download!

SET CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS using this "How are we learning?" chart. Use these headings: independent, partners, teams, whole class, and AIH (Academic Intervention Hour), or create your own!

Classroom Posters Made Easy

I display this poster in my classroom to remind my students that our school is a safe and happy place!

I loved this saying when I saw it and decided to make a version that went along with the theme for my classroom this year and wanted to give it to you all as a freebie! Take a look at the *Bird & Chevron* themed decor I am using in my classroom to go along with it this year! Also here are a ...

Here is a FREE Marzano's Student Self-Assessment Rubric that I use with my students across all subjects areas. Students can self assess how they are learning and understanding the material taught in the classroom. This scale can be used before, during, and after instruction.Let students decide how t...

These posters measure 24" x 36" and will need to be printed on an oversized printer. Or you can scale it down when printing to fit onto a smaller page. It is a high resolution pdf file. I've included multiple colors; burgandy, teal and violet. UPDATE!: Just added two posters with white background ...

Children learn best when they like their teacher...

I may be a little strange, but I love teaching writing, especially when I have a group of little sponges like I do this year! I am so excited about the possibilities this year will bring and the improvements that I anticipate seeing in my students' writing! Already, I am seeing improvements that amaze me. Summarizing is such an important part of reading and writing that this has been one of my first lessons in writing the past couple of years. I try to correlate my writing lesson with the…

Classroom Language ESL Teaching Resources

A comprehensive list of over 100+ classroom procedures, routines and classroom meeting ideas to make the beginning of the year SUPER easy on you!! AWESOME!!!!!

Our ground rules, mission statement, quality tools, smart goals, and graphs are all housed in our data center. This is like our classroom control center-- we check it and update it on a regular basis to see our progress.