tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131072519120470492024-03-08T14:04:11.902-06:00The Lemonade StandThe Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-75245785271581091032023-05-19T12:26:00.001-05:002023-05-19T12:26:32.654-05:00Create a Calming Classroom with Vintage Green Classroom Decor<p style="text-align: center;"> I am obsessed with all things related to decor, and I love to use the latest home decor trends to design decor for the classroom. One of my favorite lines is the Studio McGee line at Target. I just love her show and love everything she comes up with. It's very calming, classic, and cozy, which are all elements I want to bring into the classroom. The <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" target="_blank">Vintage Green Classroom Decor</a> line was inspired by this look, and everything would pair perfectly with her decor line in Target. Let's look at Vintage Green and talk about ways to make your classroom calming for your students and a place that feels like home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbkUFHVY3V8rLZxD4j-P_oaudhzhnKbniv55dD94cyX731fe9rWJsqfCT_asCQsXeQkNzw5uk54EECyBMMU_QRC2Srn7U5nM6TqLMm4P9E1Xh4ZE9_WfqDwGpGPRuz-Fh_hD-C42Nr3lkib3yBSGatAw5TKgI7OysWJAIJA766C-aDVHltrQMlH50rNQ/w640-h480/IMG_0052.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you know that green is one of the most calming colors? Scientists believe our eyes are at the peak of perception to detect the wavelengths of the color green. With less strain to perceive the colors, our nervous system can relax when perceiving the tone. Therefore, green may calm us down. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Vintage green has lots of greens, blues, and browns, with elements of calming plants. My favorite background to use with this set is brown craft paper. You can find this on Amazon, Hobby Lobby, or your local teacher store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved pairing the painted dots border to tie in the black from the text. For the outside of the boards, I used this eucalyptus border to incorporate the plants from the set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGChquxCeON_cD6aLF4fADYqgg5tUEsS6e5kK8xU9-41gZ7Hw917Wx-VSYwIzFLbd4HEiKs3_dISwhkFTUQWZga_A6bJoZfrmERcjDMlDl9TERQgPoGSeBzhH5pjKOZeNeCSA1UdAe5wQV451N6hIdi2prfGryFyLdHJfXKpO1nw8XBKorkC1jqmrag/w640-h480/IMG_0023.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to put pennants above my boards and focus walls to tie everything together. You could just choose one pattern for your pennants or do a mixture like I did here. There are a few different alphabet options in the set, including cursive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjxjaJtTXIVx8QEm-hclOhDPE85Uhpsh7w7TkryfRtpHcFSJFAnYpG-r8ABV_gVPzMBb1UwpdAC3dcAyWdniBy8AosPU_vLA858PUrO0keDC1xZTcEkZY1p_lX97y97YQufQglxacG7eUi83AgfDw_vSHZRKppQWRApiJ1GOQmfhMcG_TuJRgKpP-uw/w640-h480/IMG_0004.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You get number posters and banners, also including 2D and 3D shape and color posters. There are these letter banners in the pack that you can use to label your different focus walls or boards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8L1-mOu2wNK7AZ3VfHTM6dgfVXjq259_MwcJf6PUKvwsye3ti7gOlyUlcbiKKVfzlChkDV6kkuKRG33wk_kDGGQ3TGpp-jBIsJggLynNpVOoCtQ1GmjQszfOjGVAQf34AAZgv8dZ6nCspjzlbllB20B8_HH5G5jqak4zw9Ggp6Sfyjj8hy6V2HrHTjg/w640-h480/IMG_0021.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to always include these motivational posters in my classroom decor sets. This one has a plant theme, of course. You can print these as mini posters to create a gallery wall or you could print them as large posters and frame with your bulletin board border.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFteYV4tY8zcYO52J6GfxfNswpnfav2JKJE2-UGilfGzQCfwtboBj7ntvV7GgpupRzopgoAMQycdmOU3R9auum_pHCSnfh5a2AIM_q7uuFsGQYii4ggeTTPGiaKU8UGmIS2zIeyer3YDLjfMz4EwLgyaTNrPtXvplXsvzUtWZPUyF0uS4ReWvQzK3EVA/w480-h640/IMG_0020.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These little drawers are just so handy. I don't know how I lived without them before. These are editable, so that you can label your drawers based on your needs. The olive plants on the drawers tie the Studio McGee olive plant in perfectly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueAGhyicXEsB0xhLQQ3YUHTO7DOz-xHB2-d78AXMHfzumJHmiBwPha4wIFKBkLKItN0gyuHUgzJajUrOl-ZV1dhZQW1uPHsyfskyQXIx8PnN2akLthyL_BlTPyF83um51zuipUsEoSKevRO1Xp_SjK2VeZBl_HzootVzoL_NwjF3mZpgJMUxuvyUMiw/w640-h426/IMG_0027.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My students used the number line all the time, so I made sure to include that. It goes from 0-120. I usually put it below my alphabet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fvZhzLAumPBqG9Mb2h3JbporyNiVUfrTUJEoPNolvnOiGRehI5--7aI5nznR9VufnNqHF6VZRwSbZRrP7-rFmqu1s58fkGZTU1av1fJQ4dVO9k_Pb0-gXI6FoICqmRu4sbRC4T_WTJ3d9X6DJoFnSqsQ4wB5GUqj_9GRVpKmx37ynFRjEsBb99G6KQ/w480-h640/IMG_0017.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love for my teacher binders to match my decor sets, so I had to design these. They are editable so that you can label them to fit your binders. Keep in mind that if you do get this pack, you will also have to go download these fonts if you want to use them for editing. I can't share them due to the artists' terms of use. I am really particular about choosing fonts that fit the theme of the decor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsz0LwS0iOR0aKHFjVIn9essEYqd-bdR-Mo_AhpombcPk65xW4GwvQXkj-I2lyAFkqXREc2Pg9pmKB4uX9nYZVwHUHRF4OtfUsycgzAO4Y3b431T_AYGiz-KhuHyAhFdQYn43PHiLbjkVcsrIlPz4eLUMUQauRxSQgyouY6U0mI3_rLpanfny1-k_DA/w640-h480/IMG_0030.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Label EVERYTHING! It helps ensure your classroom stays organized and clean, as well as helps students aid in cleaning up throughout the day. I like to use twine with this set to tie the labels to the baskets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO6X9Bi9ouz0Kheh8goiSsJ6h0otWW3Cjp34hnU51uAs17vxcJH5Cy76jfr23huqASHoy8-W3LXY_M2B3Kc4jGUzhIXiZk0U6Tc8G44dgg0LreP9rbYZlx7bAO3S6ZrD1yFedXuE8TJLfb0-Inb93MaVfimRXam-ey3ObnniKKlnZgkg9J07RTyX7ow/w482-h640/IMG_0031.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rchOadlZA3Xdn8XryHfptfCEGiWnhyeSQ13A_XBuHYK4Mfff5pBX5us_TAoRLlzZ0CLcWGR_PoA_JtzWh5rLAjcqgZCeCl9NcXPICr80zat3qgBOxGQDgvhKq0NGRB_y8Yd8LFuTfxKDfYOP9kudg2RlRy7kYEd0TFTQe2Kq-drJJA4QzQUB8LxDOA/w640-h480/IMG_0034.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnKxee-UXOJwnlEZ49EBKQVXM_oJ3yLrdybp22-TAi2oHLUz5nC-4lNCHvcD0jYzZBqq0UK8467ZdyYE7GvQ8e7K-VAeXQNjFcrYFauLvVZKjBYP8VN-TlkvhXhrRjE43El3TrcctW8xWUSXyEaWy_d5kr-NpMwfmswfwEJOfIXPxKFBUcmFmcfH2Jg/w640-h480/IMG_0037.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpQ2yM2dxW0XwwL5-UKdGiljlXNv_DoIAKFcXtKIITn5IQujKjAmRhvhQSkhSgq3ol3mFpt3-MgFKe85amSuapT38tU9PrBmAinv_g942HlMFOKqS-k2E0Z9euXoUijsC3gnaSav22mYg4NHfQPMPSrujnzdrJDouc1rDdZY4e0JCwnZbwmOuRJROMg/w480-h640/IMG_0042.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_cA6hb8TBzwQyF_1Kq_sOQuaa_obAT1F4rJ9APpuJR6xXrQH6RJBJdQl1l4bWdwL-gDogdZ8Cegj1b3J7YcZ4fnezWwL-XOQvgVr5N1Y_y7WAr7uLGGSrPcwN1wVsQ8T-WYZ-aEyId7ZYtlDvhjbQZz_rgeSP-b9jmbJ_7hrQVmXvMWnhwBX5N4jSg/w640-h456/IMG_0044.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are those paper documents that you need during back to school time, as well as all throughout the year, but what is more fun than making it match your classroom theme?! You get an editable Meet the Teacher form, welcome letter, supply list, newsletter template, and calendars for the year. There are also blank templates to create notes that you might need to send home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU8aaJv3XGlvxqz3cN7AZlmfzCw7RdFvzuSmCB-iuTGUBwoSKuESEMiEMUhzlKFK11SM9-DwvOsyrdpH8ouZvjCp9WE0nzb6dbtc0bQhnU7UfWPwhn6ljqIJenqWrKKe2Jfg_H4t8kSbUEIBp_UHVdPyLrt5popazYTZo-LkCR4dVBxLmB7SASsd0n4g/w480-h640/IMG_0050.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8II_vM2f2Op1YXOH_yP-16gST2PLl_KEt7ddivg4jZrlIQxc7QUL143cntExssT38wVSCS3TC05sIJo29crzBeUHXDCsBndEgu2wmhr_DoieI6cgQsNrTkPgbpZntrPnAzucRDV5F7VD2DDcglfFPg8cfNBuDTcjaMOkLaWTz9ChmT7_nkpcIANEzOw/w640-h480/IMG_0056.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a full calendar and number of the day set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPkZGWggvL8Qvkyx1VX1m2Iv0wBZT-2Z_Zmlbdw0e5X-FAj3fl5jZ7z34vOx8zWSk1ZQBRT0n-C0ixuNpqQli8ht5MFvsyWL3tOLuAgrt1lPvrQORe-jwHjvW4n8-uHfF3h_005tNkSsfGeRMi-CTQIYEcJP8HKbxygnjg84wB37WMG5jGWgC069WHw/w640-h480/IMG_0061.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The classroom library labels include themed labels for your library bins and student numbers for student book bins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlapB7dVG3I6hGUs43EShnqNOenm2dxw3S4LOXehpTsVbLkJ1-gww1yhAPQu-0aBZhQHxV_EBI4imY7w7xBtZzv0NasFE76auNxs6MKYnpuQS3ftLno8nLXXsER_OrSm2hurxd576E7ytens0vsV9RN6shIyTpgIZdr8JzgbX1gZF5FrDSVuAUR0I3A/w480-h640/IMG_0069.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You get a word wall with Fry's first 1000 words.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlrwrmZImmZ1pz68bb3dcaV6tEx7I2RgsiHZxzeQuoHRIPSmMSz5rHf9n8SI_vPsDKRM58lUYBoh9UMGsojEzTDdX2Ok-rNGOxLtSGkjx-vfNksy6rYmrsPwLk3ZgkzHzY94fIZu-JjBYiWN7jcwdWRd4-ymlUE0qitmDMJ5Wg5ITSfGCCxGTf6pgwQ/w640-h480/IMG_0070.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The birthday board is editable. You can either write or type the students' names on the cards and hang them under each month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggsYPLcRKo_m1D0nH8P6LwTk6N_XE0bwslXmPn6hwT77eynVnx1PRwK1ou6uxIfLJC3FrypAmF5KViQEdgP45RwlUZKkoGVPBvUYodJq2dmQt_UEpwzHdr6CWddPiVcp4DpnpvJ9lo-M2h7O5hTRyqcpJK5QIkSP3lvu6ZSFLyB2RQEpJyOPXo7h3gQA/w640-h480/IMG_0073.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have always been a big fan of using hand signals with my students. This set matches the decor and comes in so handy when students need something.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFjHquKMxOv07TDxF5Ep2nzSpVUyalPdz-dNgvjhwF6gawfPcZt3d41tmyfLaXs35Ij3JXLD127WMyHk9ZlnX2EX0cuU86RYU0OCCu-eAO82HaA9NUMEUwwnQMOIXacSK_deSo-6Jj-Id3_uI-GfwteU5IPNjc-EWbyTC642YH7rLH6oGhN3_AkhDlA/w480-h640/IMG_0074.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see that there are also voice volume posters and rules posters. You can edit these in case you have different rules or voice levels you like to use.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEY5hMa0CrdHGPDmO_sGU20EG3lEcKkQEJYGAk6so_q0tj8Z-IqOTwPVMLZnxmOzZOo95B6tBKS01waye-LstT8MyUjhiL_ywTDQ8f8ykna6np9A7b70vHXonRU26M6VcmhulEMUVY85Sb9fXVs2LoE402nkATy5JNoybVK2psDvUGQhDuowyT7LxGyQ/w480-h640/IMG_0075.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdztvLqNgWXDWYIgcK1A89JqJ9RbV6l1_9qpQwWaGJck21JzII3oImyxQgcIeVlcQlDMmQf0WOCQEv1O0sjW1oxftNJTA-abVFj69_Ire1282I9DMOmkClfRV_BMo0QryFgdq3AA74LfocLJlF42iZYKCcpI6oRLGR6wSlL3IFNtKqCQTjK4Rq3rHdBA/w640-h480/IMG_0076.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzdtT1rhPk2JAv1KuatOYdsJeyqesKOZOCzbilfN2ih9ZbEQodtH59TkMiPyRyvFn4mFah8Jl0O5XNTgd4E07cz71GFbQv5XhWNbaGiRLHOgeNgmEINMuVMiKqCxOPp6dDdl6kxDl77AL16s9GxZaA29Zax8EAIGEBI1M5uFgSDgclh8KRcTItPO3SQ/w480-h640/IMG_0077.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you can hang things from your ceiling in your classroom, these fans are super cute with the large table labels. If not, you could attach these to baskets and put them in the center of the tables for storage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9M9LMNFQNIyF6zpU0S1p6Iu5RBWZpUUBlGmVH4fJWqdFQB7g3SbmY36Hi0b05ag6uZx2ap5zx9hqwd3rGfX2F3M8diAzLGsyBLo__b6y3ERzvSIhSfF_JMuHjyaIJyEyMkYm5-jTtfY5FcRRAtdW43XCqABNz6DKUChimqz4PL1OcfV-OJxEriwFfSA/w640-h480/IMG_0080.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are multiple options for desk name plates. There are also some plain ones with no hundreds chart or alphabet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0S61P-_oP2MjZg36kLRahkSrtiABnrKCQMSWV8ZN6z3zNbQSk72OanoEYB-PVU-70-08iDSME34rohvLnXHPxX-ch7c0jUz4VT3cVQbUSWVP5qrkS3irbsGP2Gd-uQuBTdr6bY-3ixrEox6oTTNxlsw41Xg4y8p3BKsdE_tdUQ-gBn1Q3Lb1BhXpM_Q/w480-h640/IMG_0081.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so welcoming to send postcards to your new students over the summer if you can. These match your decor and are editable!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2wJVDGzKIvuLnUJ7oKljtkrsK8Hbfxqsx78MCYpTK0kp9txvntiiaUB867bsq98VxfUN90pCgKp9F6LPtOjEoaNmFZV3csolyYU6gVrfgjk9l89lJQnIoBuDfD7fdlAc4f1WBImr7nPtov9N3WD6nuMLgaEKqc8d0BoG66qpNlFalFUel1JPY6YQDA/w640-h480/IMG_0082.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to have somewhere in my room or in the hallway to display student work, so I use these number labels. I just attach them to clothespins and hot glue them to the wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1ibmzLivzekKvciUCnHMYPocKZYmpJDDJluSdK_lE5UMicIKkxwdaD7id69Br1RjRPScorMQ32kp8BSnv-li9hITuAHQcOv6VnIuq9b3hdfMruKqFiL0eh8g2kuWGrUEipawqIE1sRaVZbO-wN2vgZ4UoX0iLIpxfr5ZrxRKBuElClH5nJkkUWbqwA/w480-h640/IMG_0083.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, you can tie it all together with this door decor below. Type students names on the circles and place on your classroom door.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1054" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuPw5y7eGfHEwyIfunMR1SGs2ky1Qe-LfsvDIdAyeZV5U2KoNvQvVNGV-v--ODPhcVA81khkhvmI2tR4WtuEXovLNr8Z1R6zFWADdwyA6todqAI6oLqlF1Zjd-ZCH43bslvI37UAB3E14V_rFB7EjUT5A0Lbz8TgvLc5eBXSiVm0UmvHch0_QHoqmEA/w330-h640/IMG_0087.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is even more to see in the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" target="_blank">Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle</a>. You can see more by downloading the preview on the listing. It's one of my favorites and is sure to make your classroom feel calm, cozy, and like a home away from home. Your students will feel safe and cared for in your classroom as soon as they walk in! Thank you for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Lg1PYu5zcT7C4kv4xmj_xa5t4OUjafdSb1vyJG2oNGP1me4u-4wzSd0WAdnJTL9AO9TiNNUdudOVT7xI13zIjPpLBtVcMDTtvDBvSdSqjppBTd4H57JD2wGXkWL6yJZ_mTxFLtSMdZJ8L5-B4OeFRx_JYNXB2S1NiBRIORosT23HnVGTJTaTsAbU9w/w480-h640/IMG_0013.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Vintage-Green-Calming-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-7050180" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgip3n-sBWWDBTsEjLIMKQIEGMaeef0oKoGf7cmsRha5tDAhoFL2zSYQed1NYs5mbHyK_vsZat21FOqFHMHl4a6EX9kAK-C1fO07wKEwxbwu3Z3Uue11lrLCEWR3-GOY5cjeQOazNxPQeb3PQpWqKPvvwwvqrCENU0QvlP8OEY_0nn06m4fRfItSThLqw/w400-h400/Vintage%20Green%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Create a beautiful, organized, and bright classroom with this Vintage Green Classroom Decor Bundle! This decor bundle includes everything you need to set up a beautiful learning space. Its clean-line look will create a desirable learning environment for your students and can be incorporated with calming colors, including blue, green, black, and white. Enjoy many editable components to create resources that fit your needs." width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-37752691653629755652023-05-09T11:14:00.002-05:002023-05-10T07:35:31.541-05:00Modern Rainbow Pop of Color Classroom Decor<p style="text-align: center;">My newest classroom decor in the modern decor line is <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" target="_blank">Modern Pop of Color</a>! I came up with the idea when I was wanting to create decor that would match my anchor chart and poster resources, as well as a set that would go with anything that you already had. That's the great thing about rainbow...you can incorporate just about any color. I was walking one day, trying to think of a good name for this set, and was listening to my favorite pop playlist. The idea of Modern Pop of Color came to me, so I knew I had to incorporate some of my favorite pop songs into the decor somehow. It's just a really fun set that I think you AND your students will love. I tried to keep it simple and modern, but also student friendly. I have lots of photos below just so you can get an idea of how to set it up in your own classroom, but feel free to put your own touch on it! Let's take a look!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post may contain affiliate links at no extra cost to you.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZjYxoWqpYw-xCNcCEShA0nav6whCMlsSJe7azD5KTDtAjj5KzvfnEMqjEht3wsJaqrYH6WEH1GJYFEStB5m6_H-ZvT3682o4zGK3I4Ss19JyAIAptXIWUaE8Ut6wsW4mxLat_9XAIaYCWA13sMTe5_GoAGtIuxEYHhbhz71OOrXt7brJWVXwlpuoDlQ/w640-h480/IMG_9333.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like I said earlier, you can make this set match just about anything you already have. Since there are a lot of colors, I would go simple on the backgrounds and borders. I like to be cohesive around the whole classroom. Only use one background on all of your bulletin boards if you want to do that. I think a solid black, white, or brown would look really great with this set. This <a href="https://amzn.to/3VMCyI0" target="_blank">painted dots background</a> is also a fun option that goes really well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYNEse4zxiUkSW2kg2IIHyeM132VHI4dmCmrZ5E0EoppjEF-oBGBtUDkcJO3ufgF2sbHilpCs2wqJTCfgvdQuj6AjO1Fj8tnlbrwtG1Xq2XtxviMZi01ipyy0IJgtbXDCAv7Zksb9bidZS3X_2hlLCGDvwpAibbiLCxA-8OhPiPZWH87YXhStwZ47vQ/w480-h640/IMG_9415.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again, be consistent and simple with your borders. What color are you really wanting to bring out? Maybe you want lots of pinks, so choose a plain pink border to use all around your room. To add more dimension, do an additional black or white boarder around the outside of your boards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuy7BxBbxZ0lC-wQSbW3rTqc5VfNdbmcFK15AjunJTlpdh_MV86oJCX4qRW5gw-9Ct23pOGFdQ_UkxvrSDX6o6tSzfCNwu8lcoG6rCtqr7fGamHon257JD3W1qV5bcAXriU4U4gR5irtGdO86XXEN6F2L-j1Ga9QeMsrM4-iMRpC1ZPbkvSmbAYUuHcw/w380-h640/IMG_9393.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The best part of the whole classroom decor set is these motivational posters! I tried to choose pop songs that everyone knows, especially lots of Harry Styles and Taylor Swift! Wouldn't it be fun to have these playing on the first day when your students come in?! Just make sure it's the clean version...lol.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4MQEAhufI2MAZBd9UypwWOYNgF0iaIBcZ69EQ_DBZM7xyfbxP2GApmRAhvN7PxHscPIcHBaGSbrdvdC50HDHJBfn1pqLRWcNG4U_9HZtJtsgtUD0bXaNXtUBOd5p_rerz1nJFMJArCBYVcVBFyfkhQc5wiKXk6b_84faJE1xYb3OPSwSIyGHRwn7dg/w640-h640/IMG_9615_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know there are lots of Swifties around here, so if you are really wanting to bring her out in your decor, I would print these as posters. I give directions on how you can do that in the pack, or you can have them enlarged at an office store or on your school's poster maker if they have one. When you go to decorate your boards, I would use more of the pink and purple pennants and borders to tie it all in. The different color letters on these posters will also help tie in all of the rainbow colors from the rest of the set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2048" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWyh-CRVsGbLTa12DgyGbbDCS6a0MefP4LYRPQVMZEbXeMP32041yM48nM9eWkVXcSoithrli1ri_GnqzJi12NxcCNy6szZrrXhBMG_pSe18ARtOJo20VtdekG7hTZjlRSZbPOA1voZxDwFTqNgB7hr7rW09hm0GbmFpXAO4ACjpYnKV7wuAEozQF3g/w640-h526/IMG_9291.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I designed the posters so that you could create a gallery wall with them. Another option would be to print them as large posters and then use border around them to give them a framed look. This would be great for those large empty spaces on your classroom walls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInBJ1FlUfHvz3ByqQX9vWByoHWvSruj_1Og9qp0M6XF10kktUuHtNFkf6aLA52M7vOgUfARkv0VtoHU-UsRA0przv_Ch1QzTmsR-x4y2MR6n3VwWqW1C4NIU3ZAcRGk05zFoQrKIVwCGhKpHB7N-zryltg11FTplVMiiudj3xPPVkKyqS0e-n7Hy-BQ/w640-h480/IMG_9377.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always begin my classroom decor sets with the alphabet first. I have always used this as the focal point of my classroom. I am in love with this set and the colors! I changed them about twenty times trying to get the most calming, modern rainbow combination. I have included different options, including a set with handwriting lines and a cursive set. There are also large letters in the pack that I plan to show more about on my Instagram showcasing a fun wall idea you could make in your classroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1795" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJAwiFRMfR13XdhFzfnUkucUVwq5NjkPoEoIqe81CevOMPYVCSE4QaiZCtUTSDLkU_yJoyHKE3ybREfLiVPLXeo9PpGBxG_ers3dbJaQG37dsAh2TEkOpt2DKX7cpFPuUxjeqVaaA5ClB354B3tocwWlLIp6-kXpLzaaNiKs1w6XgfG_VI_I2G1nCFQ/w560-h640/IMG_9386.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using pennants is one of my favorite, cheap hacks to decorate a classroom. They are always so fun and whimsical, and they can help tie everything in your classroom together. I put them in all kinds of places, from my easel to lining the bottom of shelves. Notice how the border above matches the bulletin board paper..keep it cohesive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR_PQj5yD5ZzDPI41tM0tFIZWqp0vmjORSCqr9BZ6Z0MgGHyzqak7LwCXG7ERUD7cYc-qnusvEnJWXGyOByVELaP1INH13p9lOmAyUxuv_sLXztGepBUj1q7Nt4U0abrWVOEltFLaWVWEgHxhX7l6W20J-QHk8Hao0ox8EsQbZ4Wy0gNbLKwY-3aDRbg/w640-h480/IMG_9382_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You get editable versions of most of the components in the pack. I know we all organize these drawers differently, so you can either use mine or create your own.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv7PNdhXDxNqcJBT4VD85ZYdAMPbBa5D0g5JktMq0-7BTTkrLXR3FKhQnLZBTjiHBHnPCOaKkhXL1nU6-Gnja_AIJbRTGr-gUbxQuArctTm-UnNGFu8E4iHX6ygphk42feQCocUb6j4Cm9cc6gEhFbPrrmVhV0Bg8Q4mYGGwVehBlhUEA7rm3T7MQiw/w480-h640/IMG_9419_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are editable binder covers with each of the colors from the rainbow that you can design to fit your needs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbZT9a4irj17LLU18ecPiubjDdA0Yp7Eql6fVqgAhvY59KpGazTzlz-0kxfGsLyzIiRdbs2lv729JqM1HznELNJTBixlQKiyByzE5pctz8K1Bc6hr5o4W7l2yfEx2xyiq_qzoN_unRah33T3LhP3Xh11H-bJKFMIqQ9WpI9xnp-SmPR5xnFkOS_8Xag/w480-h640/IMG_9428.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LHw97JFRmrCllmcoiP5EHCEiF2PSWHkYy65ikApwYIe46GBYI98ohPWmcOQZljjJWrrTLuztbEm5D81Jy8iGfNAUpf-_9E5-KIlBI7uJ80JQRxsjAoE_BVRMZaFlxUzhpcmmUeaKcUD8styMWMuYrMVu_YPXE1B99mef8kCnK8VomQwQ7T2Sflg7gw/w640-h480/IMG_9424_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's talk labels! I label EVERYTHING! This helps me and my students stay organized all throughout the year. Everything has a place. I always get my ribbon and twine at Hobby Lobby when it's half off. They have the best options and prices. I wouldn't choose more than two kinds. I also like to use really thick ribbon on the larger storage to make it pop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13usA3bG42At7f9a-9_wtbiikyiBzLjUEUkzjsPPOvFbs5QSlQUKCvOAle43o1SSx7W9gn3uARGYQC0mBYQVkOVg8S_wYdgwbLLt5gCXtiEOR22vcZ8eRi1jCGoz5jak51Vc9lyE4wcmQp39BlJEYmaygPBgiyF6zWL_-jBwMJ1lszaMcU-KPab0Oyg/w480-h640/IMG_9397_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are two different supply label options...round rainbow and square/rectangular white. The ones students will use all have clip art on them for the little ones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsudWSS54fG8a8HyF3AgPETNShmYclde0-r5bsRliUFmmLdMv7FepmXdWRwD_zB2N_nPSuoxVY-E8lv1DbFzfZxyyuU6iB9Alstvlz8ChVrDKUq1JcMtB6Urh8aiJq-9mx67yXje5rdgj4Rk1K8LxR4juwrn9a_nquVC6yVucBMSlm2P5QrK-KueawQ/w640-h480/IMG_9409_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did the white option in case it bothered you if the labels weren't in rainbow order. I know that I am crazy like that, so I figured there were more like me out there...lol. The white also helps break up all the color a little bit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLED3Fk0zmaWjhfMiQ5c3-hEIVOABZuAbU97TV7x8NwahvUqMQP53YzHCMFwBL5jHmIEyKbxQ0zVGN320u7EcTsEIQWHCn4sAJTsCF_0gCA6cIOr5Ap96TNxWD0guH7uun94GaY9YnToE5rlNTpAs39ss3wnfpiYyn59klQYUnxRsl6GBj3RS7N6Z_A/w640-h480/IMG_9399_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are editable versions included of all of the labels in the set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1PqdsoCCKe8N-SOG1Uxo4B2qkSTzP9fgfGRrP8T3fJmi1jx-ks1oFBwFlO9d5wjQcFK3zWnbPguZv81oY4O1e9LFBuosaWu8R8hxfGFpnRLXko3FccJzsqjpc29DF0dtOP8AESvzgLhLs4btcqAcAbguvMY5d1onQ9Tstyd-szeiUKkBYGPY7zBtkA/w486-h640/IMG_9417_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLen_lkzNdb-j-sWJJj69G8NdJdJzvBTYpHJPeI6dhK122EJJKiT8UZGTFyZPAJFGbTZ2UKjIhAlluvSrd9758b_423UEwB-kwUaob8aVCihSiwjlOlpbYqkRZdD_NsqqGobYrBBvvgLRLKHW9ivS1GiJtPFJme5inBb4fQyrvx9_uEcBfZgnrY32fNA/w480-h640/IMG_9380_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7GMh_SdZjPdkXD1qFYdz3-MQjH2_xbgauvcUo-xJIp-llm4HLxzd8Nlk7gAN-ooXIE8fce-mg3cfuVllGfndGZ7cbeMet951-nu78Jq5y8YtiWVr-gIGxXbSy_10S1htt41W8--qlFWMxDHFfI1kS6-qUX1nOSU_HzEtPAbcgiX2s6MCfgdjzLYNpCw/w480-h640/IMG_9385_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are large round table signs, as well as rectangular ones for table caddies included. You could hang the round ones or attach them to large baskets on the tables. I like to put picture books inside at the beginning of the year for early finishers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZMTXK4DaPtm3KjHbetwZpPVnG2D_yKxErK1GzRutqzxPK1DkRD12BQ6T4XzCeHdO6FJO9e1uNfZFRF6qEdeV-nftuF9u1DrGwiYQhC5aWtSyrY4Ib1CjPmFONBAeNEC2eZ8f_dLSbfRwchCPJgUnLgeFNxuJ8FGeSnjlKuB8zljtHmiTX2rXufocsQ/w640-h308/IMG_9396_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I included a few of these letter sets to put around your room that say READ, MAGIC, LEARN, and BE KIND. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjcLVLDIHXzXEpCRVkR2SnuP2zmLZWSXU5U6Zkk0Xazk7Qz4cAFWZydtNo485_ThtmZR953nl0aIODOayOOdBy96PYMJjxH8J1E7D3CpUfko7p6nYN9VD90EVm_FOdD2ta7xewJW4L9xlATB-J6u24lTooqeHW_F4Z_qQ_17xCPf1Am2G89HvP8ZcFA/w640-h480/IMG_9387_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The classroom library labels are all themed. There are also blank ones for those themes you might have that I didn't include. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6EoIr8kSiSmocH3mn4ThZuC-WAO1MekbWxkAIlU27piCABiaACbg-auXg3zsznEbHMuO0OORzR_qc1qt0QyVHX13K_saHW7uXowyAeKKVSL890AZQP6xBzMO9xi_iKg-0_LuzLufOiDd3-POkV7YysZUJjjzozmfDQ25K1Gg_9U7KVc5KSEH4YrRww/w640-h480/IMG_9407_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are rainbow student numbers that you can attach to their book bins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCVzeSKnmH5CPDGTUNc_sb76UdabKYBvQytXgfLTxjb4_UrH_lpsmM1S7k344m-XZOOnAYlPD1sOvZNBnsrTtL5LTyRJWl6_BKr8JloHGoeNZQN_JVBeSV9zxl5xgTnDRf413mr44c4CgpGMtHkOcX_1UaHokNJdOK9ynaF2sryQwXTe7TtO7R9x2AQ/w480-h640/IMG_9379.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The calendar and number of the day set includes everything you need for that part of your day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVRaH4toLlqBWO-nL1TnoqcKxrPGCGRRsZwpllut0HKugWJKC6QJYj9RkVti3i2pKNRfoqQA-q-ZjdsGJj9_sjjZixqO9rumBKFCnoDg2qTKMVRWvt4K_Y_TEcFfDdR0YUSuqmaWctilFPwo-GZ24EmfohDMXhhfMytauZva8R0POtx4m7FQU1hI2Dw/w480-h640/IMG_9404.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiiDk-n7iNKTUI8N3c_ULwlaYhbd41Y2MvzEJHHOh90MW8XDugSA3dCsevm-bj_ci_ERBdl-DU0oR9Q1AJbqPx54RhZSumLnaXmpofQ49Ug2azPg6FZbmU55IvtPQOCSCU-hnhy17PKLqzC-RKJFlMSPzckL3w-eB_zaPZIL40rTPAx6s9M9McV_d1A/w480-h640/IMG_9391_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEC41chpMn11R9oyL4H9Uh50z3v-vAWF4avUIq1oH-yHOgT5nzuvpP5-MlsSA-VTzCFktTkGjYrQa_b9wcK6M8QKmIvBS7CeU0siqaZzX36-p5ZvGie3VeiRAmCL1IuKdl7x-2vb-hT9e_aGNKo70-ob9ntPSr_A4Bqb0BIhbJiRX_whp9m3_n-rk1pg/w438-h640/IMG_9390.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="438" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have always used hand signals in my classroom, and it just helps so much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8wJL09HPxVqNJhPuTv3CdVL7q5RbJnOaH_98RzPPwSNAsdvUu1kVKLpSeejp6EsL-Fn9X2GpFiVqmf00OtRTBVUtzXod8Jl3j1ldzDaNraZ46b4Y6Bzf6s70S6LyS0v86uQqDj-zJohbdAkHNxD0kWxcr1KdA_5kywM1GEJlvBKLST1r2JtoCmKRUQA/w640-h480/IMG_9335.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is so much more in the classroom decor set that you don't see here, so please download the preview to see more on the TPT listing. If you decide to decorate your classroom with Modern Pop of Color, I would LOVE to see it! Just send me pics by DM or tag me on Instagram. Have so much fun decorating your classroom, and let me know if you have any questions!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ak40fu_OkAkKJRFkz7MXy2ZJfMUflckl9_-OxPXUvOEREftEC-TetwLANSY-VxEt7ay0mmVwxWvkCSugJ8lsQZsXlxj3d91sUkjAeeyXioH00LEHX7mNS0eigexGq2WG_SnYyanGUoN17xhqw1cxrmHyy2pf3kpKNWLa6KR4QwcvRdskxsmIhtSfhQ/w480-h640/IMG_9374.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Rainbow-Pop-of-Color-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-9513408" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzHXWJqMYrO_Q7SpBRXUeFgOlDxU6OFa0NQuL_BPAHatm7zZ3sm9DVwf9DvCsWhUTf8F5H3JpWrO72LrNAoi2S9CUvlUvAeE7CxSSxIPKvCGqWlGtKFY48-RRYST5P-E-lZISzy7j8YecamqqT1e7XrL2wxUUVvsbULgGsCqj438_KZ2DZLTDPc_l1g/w400-h400/Modern%20Pop%20of%20Color%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! This fun rainbow look with a touch of modern and pop music is perfect for your classroom! The Modern Pop of Color Classroom Decor will make your classroom feel happy, fun, clean, and organized. This bundle of modern classroom decor would pair perfectly with black and white decor or any colors you already have. Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-79565792971148181412023-03-09T10:58:00.002-06:002023-03-09T10:58:49.406-06:00St. Patrick's Day Ideas and Activities for Elementary Students<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zbtYDR7uxWg0XHEFKaNxBO-kKA7g1EUzqyPkUuI5lALJH2HKXeap-oH_fDuA3Q2tyl8oAkz2YPaD3FaMyPSMH3m1Tr7R01C9zsKDBhb8Hwwrc7uqpbTgDHZCVzR_CgB4W4gGVlF9sjzZwEoErHlkDbddaAmSmPK2km1HizqJe2oJ7EIN1Fw5WhRbdQ/s2048/IMG_4564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zbtYDR7uxWg0XHEFKaNxBO-kKA7g1EUzqyPkUuI5lALJH2HKXeap-oH_fDuA3Q2tyl8oAkz2YPaD3FaMyPSMH3m1Tr7R01C9zsKDBhb8Hwwrc7uqpbTgDHZCVzR_CgB4W4gGVlF9sjzZwEoErHlkDbddaAmSmPK2km1HizqJe2oJ7EIN1Fw5WhRbdQ/w640-h480/IMG_4564.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Patrick's Day is next week, so let's do a round-up of some engaging, standards-based activities that you can do with your class! I always loved to make the little foot prints around my classroom with green paint and green food coloring in the bathrooms. I did not love, however, making leprechaun traps and all that, so I tried to make activities that were easy prep and standards-based. I knew that if my admin came in, I was still teaching my standards, and students were engaged. Let's look at some St. Patrick's day lessons, crafts, and activities that you can incorporate next week!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChcqEJIRkZo1zK3N9hTuc97iOE9uKnzeIm-Crh0IkMZndJ2lRv5R-gLaTyT3E0PAo0Bpky14oGuiJtg5jvHpcfVEs6sN-epJECCq_eaXyHwJrziQteirmfDGDLdfHMUA54MEz3pR7kHxt_H_hre-A7ZVlz2Wv9KDucy9nFmLk9Iqe3CG6NIcgtPDcxA/w640-h640/IMG_4561_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Leprechaun Inferences is one of my favorites! Your class gets a special delivery and students have to use the clues inside to figure out that it's their read aloud for the week, </span><a data-custom="link" href="https://amzn.to/3JrsNul" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2cd29b;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><u style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose in the School</u></strong></span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4sh2fuzPl6BfrNlWjwT_NGspv_KDLTnH6gOVeA_uCEcxtgbLlGkqNz1oesHBcs_Gj2XMe63di6PK80ZzIDd71t_g3CBxzsizuDMYQv-TgXKYE5NtjgzjejmCZalidOTHKIKdCpTu_SMfJKzlx45RUDbQN_OPT3o3AnBJlt9J8pVhHR85R0yVHP3c-A/w640-h480/IMG_4572.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">On St. Patrick's Day, the leprechaun leaves them a note with clues to follow around the school leading them on an inferencing scavenger hunt. It's such a fun week that also reinforces comprehension skills!</span><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZupgIbFKaEe_9rrfrN18xCeyuS2Qped2kFrBCNUBiGJQVYfD0PyQVw8yVS5t4NoUzrebd6d-d57Xtr0L6Gqp00VsobuCvXGpF9rUcZkcys3jusFGihhbRCzdCQ3-AbSTfA6WCNhVI4L4y6ioGfbVxjHE6bdNr2qXjLqxWgKRqGMFxSYpmh1ir86cWEA/w480-h640/IMG_4577.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They make these WANTED signs below to hang around in hopes of finding the leprechaun. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_SRNEhCNAMI52xCi2TwuHF5E75Ph14ti71TpWTtCNCuS_hL-XZp18G6ANstqtnVvBwlGkpvcqSm7lo3rRvq8-QZGHxUg-rHf-u152PDsI3LbpCoHPpdz7R8QURAINQ_JgslYUdQq_LuvR8CDBWz8sMq1fgqFFFSlPpvqzf4f7ajUMmjrYF9WG_1C3w/w640-h480/IMG_4573.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students will use this inferences recording sheet to infer where they think the leprechaun is now and what clues they used to make the inference. Save the last part for after the hunt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXMdjew5DiAmPamQwifqlZMEWtznJeZ55NaSuG9twMm7GmF9WBiYOX8kE1UW73-UUtOE4k3zSRJ3qRRIrg6YWX8mtEsfwVT5ZwWQAeMGRtxbmktQEtWq_AxEhPac6KQNAClwhfA8YD4tgsBnlXKyWh1-0ujMrbOd2am2NUpDcm_d7-ubKJso6bpw3gg/w640-h480/IMG_4584.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clues will lead students around the school to other clues, just like in the story. The final clue will lead students back to your classroom. You will need someone to place the final note from the leprechaun and a special treat in your classroom. I grabbed this pot and gold-wrapped candy from Party City for the treat at the end. You could grab cookies or something different for your treat. I also scattered some of the printable gold coins around the treat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpbRuMAukgrWzJic1d-_0WpLFXrvdr4o4kXqOhPcuKncPsV5C8l62Qkeg6H8NTP0Owz0IQf9igRwNnJp7zXgypb58tHjvUR6T5L17_TxLwbKspWhdjyQCZ991LnFQW7-30GL-fc7mNi55l3EOnZbmKZFZ556OGCwowCBWsB99gGIloTw_NhpS9Y1fXg/w400-h400/Leprechaun%20Inferences%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-MARCH-Bundle-Digital-Printable-3644861?st=988cdb931558300681db0ff6116232a6" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWDCkI60UaUfXaXs9LBss5dK--yHoOMgoT94BpIC5rNa5zIYIW8eIEmsU9r-kuNrUf0GHZEpBlMzu2_9ycGM-YDY2W7ViRKNNP8zAKyvZFmVon2DTPe5tPmbmmacez2MI8dHMbIwsk3VqlbLW4OT4T5eLhJ2l2p2zkbSveBwx0dY80oX9b48O-T_0PQ/w640-h640/IMG_8737_jpg.JPG" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a data-custom="link" href="https://amzn.to/421pd14" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2cd29b;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><u style="box-sizing: border-box;">Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato</u></strong></span></a><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"> is another fun read aloud. I have slides, lesson plans, and activities for the whole week in the </span><a data-custom="link" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-MARCH-Bundle-Digital-Printable-3644861?st=988cdb931558300681db0ff6116232a6" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #999999; font-size: 16px; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2cd29b;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">March Bundle</strong></span></a><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">. Everything is planned for you, so you can just print, copy, and teach. So easy!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-MARCH-Bundle-Digital-Printable-3644861?st=988cdb931558300681db0ff6116232a6" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRW5tIOLCN5_6bJzCJMdy6D10yhDjnoCn4c94AbbwOLRhSGfV_Zhg5wCy8oXsyo6wvdRhZTzjYdodcFGyEHEPkXmmVQDFBfPf7hZ0BuDLYNC1_PdoYO0GYPpcFAVrolOic_NMZ5YRTAiPkhZeS5XkU0yEYAkcSxpNJwCkNVJNnSN7NMbmnL3ChiicXIg/w400-h400/March%20First%20Grade%20IRA%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/March-and-April-Classroom-Behavior-Management-Games-4417571" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep classroom management games for elementary students?! These fun March classroom behavior management games by Tiffany Gannon are perfect for establishing procedures and building a classroom community! Click the pin to learn more!" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzHuIqH0CjuJxNUayKJko5sHz2BS7YVKhtd0fQBrwLk11LDraz8yYSeqUBtk8d6JXm4aGGXNX-o49kZHHAW5lF1rU3lIKX0Pvd4zWB3y1DUnVnxj6RbqvT9RnNxcZHr4Rq3mICyHjJq6w9-ha2WIMBoZJkmGDnE9FXhOFcjDfwrW5b51YNq2D_-i_lw/w640-h640/IMG_8733_jpg.JPG" title="Looking for easy prep classroom management games for elementary students?! These fun March classroom behavior management games by Tiffany Gannon are perfect for establishing procedures and building a classroom community! Click the pin to learn more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></span><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make classroom management fun with these <span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-size: inherit; font-weight: var(--ds-font-weight-strong); line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Classroom Management Games</span>! I have included different games with themes that are perfect for the different seasons throughout the year. These games will help you focus on a specific behavior that needs improved by the whole group. Once that behavior is corrected, you can move onto another behavior and game. Student behaviors are <span style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-size: inherit; font-weight: var(--ds-font-weight-strong); line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">positively reinforced</span> by being rewarded at the end of the day, class period, or conclusion of the game.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; min-height: 1.6em; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">These games are perfect for the little ones, since they need a quicker reinforcement and a visual of desired behaviors. Each game is geared toward a behavior you need improved, such as transitions, class volume, being on task, tattling, kindness, eye contact, listening, following directions, talking, stamina, making smart choices, etc.</span></p><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Behavior-Management-Games-Bundle-for-the-Entire-Year-5140481?st=eb88bec2811dddfc50928c96b43e3ab1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep classroom management games for elementary students?! These fun March classroom behavior management games by Tiffany Gannon are perfect for establishing procedures and building a classroom community! Click the pin to learn more!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVTR64iVIFASt6G5pIPJOlR6SavsZmBkrJgk0PLQrHaH5z-Kt4FrBS9HW1NLk2DutXyPSfCbRMY65CnPypTpXoRCyjuvekwTi3mrdYlkz-fXkwlmLUxcPe_SMrhPcXFMRX_eMssCnBNe9e07FkIInb7em3AYIbnvlm1oO-ow7dORFR36QIxaKByPUhQ/w400-h400/YEARLONG%20Bundle%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep classroom management games for elementary students?! These fun March classroom behavior management games by Tiffany Gannon are perfect for establishing procedures and building a classroom community! Click the pin to learn more!" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate in the classroom! I hope you and your students have fun searching for those pesky leprechauns!!! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-9766089280247687462023-03-01T10:48:00.000-06:002023-03-01T10:48:15.331-06:00Smart Cookie Motivational Test Prep Activities and Crafts<p style="text-align: center;">Testing season will soon be here, so I thought I would put together a few new ideas for getting your students motivated to take those standardized tests! Student success depends a lot on their mindset, as well as having test-taking strategies in place to support them during the testing window. Years ago, I did a whole smart cookie theme with my students before we took the SAT10 test. When <u><a href="https://amzn.to/3IH6Up8" target="_blank">The Smart Cookie</a></u> book came out, I thought it would be perfect to plan out some <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" target="_blank">testing motivation lessons</a> around. I came up with five mini-lesson type activities that you can do while reading <a href="https://amzn.to/3IH6Up8" target="_blank">The Smart Cookie</a>. This would be perfect to do the week prior to taking the test. The crafts will look so cute hanging during the testing window and will also serve as a reminder of how smart and well-prepared your students are for those standardized tests!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7gJ3ATKJ2AMGpl7kpXzf2AdZdpqIaQKLGQFOZlttgMuDmiZ8uffjw-5Hk8TjHUkn0MFR6xg9NErqh-_B2lRgd5NXnTQmHqfVFokzBN-tUpX_Mqw6WSaTmabSIvQcDuIo-jkwXQEYwRtknccLKHL2oYeLIqg9cgOr4NmaYdjkQH76GBLAAtTMiQB3OA/w640-h480/IMG_8653.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This post may contain affiliate links at no additional cost to you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go ahead and order or pick up these <a href="https://amzn.to/3mhjT9J" target="_blank">snack pack cookies</a>. You will give these to students on day one of your test, but you want to make sure you have them prepped. Print the tags and attach to the snack packs of cookies. I just punched a whole in the package and the tag to attach the ribbon or string.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhtqwMctvImpWcAKHGKqTAxy2YKxZ7C1ljLuh2i2-FCclS0QUMV4KkIONtoiMuI7FHQO6sJEpitNeVsrvmhKorF0fX3h2N7w1-cRHzXLPd_pw0aBTVLcuHJIv94ZY4I2dAfzrnBQeswYlYzvYPt0PoYhwmktQdA7yAm6HD2zlPtJ5Cdp_zh-s5P8knJA/w640-h480/IMG_8657.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3IIDJCj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1753" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HUGsKJ043UpaOL09gnjY0AWw29SFy5-8aTIX9xzqeByi4Kibz-tcRMbnpA6iHbzmAtIrD5Ke3JuQrs1NPAg0E2U4BGEP1gx1ZI3Lobm0jeGzl4Ig44qh3QgYSuc-r2TPM2o46aszxKtQwRlOtJtkoEhgagJA_5ngQInH42zqliEhrDPyGmDKGZx3vQ/w548-h640/IMG_8633.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would read the whole story on day one. Then, throughout the week, you could just read the part of the story that pertains to that day's activity. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfpDnffD8Dn1oaMl1PB9EDYxEB4XvwJi7Bb-_8Un-MXGYOo5IjeriPyAWyx2kcPr68oas0DXxxJID2NWQLy-aDDHwtnfEQXdcS6EedtVzQdrR55I3CT8lDv20nkC1q8T6jGEClCSVvKwOHGjBpEPpnuyML4T_a_7NgbBVxJnwC1NqaGJ1HhXsRYRXkQ/w640-h480/IMG_8630.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go ahead and prep the anchor charts for the week. There are four anchor charts that relate to the lessons that week. (I provide instructions on how to print these as posters in the pack.) I got these super cute star sticky notes <a href="https://amzn.to/3maRXEl" target="_blank">HERE</a>. You can use them to write student responses on for the anchor charts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfgEV5coHrqcwdIuShxiFOJP8fUQN7LV9kUC5g5IHSr6-lHhfiwvttBWummJgvFJeBjQL3hRtOv5JfVLhR9zpOXYQSQCwFeg8LH-FL01PouuCbl2hzp1DUgoNQOC6Xx6u_vsKwVnW_Ls3O-JPht0zjpjBZ7KtcivjwQn71P9HxstG_MyEgVirT00HFg/w480-h640/IMG_8632.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On day one, you want to focus on what the students are worried about and mistakes they have made in the past, much like the cookie in the story. It's important that students know it's perfectly normal to worry, and that we can learn from our mistakes. In the story, the cookie refers to a report card, so I thought it would be a great connection for students to make their own report cards about themselves. Having discussions about their worries will help you identify what they need to work on, and give them the opportunity to get it all out in the open before addressing some strategies to help on day two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9D1dM3RIAxFrFpgP21TtvHSTjcufM-3-FYidlA8XLii0JVnN0GnNak4VzziEQv1ele49FZcpXfj1L_JCJCNv881SyB9AkTKJNYogcfIWdhk02aoFWuWiYCfOIkR0DVktmMovJ2p2GfE-BZgy_Lx8wvQ6zPbj_JSYH0nntnHpONyhekQxqLVusBgHzg/w480-h640/IMG_8628.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cookie talks about feeling lost sometimes in class. We know that students are going to face problems on the test that they do not know how to solve or questions they aren't sure how to answer. On day two, come up with some strategies to help them when this occurs. You can add those strategies to the anchor chart together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZZstfcY3-tNnEbZ-jGvgUVN8JFK9ba3Wzl6PfHTk9iq6oGBSL1J9WmpGTocuLPigOCLed_yCIKzFGKi1OmmSV6YCp8HnGRmgD51hvvFCEe8y-FJ0oCikModTH9kICY81NOpbR4m4Nd7NGL-CXIBeLaekIlFyzahluWrjKX6zQPz5qR3FNuWtpGOShw/w480-h640/IMG_8631.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have them then choose three strategies from the anchor chart to record on their own paper. Afterwards, have them share with a partner the strategies chosen, which will help reinforce even more what to do when they encounter something they don't know on the test.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="952" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1Swve_4CGiEWISnXrp-lA7MQTf-tfexv1WrMC87sjDP5y-yipTJhQNfBZEPOCmZsuwhDMNrMpi4S9XLlVgeB_Ws5U3Vnc_uqb88vXqFOzKw8HFUfLt7FyP3QgOV5wg0j9SGkSEgUmgGBvu4eUY0jYAByHIxBx47kVu_80yTr1yq-UgvivHtGJm2wnw/w400-h390/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-01%20at%2010.11.57%20AM.png" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On day three, they will make connections to the text. The teacher asks students to create something original, so students will imagine they get to do the same. They will draw and write about what they would create. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVM1sve7Ie0QEno8b6Z105dAqHUZj_OqVUHmYRB17w56U00STL4iONy9fRuNGC0RQoQLC6Jhzgtv28zeE9l7gCLOVLHxq6Q47BgXwUhBYujfbNW9Pdyq3hsaXRWaOkTLOtLaGBAsZYjvDMgtk02BToVH1jSBzXughPbd006ZsAlFZe3CyWysbIdzE8A/w476-h640/IMG_8644.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am all about an acrostic poem! How perfect is this one containing testing tips! You will create a poem, just like the cookie did in the story, with your class. You can either use the one I made up, or you can create your own.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGjvAj2tuK2y1bQzXLhVrTbzUe_IIb_WTzpzIO2tE_KAI6ygOWuS_K8c4BhXxH4PJs70KiV1yLNO64WhonCxZy6exfEV5mc5RCS3mZ9m1pkcnUjxTrsN73F4kUEzd2V-2d9K3DOJbwZa5EKi7sL6q_8tQZQtFC9Tq7Y3kO-32h34m7pPv5SufX8cLkQ/w500-h640/IMG_8643.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The poem gives students tips to help them while taking their test. You can have them transfer the poem to their own papers. There is a blank one and a traceable one included, which is perfect for differentiation. They will also make these Smart Cookie crafts to attach to their poems. How cute will these look on your hallway bulletin boards?!?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVUI6en6eP_IZFMF86ZEeYXJbWPwS24ZFdQcodZGywj_AVxkrMLSlo1aRGFGdrYEjZbu7Ti-_X6IIqK2Qd3iEPPTknuOtsKroSQi9hqowK47WUgQDnDKrsn9IZLPbkjuq8TvR9IifCbd7Pl1yUm9QglZw9gWvOGJ64jyVXmJL5y0cP6Ase83Ea4EsFw/w640-h464/IMG_8651.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1464" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh16zZn1hsoUu7DRHJ0ph9qBm_S_XFQd6HPWW-jOBGwXyFvaUmbb8IIiWFUtZtixYbsU3qlcrJ1696-uPDtn-eARdeoE9FvhfExGuWMQH3On_NOwHwZwIqGwe3dVA-QqF39S1scWYE6qz-ZY2UJSclQULWFyH6czgTD6WZT1k1hc9RdtGkBW1zLqCDXQ/w458-h640/IMG_8645.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally on day five, it's time to showcase the different ways in which your students are smart. Everyone is different, and those differences should be celebrated! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVieS0IIWBHRvymS9KYhSQu63ainaUGcmoQRRZORivpvcR93cVV4Gmj42dxqxSuqKNK6KSI2xA5Bv9OsaZ3GOUlzVTVg0NtlZY1roPdQZNWAmxcLLbFoMlqorjQIEeTNfCGRh3f7R2cmptPqBaxNRm-cZLnRRCwMZgbROfh6R4G3Vl3lC8QsrtKwwcQ/w640-h480/IMG_8639.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Brainstorm different ways in which you can be smart. Add those to the anchor chart. They will use these ideas to help them when they create the next craft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1487" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLd6bnT_uRlMq474EhpsM3-S_4immpGr8iIUWWNkxLh9qARAF6eK_C1Tip1RyjEp10zYphSWvAcSqsROK8W3BW2NbIPZNYyRqzIgfhB4W2kg2TUKSFpUXkD_NFbcKim9oWMxYcqKS3t0ffw8OTwTfscZWlJTDBw6LZwCrk8QAvGJB9luGeSMxZSTsr4Q/w640-h464/IMG_8647.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students will create this cookie jar craft, containing five different cookies. Have them write five ways or areas that they are smart. These crafts would be perfect to hang in your classroom for extra motivation during the test!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwsAPaYiyGmZ14VJC5pnSZPm_zPsVjz7TKqGMNnfND2Jq27wNMs7n-HaZ7t2Bbzd_dLrKZSaVErbyVTXBaXo4oNJmGM6rOZ3LSrdSvhOr7cwJB5ltcxt5uoF4xcn8KXMFU39-Cs0WSQL2eHWskILlh1FgGptsnF7tNTReARpYpuhAkAUqVSfkTA6lERQ/w640-h480/IMG_8657.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't forget to leave these on students desks on day one of the test. I like to put them out the day before so they're a surprise when they come in the next morning. I have also had families write them a letter of motivation to leave there with the snack. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find these activities by clicking HERE or on any of the photos. I hope they help motivate your students to do well on their upcoming tests!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Smart-Cookie-Test-Prep-Activities-and-Craft-Testing-Motivation-9216135" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PQf74tKwqcGX_zOIylZby8Z2xudK39-anUA2XTMvpwQzF2krsD248bc5glAPqlrOaQ-HMBf9Qc5o46l7-hEcM_jRQQBRgnpH8yjAMhLfjNjHpcN0OwloJEIZ1G0GwpqCpC3m6eZfRAW2jJoWLsWJM7g_JBRUXO70VyKSyNg26sc6ftfeVWDEGueykA/w426-h640/smart%20cookie%20pins_002.jpg" title="Do your students need motivation and a mindset boost for standardized testing? These Smart Cookie Activities and Crafts will help with that! Use this five-day resource to get students excited and ready to tackle those standardized tests! Read more about these fun anchor charts, test prep activities, testing strategies, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-65053235190394753122023-02-16T12:21:00.002-06:002023-02-16T12:21:50.246-06:00Setting Up Guided Math Rotations and Math Small Groups<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMl062sJ7ysNwDIfiHt18Bb8jQqjmnUOmoJV2IcYeNjFGKQblIWTjC2-7mni9DkgI5uCAquElcuDNbXXRGbJr1yv47091enWWAXaQR-iVSDVc-9A_OHSRI__w93l1o4MafGMt8e7GU_x7aOPgnu2FRMjOAfNn-Y1vexH472zY01TXdfZbMtLK_PVkQrg/w480-h640/IMG_8506.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love seeing how other teachers set up different parts of their day and their classroom schedules, so I thought I would share how we set up our math block. I have done it different ways over the years, but this one worked best for fitting in all of the different components of the math block. There are lots of different ways to set up guided math instruction. Guided math just allows for a structure that is driven by assessments and helps you to meet the individual needs of students. I have set it up in the past where I taught my entire math curriculum in small groups due to the needs of that specific class, but due to all of the other components I needed to squeeze in, I changed to this set up. Let's look at how we scheduled our guided math rotations, small group instruction, and guided math stations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl4VzVmZXTwdhLTBUmvwc0NZ_OEozBx9hXHqHOMTu3HI2wnv_jw65L-H8TLVg0EsKEojuiaf8X32dUDP_6fOiJMFR4C8N0mIKAB5w5nNZYGhvMT9CuhXvT6j0KvGT9ucvQ2Inate743Ul3NZyu2AFhDJO8pUqAdm_-6QplvsOto72dOoSZdRi1dz_tA/w640-h480/IMG_8497.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guided Math Rotations</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We typically had about 60 minutes for our math block. That did not include our math intervention which lasted for 30 minutes. We would open our math block with some sort of fluency warm-up and then go into our number talk. After that we did our whole group lesson, partner practice, and then independent practice. Once that was all finished, we did our <b>guided math rotations</b>. I liked to have 15-20 minutes for guided math rotations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKZCf8vN7GKyxWJXJWK5F-kzICiY0ONNmNC1_0edkhFbOnvWqqZv9VZ27qOQ4iSGqThPaoM-sHaEH-6wLofCEVbtL0-arbOqm_sG-OrVdC4wG6hu3R8Qgua90GB5Nfuyom87CfuEMxhtCCKiKYMm1iXjJrkIFyjBsstJ1Ds_HcICa25RCVZqj57tcpw/w640-h480/IMG_8496.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I broke my students into four groups, based on needs. This allowed us to have four rotations for students to visit each week. You want to set expectations before you introduce rotations. We go over what they do at that station, what they need, what to do when finished, and anything else that needs covered. I add these steps to these signs that I post on the math focus board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil3MsQyKPvU6hqQNGxvIdnNmBwp8yL3W3V5Ai1qc3G2Nb35Nc1VTVB9J39qp82PVellZfPGTRWlSVJpRNMvxfqgh8F7mxOOSfWyGAeCXNZVVd1O6t0G0Pdpk0wvHRvvZhLBRZ08XDaENX80WCF2-BZVei9HpysFmrdoePZZtBu_JklCbkIxI7musqh6g/w480-h640/IMG_8495.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can set up your rotations with a pocket chart or with slides that you display on your board. I usually did slides, which you can see below. That made it easier for my to switch up groups. If you do the pocket chart, you can just move the group cards down each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLCg22z7xugqRhLPMD7UqFieyEo7LnZ9yrxEXa7Y6xarvYI05iu3rbw6BfvCv7LgYtSU63fpffV_EfPHgPyosf-lY7XYz1bCwxl3OGO-Dy8aeGyHaPqvG7Qv7IR5aVGToYrmIslP_qY47JNhTCNRyRMIkQXB0_azdVBRzj2c78yg5FqVYLnvQtWuZDFw/w640-h640/Slide1.png" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZS0B4Jx-PBQrGNoS3weoSGbfSjugThhI_i-Y-sV9n2d-5dnqTUOM3LFqa0HdOaovWCsvij1s8885vZ4plhwob5WeeMi95xbKjGApPFUjszlvV9XxgQcNC2rCBskaMqSmbBEcWTIfaF9IuyATt2w8MsTE5CwsWekVK9YdN76xE7qQjFSnd2LUhiAjEw/w640-h640/Slide2.png" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are four rotations, but five days in a week. What do you do to make sure the rotations fit perfectly within a week? I would use Monday to teach the rotations. Monday's lesson usually took longer anyway, because I was teaching a new skill.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="2048" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BpP3hQ58C7BygcHkalSg4l8gFpehgMPI3jzT9pemmIU8kR_dwAVRT6PtRJJMCkTIos_3lhnmWQyvEbM8N7uiuDZ0NjMLpnQPHAQ0SdR8fSeT3J3IaY9KWgul0Opw4AaJG75mL9hn0xVhOyNhCM7G4nVZUhXEeUATlVHVmJGUTYCiRH_lbh0Oiqz5sA/w640-h410/IMG_8505.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Guided Math Center Activities</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's look at what the different stations are and what activities I include in each. You will notice that I use the MATH acronym for the rotations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDx6ASbmytAOGEcwNu3LykJIqTYH-EUQ7oU0LKEseMBWr1VcTNw87l2SATRW7oIiUT6RORudB-4sCjiUuGbpvIpTH-uX13w5VhdVsAZGL_8_NaT2J8ZYMTNZH2UiS-RtxzSfAUp7yXp8_iD8TiSr3S8YINhWYHh6EZ26rD9vh0t5v4FsyOVJJqqYWQA/w480-h640/IMG_8513_jpg.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Math Fluency</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students need continuous fluency practice, so this station is absolutely necessary. I put some sort of fluency game in this tub, based on what students need to work on. You can even differentiate the activities for your groups. Just make sure it's a game they have already played and that it's engaging. I have them play the games until it's time to clean up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysd2t4A5-PT3OSTQkUnSRX8Q1OH5yKswLArzOwwTeV4eur5fPDkVVJ8bmKnekoI1OPoDqlsyknebIwRgJDr1kmDkqupggmQeznmalMaZ7KkqAbT8xVKp9d-ZlOzpFWHuGEXpmjiZZA_2ZtgAjXS6K_FkEdI_fD321DV7JNgCJFb87yjvT5iNj8VtX0w/w480-h640/IMG_8512_jpg.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Your Seat</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tub contains independent practice for students that they take to their seats. This is a great time to fit in spiral review or to work on a skill from the previous unit. I don't like to include a skill that we are currently working on, because I want it to be something they can do independently. If you do the spiral review, you could use that data for knowing what you need to cover in small groups. If students finish early, have something for them to do. I have a Dessert Tub, that I will explain a little later in this post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0EtgCvZiSDaPWF3vm3otaqQ7XMsXA_ae3wApMRYJkki6kgOdplrNqUhSTB8ak5zpoHqCHsrl2BF9hi3_xukgIOvkN6ZRmeTFL7vWKyHcX6y8SSR94LHfBWbEQSolBR2VpXHCXlfiJZdVuo2bj8i5-cRPBT8g1982V3DlvH-YepxM7B3Mrff9hoXidQ/w480-h640/IMG_8511_jpg.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teacher Table</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students meet with me during this rotation. This is not the only time I pull small groups. When students are working on independent practice, I am pulling students to work on that skill I just taught. The small group instruction during rotations is based on iReady data. This program groups students for me based on skill deficits. (This was an adoption by our district.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Small-Groups-Student-Binder-Guided-Math-Student-Binder-5819537?st=ffd6771e9e474245cf7803aac9ae2254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyyv4acj1ZNsXvNGVr6r9knSwlWCgqYbaPnDMrfdnGgfPtkYlPlFzwlhuZdliTBsHH79qExYMtlbtyX7KvbYkVqWbmuEMBznrrEYBPPKWMlwjKC-cnJdEwteZ5xkRmCuqU1VItkGp5rqBoZ9tvT8aEF2sbOfS2pJaC3eBO-FtSdvU9CZoP1Zw0lmNKQ/w480-h640/IMG_8523.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something I always struggled with was having time to plan for small groups with everything else you have to plan throughout the day. I knew there had to be a simpler way, so I came up with this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Small-Groups-Student-Binder-Guided-Math-Student-Binder-5819537?st=ffd6771e9e474245cf7803aac9ae2254" target="_blank">Guided Math Student Binder</a>. Each binder contains instructional math mats in sheet protectors that I can pull to work on that needed skill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Small-Groups-Student-Binder-Guided-Math-Student-Binder-5819537?st=ffd6771e9e474245cf7803aac9ae2254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="2048" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYO8jjf_S21SsLT00GSDXN-Jk22AcI_3PhrnHHGzy3KthAKpec5cA0JhbbD7fHKobYjm7hTorIuBkaASwNjz2NnRLlUyRlhC8NVw5JvBntlKhmP1lO26rtKfE2CEBZKRv4O0zpXCWAsBGglrKQBL6PCm6yM7w-GODJ0ptv8_VgWSrUGW3E3VKonubtfA/w640-h390/IMG_8516.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I keep five binders at my teacher table and just lay them out for students during small group. They just bring their dry erase marker and toolkit that contains their math manipulatives. Or I will have the tub of manipulatives out that we need for that lesson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Small-Groups-Student-Binder-Guided-Math-Student-Binder-5819537?st=ffd6771e9e474245cf7803aac9ae2254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwF8X-3xd395bpp4i2qUoX_oOkYxEQXmMdIAujr58PFOVQ9_fA5nZ9pDYgvG11FOqFOrrQa-Cr1AqRUUJ6cK0U2AdY5nesmuo8TDAHJjw4pfS5dpCfRxJ1U_mH_24mDny5AmNreeAqj9zBoXn2xeW96GHy3ZbwNDuRlyvuGMjoIkZ-_0O4OCY_EISEQ/w532-h640/IMG_8521.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="532" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students just turn to the mat that we need for that day and we get started. I don't have to worry about printing and pulling things for every small group lesson. It's ready to go all year!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Small-Groups-Student-Binder-Guided-Math-Student-Binder-5819537?st=ffd6771e9e474245cf7803aac9ae2254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJvM2ddDqlIxZ6OiFyQLz6qpY7RKuNYKUQW11Q6E0nDnUk0RmdjDf8EkQwJqYXisnym9IbiI5LhDNxPm0-uikGAohs6hXagtIUhTwlj8Dgt-JLNfF4qDdcvVyckm-WeXgquNw3-3m7hzBO1jj-vR9uZHvhEoj6fShogZY4Q147egI5vUw-HDKtvfpMQ/w640-h480/IMG_8520.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hands-On</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hands-on center needs to be an activity that requires students to use manipulatives. This is the activity that I am usually teaching on Monday. You can use this to practice a previous skill from the week before. You can also differentiate as needed. For the activity below, students are building numbers. They pull a number from the pile and have to build it using place value discs. You could also have them use base ten blocks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtbEKx1_bsFdiHkGUL_cl6IP7ll-EhKFPK__7jEGPxULm5jBzwUr4VOIhANJkMpEnQfySPBtUkjAaw3pZUaQHuLEqe_rabK_ajI1zdPHOEdFAFCfI1RXO8yRR_bprQKwZfpwN6aHsi7Nn60dvjdxrqJFwg1hk6NbpX2aYaFCDieZvgwieFgrUzMSzPg/w480-h640/IMG_8510_jpg.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dessert Tub</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always have a plan for students who finish early. I liked to have a Dessert Tub. Put activities or games inside that they are familiar with, such as previous fluency activities. They can play these until it's time to clean up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpGF5PFmUtfqukGkiszAmhRFBOD0N67VD-aqMjeCFj8C-6AfdGmu-d--BcYA1UiKNuxzUrxMond9_a2LMa6pVirj-lMm1nWeyvqvmSSLaa_ztg75DSGm3Sh17TCLvIkmuonpbUNWKOkKLh-Hls6ekCpbNhPnOTf8aw6orwBx2k1xrcQu6Ncqk5LSyrw/w480-h640/IMG_8509_jpg.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVpITSBXgeKS-44Vvojq_WQd4AaAzAIf3IiOtZ8gnFkuJKci_B4iZC_RAet8eyKAmleneXISlG49V5WF69DhQyg4VysdrjofVwrL0PLJ7WvfaXHsCDLjbxTWCufjr97L14eMpl8hJaBmIC3ATQxIGMXrWqcp-R4LO7cS_KL_hFQ51psMjbrUWO63aq_w/w640-h640/Slide3.png" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When it's time to clean up, I display this slide and play a clean up song. You can just click the yellow checkmark for it to play. This was the signal to clean up and get ready to pack up, since our math block was typically at the end of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know there are many different ways to set up your guided math rotations, but this is the way that worked for us. If you would like the pocket chart or slides for your classroom, you can click HERE. I also have the Guided Math Student Binder in my TPT shop. Thank you so much for reading and taking a peek into my math block!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd-njGauo94sGx3lb5JSTfx7zP6TLE9C30nzX2sJqOe3QZkX1mhDHIVL6TnNw5P3WtjfbbjzgCKUAuqZ-JSx5vYZxzzbuoeOmKaA27ASeGnG6koouqwpO-eTTenAnFQaxk8l-6DdCVVg4wb0x4eLY4CyYjDFlT8vt88vYg2OAXk8pkBzFG2g362uiXRw/w480-h640/IMG_8506.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Guided-Math-Rotations-Board-and-Slides-Math-Small-Group-and-Centers-Management-9156772" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXpqVvwIL3GkIpPsW4SwqZNd_lJqFL5bW5iVVDQKjDK0oCNtn32Rf6Z12zrdkHyAtSylXGb0_t_Tvm5Nnp3JEq6iD9Tmr4sJkMcNclQUUsQ2vIiTm06apDvQuNtM6UIFxk3NFcFclFwNAG_68hV2LUw68vQra0j0LMTJCk4WTw-8gs0yov-3dWdGl_g/w400-h400/Guided%20Math%20Board%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Small-Groups-Student-Binder-Guided-Math-Student-Binder-5819537?st=ffd6771e9e474245cf7803aac9ae2254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXKQSpnDl5Hda1MhAIidPAiYLYg9t20b-bFIfTrPVzjktSV9_50yFKLbjFdo_ss6c1XxNleU3ZOlzDvMVwRUsqpmmO3sIv1NceCG-QcgKXt2bIi7R_daNnLd2S1I28AEdUiQlas1pxMIdOYN2UbGIcG-POZ01bG_u3zlVTiq9RaLaytqkI8Mu5bpD0Uw/w400-h400/Guided%20Math%20Binder%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9AM4P-IFdmXSRk6I5aOGwXtMaM-Vk0RhqZyTVhpFtdDydW4T0seJ-c1AmIYBtgqx53spyf73leMaufbc3bokohAhGR0V1x_GP-qC0nGUpSVXtR3D0AuB4joo--OvlCpkp8nYsAHK-WUxTAPsUg2JCsqQh-zLfLNvB9D_98BTpJC4TLDDc0oJeHNEyg/s4500/Guided%20Math%20PINS_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="4500" data-original-width="2942" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9AM4P-IFdmXSRk6I5aOGwXtMaM-Vk0RhqZyTVhpFtdDydW4T0seJ-c1AmIYBtgqx53spyf73leMaufbc3bokohAhGR0V1x_GP-qC0nGUpSVXtR3D0AuB4joo--OvlCpkp8nYsAHK-WUxTAPsUg2JCsqQh-zLfLNvB9D_98BTpJC4TLDDc0oJeHNEyg/w418-h640/Guided%20Math%20PINS_002.jpg" title="Do you need help setting up GUIDED MATH ROTATIONS in your classroom? This pack contains everything you need for setting up your rotations and small group in an easy, low prep way! I will show you my rotations, board, slides, math center activities, and more!" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-35028146708652386912023-01-27T08:32:00.000-06:002023-01-27T08:32:09.001-06:00Easy Valentine Craft Bags for the Classroom<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uqBil65-L9_6xVCL05VTt_xVi-nBSmtBU0-RpUcTz36xbUrQykKLz9R2zf4aO80gYsojC3KnJYoKn0McCv3vz6l5yjJty0CBiVs8eT9Xk0GqflW73Ezw5R4RmGAQHbEVVGBvK6yLI39qVPNwgMu5WMyw5oJi9JMbINydynMarsDTJuIq3aT8Rq2YaA/s2048/IMG_8370_jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uqBil65-L9_6xVCL05VTt_xVi-nBSmtBU0-RpUcTz36xbUrQykKLz9R2zf4aO80gYsojC3KnJYoKn0McCv3vz6l5yjJty0CBiVs8eT9Xk0GqflW73Ezw5R4RmGAQHbEVVGBvK6yLI39qVPNwgMu5WMyw5oJi9JMbINydynMarsDTJuIq3aT8Rq2YaA/w640-h456/IMG_8370_jpg.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you need an easy Valentine's Day craft that can also be used to hold Valentine's Day cards?! Remember the days of the Valentine boxes? Some students had them and some didn't...plus they just took up too much space. I decided years ago to make these Valentine bags in our classroom to ensure that everyone had something to hold their Valentines in for our party. It's easier for students to carry everything home in these at the end of the day, too. Over the years, I have created some different designs for these bags, so I thought I would put them all in one post for easy access for everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeTwJA8e9UTv-Q_GM8yGoSWvxc-N7zKQfCxnQLyIg3FV4TZzfKh2QjJrkN6h5dE0cA9u-avfuiKvZBv1B5uwBpv5MuZaXPWnu1ty1ZRhU1onpFidGspv2j4spFz2Ik5tx-Npo-UyPZ_J9eEL54JmIV4G_3BfskqRrv0KL2cdMI1vpxyxjXLK9NQcnZQ/s2315/IMG_8330_jpg.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2315" data-original-width="2315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeTwJA8e9UTv-Q_GM8yGoSWvxc-N7zKQfCxnQLyIg3FV4TZzfKh2QjJrkN6h5dE0cA9u-avfuiKvZBv1B5uwBpv5MuZaXPWnu1ty1ZRhU1onpFidGspv2j4spFz2Ik5tx-Npo-UyPZ_J9eEL54JmIV4G_3BfskqRrv0KL2cdMI1vpxyxjXLK9NQcnZQ/w400-h400/IMG_8330_jpg.JPG" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, you need some gift bags. My favorite are the craft paper ones, but white or black ones would work, too. They usually sell these in packs at the Dollar Tree, but I like to just order them. I actually send home a letter to families to sign up to bring something for our Valentine party, and one of the things I add to the letter are these gift bags. Someone is always willing to donate them. I will add my affiliate link to the bags I purchase below, along with the letter that I edit to send home. It's part of my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Valentines-Day-Party-Activities-and-Craft-Parent-Letter-Stations-7645977" target="_blank">Valentine Party Pack</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3JkLfoF" target="_blank">Craft Gift Bags (Make sure you get 8x10.5 size bags!)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Valentines-Day-Party-Activities-and-Craft-Parent-Letter-Stations-7645977" target="_blank">Valentine Party Pack</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Robot-5234388" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR42M7YMHDuoKZgeqlLr-xxxUUpIY5BtFR77zuyIFzT22bYqAhBZcfGtT2CJeY9ConAgSfdi7ML2g9pQ1BYV8e-ZpRpQ_PoiT480pRc_J0bUKmfOKqUSlAzLNuup_6rUH9xHdgnH_mN7IO2G-UlX_b4vLNp-qx8j81MprQOHcY2nErKLHy7jZLcQei5A/w640-h520/IMG_8369.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My most popular back is the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Robot-5234388" target="_blank">Love Robot bag</a>! It pairs perfectly with the book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3DmbirM" target="_blank"><u>Love, Z</u> by Jessie Sima</a>. It's about a sweet little robot trying to find the meaning of love. This would be great to read before you make the bags. I also have <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Love-Z-Valentines-Day-Craft-and-Activities-Digital-and-Printable-6500183?st=37b6219b721dd3f2fab41d3b2ee5b887" target="_blank">comprehension activities</a> to pair with the text if you want to make a whole unit out of it. You can print any of the templates on whatever colors you wish. I tried to keep them as simple as possible for easy student assembly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Robot-5234388" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMei1vaaW3Ojip5KUbMrn2FKjfR_7VuD5A767RMPhu_TdwcQSuQJd1NTI-H5s6_QCR5IhD75jxZCXxHunTtmpnKh7FfxCdKScd5DOA9QKRYM0bmtKMlR5X-N9mOFHnEl38-LPuLbePECYR84BfWU8xlhGK6nUIp5neb8UDHn56R6PGCe700aOmbTOFA/w480-h640/IMG_8358.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something new I added to the bags this year are these student questionnaire sheets. Have them fill these out and attach to the back of the bags first. This would be great to use for morning work that day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Unicorn-3596320?st=f5242c7f2e10577e888a6dab21f0b623" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3G16Rmf_lfu30WTVO-IM5FiNOnS429NVVKs7MY33W-JfDFeLTxo88a6y6YXKyni87QfXlE09lnz1Onk-LEpTotoGdtQrZX5K8cbzXJc5YlrSIZiRJdTz55ChOott0myh0o7L_v9iYchqj_aBTYpmdYCPm9dahUQIOSiWxIOIemxpC3MIalYg1QgIanQ/w480-h640/IMG_8355.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My second most popular bag is the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Unicorn-3596320?st=f5242c7f2e10577e888a6dab21f0b623" target="_blank">unicorn bag</a>. This one is just so cute, and who doesn't love unicorns?! I love that you can use any mix of colors with this one, and it's still just so fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Unicorn-3596320?st=f5242c7f2e10577e888a6dab21f0b623" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2-yQ71Ic8dvy9y5QQ_nTw4vn81b11LkSmjCBx3WINTB2_s5wdB1fEyOZSBeES6dFf1e_Gh_loRGa2RAgzoZzfyTE6IHdntROgMjPjkSH0oCJZBofHyV5oKyGQLlugYJdImtzJrjd7eydIPwmAH3Df3P_ODq4uN4JyuZIfvDAboIuvGQtxLwHPvn9Zg/w480-h640/IMG_8356.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Pizza-7738257" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1hNZ05ZGCmTfZjG7A6p8EIa1Wo-oEfby8RYXSDgCJE8Bi9smgN6y70FxveAH1DQpPtSQGAMQvfcL9JeStiX9_EM8rRsK0_TDjyz3iDly0Lr6nztBoS0VAcJ6QnbL3f3dl9-WUCS5l0xfS16DMZFnDinRyxa5Yf8mVDEMUDn3Xe0r8ejcjh6jzCfUcg/w480-h640/IMG_8353.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone LOVES pizza, so I knew this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Pizza-7738257" target="_blank">pizza Valentine bag</a> would be popular with the little ones! The book, <u><a href="https://amzn.to/3kQ2Tq8" target="_blank">I Love You and Cheese Pizza</a></u> would be cute to use with this bag.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Pizza-7738257" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQ-5iaguz1Wu2TGAme9x_0LSXw7W3IASO8IGuW7RFonIasugdhPZgiv6RZ3zrsutofCzCRuJ7o2vFQB9midthsGPF7Xmq2Q-VWzwrx2KZ6sgu1DsMKtxEXa9tKkrS5HUpKbUygckcXzE-FxTPVS7Omn3CLkkJoWh3MndfXwTCdIfVtNUE_3WFolDZrw/w480-h640/IMG_8354.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Monster-9053644" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="2048" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB9B12n6A88K7HfCpID3itLR4Vf5mq3P9ynTma-RYA1BVhTpyXWiWF5LxNcYDWn8xoWeiyRQVTqcWR7XwmU_5wP2jLunroZTO37H9HCIHLh8hSCuQkrrEfKocUtFR0rZGzr6jyTvMTaGTOMyhXRDTU9qa_tbPyCI1XYnYzKiWPA64QEcA_2FPjHIcjgg/w640-h432/IMG_8372_jpg.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year, I have added two new Valentine bag designs to pair with some fun, new books I just picked up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Monster-9053644" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLM6wSs_97Eik_p4k9xJX7Ee44geMcpFBtslccRBr9u9hsTY7PNbCywtQ2pdo8m1jSeRPui6IMp8KQpO1kzdqXsmSZB2ZMP5-i42W5BLG3hgQmmZ0C2kAdZY4U8KQwXuAs3rVh7CpNEOZM9Zgn2P27WteCQuqzDthPfZXV5l_AiRBkPlmb1XU8W82H-A/w640-h480/IMG_8364.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3Y013Bj" target="_blank">Groggle's Monster Valentine</a></u> is super sweet! Your students will love these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Monster-9053644" target="_blank">monster Valentine bags</a>! You could also pair this bag with <a href="https://amzn.to/3RdiAUL" style="text-decoration-line: underline;" target="_blank">Love Monster</a> if you already have that book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Loveosaurus-Dinosaur-9057705" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaob_RkcOkVIKiOFkubQaPW3WC9wkF_5moV1V6X0GNUWa8r_nqimNWupK-67fBQKUsIP7MExomfFhE3RXuwZ4N5zLozbzV9gLzC8EmgQtGy7-AcqNYhZlOu0RG5mx0xK9T22_yxucnuTNgBqKoSgKdY3kdj9rNwC1vSHG-10w1km8SMHti55thhJ2cw/w640-h564/IMG_8367_jpg.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How to Catch a Loveosaurus is the latest book in the series. These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Loveosaurus-Dinosaur-9057705" target="_blank">dinosaur Valentine bags </a>are so cute to use with this one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Loveosaurus-Dinosaur-9057705" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVhweJhCa1jLedTdNzl5Hcd7BKIdu97Fjwim_3VHdO7L7S8tOWMSJxK96Jz03dzurlKsSNT-OwMSYVRyZgiXU-6YKQf8Hn7rd7bvH8jssKg4Dt6AFcenQcAL1gaUlBTw264TJKv30Mx-glwHLjRwSv07q2pSAo2WDXXKl7ZF6s4M-_FblSt_eumtg4Q/w221-h320/IMG_8360.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="221" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Monster-9053644" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6b40skb3w3j6WP2Q3oHktmJyWlu1-Y0TCo3LhgT9Q7FhSmL7WWStIDG67NxAYVj-wdBPnGMhsgGgBIebLyu1lsKMktwoDvnC5vf6A57wP5-UbXO3ORs_67RJ0lj1Rh22SzJq3ivHb2DV8mzZZNtMVl1IvNRYFGtSVAfig_Sri-IzxJknnpmSp-zMIg/w236-h315/IMG_8362.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you make Valentine craft bags in your classroom? If you make any of these, I would love for you to tag me on Instagram! I love seeing your students' creations! I compiled all of the bags below, along with the party pack if you need some ideas for your <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/01/10-classroom-valentines-day-party-ideas.html" target="_blank">Valentines' Day Party</a>. I hope you all have a fabulous February with lots of snow days!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Robot-5234388" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmPC8xwJMLgk5lTOcvbAY6LnvGusuC5TEY04NkmZPSftkMWo6KcKAXSqmKWk-AzDfJ8wLYy3TNKw5LGokV-GRuKrpfvS9XRC9CeBlwg_XGtAN_4ySa8sj7Yx9bhr3ijOJT_cqPAy-V_ab0c-jSZ4QgtfcUGC9LtNdeR2xD1M4cT8xboTEnd_yDDJrww/w320-h320/Love%20Robot%20Bag%20Cover_001.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Loveosaurus-Dinosaur-9057705" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqLbnGk7KPpf1PuPPGUM-k4goQ0F5m8rsECJforO0u5tYO9OgYveFrlZGdvsbnlUVZYcFronDad7sH20K0-2r_gmhj2nfpLUmKK8Ai8NHqvmWBola0uzxTlHJXXRa_vxteE45hg3msp4K8DrnhPeg1a9aEtbY9c7lxztK5ayPBaAMun64xeKLpNVVrA/w320-h320/Loveosaurus%20Bag%20Cover_001.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Love-Monster-9053644" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUA6LSlTr5nVVkUd6ySUmrjjBMIiowt-UwmwDEq2YoMKKgUkhgCXPHpLpV9DpR6v-hBiRhFWRNTYZfC8U03cv2sg0NwpMFpR-XB-mqf2cLlEvf8Id3EPg5bBagOCkOGG5gF2gs14uoqKDJBI45Ut3P_0j7wcnrP_L52ujFoHrl0Psies-tio-tL7phg/w320-h320/Monster%20Bag%20Cover_001.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Pizza-7738257" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtofpG_qIQ8Asv-UYbWVpd_5cOJLkQA-Lht-vWz4wOmQNINtfhB_uu9Mm5kNIkvpH3z4H8xuNyWQwrPLCuoxUaysW62JvfADzfoBDg9jaaAhtDkRUOH3oUa8B5p_wu-e77t7j2miXKo9ROo4EcT4Ho73SYiGch68nuyKRfWZkX_1CU7dQkXRh_h4croQ/w320-h320/Pizza%20Bag%20Cover_001.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Bag-Craft-Unicorn-3596320?st=f5242c7f2e10577e888a6dab21f0b623" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLcK8NKh2RDcKjyMozcfygdSwyifXnPHRqz95e3_T_qlfCu7t0pOgDRLmXUU8tG9QTaPj_2OI_WW7iBTdC9E-kstBiKxcVqJkpPM1w562JSPVpG7Z-r2Wq4tJGGappsfj3dkUnwPDWR89uqY6gyqvGqMKcx2VNfY7CndUyF-yy-h5YsY_5WJN0m0Jjw/w320-h320/Unicorn%20Bag%20Cover_001.jpg" title="No more Valentine boxes! Students will love creating these fun student Valentine's Day bag crafts to hold their Valentine cards from their party. Simply print the templates and glue onto a gift bag." width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Valentines-Day-Party-Activities-and-Craft-Parent-Letter-Stations-7645977" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep classroom Valentine’s Day party ideas?! This resource contains printable decorations, stations, crafts, snack ideas, STEM, and more. These fun activities are perfect for hosting a fun sweet themed party in the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcB9yXi1M4gt3Z-nCd1k3EVL4-ZK6f44WrYJcOtoBjcbOTsc6v_InWaS8kfUshdQTiqVKosEfZfCF9EaeQ_Am_wA0kmYuV-gLesu2Yv4sbJOZUa77Z9jfKDkO7ZNP3FObwFEUc3t_P-e1DLMtddIzg0R4ZsBGREtY6yqYuq5YCvGtHdA12WHMWYz02w/w640-h640/Valentine%20Party%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep classroom Valentine’s Day party ideas?! This resource contains printable decorations, stations, crafts, snack ideas, STEM, and more. These fun activities are perfect for hosting a fun sweet themed party in the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-25635622388379012282023-01-09T08:44:00.000-06:002023-01-09T08:44:22.944-06:00Using Partner Talk in the Classroom<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-7V26YOQOlTfUdXb7xLaOIriLJZvBHpkWO-xnhaaCcGoneNsdwi8KdM6o3-XvWWdpBss6b-PygkcHtSZFyDLI_jjyv8xjlJ_O4XhmvAy5QfB3exLbF0AOZcLbxO-qTc6sjhXLarqcNxkUOHKapNSV_1REpH_5YZ49eIljHhOYmm_kaehPhQjdvQWMw/w640-h480/IMG_8174.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you assign partners in your classroom? <b>Partner talk</b> is one of the most effective strategies you can use in your classroom. For partner talk to be effective, you must be intentional and plan beforehand. That includes pairing students by subject, having clear expectations, preparing what you are going to pose to students, how you will assess them, and more. Partner talk keeps students engaged, holds them accountable for their learning, enhances speaking and listening skills, helps students make connections, and makes them an active participant in their own learning. In this post, we will discuss some strategies for making the most of partner talk and some fun, engaging tools you can use to assign partners in your classroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="2048" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnwEYODUeESHkfLHIROkjCq_fVAUOq2O6Io-gHwo98CBhpbGHNqTol1zRUR2NdUhlJavvV4Y4lT7ktjUJIdOBsASIvcHR3U9CUyU-BZDPkY20y5sW9HqjmbZ5IL1gULpXUqJ5LHzWnlf1Ha0Ux5IRnl7zOGJ79ae-YWX-J6r83bYJqCmQQbADUfvZVg/w640-h488/IMG_8172.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Creating a Safe Environment</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before you introduce partner talk, you want to create a safe environment in which students feel comfortable enough to share. This book by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Just Ask!, is a great read aloud to use as you introduce partners. It discusses the importance of being brave and just being you. It also shows that it's okay and important to ask others questions when you have them. This is an important skill you will want students to have when talking with partners. It also creates an accepting environment for others who might think or feel differently than us, teaching empathy and compassion for others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIheN4DNGokPelJCurFLmRjhYhHNVtKkH3PsWBriZxS3fNbBOek_4kCAREFryader6XcHPEwFNZT1ZvFMX6xeTJIdNdZ_TNnVnDqWBm-LzVPfD9S_J4CgPDb6quyI9M161cFvEDlqxrQ2jsx5AzO8NrRQdLiz2Kl8YeydhcvilC8lbtVBfZ2RFvEehw/w640-h512/IMG_8167_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Assigning Partners</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have always assigned partners in my classroom. I am very intentional about who is assigned with who. You want to take into account academic levels, critical thinking skills, and personalities when pairing students. I don't pair a student who is very quiet and shy with someone who talks a lot. I try to find a happy medium. You also want to do the same when it comes to academic and critical thinking skills. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I assign different partners for ELA and math, just because the abilities vary in each. It also gives them another person to talk to and get to know. All of the partners in this pack are food pairs, which makes it so fun for students! I switched up partners as needed or about every nine weeks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVEQJaKS2pSFz2yXCwQtO5JDIhyPX7L5Cc_mF1BvOfKl0O1MEYpRved_Q4d50063NmHEb9Ln6cIXMRNsUSSDp_r6ntm_rHdnLEh4PwMs9Ymo4WMABlaXTLEU4eIu2Ecr3oW4xJ4uVHTfIQ-eNzPI68x7hyNSAJP8LOXSE_vOYo-jEFqLMq7xkzUfw2w/w528-h640/IMG_8163_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="528" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Create Expectations for Partner Talk</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You should explicitly teach, model, and practice expectations for partner talk. You can have students make this "partner pact" before practicing talking with a partner. When you are about to have a partner discussion, you will pose a question or a topic to students. Allow them to have think time before you have them turn and talk. They need to be ready to discuss the question.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, students should turn to look at their partner when it is time to talk. Tell students which partner you want to speak first, such as the meatballs can talk first. Have a signal that you give students will it's time to start talking. I would clap my hands twice and then say, "teach," and they would say back, "okay!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As students are speaking, monitor their discussions. You can do some informal observations as they are speaking and listening. Students should be actively listening to their partners and speaking when it is their turn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After students are finished, they should wait quietly. You could also have them do something to signal that they are finished, such as put your hands on your shoulders to let me know you are finished.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I give them a warning that time is about up, and then, I use a signal to get their attention. I then choose a couple of students to share what they discussed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uHhlQxL4WXR2fqzQVK4_z-yyFoVXMEkzxy8LHCICp5qXWegfa-Zq8VbX0K3XT7pXWdMP3ooZPYoP0pL1DV5B_CWAbS2OIieZPeNJRqhBVThRl8n_LcaKKOh8XiX_m1wyd4bLBI-_Dr3v6xav_ASJyFGqGAnQfVuN0r8EMPO-2m_iLwNSU8IT4RJplQ/w466-h640/IMG_8166_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="466" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using Accountable Talk Sentence Frames to Guide Discussions</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students need scaffolding when it comes to discussion. I liked to use these accountable talk sentence frames to help them first form their thoughts. I, often times, would give them a specific frame to use when expressing their opinion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOu5IvTuEtbiV4hezvsnaY7alsbjPZf1pLJbPREWJfQtbGQYAFpCOqBROkWM2L8ANBrl3-trQurS0m-fWBzipbwQ-c0EDzR3J9EIcl7_Zibd14XPV4AZyn29c2FQy7vD5QV4YcgkK3RH4pVl4JHHT-FwGU2ldwGcvRM3MA_lPY5peJSJUNZNnpUFoyg/w640-h640/IMG_8151_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you don't have space for all of the posters below, you can print this list of sentence frames. There are also these mini ones that you can give to students to use during partner talk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="896" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOcXcq4_qHeehFbKsrkAiSSRps5a1ATfiguZhEeZcviME3D8MZFsHuY3hTT2AdleJWI8clOJnXbGHDKU-XTevurBJg2KwL7UhfH69P8moq7QfJOdkZWy7CNuJ25jFykiw_IYAZUtzn4oLMzGmXqn4sRlEVSfRgI4ZXLKSeN4-HiLaRm4PO3d71KqZAA/w640-h462/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-06%20at%209.35.25%20AM.png" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can hang these accountable talk posters, or you can print these mini frames and put them together with a binder ring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_F4CrQav0KW-10CtwyueoUXNoyQwoAcw5ppBv4Nta-lgceo36c5UTlqrLk5IhKmsgZeAyxVgVDDH3N6m7u4vJ_6MJKnYlsztEqN_hg1wjtPi0U0-HZuw0YxUQtWZe16D3Tezx59-1MNjtyn1PhNohhsrhHdepiiOgrjAvaVii7hi1XMbLZjIvtD-xA/w480-h640/IMG_8165_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make Partner Talk Fun!</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These partner necklace tags are a fun way to assign spontaneous partners from time to time! You might be completing an activity and want students to find a different partner. Give half the students one food partner and the other half the other. They can then find a partner with that matching necklace. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You could also use these when first assigning partners to help them remember which partner they are. I found the tags <a href="https://amzn.to/3vF4p0J" target="_blank">HERE</a>. (This is my affiliate link.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvehv418VkdAJHwYzqY0rjlKoHCGK6XmkwK3gb8m0CqkaatkRugBcjWosx6kS_VIq_pec3JUri3V4PWD3CNXWc6jA-CEF28CC_eITlFsc9mqPUbWHt250FwU9UJdXE-JJFNEetMQK02R_HD-LcTGUGWCtGFUXXVzbJpTPM64vJY81lJNyi9DoIHw6ZA/w634-h640/IMG_8159_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="634" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9JfGIDngDJzh94Ik4YcL8zFYzKe1p5u_CplBlCgMwLHzKAi7DBqNN1VMo0zs37fkujpOQAR9sh34r0zTMW21V60UrYcpIpp7EJmvpMAK4PThEy9QyVfE3oSgO00XdzZzpOPS-6XfrcmGp9J8eKTiWaK0bB8mfxyMS8NOB4PMj-y70UWzd3UxHDzKYQ/w366-h640/IMG_8162_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Table tents are another fun little partner tool! Put one on each student's desk. Make sure you have an even number of each, so that students can pair up with someone else. Students can then go find a partner in the room. This is a great way to get students moving and to get to know one another!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWmSzKx0xB2t304TRULNcQvaTmfbFkISO8AccZH0_XDQqfz87CQ0WJqQfD12wDE-4aEMWwKmsvs-TGlHV1CGQhUeTGR1jxpV0ECQdZWx0X90WIYq-Iva4fzs8ZFjvDnPltcKKX3R_TScqbu599490pI7qJtZBYNEPMCuppHtI6IyGL-qDgRQj9Pv4sA/w610-h640/IMG_8146.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="610" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Partner talk is one of those instructional strategies that can give you so much bang for your buck. You are building community, increasing speaking and language skills, ensuring everyone is engaged and an active participant, assessing different skills, and students are getting to talk and express their thoughts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHel03Jd5WKDXEZTqUAH_mgZkqQsrsZgZ2wlvaQGsnqxM4jb2PsiK1YP2QlvTLToj5f7muCcJxJgWUiGMuHyzc67iSYbibJ2JPuZbAiwlJWEpw3t1YBlQaMlY_Hw_jyWXdoXoK1dLKWtwmSu_1BNj3z2q0JqEC4MrFpgrrhPHC-sMyzi3Jqdn4kK_xSw/w480-h640/IMG_8164_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put all of these resources and tools for partner talk into a brand new resource for you! If you would like to snatch it up, you can click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" target="_blank">HERE</a> or any of the images in this post. I hope these resources are helpful and can make partner talk fun and engaging in your classroom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhQiS0j2sUY2D1J5Z0MLL7hz6a_mN9HllzUFVM6E3XtICA7jkIl4Ja3H6n79zBc_rKOto5K4TbGvBlCk8t4z7VP508b-rSey6CXpZUDeOT8Ym3FsQ4Tc_To62dRA82TUGmdBgzOnaUpbFN-SBtyywDMp6jD8pGGlrKEAbSo-qDbEIlW9ZaWSAtm0Ing/w640-h480/IMG_8168_jpg.jpg" title="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Partner-Up-Pack-Pairing-Partners-Partner-Share-Partner-Talk-8973121" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for ways to help assign partners in the classroom? Make partner talk engaging and fun with these must-have partner pairing resources and tools. 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Read more about these fun partner cards, partner posters, partner sentence starters, and more from Tiffany Gannon by clicking the pin!" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>
The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-86794666357227388622022-12-02T09:39:00.000-06:002022-12-02T09:39:24.674-06:00Four Tips for Classroom Management in December<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUWBHlE6Nqin840gZcmJrr6SK8kbmikCZ9R0EGSAO2EFsxXCsHNxivlNNWmZ4SwGGiiDn-jssluxGNZQQ3-eNKubYMj13vK4gSKdJqPaU6UMHwcWvZD9T621soWE8G0q0XN0U3Clwz2Nt2zwGkfcR2onunX53_8ZJcQPkOVFcbMmoZB_AYspo7AAQFA/s2048/IMG_7846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUWBHlE6Nqin840gZcmJrr6SK8kbmikCZ9R0EGSAO2EFsxXCsHNxivlNNWmZ4SwGGiiDn-jssluxGNZQQ3-eNKubYMj13vK4gSKdJqPaU6UMHwcWvZD9T621soWE8G0q0XN0U3Clwz2Nt2zwGkfcR2onunX53_8ZJcQPkOVFcbMmoZB_AYspo7AAQFA/w640-h436/IMG_7846.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">December is an interesting time in the classroom. Everyone is excited about the holidays and anticipating the upcoming winter break. That level of excitement can sometimes be a lot to handle in the classroom. 😜 The best way to handle that is to be proactive and embrace all of the fun. It's also important to revisit procedures and expectations, as well as review social emotional learning topics. In this post, we will cover four tips for managing your classroom in December and ways you can build community, which will in turn lead to happy students and a happy teacher.</div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Use Read Alouds to Build Community</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Little-Spot-of-Christmas-SEL-Activities-and-Christmas-Craft-8842371" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbMP2rDhg7sxHuny4LovWZW76I7jgJOG4FITtPUmzAkCp2fH_eKpam4gqRYWRAdnP-E_SW8-I1rokrmunCMOXPFBNc6ybuHzdz-JGuwY6ljiMf-imWLZLPvpyt9MYJrvmt-M4TDzelkTAWl6cdlRLVUKkXINNNINpUe8xijhdfRjEgsP_UFJHqYN-ZSw/w480-h640/IMG_7818.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3FiBoxp" target="_blank"><u>A Little Spot of Christmas</u> by Diane Alber</a> is a great story to use to get students in the giving spirit this holiday season. You can use this and the activities below as a sort of behavior management tool up until winter break. Encourage students to be Santa's Helpers in the classroom, just like in the book. In the story, Spot wants to give a gift to Santa and comes up with the idea of doing kind things for others as a way to give back to him for all he does.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">The book covers five traits that students can exhibit as a gift for Santa: kindness, patience, being thankful, giving, and love. You can use this as a quick read aloud during your morning meeting, such a great way to start your day! Each day focus on a different trait, making an anchor chart of what each looks like, sounds like, and feels like. Students can then make their own lists in an included mini booklet of ways to demonstrate that trait at school. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Little-Spot-of-Christmas-SEL-Activities-and-Christmas-Craft-8842371" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bPEyINEEnWk2M1SMR1L9i5TpQubu-oieKLsoB1uUWiyz_5CiV0DzVE-sD69sc9olQuZHgNQAu5lTM6MIJjqn2E7oh3H6fCfrspqw1scsxV1OX4B7cyAfyEk0u_dq49s5A5SAgZzL6xMV-rTfiqvL2BvgYADnUbu8FM34Fa34KKbK8O-RNNYuAP9Cfw/w300-h400/Slide8.png" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can also give each student a Santa's Helper BINGO board. As they perform the act for each trait, they get to color that space. They can continue this unit they fill up their board. Such a fun way to be a helper at school!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Little-Spot-of-Christmas-SEL-Activities-and-Christmas-Craft-8842371" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-w6OINdGADx2_UIID-y7B_aGaBYKy7DI5pFPW7m2OBkyb7w7eFO8i7CnM1b_w09XqYSH1zJtDoUbOPhrV_EPY3XJT5ubFcrNMCbRW7oTbycEulHqEZVxBKItWiwRbHzxHT5dPTg4BOiaQ-ZB9jHDMiAPpis57ESHBzGfZbTM0uZ_ywj21x2cFH-reQ/w240-h320/Slide5.png" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students can also make an ornament to give to someone, write a love note in which they tell someone why they care about them, write a thank you card, and make a Christmas tree craft with each of the traits that they can send off with your classroom elf for Santa or take home to leave out for Santa. These will also look super cute on a bulletin board!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Little-Spot-of-Christmas-SEL-Activities-and-Christmas-Craft-8842371" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="4800" data-original-width="2700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-qAP5oLAP5l0yiqZXCMs3XD2TosNMBz15Pbh6eUktQIpk8wqbk5w2zuaLbHshWshAro0Y3Nk8PK90FCOW-f1MeNw443jW_PpJi5_ojuILar0IaTSUP9h9NLX5byuDoeJaChQhpGkqEqKlNRPZJm44or_dynsM0JtepkKh8M1tyzqLHSn1lSfpHPgC7A/w360-h640/Santa's%20Helpers%20Instagram%20Story%20Graphics_003.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below are a few other favorites that you can incorporate for building empathy, resilience, and gratitude into your classroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5x8LsQn-vmjL-r7KHpy78D5ha_wF0LAxcqEhyPe-iMOMQ2pQ6xg8BR_nWUshZBO0xfqRj36qPE84oBUoA7MCCDcVzuzGOrJ4bIhmhMlLUX2_tXvHR5qqBX5ruJo4iIXXCoDNR7FoRVZUCtqrh1FHa9S3M17uaGKbqar-ZkC-KKkhqeeTDF7LfdJ6jg/s2048/IMG_7846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="December Read Alouds" border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5x8LsQn-vmjL-r7KHpy78D5ha_wF0LAxcqEhyPe-iMOMQ2pQ6xg8BR_nWUshZBO0xfqRj36qPE84oBUoA7MCCDcVzuzGOrJ4bIhmhMlLUX2_tXvHR5qqBX5ruJo4iIXXCoDNR7FoRVZUCtqrh1FHa9S3M17uaGKbqar-ZkC-KKkhqeeTDF7LfdJ6jg/w640-h436/IMG_7846.jpg" title="Christmas Read Alouds" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Review Classroom Procedures and Expectations</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKI4WxTMr4uvkDEKq3bv_CKeFLPsz15JiTjZqLUZFapYTgRb9mO9iSJmP8bNyLwLyMmo4xcg60py0F7KPmrbg-ZAI06qXZa5Gow9RDTqVayC1zr59acgZEwnhoVbfo2NntZOwCiaRVyYSOB5Qs2DwGAQMJhl_ycSSEACVXdz--hsZANMoVibSqlNCL4A/w640-h640/IMG_3996_jpg.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have a classroom promise or rules, go over those again. Discuss goals and what is going well and not going well. How can you as a group improve?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3YMHcxZ8qUBwBXkMsqOfRUQSivRIcR5FrZhctm-HUj8o2FP1Mf2qqov2fQTjk5MVV-p3INl7Ps-5-N008VcCrEljxyJvcH2z-t5UNPzn2w3KEYaeJNFAbIfH0eIxDWJeIkskGy2LPywqMnXx28HCQ_jVnkMCelMyFZ95cZsdIv18QpmTBmA6OQHkwA/w640-h640/IMG_3998_jpg.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go over specific examples and behaviors in the school and classroom. Discuss why it's important to be respectful, responsible, safe, and kind. Students always respond better when they know the why behind the expectations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Good-Choices-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7536241" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWttgYgO0I2MV_HHIJ6hHCmeeBUvUmQ0qclalfl3dWBoIYmZMPPHIk-RDXo3Epgbl9RVTCY8cg1iZ5Qo_t_ztEgCDABXqUDZl-4crBpXV2n4XrnzRJFTmBdiUuXh9LDsmNZANZ_KFRuxwsR8jlNrgjHjSKquiUsnM-ODA2QBbgvySxFpGzfjfiyft3Q/w480-h640/IMG_3035.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do a good choices/not so good choices sort. Keep it up so that students can refer to it as needed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Provide Incentives for Students to Work Towards</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sometimes, you need to focus on a specific behavior that the class needs to work on. I made these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/December-Classroom-Behavior-Management-Games-5065464" target="_blank">Classroom Management Games</a> years ago to hone in on an expectation and to positively reinforce it. Let's say your students are blurting a lot during instruction. We would play Blurt BUMP in which the class plays against me. If they blurt, I get a piece. If they are raising their hands to speak, I point it out and choose a students to add a game piece to the board. You can bump each other off the board. I never bump them, but they love to bump me! The first to get to four in a row wins. You do have to be consistent with it, as well as be an encourager. Once they get that behavior down, I stop playing the game. They don't notice that I take away the incentive, because they become more intrinsically motivated. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/December-Classroom-Behavior-Management-Games-5065464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-6Hk5ViadVxSkwjvaDYFCuS6yAFzAJqEGARG5Xs2qavGDi9nq3P8QI_69v_EeJMOsXSZziDG-Rp4KgtTZYGBThO8rK6TBdZ_ptMsrtcrjPLlyM2DYmZFUIL9SzLlMCkYqTZi8EUNIgO56gOD2D45SmqCHdHznvB4Oc-kY7IXnn-kaInpAj-mN97SPg/w300-h400/IMG_2323.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/December-Classroom-Behavior-Management-Games-5065464" target="_blank">December games</a> include Blurt BUMP, Holly Jolly Helpers, Deck the Halls with Smooth Transitions, Fa La La La La Voice Levels, and Santa's List Challenge. For that one, you can choose a behavior you want to focus on for that game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/December-Classroom-Behavior-Management-Games-5065464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtl4Qduwwrqv6keo1ExItDyawlCpBxrq70N5V1fMNdED9nKMDZ9Pvvu3o1Rr2Bmy_-6TYEVc9GMbpIsKv_zrfDZmv-f5Cgrr2Wptp6OlVH3BbecKWkPhGAIUdzhBmG6e8a0s3P9onZAPVXhyfAR_U6MCEOtziyiwm7zD3EVrwpKgW6vkpPbmaAnVodKw/w640-h480/IMG_2326.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If the class wins the game, they get a prize. I always tried to something free like a special activity. The most popular one was bring a stuffed animal to school. They would do anything to bring their favorite stuffed animal! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/December-Classroom-Behavior-Management-Games-5065464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdEEmh__2a8jFWOeyvINv_RHcKfBjwxtZ-R6DFGo16ZGTQV7JZ7tS6a7BoPAUTMM78plack_WaexpaXwqf7_xZ-1LvIojX1uCRKaR2vquknya70p9pLw-SIYhSoi9ewXKahNNf2WMD6gxA-_XrVdPkUaovzSonGLJLwXHYrPm-Q-VQI2E4NSyEinHGg/w300-h400/IMG_2317.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Encourage Acts of Kindness</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When students are kind to one another and to their teachers, it just makes everything else run more smoothly. That's been the most effective way I have found to manage my classroom. They just want to be happy and make sure everyone else is happy, too. The books I mentioned above are great for encouraging that kind spirit, but there are also some activities that I love to help spread acts of kindness during the holidays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36HdXMBdol-b8JLjeSvqQqDeRQl1crAymA3QGQaYVRP7plpgRZs4Jt3nGgnU7CUFRW9fAiQMwFgf0z0KfXq3Nk2GyMSdS-HvgV_RF76aMrIHAt9AymWhOMLab8rMe4FZwtPxB2cztamwj-oPxZEeAMfh_syuAMmLtrOA52V-I_lHK99huVm1G1hLU7g/w480-h640/IMG_3422.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have students set goals of ways they can be kind to others. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdQhr5oRk-ZFbcLqSewxQFYCBMcohUpo6tOX2KyQ5K4rfVTqiyQ_RqWYnZvYPtoKuVnPNAcQKe2vGgK_fQEwweCVA03XE0F62VvFmC_VD8FjPsH9QIdDH2fKl11MuESGnb1BxcLgMFjIi56L4mHYpJadWJXpBfjtqAB7iHdDP3LRywpsm8IyvJNsLOA/w640-h448/IMG_3409.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone loves a compliment! Have these notes available for students to write compliments to others. This would really brighten someone's day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuEPUJrK7A7KVtpJUnJVaYf8kVFXH-lzI1OybFcuzUBcMd7_dDWI2EHdGfHsciJibiyZNC8J0RSj6iv9DuZfSTy4hZj3fFwTwi0ZYjRh3UDrbgA3eNWJC0iujChF-wOsa-9XSWVuO42mln16iCqJpIhHMbB9mE_lMbkd7NRgAJxYwgEfzqbwHRMTEOQ/w480-h640/IMG_3413.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Start your day by playing a game of Acts of Kindness BINGO. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="2048" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7HYiHlqan4HoFZj0sDsOPOhu5IQ3I1N6ajWDITnvr16T9DBuIDmuxetGbbgLFmMzJUSEM6h1p0CqgLtd8ucKcKDeLs4vvQYCRoV30tu3pNwTkOAET0ebZVJMU33yCM3UVFPY0rdLP4t6hF4Tlf6nkDuH9-80oPwKEHut98q9ZbA2sucE4rv_AhGI5QQ/w640-h508/IMG_3441.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a whole week of mini-lessons and activities for spreading kindness that you can check out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" target="_blank">HERE</a>. There are also <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-and-Lessons-THE-BUNDLE-7600397" target="_blank">other units</a> that cover important SEL topics that you can incorporate into your morning meeting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, not everything is going to go smoothly...it is after all December! It's crazy and hectic, and students don't always listen. Give yourself some patience and understanding, and know that you are not alone. You showed up and are doing your best! That's what's important. I wish you all the best this month! Let me know if there is any way I can help you or if you have any specific questions; my e-mail is always open to you! Happy December!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Little-Spot-of-Christmas-SEL-Activities-and-Christmas-Craft-8842371" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcCqISGchG_uO_VyfVZAkGTPB4bHPiG4ZmUCANa-96ugNaxFSOZhrvNmdpzxUl9ZHGfMew9BwPo2W6Mmxwl-agfe6T7lj8wQuxVbwK9UCxorr5xuboAiEAgf-b_8FX1uCYzUO9ehSl3fwhZygV0WHGssOrHAY_a1PIHq8rdBpMXMhRFozlxyNlCoMdw/w400-h400/A%20Little%20Spot%20of%20Christmas%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-and-Lessons-THE-BUNDLE-7600397" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4BX8DHLD_Bu-q_lAsOwZJWZOggLA-RNQFtTe5df_J16UREhnJDcsFHNXjPfs931Nu1RMZXKuDORvEbPJspqZmhWmHGkGOfMpKeSySr01WZJpgTE52zqy687U0lydKKXtkYPbgXUYvKSjgH9K_In3DbghvaaDsVoYWFhmiKemzlqdPpdRSIMtlKNjgg/w400-h400/SEL%20Completed%20Bundle%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Christmas classroom management idea, December Classroom Management, December Behavior Incentive" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-8751218691970994272022-10-30T12:01:00.001-05:002022-10-30T12:01:07.284-05:00November Read Alouds for First Grade<p style="text-align: center;">November is almost here, so it's time to plan those <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" target="_blank">November Read Aloud Lessons</a></b>. I have tried to take all of the work and time out of planning these lessons for you by creating the Interactive Read Aloud Lessons curriculum for first grade. This month incorporates elections, Thanksgiving, and more while covering your ELA comprehension standards. The thing that I love most about an interactive read aloud is that you can hit so many standards at once within a short amount of time, from literature to speaking and listening to vocabulary. I even tie in a little grammar with the included mentor sentences. In this post, we will cover what read alouds you will be using to teach those standards, as well as everything included in the November curriculum pack. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMz_YgLL-yFaSy_OFjr0KWArookcnPWsO7bKLvEVbcFqdgG8lc3DsU7g3MmYpUOgpWxwQk_ZSSn9B-9s6tOj9YnVP9dgpOE7WSt0t1nmixjMJHcoExnn2YUvrF-E63bZ0G_tsSx6ckwFv1gEZj_6WaH_F8_3J3B__B2bvS7mVeAaF4tjgqiYG__0yAQ/w640-h480/IMG_1884.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This month's books for the read aloud lessons are...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3fmb1fQ" target="_blank">Duck for President</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3UrPNfB" target="_blank">Let's Vote On It</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3SS1hHT" target="_blank">Squanto's Journey</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3SUHpUu" target="_blank">Turkey Trouble</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3gW5SLW" target="_blank">The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(This post does contain affiliate links if you purchase books from this post at no additional cost to you.)</span></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2048" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoRyYp8qSGOmnADAfVrGVo1QZImLoVW1G4wkIbvVqKiP04USDLQ8pcN0ZeoimBlCiKAX7Pn_0IxNGe8yharzSkl-HuvOCHrFwblDHopXSYilYu6f3YOEWKSCD65V1hrWelhgOFXgqMhJP6h1tgLFIQWympalDYqBy8dgPxJUnMe6IBgO-aAZkpGPRCQ/w640-h616/IMG_1881.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Read alouds allow us to teach a broad range of standards. You will find that each week's read aloud will cover several standards, but we will focus a little more strongly on one each week for assessment purposes.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKyu3tydOSmlm_bHzWf-ZTAIf2jnlK7ttXnRkEt-AluZEUJln4IoWLcetgee4vnJZNXS0WljV-BxxOg-598w029lls-DNav4ItJhSXdgXKKCm37MuhFc5mtMiGPQ4cDtxWS02lzNvNyRZuTuu3_l0c1vuBXa9RTy1DLNtP7Yx_jmPcjkPg3EScJjmnVA/w640-h480/IMG_1888.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each read aloud comes with a printable anchor chart. I show you how to print it as a poster on a regular printer. I include the above components on a focus board in my classroom to refer to throughout the week. We cover one book per week with an assessment on Friday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb29437NmsDs_aJ0HkZU_RittX_qOMZ0SbqAcJgyHPiDX9IA0UoxKhzsGYAPa8Cc6e6rk6ru0zRu-WgtSo7jwbUSk994dKStF310hGNeg-5TK2quDVAVLsV09oXBWjrk5gDl7jL5Xh312OthO0Bq7WwCF89U7NG8OqwSMf9LMzh3K2WsXJU96jY0-QA/w480-h640/IMG_1889.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are typically 3-4 vocabulary words per story, since that is typically the research-based recommendation. The Duck for President story also has a paired text, so we have a total of six for both stories. I have a routine that I go through each day with the vocabulary words. You will get a card that lists out the steps of the routine, along with slides that have the definition, a sentence, a quick student task, and an image to match the word. We go through these slides each day before the story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_IRowUyUuvPepuoUQLnkOavXMmZuvcoq_v1_deMQSOFg8stEZipTbLnwAxaKzjcGE1Pb_QW1mqxKY8I-HBIwlhVlfXxirSh_lYwkpT7vNH9Akijs2Ui9kp2oFq572IMZYf4_01THfCVchhjtFQCwZv_eyFAlLWRPoNr4hwlBDwU9i8qNoo_stXUh0A/w640-h480/IMG_1891.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Posters are included for the focus standards, along with all comprehension posters from previous read alouds. I always post these on my ELA focus board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp9NTXOHsNYR28xd7ZDpxzKoXSVXbf7qdCAy-Bzo_oorQzoU45BRdERfoI2geFGEd2mVpL3k1hhCGS1e8SnIhUa1y3_FsGDrtIQmUYwvc_TWyU1qVRGfcpy-kH1YrE1G2g1bUzMnZix-2okbB5U03NPnRZVULdHktoyV7rHoQX8hczHv5WO1T5XaLkA/w480-h640/IMG_1895.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Five days of lesson plans for each story are included. Before reading, I do a quick mini lessons, which is scripted in the lesson plan. We then go into reading the story. I read the whole story on day one and then only the portions needed for the daily task on the following days. You will ask students text-dependent questions as you read. These cover the different levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. I always stop and have students turn and talk when answering the question so that everyone has a chance to be engaged. We then discuss it as a whole group. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7FRttXQII2StcPfbcN_-sV2i9OdCUaWjlgtF63ekvJqcdOX2QCKBWR9PMXJQPqOTIDBfgJYB8bvJRgNEtYpW7PqJv-wy7fEfiMe3uEoZHaoIPNg3KMU4zNg1THHCHK3OePlk28mMT_ZraMffc98cmRvziXS5L-Tt_c4rS_LLESK2pqwHgN82osL-Wg/w480-h640/IMG_1897.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can print the questions on sticky notes and place them in your book. I like to cut them apart and place them on the pages that I will stop to ask the question. This ensures you are always prepared each day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEgqvqN0NkfFV30n-zy2rgnS97l4L_AxUAhT2a5ogjidIaJgCOhySkPDClVhPhmyZFqQdFrFIxa7dr-A5EvWfIWKhvFSFETI8wYGuYKQN18RfKkf9EHNOlA0SiAef_XmdW4mMQDMNmyna9WKf_kzt7NEQjKSXTnBXEoHXN0nLS5W_dWgvtNMI4pdu-Q/w640-h480/IMG_1886.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After reading the story, students complete a daily task independently based on the mini lesson and the text read that day. The daily tasks will work up to a culminating task at the end of the week. The culminating task will be used as one assessment; I include a scoring rubric that you can attach to the task so students and parents understand the score given for the task and what was expected. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJm5WcZPlLE4d_Z1AfX4WSFwaGA4TLEn9scOTvkgjHzMXC9tosER21q5IdhQgkECJFImFD6IVMpbYHt20fvniCy1PIOGfIWIHxkmccBi3wM2_ivM_ySFVdSKWqAHLRE9KMFlBo6biVSpfw8YPQNUBsmWvIGRrdjVyE176TdTyIvWsF4qcgmF_RDQlHA/w640-h480/IMG_1892.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Duck for President</u> is great for election week. We use this book along with its paired text, Let's Vote On It, to teach the difference between books that tell stories and books that give information. The daily tasks for Duck for President cover the features that make a book a fictional book and vice versa for the nonfiction text. On Friday, there is a fun culminating task in which students are given a book. They have to determine what type of book it is and prove their thinking with text evidence. They add all of this to a cute voting button craft. I call it an Election Book Party!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinAEkXdnTypgeZaALkIelnvmfO0r9KHmdi4Iv9V5xJ7j0ujA_J7sHyFpswrCKEEUW9K1ItE9tWrmnDvHKlY4SK_5fDJryQZ03oMFfaOC9lLetobzcV9M0YeKb5C5mfS1KA1WePrhtuC4zYpkaznys4ZmGjK9JesnIJDbwEWBabHY0mz1e4Irw0yuqYwA/w640-h480/IMG_1898.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Turkey Trouble</u> is perfect for Thanksgiving week. We cover making predictions, as well as our focus standard of describing the characters, setting, and plot using key details from the text. They will make a turkey craft describing each on a feather. The culminating task is creating a timeline of major events from the story.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWdJbXaf9Fb44o5M5md2veooyMz4NspLaPJdNt0XlKxPoPAopFOkapUxnbqzZKiivTAb4SeMsP6H-Ymr60ZRi0pI294LaEKSQi3rHibN9a6YaojpzwTX1gLv2dd_ZcWngZqJ2zQLokmja7UvK2li53OMF1xok0cKVft4SVX-ZE3XfEgWkSEWwJ4NNQA/w640-h480/IMG_1901.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Squanto's Journey</u> tells the story of Squanto using his perspective of the events of the first Thanksgiving. It's the anchor text of the week, but you will also need a book told from the pilgrims' point of view. I used the story, <u><a href="https://amzn.to/3UeB5bD" target="_blank">The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving</a></u> to compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of two sets of characters. Students will make a list of events that happened to the characters and use those lists to compare and contrast on the culminating task.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWAYrseeHF_imzumqzriVSh_PVrIeYdYsbWrBg5Eb0IDcWvFLO_zteKCnF2KNo5p3PskvvV6Kk4PUICFaA6Iinp1qk4yaDdOEr7XXZKrdSt-7Xds5j08W6LYkPlR_vL9I1EYKZw6WuvOf9emT-HaKSioiEv1VKXuMxr77d-n24su6Y87-Lko4wa1L-yg/w640-h480/IMG_1902.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With <u>The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs</u>, we work on identifying point of view. We look at Wolf's point of view and how he feels in the anchor text. We also learn what text features to look for when identifying from whose point of view a story is told. In first grade, students should be able to identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. You will want to bring in a paired text that is a different variation of the three pigs story. Students will have to determine the point of view at various points and provide text evidence to explain their thinking on the culminating task. I have also included a quick STEM activity to pair with the stories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAGTW8NQCHWBwN-guy6v-oddvXVLow6AhqY_nL07f8IiEmQ828GUbxWB2l3c5IVUmUgqpcXwjIMXFr08Cqcl4bCJmHR4nTSZ7suGiIm6zTu6oXekiIb1ve8buC9Y3g5fY223XUTh8isOt5Qk0YvcX3JymP7e-M6EUI8l_G6KNi0jnXX77jj7jsPCBxQ/w480-h640/IMG_1893.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only will you use the culminating task as an assessment, but there will also be a comprehension test covering the focus standard. You will then have two grades you can use for that standard. There are four multiple choice questions and one short response question.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UB4X85jxo32QutaeQ3Wik4c2zJpLOcs_-D1u2IoBLOYerwRKIGrCK0gTfJIrxqzZL_a6ZlAk9CHLV5HUyibiY4VFNC0zk1T5kP5ENYqZVZEA1f6HXxDj4stq8K86Dneluoul0LcndPVy9yhTkU07yLEIxiUEdTWKQO6tPgcbEoFPcJimZ4Rp4jupzQ/w640-h480/IMG_1890.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to incorporate a mentor sentence each day from the story that ties in the language standards we have covered. This really ties everything in your ELA block together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kQTB_YpojQ0BLdCFH7hwFsC2LMYUfzN8Gy8FvlzIr3BH1tA0PFJRP4jxMBHtjHcVd17mysATZArDRYqBTQ-1VBfHLPnVWOF3QrW9Z17-bDYQVz9W7oJU6zZK9N750pnkLg9EqyxARLt1kHVni_Fn0z3ccJAeiSBdaugGmVjmcoVa1kHIgHT3CpSCqA/w640-h480/IMG_1884.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only do you get everything I described above, you also get the digital slides I use to guide my lessons. You can see a peek below of everything included in just one lesson. You get these for each day and each lesson. You literally just have to print the student materials and display the slides. I wanted everything to be ready to go for you so that you have to do no planning. I would ,of course, go over what I am teaching before the lesson, so that I am prepared and knowledgable of that day's content. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8si8GhI1OkI8iaiCpIc2xaeNJoMswwGvkZVL9BP3saAALY22kLyHqg5ZCA3_JbJCwkXU7MBJWkQJ6VN-McEIqNa-MBv2TtsnwMOzn51N6K2ixwiiYb65DnHXczvaSjaBPcmYMDI6HKAwaLciORu0Py3dk32_CpkZRiNwrK8cXJWHyqb4arFn9aKtag/w400-h400/Digital%20November%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd73j1MJR0Dq-DAb27T6fO_6vC2bzBQXnd-nxhqbYcKS_Ii0CJwFGg_NLRzZVRWmfYMFJ_U6LIERcZGF68cgXqRsaWqkTWWGCBvke7f_qdeoQ04asnt7HB_qZwg7KTBOd-jvZJe9Pw_Na4xDNvvutlWONAhCYfZs0YR0igubEsy9O2EuMThnZoHDgIsg/w400-h400/Digital%20November%20Cover_002.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSwm2ChUdSf8dQoPe9b5jy-3XJcxPwaiIC-UhbTJSfYQncgMtUHiAQCbSvowmBz6eAjNTcqMWhcG3USBhjZY4zWH00NU7vFUNuGKhMBFJTFLTVU14YCWh-0gMNuMdk4ec-OVdQu72BVzcR4PUB4v8ubyuNJpijdYziJs_e-GxZrpc-FJCYl-VAx3Bdw/w400-h400/Digital%20November%20Cover_003.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgriuMqaolOTVnc9B5gOY8uEFFoMQaIkCEv9KWa67LBCEyvND_1diOleVKThK7w5KMG6K8GH_3gD1T9H2SVZVK_oIk2wYjQ4rRG5b3x5d1OPnWgVHSL-nMJJkdR9oGYEnwB6-L-65_Ibav6T9iMVzUAqY7bzQvDEpIxROZy2Md7AFD3EUaBI-24fnrQoA/w400-h400/Digital%20November%20Cover_004.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find this month's lessons <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" target="_blank">HERE</a> or by clicking on any of the images in this post. Thanks, as always, for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Interactive-Read-Aloud-Lessons-NOVEMBER-Bundle-Printable-Digital-3430111" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlIci1vI3kahp_Gwe295O67NR1p02tgXKtl8-VHWWIVeNbzofjj8A82FZQx2sbe7N06PIkTUmE6iO_doC3d10pPTn-6jI6CXuhopTNOinmg_vQ1wJVzCdWAkNDGY1tI4i0SOhrmIHrswEpgkblXRSLMvb2tNaU28S8GuNQdh1wmU2GDZjUSwR9T5wxQ/w426-h640/Nov%201st%20IRA%20pins_002.jpg" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach your interactive read aloud in first grade?! These November read aloud activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, lesson plans, worksheets, crafts, activities, graphic organizers, assessments, vocabulary, and more. You can grab these engaging read aloud activities here!" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-23705961913359607012022-10-11T12:36:00.000-05:002022-10-11T12:36:51.243-05:00Components of a Meaningful Phonics Lesson <p style="text-align: center;">Phonics teaches the relationship between letters of the written language and sounds of the spoken language. Phonics instruction is vital in teaching students how to read according to the research. Most basal programs now include some sort of systematic, explicit phonics instruction. Those obviously vary on the type of quality of instruction that is provided. In this post, I want to break down important <b>components of a</b> <b>quality phonics lesson</b>. This is a format you can follow and ensure that your basal hits these points. You, of course, want to follow the scope and sequence of your district or from the phonics program they provide. You also want to make sure you are explicitly following the spelling pattern rules. </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Phonemic Awareness Warm-Up</h1><p style="text-align: center;">Begin each lesson with a quick phonemic awareness warm-up, activating their phonological processor. I love using the <a href="https://heggerty.org/" target="_blank"><b>Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Lessons book</b></a>. It is by far THE BEST out there. It's quick and explicit. There are also lots of <a href="https://heggerty.org/downloads/#resource-categories-1" target="_blank"><b>additional resources</b></a> on their website, including hand motion videos and flash cards.</p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Introduction</h1><p style="text-align: center;">Begin the lesson stating the learning goal, as well as showing the success criteria for the day. This allows students to know exactly what is expected for them to learn by the end of the lesson and unit. I like to provide a visual on the success criteria lesson slide, especially for the younger grades.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSEdMZ-uQ9mOH-D6urIqoDp0GOaBiRLr_kbKcTnwL2aJCQGNU4Yyn7jGW0ETULSeAYmTC_ID6dUHqGrlcN_dEi-X0gWXIxoBeP5RlPPxcO2-JhhhOWK-yF3YBOV28ZcxeAdzd5NJ_UG8KqjNyFFKYNghUt79jzbli8kL8u-t44C70cR1UzGJ7Z_xKURw/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_004.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpgNxR52IVU46-5X4uouyzE__3Q96Hv6fB8sG9oIrx-HlbLR3s0KleUQScO4xbAtQz5RpDcM3V85mWwiUwTLqoXFxSzuqCSizwNz_3dy72IGyKL9uZ5YiwDcyaIl45qFvD84jpiky0stDaxSVcm23fVj8XiK-Md8ETb4HCY1BmEJT6ug_5HZI-vGCiA/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_005.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Follow your curriculum guide for explicit, systematic instruction techniques for teaching the spelling pattern. Visuals should be included, and adding hand motions always helps. We would assign a hand motion for each spelling pattern, and it made such a difference! You could add a review of the previously taught hand motions to your warm-up, as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also liked to incorporate an anchor chart into this part of the lesson. We would create this together and hang it for reference in the classroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Phonics-Anchor-Charts-Poster-Size-and-Student-Size-Anchor-Charts-4286256?st=6b669b512c8212e6a5b6358cd715874c" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1491" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ARLSs2DFeemsoPGZiauLq-gG3acPGEJfApySD04JfuVhC9I8Jh6zeWGDf3FYm542Eriq2jd2wsgl1zo36jIAaJqhyKgFeYm0Q1GWmpcKYWTG40wvSojJXnF_aRqzxXgiRxQAY-e8jKlaKp6kuB8xHNWl1of1Fnsp6T3t0ozgaRT85o7sQK4jicJ4Rg/w466-h640/IMG_4310.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="466" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Decoding and Blending Practice</h1><p style="text-align: center;">You want to give your students ample practice decoding the spelling patterns. We practice this together as a whole group at first. I then let them practice with their shoulder partner. If you have decodable readers, this is a great time to incorporate one of those or a portion of one. I also used them in small groups at my teacher table to practice decoding words within text. If your curriculum does not come with decodable text, TPT has lots of great passages that incorporate the different spelling patterns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzdiJ-XssqDaqAYLtejz4FsF8Vrzhi9XD7EKoDJo5tkuRD1LJRjfZ36NnjgaY88-4LHbhHEHajUtnujGXBIIH9mWkn5NxhNbSdwV9Kjn7wrATs_9h39D9sHGkrEqpYw4IaVu5JXsOdKcYA1U_p3i1zSlgNmRGwyhuHSysTlYhAUlG3mkDe6-L_9rF9A/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_023.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9wnOxaLSfqmBkGS5UuxF_OAzuX-TVCNI8aJDHiwN_-NxYkPilG8fgNywod3rDZfQiM5D0kn1J9KpquYOfQ11BK24DXdWuCp2kbacQrQRI-6pYOQqX3w446TIAZnjQyOKLXzck1M7or_gfyJ3K57Nghck34HCZNr6XmHprW8s2gnycrIDML6nXTpIRA/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_011.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Dictation</h1><p style="text-align: center;">After decoding text, it's time to apply that knowledge to encoding text. You can incorporate dictation in a variety of ways. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Students can build words with letter magnets or tiles. I also have a digital form if you want them to practice on the computer at a center.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1626" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8qbqFt5I-pcHzFJQ17XGXTq7B_4qTWgZ8RkX6mgjjjtGNfXaZTiK9-FupvZx9W7iyjS5pPkxB-_39pVTNNHSygDKENtEv_AKu9op3yswTQBHUUx1VdA2BjdXDpw4w43yuckmGaIUihJCYcgx_fhZnBxHbNa9z94-OhiV1F_E3DibbZ4CuxBHvEAR5Jg/w400-h224/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-11%20at%2012.09.49%20PM.png" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have them use these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-Toolkit-and-Binder-for-First-and-Second-Grades-Distance-Learning-5842293" target="_blank">printable letter tiles</a> to build the words. They can also practice blending once the word is built.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Learning-Toolkit-and-Binder-for-First-and-Second-Grades-Distance-Learning-5842293" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpmSQCMFWxeW4qCusvqqYYAYcqbJS08Ai5-lKEnmrwYXeBRH871CpLwCoqJn3K-2KFAKdi7Fh4KAQiaE4C_WzjsYtWQubAvnCny3CB4qymISJorJxWMKD7UdLXyMxtBaJOqIOyP8l9JlYdXtYyG5TMkz0MoPxmy7rMVDJp-XTmOT6bcSTxjBiriIewg/w640-h480/IMG_6751.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These grapheme phoneme mapping mats are great for word and sentence dictation. I like to use these in whole and small group practice. <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/09/no-more-spelling-tests-how-to-assess.html" target="_blank"><b>You can grab it for FREE here.</b></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUesTDfG0U134ZVKgn9u9JArG9A4R5-d__QwkBiWhM0uy4sPyyCuvrxEGVGWfOt-3Ird_d5lJn3wR11Ai6_HDsaLPYMFePgxrU9WKM_yxgEULmiRhPB23N1dX6pltgH8t5XY66Bs7nWQialQ2BYCgw80ZuZEwRNFWvbMB-kcdcmGT16GXOimSSWXYow/s2048/IMG_6754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUesTDfG0U134ZVKgn9u9JArG9A4R5-d__QwkBiWhM0uy4sPyyCuvrxEGVGWfOt-3Ird_d5lJn3wR11Ai6_HDsaLPYMFePgxrU9WKM_yxgEULmiRhPB23N1dX6pltgH8t5XY66Bs7nWQialQ2BYCgw80ZuZEwRNFWvbMB-kcdcmGT16GXOimSSWXYow/w640-h480/IMG_6754.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFSS7ZsKmu-L1miQZPWKnhxtL4J-yn9tyldSZgyQOBr6QkOT_o7xXd_YlJlT7ip1ycHyELnBUJMsw9wqvuuMFweEnvpSNtnNzgxf45pOSz4nl6KQTh13QPlwHEkRTrCZ_FL_Lgk1LCXOoK1e4Yw8M5tCIo13AiDrsayQ19Tt9T-_zjZrZ42R15TXW6Sg/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_058.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can also give them a picture and have them encode the corresponding word. This practice is from my digital lessons, but there is also a printable version that you can give students. These are great to use for assessment and driving your instruction for small groups. I assign a different activity each day for independent practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb9qiG_tAMF8UvpC9y6M0mi72H2wYn02j0SczyZEDRubxQAoFKMDiPaEQeosb-GVn6uMmI14K2ZvK1O6DnWXuKjdX8sDmgW8fspX8WC7ls8JRLu4nFx9-y7NI8fhwu8ibwqaFHozrYmbEZXwJ8Hm05-qVPFmygx9sTmMWU-wozHtBVcZsPevoa-FsOg/w400-h300/Slide5.png" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="400" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Exit Ticket and Closing the Lesson</h1><p style="text-align: center;">You always want to close your lesson, reviewing your lesson objective and giving a quick exit ticket for assessment. This might be on a post-it note, on the back of their independent practice, on their whiteboard, or just a quick partner discussion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoW9FFQ9Yuyjw9Y1xQ44oCGgoIesRxl_M9nDWFul9Fas-qxpWHg31-J1zwB4EgBnRuTX48wuiJwF1tAOgDEztkWXEzNh3G1IT-yty_Gi-CNI4Ms9XZzZ7XbE3AYDzkf5OkG8IerImL4HSGHHRBOf2V9SqXfszF2a14I__S5hE9yKRwFXcfkY7-hohIA/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_029.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! 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Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Je51nMKF_F5JT5E8roULGvNd02MeJ8GEapBZNjvTZB1gOMRIpqbA1tJP_2jRcf5SLAM1WbYH_luStQY8HPDzhNrcZC92Tgkf25nRIGO-AjxOoGukWoOgfzBj_JgsrhDBV0uv5vPbdzh2_KQ0VFa-eAPsCHLxl5RbavKBtNrnn9f_C3nSyf27XMzsfQ/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_059.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="4800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElRtFTV1futcYZ83MWs-RF30JOfHJpS3KCjrVr-tPzC74PFVwHU8sdhJjy4QUdWMSaMSFsYVZZJan1MzHYore7uaB80tDEyiYTEd7ooaIMgVUHJeKKMR7MfY6p-LIrJSgzU4J4xFCFV36kZZXjjO_HHD20_DWSUuuyE_GE70g3SJjMGkTaL-_KkInZQ/w640-h360/L%20Blends%20Digital%20Phonics%20Lessons%20_030.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can read more about how I assess these spelling patterns each week <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/09/no-more-spelling-tests-how-to-assess.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. I have also put together a post where I go into detail about my favorite resources and tools for teaching phonics <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/09/my-phonics-must-haves-complete-list-of.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The slides you see above are from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" target="_blank"><b>Digital Phonics Lessons Slides</b></a>; I have them for most spelling patterns. They are great for incorporating your current phonics curriculum and guiding your lessons. They also include printable independent practice sheets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for reading!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Digital-Phonics-Lessons-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Google-Slides-TM-and-Worksheets-6798070" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVFXhjtFPcNaHcMjNl7wKVXzk5TI805l0mTl2KV7H8VhtCAIX-kBnNriEUgu6kNicUAQbUH6GcBzyQfzTMctP8H_9yu0dTUlnkRiP27EkdoxhfFADgWuAXrkML4QZ4v-KUUgGPET1P4wTPmeAVv8rA1aR4Oudkq18TqnKh4mEOLt_NJZHlnD2L1ta_Q/w640-h640/YEARLONG%20BUNDLE%20Cover_001.jpg" title="Phonics lessons for first grade and second grade! Read more about what a good phonics lesson should contain and why." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-5192974996674207142022-09-14T11:51:00.003-05:002022-09-14T11:51:53.451-05:00No More Spelling Tests: How to Assess Spelling Patterns with Phonics and Sentence Dictation<p style="text-align: center;"> When I first began my teaching career, I taught at a Reading First school. Reading First was a federal education program that stemmed from the No Child Left Behind Act. If your school was awarded the grant, you were required to use only scientifically based reading practices in your instruction. The quality of professional development we received on reading instruction was invaluable. Our instruction focused on the five components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension, and reading fluency. This month on the blog, I am focusing on the phonics component, including some practices I have used over the years in my classroom.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I recently shared some of my phonics must haves here on the blog, but today I want to focus on assessing spelling patterns in phonics. We used phonics and sentence dictation tests as our assessments each week for encoding those new spelling patterns. I learned all about this during one of the Reading First professional development sessions we attended at our school years ago. In this post, I will share how to conduct a phonics and sentence dictation test, as well as a link to a FREE copy of our phonics dictation test, along with a copy of our phoneme grapheme paper for practice leading up to the test.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX8JDR_P-rMHf_x8PZON34LeRCf2HuqKdpyZ12oik44Jm7aj__TCquRgg8m-Trn-8dQjyHbVmWFzwXWOb09tShFt-FPsNBRmxjtK8TDFJ6yKo2VLFzX-i6oXKif0kH0JIXOU6M4LWG3ZOmO0TSexfRVYu3j6ia4d1Qf4zz_fOSlI-zTikwDRxYFAziw/s2048/IMG_6755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX8JDR_P-rMHf_x8PZON34LeRCf2HuqKdpyZ12oik44Jm7aj__TCquRgg8m-Trn-8dQjyHbVmWFzwXWOb09tShFt-FPsNBRmxjtK8TDFJ6yKo2VLFzX-i6oXKif0kH0JIXOU6M4LWG3ZOmO0TSexfRVYu3j6ia4d1Qf4zz_fOSlI-zTikwDRxYFAziw/w640-h480/IMG_6755.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Phonics dictation takes the place of the spelling tests we did for so long. The ones where we gave students a list of words that followed that week's spelling pattern, but instead of students learning the spelling pattern, they were memorizing the words. That's not really assessing their mastery of the skill. We want to give students new words that follow the spelling pattern to see whether or not they can apply that knowledge to those new words. </p><p style="text-align: center;">In our weekly classroom newsletter, we tell parents what spelling pattern we are practicing for the week, but we do not give them the list of words. Because we all know what would happen: they would memorize the words. </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Phonics Dictation Test: How it Works</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_z2BO7Dj8sWigDVvE4DtcdiJpvIAgS0FfoGY3Ni32wMTn23q7pOL_uXkmLX_dqcSQUqIQDLWaUSVImHE1Yjzq05-yJ_ozW7CfA3ddVSztWy7ppSKH9MIuOXtFEKXR-QYXMfuiLEmW-nwGcsEyWRI-90nHOUpJeGOGiXk56-vNJCfto6BBKlnKlvaJA/s2048/IMG_6757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_z2BO7Dj8sWigDVvE4DtcdiJpvIAgS0FfoGY3Ni32wMTn23q7pOL_uXkmLX_dqcSQUqIQDLWaUSVImHE1Yjzq05-yJ_ozW7CfA3ddVSztWy7ppSKH9MIuOXtFEKXR-QYXMfuiLEmW-nwGcsEyWRI-90nHOUpJeGOGiXk56-vNJCfto6BBKlnKlvaJA/w480-h640/IMG_6757.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the phonics dictation test, come up with ten words that follow the spelling patterns you want to assess. These are the patterns we learned throughout the week, such as short and long u spelled with silent e. Make sure the words you choose only contain spelling patterns you have already covered. For example, if you haven't taught digraphs yet, the words should not contain any. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is an example of a list I might use. Be sure to mix up the spelling patterns when you call the words.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cub</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">run</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mud</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rub</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">nut</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cube</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dune</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">tube</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mute</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fume</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can use the free phonics dictation test or you can just use handwriting paper cut in half. If you use mine, you can print the sentence dictation on the back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Call the words one at a time. You can see an example below of how I call each word. I have students echo me. At the beginning of the year, I do have them finger stretch the sounds in the word with me just to get them accustomed to taking the test. We also go over the difference between upper and lowercase letters. I do expect them to use only lowercase within the words, unless it is a proper noun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teacher: dune</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students: dune</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Teacher: dune</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Students: dune</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Continue throughout the list. I always go back over the words one more time more quickly to allow students to check their work. This is also when I ask if they need any repeated. I then have them flip their paper over for the sentence dictation.</div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sentence Dictation </h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sentence dictation will include words that follow the same spelling patterns along with high frequency words that have already been introduced. I read the sentence aloud and students write the sentence on their papers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Kw12JVsG2sFwpuzzgjtMUqkyO27Yxky3ASvjDc94495JUzIObiY47Sa6F1BR1umK95pfTLOmTdLouAF2ib7pI1oVqDPDf5fd3DMppZNm2OMU7wzwKDr7-8bN2cPDgRwP5Vzvsw63QcckslBYxwn_7pXJVCtRoY7BxkCN399TLbvW06QEFGDNRPOgQ/s2048/IMG_6758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2Kw12JVsG2sFwpuzzgjtMUqkyO27Yxky3ASvjDc94495JUzIObiY47Sa6F1BR1umK95pfTLOmTdLouAF2ib7pI1oVqDPDf5fd3DMppZNm2OMU7wzwKDr7-8bN2cPDgRwP5Vzvsw63QcckslBYxwn_7pXJVCtRoY7BxkCN399TLbvW06QEFGDNRPOgQ/w640-h480/IMG_6758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The most difficult part of sentence dictation is creating a sentence that makes sense using words that follow the spelling pattern. You can see an example below using short and long u words. I like to make the sentence so that it has about 10 components that I can grade, including spelling patterns, high frequency words, capitalization, and punctuation. You can adjust that number depending on your grade level and student needs. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHLY8c-yTdqNQg7_fdAReBtMbEV7KaIC7VVJh356QAV0TEqpzkvGCbaA4t42YzduldVYVN0RKKxE_OJjEsqUT3SQn_UNLZ4VCeqP8PyMmnYQ91RiL9wBNcFTJmhvDwEcZbY8G-IEJ2hRKQK_gi8sc8ajpA7mIkLzwZgCFYoVZgZAAB3t3U670qfih4w/s2048/IMG_6761.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHLY8c-yTdqNQg7_fdAReBtMbEV7KaIC7VVJh356QAV0TEqpzkvGCbaA4t42YzduldVYVN0RKKxE_OJjEsqUT3SQn_UNLZ4VCeqP8PyMmnYQ91RiL9wBNcFTJmhvDwEcZbY8G-IEJ2hRKQK_gi8sc8ajpA7mIkLzwZgCFYoVZgZAAB3t3U670qfih4w/w640-h444/IMG_6761.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When giving the student dictation, I ALWAYS follow the same format. The presenter who taught us this method told us to be very strict with the format when administering the sentence dictation. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have students rest their pencil as you read the sentence aloud. It's important they only listen at first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teacher: The cute duck got in the tub from the mud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Teacher: The cute duck got in the tub from the mud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students repeat: The cute duck got in the tub from the mud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Teacher: The cute duck got in the tub from the mud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Students repeat: The cute duck got in the tub from the mud. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Have students pick up their pencils. I read the sentence one more time, and they write. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once the group is finished, I have them check. I read the sentence once last time chorally with the students. They touch each word as they read the sentence with me. This allows them to check for any missed words or errors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Take up their papers. You can then write the sentence on the board for them, so that they can get immediate feedback on how they did.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grading the Sentence Dictation</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the example above, I would grade it out of ten. One point each for the words with the spelling patterns (cute, duck, tub, mud), one point each for the high frequency words (the, in, from, the), and one point each for the capitalization and punctuation. So, there are two separate grades: one for the phonics dictation and one for the sentence dictation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can get this FREEBIE by just entering your e-mail in the pop up window that pops up on this post. There is also a free copy of the phoneme grapheme mapping paper that I use to help students practice phonics and sentence dictation throughout the week. I use this during small group instruction. I hope you found this post and these phonics resources helpful. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about phonics or sentence dictation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can read more about my phonics instruction in <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/09/my-phonics-must-haves-complete-list-of.html" target="_blank">THIS POST</a>. I cover some of my must-have phonics resources and tools!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsFdMUvq_V-4UCPrsaHsZ3s0BqAbhCVD2G-EfAGg5rVM_F9HOIPajcuNWajHq32cQLtgZLRDy4Vsey2nbxIw356EOedfyns_GUDoEaKHbWqDIF6HzPi9IWX1XLHhiobyfrXhdulk2B3-ogQ1lpugx70U1kTP7IWOG7z3a4h24zfPe4BSlohisAFoamw/s2048/IMG_6753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsFdMUvq_V-4UCPrsaHsZ3s0BqAbhCVD2G-EfAGg5rVM_F9HOIPajcuNWajHq32cQLtgZLRDy4Vsey2nbxIw356EOedfyns_GUDoEaKHbWqDIF6HzPi9IWX1XLHhiobyfrXhdulk2B3-ogQ1lpugx70U1kTP7IWOG7z3a4h24zfPe4BSlohisAFoamw/w640-h480/IMG_6753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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These are all supplemental materials and tools that I used in addition to our phonics curriculum when we had one. The first school I was at used Saxon Phonics, and the other school did not have a phonics curriculum. We had to supplement much more in that case.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tiffany-Gannon/Category/Phonics-560025" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Vs85AQ4y36uQ7BwgWsYqufvmBouguGhCn1fKbTYqgwtjFO-z3PWmn5mC7LBb-ogrgsl0zIfi4dajtCzYGiHszKTkvltmW8a8rSxABmXlHlKZVWG0aezyVO7jE7HLlYM1ONdHtz8SpiLPQGjJ7A4yqP1jFxzI1vPGcgdnsEBBhu1ilcYz2Y1Xs7922g/w640-h480/IMG_6729.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post may contain affiliate links.</span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Interactive Phonics Anchor Charts</h2><p style="text-align: center;">I know I have talked about these a thousand times, but I just LOVE anchor charts. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Phonics-Anchor-Charts-Poster-Size-and-Student-Size-Anchor-Charts-4286256" target="_blank">Anchor charts</a> are most beneficial when they are interactive and created WITH students. I have the bones of the anchor chart already created, but students help me encode the words to match the pictures on the chart. They even come up and write them for us. These are just a great starting point for introducing a new spelling pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Phonics-Anchor-Charts-Poster-Size-and-Student-Size-Anchor-Charts-4286256" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1369" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5wgh7cZ8ofcyqSQcIPQAyJ3CMdyoOP3qTl42jo0bLmPJft2Yo467RuAaqWIfUK7lCW31-IRhuXduvOMd8k3b72v9IF_rmedL1QmXvvRzJrEUbwGMVmSYNZ5IwvZRecqmiEyGAfWEnurCSgzlcK6_d1K02Odf7V-CdRBD4pSouFh3o3JGnX0IjtGsiQ/w428-h640/IMG_4309.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="428" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students get their own mini anchor charts to put into their phonics journals. I print the black and white version and then copy them 2 to a page on the copy machine. This makes them the perfect size for a composition notebook. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Phonics-Anchor-Charts-Poster-Size-and-Student-Size-Anchor-Charts-4286256" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1774" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCp580Woi88pXS57KeJhpyNZ2ejcs45BC14BLAMrRbNpHPzQOHDAIdXBuw7QqMZgb8sU38TRQKDS0eucBw9gsmIgtz-Q9vPzja9fSkZaBKwwYtVauPJSLCkyOAGudscdQIv0u8kSYE37d8-r6hPZaT94mFJwOZ55TSWM2ACOr-6GTOpcwI7V6OPueBQ/w554-h640/IMG_6731.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Phonics-Anchor-Charts-Poster-Size-and-Student-Size-Anchor-Charts-4286256" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwWpJyAqnKfseU_Z71XDMoiCtJI0dkZog85OnOahQXS3B5p0EBQMZBWlm2ASdEFcCPJct--vLIxg9JkVmnhgKtG4d9dyz4rnH_GO5jhRzbhRhYPJ31uBIyfLNk8J49qrzUvpXlGk3lQk8Fk-9wWvWxu_WoG1OAtzT-THaDWpGLT5VMEB0icKARsdz7w/w640-h640/IMG_4313_jpg.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We add to the anchor charts throughout the week as we discover new words that contain the spelling patterns we are studying. Students love discovering new words all around that fit the spelling pattern that we are learning about.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Interactive-Phonics-Anchor-Charts-Poster-Size-and-Student-Size-Anchor-Charts-4286256" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvKnNuM3dHyCS_Ymq46y8E4e0wWL2R91P9aIBU1jE48DImQy7psSw4ZXXrweUARt3Tf-q9zT035TitiGbsQf_PShboHo08NMRNOA3yqYRE6GYzIREYb4ODs2x-fYpgggBs4t6fYzwy28WjCXwmT4NeUjeE7AnvMMlsokOmVtUzwBLiZEhECb55nhT2g/w640-h640/IMG_4314_jpg.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Phonics Posters</h2><p style="text-align: center;">We typically introduce one spelling pattern per week. Of course that might contain several spelling patterns within one syllable type. It just depends on the scope and sequence. I like to print <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Posters-6353930" target="_blank">posters containing those spelling patterns</a> to display on our boards for that week. Afterwards, I move them to the phonics center/word work area. I just find it helpful for students to have the posters with pictures to reference during the unit.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You can print the rainbow option ones or the ones that have the vowels as red and the consonants blue.</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Posters-6353930" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pnBFeO7CL3jtwrzR1kCzrWQUvru1tYal3jmlrfUhaPD9Iz01aj9aiaZJHW9QHVMzpUmuxZzHFKcsf6EprHWUaBxSqF3COfLMeygn0t3vN0_IWLUBo3_YQFt0ucHhv-0gG0jYxhf53B9OxmbvOf3zg33cgAuToKvcpFe0Gf_McQ8Onv-3j0RAPjArrQ/w526-h640/IMG_6738.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Posters-6353930" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1694" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhQiQazGh0BfdOLBRXpUTsLItPJAbP9LYKp_UbzCHR8eg0TfoJU2kNK7UQkSwgHtJnTp8gqCa7wvt_vbNtD6iHSVebxwj6cWxSf1-Bqns5nzDoYL3OGdbo8LNEldUWamJKvLoxiw9O3apP8y7Nsrf7FHr8UQwjAU8ofni-H4eFxUdLN08A1-w-BEKAQ/w530-h640/IMG_6736.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Syllable types are also an important component of phonics. These are essential when your students begin decoding longer words. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Syllable-Type-Posters-7479864" target="_blank">These posters contain each of the syllable types. </a> We teach these within the different spelling patterns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Syllable-Type-Posters-7479864" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF91fg2YPcbez94b9swmVJcq2xcdWVnpcA8YBgHG0DP2qqYao3ealQZ7WS9KCT4tYJgkbMhR7UttmqPW3CHcml_ZNoCShYd34vnnk4zcMR2ZCxQGGez1LrHRM91pMRVfUxmv67QKSHB9bGz9ExN7_kOpl3mlkBFS8HA7aaHhnIuVH-oYoepJwP1xOXxA/w640-h480/IMG_6733.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Student Tools</h2><p style="text-align: center;">I have used all kinds of tools over the years, but these are a few favorites. These tools allow hands-on practice when encoding and decoding words. They are also helpful in making your phonics more engaging for students.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vaBsKOdVLIDcMoVmuZMLpR7OUTmj3EcJqUbbPghsC5JEYbRCHSCR_fJYPUZGe8UoPEIBMr0Tgnm5T37d755TuEQj9R-Gl2Zd9iXuGZ0OaV15Kf699NQT69c5sHR4c89_gAp0zzJiJhvM65OZLNnDJQHBLbAOagh3_UjKnkivd-6DMDL5dGIxnCKNOA/s2048/IMG_6750.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vaBsKOdVLIDcMoVmuZMLpR7OUTmj3EcJqUbbPghsC5JEYbRCHSCR_fJYPUZGe8UoPEIBMr0Tgnm5T37d755TuEQj9R-Gl2Zd9iXuGZ0OaV15Kf699NQT69c5sHR4c89_gAp0zzJiJhvM65OZLNnDJQHBLbAOagh3_UjKnkivd-6DMDL5dGIxnCKNOA/w640-h480/IMG_6750.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linking cubes are great for all of the phonemic awareness skills. They help us isolate, segment, and blend. We can then use those to help us encode new words in phonics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTHb4xvvtkAWliT9G-ODoL7kZ-9raliOtzGpPaggrtumAjDVWJqkEX8gEw8lU-WdF2p245vaNiVxKAAiZ1KYG2M0w3Yjsd_k1pLGazG_OrBhbKxsPJceeyhrJtUfuYcwQuXhAkG7agDbDYDeKf8sVzqJecwH6Ntay67OlwtCt5Uv9ryoaLquaUAtrUQ/s2048/IMG_6751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMTHb4xvvtkAWliT9G-ODoL7kZ-9raliOtzGpPaggrtumAjDVWJqkEX8gEw8lU-WdF2p245vaNiVxKAAiZ1KYG2M0w3Yjsd_k1pLGazG_OrBhbKxsPJceeyhrJtUfuYcwQuXhAkG7agDbDYDeKf8sVzqJecwH6Ntay67OlwtCt5Uv9ryoaLquaUAtrUQ/w640-h480/IMG_6751.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Play-Doh is another fun tool. Have students roll it into balls. They can then smash each sound as they segment. Have them then blend the sounds together to make the word.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmjg0oWVac1Fgu41_xPUv15KsA3P1IGNfJhZc0-ezHWP2bU6xM0baF9ss376ye4qH2H67zKPw05asea5kVojx_GFhzvx6kf_p0p36MbsEUUbXSpjvRzU7Sz3x2EFWUOlCHClFDQbxDTu0Vk75SGq5BgbmZwdksdK00v6iZB9vhmFzl6C39qZz87I55g/s2048/IMG_6748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmjg0oWVac1Fgu41_xPUv15KsA3P1IGNfJhZc0-ezHWP2bU6xM0baF9ss376ye4qH2H67zKPw05asea5kVojx_GFhzvx6kf_p0p36MbsEUUbXSpjvRzU7Sz3x2EFWUOlCHClFDQbxDTu0Vk75SGq5BgbmZwdksdK00v6iZB9vhmFzl6C39qZz87I55g/w480-h640/IMG_6748.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These <a href="https://amzn.to/3S11nwZ" target="_blank">fun suction balls</a> are a huge hit! You can write different words on a whiteboard. In this case, I did short and long vowel a words. Students have to throw the ball at a long vowel a word. They then have to read the word.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzk-dtt88yd_qTFH3O9_W-B_9YvwKej0u5lj8YCETosN7fAFzIqN7jZFzOt3DNo21LJWTe29bfm4hvNzImjk_krChmjJ7hwBQfAqYO26427_G8A4YGJuicmNw7v2YAvbMCnWclU2uT98ZReQQOwtPAabAwHFtDxx04YF0RIch0kvLbp0bE_bWOIo3dw/s2048/IMG_6749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzk-dtt88yd_qTFH3O9_W-B_9YvwKej0u5lj8YCETosN7fAFzIqN7jZFzOt3DNo21LJWTe29bfm4hvNzImjk_krChmjJ7hwBQfAqYO26427_G8A4YGJuicmNw7v2YAvbMCnWclU2uT98ZReQQOwtPAabAwHFtDxx04YF0RIch0kvLbp0bE_bWOIo3dw/w640-h480/IMG_6749.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MXpxJ-fBYqiTt51Yq-h7ejrbJ-M7O6s8PzHj0zye_Mh2OKIf5QpbE6UbYxkOnrYjbEd0v-oCVXRMoeWPxSW3-njjlF9j1xoeNvd0Qs0HX54dx4yCHK78nLDY49wSY8BtaH9pazMIMj68ple-HXfsahteP3qL7JA02LO9qo7qFLj0vc0TOVedUUQoPw/s2048/IMG_6745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MXpxJ-fBYqiTt51Yq-h7ejrbJ-M7O6s8PzHj0zye_Mh2OKIf5QpbE6UbYxkOnrYjbEd0v-oCVXRMoeWPxSW3-njjlF9j1xoeNvd0Qs0HX54dx4yCHK78nLDY49wSY8BtaH9pazMIMj68ple-HXfsahteP3qL7JA02LO9qo7qFLj0vc0TOVedUUQoPw/w480-h640/IMG_6745.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have used this little table pocket chart everyday for years. I keep it for small groups on my teacher table. We use it to sort words by their spelling patterns, as well as to encode new words that follow the spelling pattern we are practicing. <a href="https://amzn.to/3da7hgj" target="_blank">Here is a link to really cute black one! </a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDEaLtgOSfBAjEO8kWpoilnaIZyHkArbSzx3LKRNuM0cqIPvyzMucEnqnP2Kew1xQse63C5YBlOoyBbGbzf06w2FE6Fi3TyrEyTXx9gRPGqeUGDDSKAn4xxw9nIst7W6sn8v9b8sdvozjieHMMSMJiOnRErfz4obwOXyfFLicz68dMQET6c2fWHd0kw/s2048/IMG_6753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDEaLtgOSfBAjEO8kWpoilnaIZyHkArbSzx3LKRNuM0cqIPvyzMucEnqnP2Kew1xQse63C5YBlOoyBbGbzf06w2FE6Fi3TyrEyTXx9gRPGqeUGDDSKAn4xxw9nIst7W6sn8v9b8sdvozjieHMMSMJiOnRErfz4obwOXyfFLicz68dMQET6c2fWHd0kw/w640-h480/IMG_6753.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Phoneme grapheme mapping is a SUPER important skill to practice. The book, <a href="https://amzn.to/3RvragN" target="_blank">Phonics and Spelling Through Phoneme Grapheme Mapping</a>, was very helpful in teaching me the correct way to map the sounds as students encode. (You might can find it somewhere else cheaper.) I made this printable to go inside a dry erase pouch. We used these ALL THE TIME. We not only practiced phonics dictation with them, but we also did sentence dictation at the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGPFIzzRo6A5Bdr9qzfDNudvJ8ZtJeupZUge1471zM7ttGiFKxiM-AkGZ4mYnoXu0YmhWOjfM81jwXupRqS7y1ynd-HicAsHkPZfta8-jzEU3-kdeaKDZuqUbxPPkkqZ2XxsD_XRwImJ2blCkhkCzEUDdmR2AsoIxi5OXMII4jliX9Qe7hj2RTRPX9g/s2048/IMG_6752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGPFIzzRo6A5Bdr9qzfDNudvJ8ZtJeupZUge1471zM7ttGiFKxiM-AkGZ4mYnoXu0YmhWOjfM81jwXupRqS7y1ynd-HicAsHkPZfta8-jzEU3-kdeaKDZuqUbxPPkkqZ2XxsD_XRwImJ2blCkhkCzEUDdmR2AsoIxi5OXMII4jliX9Qe7hj2RTRPX9g/w640-h480/IMG_6752.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students really get into finding words following the spelling pattern in text. They use these little <a href="https://amzn.to/3DhUxyM" target="_blank">magnifying glasses</a> to identify those words in decodable texts.</div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Phonics Centers</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Centers-and-Activities-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Word-Work-Early-Finishers-2699805" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="2048" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F_jeHsvefOsaAFzic7QCOxos-uIV-TCm8O9595qx97oZEEeaZIn1CkhJ7a0s3mdNqJ1asrf3VDfUU-dTgxWEovkgiV05PTut5Kyz3oCZRxAMtrS-dDbJIRbpHwMBcRaZcYZ4fECJYrALAt002p4iDRyaTzzBcQB4oxk2dP6m-IZLWMVyF0SO5fGOWg/w640-h620/IMG_3117.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I feel like there is never enough time for adequate practice of new spelling patterns. I use my phonics/word work center to allow students to have that extra practice. I will go into more detail in another post about how I set up this center for easy prep that is manageable from week to week, but here are a few of what I feel are the most engaging and beneficial <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Centers-and-Activities-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Word-Work-Early-Finishers-2699805" target="_blank">activities</a> students complete at the center.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Centers-and-Activities-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Word-Work-Early-Finishers-2699805" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="2048" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWp4M-1Nmldxm-2bHGgoW7_eTsIN_BVrdCd7ipQuHVP3DS9QHjozDqK7yq3nWA9ENZYVM65LXYzRZuDg_zKNY3zcY7ZlaWCOSGypS_Q3fvg5S5FsK3YdNKgF5iNhWmg6tvXZ9SvoKHAQqnCIbpktQQG05rWIs8GWNd_-OuTD3bYebY0E-Ugfo0QJckmw/w640-h624/IMG_3126.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This board game is always a class favorite. I used it as an early finisher activity or a fun Friday game. It's a great incentive to complete the other activities at the center. Students have to spell the word of the corresponding picture they land on. It gets really competitive!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Centers-and-Activities-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Word-Work-Early-Finishers-2699805" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaaE3Drh5_HvM5ub-krR2ajz2Qrpo8X_s0gkAji2ORUwmFQ3WNs21_LGrer_V5MISpUvZAEoAZEJG4jguknedNdboV8S6RacsA0NY7TonmBn5OHrps5Pnu20ydMta1CPQqV09vdL0g_u7_igltQBORU5xUUMdBsw1xq9q9jcjaD6b7sfNFaDBuwhK6g/w640-h480/IMG_3141.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow a spinner makes everything more exciting! Students have to map out the sounds of the image they land on. They also have to sort it according to the spelling pattern it follows.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Centers-and-Activities-YEARLONG-BUNDLE-Word-Work-Early-Finishers-2699805" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2048" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LPLf-7x5aOhWOVt49VNVyDTLv5I5k1xx_ewBgK32z8H51a71V14PpAlJGXBYQlQUaC8qaUkkcyA2ssZBX2puHY8a8t8s5Ju0RWRV9K7apmxTsxFnR1cq7LT_9faS0goFeEWE6Lyvkgby57sKY12o6ngEt_do_rJsWzIMXAkbOVaPlmYTSWw0aMi7dw/w640-h486/IMG_3153.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can you tell that we do lots of phoneme grapheme mapping?! They have to choose a card and map out the sounds from the image while again sorting them by spelling patterns.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-ycO67SP3KPMyOuoHX9-tzS98npg3WChKZqHaJfwU2vPIWy4W_KvAKFclA5m3rjmaLiMgxE8u0GqAVHJYNpSjyebcyQQ2VqkWt6Tps0Cmk94l7xfEuNCrkgyQoC1h1xzpInstmZe8jsEiQt64JQ5KkRqfchg3sIXusuog8aSoa1kZiwHNgdElXkvMA/s2048/IMG_3122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-ycO67SP3KPMyOuoHX9-tzS98npg3WChKZqHaJfwU2vPIWy4W_KvAKFclA5m3rjmaLiMgxE8u0GqAVHJYNpSjyebcyQQ2VqkWt6Tps0Cmk94l7xfEuNCrkgyQoC1h1xzpInstmZe8jsEiQt64JQ5KkRqfchg3sIXusuog8aSoa1kZiwHNgdElXkvMA/w640-h480/IMG_3122.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some other tools we have are dry erase markers and dice. I keep these ready to go at the center.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few other favorite resources we use from other TPT sellers can be found below. I always have these available for small group and center practice, as well as for early finisher activities. They are really effective and engaging. I used these in first and second grades.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Phonics-Games-for-1st-Grade-Print-Play-LEARN-Science-of-Reading-2968921?st=6e345aae6e719ac3baaa41615ec7b918" target="_blank">Phonics Games for First Grades</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Fluency-Practice-Sentences-Roll-Read-BUNDLE-1684488?st=e0855bebf7af92f9bb1ccef348f0f9a6" target="_blank">Roll and Read Fluency Sentences</a></p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Storage</h2><p style="text-align: center;">Organization is key when it comes to managing your materials for phonics. Once I make everything, I store for the following years to save time in the future. I used to use my filing cabinet to store everything, but that became disastrous...if you know me, you know I am a drawer stuffer. So, I got these <a href="https://amzn.to/3davXFx" target="_blank">filing storage boxes</a>. They look nice and help me see everything I have. I sort everything in file folders by spelling pattern. I put my posters, student practice pages, and other single page activities in the folders.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3davXFx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VsjiIA0bNqdKJ35TFoQqUozVCZbL2O8wuqEG-zU6yCKGNh9Ijfc9hB2rZW2hzWVUSP7JryilWCgYMXCTTwXzuihp2wgpUC_AY-bedGzbohiOhFLm5qCLGvRap0KbqJgxygT3Tv1RVl0l/w640-h480/IMG_6762.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3davXFx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlXir_-hXki5VlyRbRZBJIrbCFisMIu-Q5i_LJ5ffMQAk3lD3_FCb0iMYIy75RzVTLu-6SNHdvjXfeC_m8Doh24xYAL-_-H4CIS4QOhKoUCk3Er8COku5rPWv6HMb05iarqH8FMdy7bzKGF3d_Zpd2J-3DKb_GCI-GSH8IbIHQ5An7prgdGVyjfYZ4Q/w640-h480/IMG_6763.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I store my games in these <a href="https://amzn.to/3U72Gwe" target="_blank">clear boxes</a>. I organize by syllable types in these. I put student games and activities inside each box that we can use at teacher table and at centers. I will use these activities as early finishers at centers, which is great because students already know how to play them. It makes it so easy for me to find an activity that I can use at small groups or centers that fit what that group needs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3U72Gwe" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINOTqBa4y-n6hLcT550UTRLLG-nXvQeMKYNgdOMwkM-n-kLKQzYqfbwwopS307B-OYB1cS3KtbIIaKjuKJEGbJRbYVwQZ0kCDV3I38Zi1DCRD4JVkdfx7Yfu88V1hie2zmKb6y54ghMEGn2EKIFPHMmicXrSYvCSfn9vTipxmyK9s-bm0kRvwbX9auQ/w480-h640/IMG_6765.jpg" title="Must have phonics activities and tools for the classroom!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">All month on the blog, we are going to be discussing phonics instruction and practices. Up next, I will show you how we assessed phonics skills using phonics and sentence dictation assessments. We will also cover the components of a good phonics lesson, and we will go into more detail on setting up an engaging and effective phonics center. Thanks, as always, for stopping by!</p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-3542451178423081262022-08-10T11:17:00.000-05:002022-08-10T11:17:34.408-05:00Modern Play Classroom Makeover Reveal (Organizing and Setting Up Your Classroom on a Budget)<p style="text-align: center;"> This summer, my former principal asked if I would help her with a classroom makeover. During teacher appreciation week, she gave away a classroom set-up and makeover prize to one teacher during a game she had organized. Her goal was to set up this fifth grade classroom with simple tools to stay organized throughout the year. The principal is AMAZING and paid for everything new out of her own pocket! We had a budget that we stuck to and came in under by reusing and repurposing a lot of what was already there. In this post, I will share how we organized and set up the classroom with students in mind while sticking to a budget. We kept everything fairly simple for a clean, modern design.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post contains affiliate links.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihJPRC1BelFuds4pH4lnVsG9fHYPHc-pFjVkBVWwe9lnExRdzb5gj2F9-H_tkKZRha8w2Qxl_acoA-l9LSg6ZFiqzXIh-UPN4_Rwze5Sqc9WwU2Jk7RzUBtUKbCDLvQC9XdFQwXQLQP6ftve_iWCO7CR6ca8LJTQj321Zp4KrOpbjwea7DnlFOo3VDQ/w640-h480/IMG_6248.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first thing we did was clean and take everything off the board and walls. It's nice to start with a blank slate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_t0yPIO5TgIGzFPpNhQrwcYBOqgQvAVfXw1pDQUAVyBFsgcFTowCkgzbwmrkV3Lk2UEUpVNOFL0oaiPnN7ohZ0NKtzEU-v91fSh4uveSI5MqJw9yj95ZyjK1hCwLQnf6iPDb3iDPDQ7HU7tyk1Cy02uL2MgJjvgjiMThsrQgrFCs7yxQxhrov7Foj1A/s2048/IMG_5907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2048" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_t0yPIO5TgIGzFPpNhQrwcYBOqgQvAVfXw1pDQUAVyBFsgcFTowCkgzbwmrkV3Lk2UEUpVNOFL0oaiPnN7ohZ0NKtzEU-v91fSh4uveSI5MqJw9yj95ZyjK1hCwLQnf6iPDb3iDPDQ7HU7tyk1Cy02uL2MgJjvgjiMThsrQgrFCs7yxQxhrov7Foj1A/w640-h452/IMG_5907.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, we started organizing all the things into sections and bins. This is when you purge. You have to ask yourself what purpose these things serve in your classroom. Would you rather have that thing or the extra space? I then started adding sticky notes to all of the bins so that I could make labels for everything. Labeling all of your storage reminds you what is in that bin and gives everything in your room a space. Students can then help you clean up each day and place everything where it belongs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9gHJMthBBQ_nIWsjCP_HVnr9M0sGYxBfezPw34w1XvI6uCcHovDFPd-NvCo4H2TfSO5UI4937bwcBdffkGWcVU8IF6-4PY7LwyI2bcpAKlrA-qstNwcqtHA6p7zKzTd8SynJ9IQCN0aWqZYkrLAVSx1TOIwSkKZu087owwvNphNE-lvcqfLqP4y-7Q/s2048/IMG_6138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9gHJMthBBQ_nIWsjCP_HVnr9M0sGYxBfezPw34w1XvI6uCcHovDFPd-NvCo4H2TfSO5UI4937bwcBdffkGWcVU8IF6-4PY7LwyI2bcpAKlrA-qstNwcqtHA6p7zKzTd8SynJ9IQCN0aWqZYkrLAVSx1TOIwSkKZu087owwvNphNE-lvcqfLqP4y-7Q/w480-h640/IMG_6138.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We then set up the different students spaces. She needed her desk area, student pods, a small group area with storage, the computer area, a spot for student books bins, an area for supply storage, and an area for math manipulative storage, as well as a spot for students to play games. We made a section for each of those areas around the room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't decorate the room until the very end, and I kept it super simple. The principal asked for black and white decor overall with pops of rainbow color, since that's what the teacher wanted. We kept it simple so it was manageable, and so that she could add anchor charts and student materials as needed throughout the year. You also want to keep blank spaces around your room; you don't need to cover every wall and board surface. This helps tremendously with student focus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBAW0aqu-uQye_L3pKUJwm8j078t8Vszl4IVAJQW2ia0ExHIOvl3hD2yu6RDuWuu_urieboFnjtd1pqKQ5OzG3VyqrnyITpmZiWR7wsJAjPqomFc-TVGGZyok0HtVAJXks9ViYXkLYRcgv8qk01-Uh6z-GtCZk0hZaO2SIssmOKkDJ7QsRUSeTQWk_g/w480-h640/IMG_6192.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">The custodial staff painted the door and the closet door to match the front wall. The curtain was made with some fabric that I already had on hand; I just hot glued the seams to wrap around the magnetic rods.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3SDrYRN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSgRPlVyZ3wLjdiR3nvNDvuj8jmsUG7WW-dvhPTHnpxxHt846V2wkElxoJ64_YrfONYcxdBEMAjUyfScYorKA_swEjinmSOs2lm3GSCCglzaCNxfQ3GvFM8pipGUjlfeScvjZjcL0wX4_P3PF2zjgF-uqz569LZE7ZKxAzneSJBQ1Qi8F7ZYFOnhzt2A/w640-h480/IMG_6154.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got this <a href="https://amzn.to/3SDrYRN" target="_blank">Better Than Paper bulletin board paper in black painted dots</a> to use around the room. It matches some of the border I used, which really tied the whole room together. The paper is wipeable and super sturdy. I just measured, cut, and hot glued it to the metal desk. I used a <a href="https://amzn.to/3SIrnhu" target="_blank">solid blank border</a> to frame it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihiztBRR9SltmAb9go2fIaOKqTxLsOmfOjlXAs8vdMHAzumdRs6O1DlEU-sQFkrlYuPA8o_fUmhibLP71ZjMDsiiceqLWYRhCP1QhvM5Ew6Mr2w7gWmXnUc4j3viDk1br4vPNH0zGXpFTjJle31gnS1VQsd-Tjs4n58UexjvCyWwJN1NmvmCo5JhDRvQ/w480-h640/IMG_6156_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The teacher had lots of photos of past students. She had them displayed, but the room had a lot of moisture in from the A/C unit, which was causing the photos to curl. I decided to put them in a <a href="https://amzn.to/3PcXweo" target="_blank">scrapbook</a> for her. Then she can just add to it as she get new photos of her new students. I used these <a href="https://amzn.to/3BZUQh5" target="_blank">glue dots</a> to attach the photos to the paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYfRa98O3OS02vWq_kyKwifwJ6erCW2lTfLs-Kno8jmuUd3QzTiMOJpF8WOofkBzr6MzxoNZaSoXUyysQ25XH2TgQb0JHqkd6Obsj1vJCsB3Tx3jBZ7REj7o-mp3bEE8Zgu5RbORsdlWIplOVTd5jWYIA39irgPCDWkUqQZGCLI6qWBiA4Ch_hsF9Sw/s2048/IMG_6158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYfRa98O3OS02vWq_kyKwifwJ6erCW2lTfLs-Kno8jmuUd3QzTiMOJpF8WOofkBzr6MzxoNZaSoXUyysQ25XH2TgQb0JHqkd6Obsj1vJCsB3Tx3jBZ7REj7o-mp3bEE8Zgu5RbORsdlWIplOVTd5jWYIA39irgPCDWkUqQZGCLI6qWBiA4Ch_hsF9Sw/w480-h640/IMG_6158.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had these chalkboards in the room that we used to attach photos of her friends and family to with clothespins. We put these behind her desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjld-ml8Xzdp24HnaSUwmPJVWMyfoySmCspwi9AN0Ag2_L4G5DXlN0wanEb2ZBOpgUed2jETqCIFxbhi898qMa0gWwFt_CkSajpyz3G8ByvTqz-6QHkyY9SdIzeBSH4UF2KPZ1YQXht0MbE7US7gXhPQl_OV_3qXxBLJNRBrpi1_VSW5aOVK6qFJNUATw/w480-h640/IMG_6164.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is her teacher desk area. She small shelf and the tall desk are both from Ikea. She teaches from her laptop on the tall desk. The stool was brown, and I just spray painted it with a high gloss black paint to match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU64Z68V_PlhF0d1vLAbBLijZDUFxc_sHLe89zPpWoBCsbE1EQda2Fp_pyBfewG8GbfFVd3gggwoQIQyQm8L4-BjwUQslfr5N2ETWXeD8KB9dTgi8D0ck4BD0irPVynUgG7s8u8efPmqmVPSQwn-5jsDr8bcnE2_-_H6Rk4EhN15MfLtHvVLNnS_Yfg/w640-h480/IMG_6162.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All of the labels and the calendar you see here are from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" target="_blank">Modern Play Classroom Decor</a> set. I used the <a href="https://amzn.to/3Qhg52n" target="_blank">black painted dots border</a> on the smaller bulletin boards. The <a href="https://amzn.to/3SIyCGv" target="_blank">scalloped border</a> went on the white boards and large bulletin board. I would use more than 2-3 different types of border just to have a cohesive look in your classroom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jymgxkyydFu5jORfNvcr02b4V5T_0Wa8qcQ6yIDj5q1KymPmsP7eL6TStLmu-V_SPhOA_pl4LBIwcm3jEwuTx1y96RlZ6Vss_120cnuiuhshG_FzH_Jh6-viGGktwsBk0ib642uYPEPyUCE7mwP-pvIwE_zq1CfpxELiYJETlAnWRYBxfKInszE-qQ/w480-h640/IMG_6163.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL8jeygxDZ9f3PH7Z2EsKDmk3Q-ZxiSDnsMIoccohNANMA5d9xP-BOTxaxbZNNARbOUGWQOCUFSGkDfvB7ExFKuil4YVSaH2xkWljkkNgksx3x9-vNic-BKmaBclbdUS7HVFuEXCQeH0em7b76HKJ3bT8O1OVltFSHh1jD6eS5cSkl6jLRIAeq-WsgXg/w480-h640/IMG_6159.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgED6MIbETdOoslB1SR0xfp-dRb4WQmcmob693lJRxCuoBqNB-1msJ-_Pu4B1DOt-7ZHiEoMmYx6ptTaicBuCO3Vg7hQtJRIMoOfOVshZYCX94aD7k8IDQvgnzratf5VwvnZo2NDTZ-cYPP2ly69-HO2-mbWGMpR63SNnZQfhmJ_MVZ-oMN4PWfHHhiAQ/w480-h640/IMG_6160.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXeLUCK_pGjJ8H1IUGGv7jdPKX9iKTaaapt5NgDMN5Xo5-MBNwv9QnCWxK-ZmNgnPlnJhWRIjKflJAdi_DKKjBNSfKxCtICxNTBeTl-Y2XfpXFJnol3R4IpHT5iQ1wZJr3Cad49BRLPbkgNMnF9UgY9m5j4tu_oe3UL1FsKytZYeB2cK2juF__4Q9uw/w640-h480/IMG_6169.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is her small group area. We kept it fairly empty and simple. I think the stools are from Ikea. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHb7FOyLbXOsTFgB0z4ZzQYhw61FL2lw-qbRzE9-gUswKf8H3Lqp5NesXVVZtFFiEuh0RryFDJevJn41NFYtH3gnuL1464o7F1E-l7-C_zLeNSnvXTSJt_fAF76reLZPLqGv44gMH7LWv84PzQmJVSJ64Uqz1jnFhn2xjwhRSKGjk_pEhVYAV5hDlAw/w480-h640/IMG_6172.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This teacher teaches fifth grade science and math. We designated this bulletin board for her science anchor chart and posters. The pennants are from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" target="_blank">Modern Play</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi366TRnpw2fZVOJpU6IX5gqVmBZa9d9tSgS4MhorAZKAZYHfX2l6xTwRNHeI3VPZQ1RroUFLJX2_1ja4wg1lh8RjLmJOCzQIqH_klSKpnjgTt9mPwM8ryolw6y8WA838wDC2_WPPdDnFqSEjIedGfzwm5Ix8ebs767wLPdghKP-ZXjqs8SpHoSLJBwCw/s2048/IMG_6170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi366TRnpw2fZVOJpU6IX5gqVmBZa9d9tSgS4MhorAZKAZYHfX2l6xTwRNHeI3VPZQ1RroUFLJX2_1ja4wg1lh8RjLmJOCzQIqH_klSKpnjgTt9mPwM8ryolw6y8WA838wDC2_WPPdDnFqSEjIedGfzwm5Ix8ebs767wLPdghKP-ZXjqs8SpHoSLJBwCw/w640-h480/IMG_6170.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7jkw8dJel3HrHtccHs-xnKmLJlkwI11sYBKzVi-bzu865Vqv2vqYKui4UbPO3MAlpmvRR8IjovS_yhkvEpZYqzzsyvY891DoxeSnhl_Ju0xapc4Gg68E4payNJbHfh-QqxxFMiH6-TyHk9YOXt6MrP1OfC0vMmhcqI_B9pCKCHehsfs5Prm-KKQXHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6171.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This shelf will store any small group materials she needs. The baskets can also be designated for each of her groups. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf9P1B_Z2laQWAC_wH5sqKnDXAprHq9z0CzBWtGYWUDis9p4G-7b0NZGNQtbdKKC6Jk1Pd06rRn9k6c8qWFyRQmgosXZiJQAy2JTsMnIr8zhA1439Ia2lESdNCEXXN6VJbt-LTXdp0JE6YB0KLMCtXSSkbIJQRxMQZwyqbZIu9CoC7WAD4O02OSXtPA/w640-h480/IMG_6188.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the back wall, there was a lot of empty space. I wanted to something that had a big impact while still looking neat. The school has a poster maker, so they printed these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" target="_blank">Modern Play motivational posters</a> for us. I measured between each so that they were evenly spaced. I framed them out in that same <a href="https://amzn.to/3SIrnhu" target="_blank">solid black border</a> from the teacher desk.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpTQBa1yRpsOMfwTPQmQbLMLPDKauyCo8OWEAWqOso9Eivz9yFoFesHF8yUaAtahSwDxbBChu60hUkchEs8PzBA9grPPwLv6t0ju512Qf8ykugpmjjvwd2e_3KeTMS8VlWPzeNM_ZnAOmvZk3Rhmy5_WQGHdbFxzZRtQuZKoWwfTYPwmNZw97gDR4EQ/s2048/IMG_6150_jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpTQBa1yRpsOMfwTPQmQbLMLPDKauyCo8OWEAWqOso9Eivz9yFoFesHF8yUaAtahSwDxbBChu60hUkchEs8PzBA9grPPwLv6t0ju512Qf8ykugpmjjvwd2e_3KeTMS8VlWPzeNM_ZnAOmvZk3Rhmy5_WQGHdbFxzZRtQuZKoWwfTYPwmNZw97gDR4EQ/w480-h640/IMG_6150_jpg.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I laminated the posters, which made them too shiny. I used this matte clear spray paint to tone down the shine. I did three coats, which dry super fast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq38p5xmRG7V57Vm7ngP-eiW5qBfKXyztYCR0Xzq_blC4fwRzxh2VKBWog-_EYAMpscx8rbQEd1kDdsGs_hnTrEliLhI__LMG__wvsz-0xtFys98cc1WCDKiKilF1dey3IU1eWKLWWKmDGUVIBF2zM7RQxHNhVuqggxacgX1gaeaIu6IYYlyAl5pAUKw/w480-h640/IMG_6145.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did an affirmation station on the closet door. This was just newly added to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" target="_blank">Modern Play</a>. The mirror is from Walmart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT8r8aDoaj1XbjwrKHV1HDMdn-VFOzWTXAYl8vaGE7HVusV-wLtbIFf04rhD1iP0ncM9JUEKpTxtzyJhI4hfAvBg5DTnlnkz1PPp-xnPrajnsw7IInymGWg3yyz87JF5C_C1_Hjt01cRrjgShFs4G5SKzHYdD612ePt5PgJTrqrUVYQWBv17Dw1lerA/w480-h640/IMG_6142.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my favorite spot! There are wooden shelves here but I dressed them up with the scallop border. Again, it ties the space into the rest of the room. I used the same <a href="https://amzn.to/3zHgzYq" target="_blank">black painted dots paper</a> that I used on the desk. I hot glued it to the walls after measuring. The lamp is from Target.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJfqBYoDhs5creO2LmQ1zRtT7YR12TBxRTMBtT7Q_NDkJTLe6tNSf1lgQvxShcJz9tmQH54Wz4rBjYidFt7BkWCH7o6dR61MgZ5TdyHeq7W19R8okddNX8cMdZjd1l2uEGJ_I5WuhOjUu2LE9juN7DZ0cr_v-BFzM0NCqY5VgecFb6BXlT0N8rHUDmA/w480-h640/IMG_6184.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was tricky finding matching storage totes that fit the shelves. I randomly found these grey ones at Pop Shelf. We put the supplies that she doesn't need as often in these on the higher shelves. The green Ikea bins will hold student supplies. We wanted these to be easily accessible to students.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8cH2N5Z61naIhqHigrC5EYkQpruJVdCkeIknqgTPEkYG7N18_v7uw1wz0F9hqLgkz02P0D3-phyvFdiHqjP955-CWjDtuhORZhRBdz5PRJ8uu-QTHEX9N7hZlDjONkkxve2fJnB4cy0IOIUvk347S_NIGVJd00aWl1OVgMYfwXirn_COENgEq2G9OA/w554-h640/IMG_6183.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUcpyRcO4VMWmwKQg6vWVkmGXb2Chl5-3ZPooGoR7-RrSXY8FR0jD-Qdr7JS0ROheDsEHWorhMaqLu0Jdzb9zYiRuaCUvSV15isAws30BMylXTtK_KxlnAfBVjSHLsVcNeurlasB4QZSu8mMjs4MoNvXew0ggWxRSzIeNl1X8L-PC2K8IsvLXvtiMUA/w640-h480/IMG_6180.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You have to keep student work displayed in your classroom, so we added this bulletin board. These are just laminated labels attached to clothespins. The teacher's last name is Cross, so I did lots of these trendy Swiss crosses around the room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6P6PFHMyZ5UInNoKSH3yoMzvd3PrFiSnQ5LKtNmi3dgKvVMuyrBp_k2qqjwl1xJsDH8WGGsZ444-K_tn2vkkfcOC-k5nW51ZAxW-HdBGQXSp65plOBZnRT_njwAqVU-P-pyWZFqYHvaZmfJQ1mvvPWr2raYTnOZYBkLXGiOG23lQWTNopquAvAI4Rg/w640-h480/IMG_6181.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The students needed book bins for their ELA class, so we used these from Really Good Stuff. They are pricey but totally worth the investment. They last forever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfg5PVIs8puNlwkzVtiUJTv1si0OcbjrOLQWtaSwdq8_oCdNSpbjUPN1rWtPm0_SC19swQv2ovwYy4pX_PwxStQUi9yFvZ_oKd7O7zTXNaJtIun6B3A18lsVXdvsZWK-khbtIq7Smx-ViQM29CGskXu_C_x0db1slx3XlYvzmYkZCx9pVGwzd0pKAjqQ/w480-h640/IMG_6254.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These Ikea frames are great for easily switching out photos. She can put photos of her new students in these and change them out throughout the year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3chsAb9VisXhdFZL7zxvkpbhNARk3xPRGt8F1iW-VZpK2u7xGMlQi5U-YAOd7A-QCfs7AbWeN3rCaaB2lkvEBW2eH8O1zWTIuFX_G7NcvjEVq9L7oWzzXIGB9Jz5S3ns7P1SuSHXfW_4FuJfLN_Wp9-JXtd98DkDXUqc6bRA0hlPhYHm7MW9jn_UF-w/w480-h640/IMG_6178.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the area where students can play math games during small group rotations. The <a href="https://amzn.to/3JIgPuR" target="_blank">black rug</a> is great for getting cozy during a game. The math manipulatives are right there, too, for easy access.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdJR6TpyQLb_LDQxDWZMsFuWyWWpIITbeKRIcUscvGfzJoldyy25XxA1wN3FsX952in7jdbQtKLtrqDPfbjp1sYUIVaDdpsEBQhEuzaDVyg3trO-Rhhm-6AE6SuHARvuCtAtw8acQgPg_SNnki45NB7oRWx9LblDhnM_jc-x80wwyfcTEzXWrPFUP9Q/w480-h640/IMG_6252.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had all of these great Ikea shelves already, so we just had to get matching bins. The black bins are also from Ikea and fit perfectly. One of her biggest requests was organizing her math manipulatives for her.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYz3oqiEYzDZP9U3BEsbOryBwnuITd6MVlw7d6z6YhUSXOzVJ_dOdqvBiK1ZUC8EUsk8m4fkRTp5lAPKahLt0CafdPxBOrgHkOg1b1w0vwqNWN6aSJoxPcBjbIFkTO1KjMjzEj58Qxbx3ddF7JQDJaA0THhrJD-GraVbumr2cifSWfbC9-zgGltuhRA/w480-h640/IMG_6176.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These bins and the bulletin board borders were our biggest expenses in the makeover. If you are about to purchase classroom storage, I would recommend going with something neutral like black or white. You can add accent colors to the black and white, plus it just looks really nice and clean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! 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Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u5z9fRxdINZHWjxClXYeBZWK_cPH0JJ-DwiXnYs6cnYCcJgbKBq6NmpSOx--apWNaThpnNL7diSsxjupz7IJWLIVu1tFZFLBKXWk8FmHA0rHoLkWDcAV9hcBk5G3dOuZsniSolzx7Ay52jdyFkrfhf8_UZj_Ykk2hNrxtZWmqlSRtjT4EW6pKNcUZg/w640-h480/IMG_6240.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really enjoyed working with my former principal on this project. You don't have to go all out like some of the classrooms you see on social media. Keep it simple and clean. It will help with organization and creating a classroom environment. I tried to link as much as possible in the post, but if you have a question, feel free to reach out on Instagram or by e-mail. I don't always see the comments on here. Thank you so much for reading along, and I hope you have a great year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! 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Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Modern-Play-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-4615483?st=4caa4b7fc3f9a197456651770705edcd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! Click the picture to see all the pieces included! #classroomdecor #modernclassroom #classroomsetup" border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_F2TzkNWPkXf-PWIriJhLxs0Kk-AthxGc7OhrYddV7C_8b8IK4zdn8TvefkaS5uvLvaiLsm03Z5gopItB9G7-P7z3nCh70MHp7D40sqk8Mn7wVBx9Tt8JiQss439ulOryc2ZD9bqJVSCp_YG5CcDhOrLWVMULbjfNDEoG1AkW8CM43bDtJ3JxkIxpQ/w426-h640/Classroom%20Makeover%20pins_014.jpg" title="Looking through classroom decor themes? Check out this simple, modern decor resource, perfect for elementary, middle, or even high school classrooms! 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I think one of the hardest things about teaching is completely starting over each year. You have to teach expectations and rules, create a community with a new group, and begin teaching grade level content. It's so important during that first month to explicitly teach the skills necessary to meet those expectations to be successful in the classroom, as well as teach the skills to get along with a new set of friends in a new environment. In this post, I have narrowed down five topics that you can cover in an engaging way that also encompasses your classroom rules and expectations. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Finding the time to fit these vital topics into your day is always a struggle. I know that sometimes admin doesn't allow you a lot of time to do so, because they're ready for you to quickly dive into the content. But if your students do not have these skills and strategies in their tool belts, learning new content will be even more difficult. I always fit my SEL instruction into mini lessons during morning meeting. I do not do the traditional morning meeting; I have kind of made it my own to fit my teaching style and student needs. I use the time to not only build relationships with my students, I build in mini lessons that incorporate an SEL topic that we need to focus on. It is also just a great way to have a fresh start to your day, no matter how things went the day before. </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Listening and Following Directions</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Listening-and-Following-Directions-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7517464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5PQT2RcQkl_Men-f4Xiu80WF75tsntQWSPc8uzlthkQGAQ15KwosQBF_3RHkMYT5jbsBPu1K7ikVs97fD-UCJcTt18QhUoHgfNb2YI5vBOPlhVmi4PjfY16OaFzlJ5f7sYtJpQ9tR7ua91p-_GWwuth-ze2CSpWt1pmgpQ4_uNOVcFaOA7tcIbpPgg/w640-h480/IMG_2919.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Listening and following directions is the first topic we dive into. If they aren't listening to you and each other, it's going to be difficult to teach those rules and expectations. The story, <u><a href="https://amzn.to/3JBLbiH" target="_blank">The Worst Day of my Life Ever</a></u> by Julia Cook, is a good story to introduce why it's important to listen. You get to see the consequences of not listening and how it can affect your day, as well as reward of listening to others and the impact it can have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Listening-and-Following-Directions-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7517464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJHMXEvlhHKoqxNXS9B2tokTzIe9is7_KDHnu4J9LlpAC0IMiv4KmHFEPM0OOFrYBDpgbKdkoAubYMB5eiEkNFSXw2i1LID0V10d2sgXRHCiHPXdygCGWW4C_RXEOAMqJRQAUdxnOg77aG43F3lIP3sR7Mpn8gOBkyldSzMACVbiVJulQlexcMXMy6lA/w480-h640/IMG_2907.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We talk about strategies that we can use to help us listen, such a how to sit on the carpet. You can make this whole body listening anchor chart with your students. These are strategies that your students can use to get their bodies ready to listen. I know what this does not work for all students, so be mindful of that and their needs when teaching this. Make accommodations as needed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Listening-and-Following-Directions-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7517464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV2WNfy08gfFs46dMp0olJe-9xMFm2cj6y9pKLOFje9UlJ_PjR2EveVklludQaZax19WtThpcdTC-PSovsLoY8n31Ai8KjfgXBNmaxPn_dbUfhLlNC8amuL09tfgJeKAIgcrGiBRuIeoeTvVAYbvfwUXADBcWS8YERhd4A5QUeb0svGt017TkuMTCgQ/w640-h480/IMG_2935.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One fun game you can play with your students is called Listen, Draw, Check. It's similar to Battleship, and one that my students always loved. You can read more about it HERE.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Listening-and-Following-Directions-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7517464" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPDVzF5s1XIpD581Wsnc2yz1G6qRHCnFtUxsnqUTWcr1J6dGacezDYQssbvuVwxnuc_ze3AjK914l9_vkaA47anA_618o5Lh5HUA4BjLe76m9gVSTo3l9f5NPRFaQnW0nKKiPpBJ0SEHbIOizKxt-HbAd8DLTBd7f65j80IWe_C8m-bnReDV-83rOIw/w640-h494/IMG_2939.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also have a song that we sing to get our minds ready to listen. Having this cue in place will help your students be ready when it's time to listen without you having to say anything. </div><p style="text-align: center;">If you want to read about more <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2021/12/social-emotional-learning-in-elementary.html" target="_blank">LISTENING STRATEGIES</a>, you can read more in this <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2021/12/social-emotional-learning-in-elementary.html" target="_blank">BLOGPOST</a>.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Kindness</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcW2IG2eJ9Anm_Hqq9njkGXo1E-SEZCKtmnqe3XsDeBxhepqsz18nlydIu9X_amAfqErzaIAiZiJqoSk0WhzZmrWnzWQI67Pl2e_EBDyjaDFNA4nz6Ds-cCnSAu0tC6zJjFo_6bzvXmhJ7ZXT0HOwhbQWjhC7u-Yz3yRbjnmh9AG1T6QTA0A9pU8phQQ/w480-h640/IMG_3434.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kindness might be one of the most important topics we teach all year to our students. Building a culture of kindness in your room can have a huge impact on your classroom environment. Teaching students compassion and empathy will help lead to stronger relationships between the students, as well as between the teacher and students. With these tightly knit relationships comes trust and leads students to feel comfortable and loved in your classroom, which in turn fosters a culture of learning.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6ejMum8Bbb2UwZd2NT3QYVH7mVYwnfHe0RDlXDl5UD4YETgQvP6XRMCYoKfaAQecmqDNFiUgGyD8ClVlNMw199dOblGroXMLr-zJW7XGnq5qX0q7ozEf3Sim7TUK7wf7g3dm1MxPQwnExuPCArELhs5-e1SbzrLfcGcQtJgeu2yG_2ogNpqnnUBmJw/w640-h448/IMG_3409.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be Kind by Pat Ziellow Miller is a sweet story to use to spark conversations about how to treat others. A simple way to practice showing kindness is to write compliment notes to one another. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Q0ePGcDVLOR-onxXnOmWACF8jk86bxxCsJsm6Nzs-twjrR4nD3RlFIRnGdrBmFMvzE2EZOApEHEk-WCpa7a1jrufgbIOft1a50Qh6MOWpUSxHe8JJQa9dWX5VUycXfzSgm-6EplSeLkDWSz9hllg4GflboiLmv4l1JDXDL0lJkLjbxXemUVBXZ3BWQ/w480-h640/IMG_3413.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Acts of Kindness BINGO is a fun little game you can quickly play with your class. This game just gets them to thinking about some different acts of kindness they can incorporate into their day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindness-Activities-and-Bulletin-Board-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7588679" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmin4J3YpaBeaggPQNE5z_8Prqlp5gVT8Yp42j-jAuxZlFyMvFPtB4WTpEyNuboEc80HrshcDsMR4fzsBhMrjiJs0TN2oNZTcNqUwTHdByckETdN7-oSBxtfuUhRpaYDldCKVuE3_t4TBuTpoeIt3-p2U5jpknOHpTPJOtFbPU656GK1TCf8PNvZZzA/w480-h640/IMG_3422.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Have your students set goals for how they are going to apply what they learned. They can come up with four ways they will show kindness around the school that day.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You can read about more ways to teach <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/01/social-emotional-learning-in-elementary_0104474428.html" target="_blank">KINDNESS</a> in the classroom <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/01/social-emotional-learning-in-elementary_0104474428.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Classroom and School Rules</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOAqB2F8-bdal6tgZipjhf9Myu_YTzFdvgXWcY_mRo_i8T_S0g3uYBTNrK-JmOEdbWD7XBSAdKm1Ih8QcGuztD336BJ4n9If51dxUIPTDvLCWU9OIK_goDJwSvhnsAHPO0ZyMaqeFpWnWpJ3ZYKmDqu4KfwMhbIDQw_dm7T8pS7lSudS0xrkwL7lyFQ/w480-h640/IMG_3995.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Teaching your classroom rules is a necessity. Students must be explicitly instructed on what they are, why they are important, and how to follow those rules. But it isn't always the most exciting thing to cover, whether you are teaching them at the beginning of the year, or are revisiting them at the beginning of the semester. Teaching your classroom rules doesn't have to be boring; I will show you how to make it engaging and fun! Using songs, a game, a read aloud, and more, you can make learning classroom rules fun and exciting!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">In my classroom, we always created a Classroom Promise together. I have created an anchor chart that already has the statements for the promise, or you can create your own on a blank anchor chart. I printed these little handprints on different colors of paper and you can let students cut them out. They can then write their name on the handprint to attach to the anchor chart to symbolize their promise to the class.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYfBWbuK52zmbswM2BHJorWr5M1E1NCaA3-H_aL-qxQTVefYeg19yI_gZugqV81f-VntS-COhAvcliTG2FzZDgjmt9_Cnph9XWcNJih8h5hZOXhAws1rhcV-lQHYvBnlUCAnWkwsUJuAbv1bh8XsJxRqzAD6EL4gxr2Ykp-_MJzv_hIli4iploITFwQ/w640-h640/IMG_3998_jpg.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">You can play this fun classroom rules game with your class. You divide the students into two teams to play Classroom Rules Charades! The team draws a card and one member from the team has to act out the rule or situation. The team then has to decide on which rule that it would fall under. Display them on the board with the rule for a visual reminder for students. If the team gets both correct, they get a point. The team with the most points wins.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02s6V0F3iqW5kgLlskn6w6_i9hBQH_OunjvhO1iwicGTJttmb3fFjyfYEHY3wjFDrgj_dDv8UZiELr9QaVBqP4jeRpdQb1RgbEFarBSuz7Gshnc5iG68i_3SGoK_3fBnRVquoeVsZjJReQsiie0LDA8y6jb9XUgf1IdpYOId6rwG2z0NSMjPnkt20Xg/w480-h640/IMG_4002.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">When you go over the classroom or school rules with your students, have them write them down, too. It would also be helpful for them to attach an illustration to each rule.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You can have read about more ways to teach your <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/02/engaging-ways-to-teach-your-classroom.html" target="_blank">CLASSROOM RULES</a> in this <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/02/engaging-ways-to-teach-your-classroom.html" target="_blank">BLOGPOST</a>.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Making Good Choices</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Good-Choices-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7536241" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj10Zt4yu9B4jIW76P5ggRpIXOj5ukGfbqEBrYFy_mreXIeXpB1hWx3uTVuNzrPfFQs54eZNi7Vvj9G7cuxdzNjAF54B1OLNjvWyXF7NdHwqo-Z88cWpW6yLVbCKI1ADaA4Ck6VJDS5bvIAUhyCDHhnGhNGaSbZkLGciSA58Ept22ha8ad-4VL3bujw/w480-h640/IMG_3049.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Often times, students can be impulsive and make choices without stopping to think. We want to provide students with the strategies they need to stop, think, and make a good choice. By teaching them these skills, students will begin to develop self control and self discipline.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Good-Choices-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7536241" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-dGU7xQXe7YUjpO0jP3L380Fb62Kx0D__Xs0bzA0oD_fAeV2IFjDXElGqCpwL2IqRHopwR6y7dkQiOfKsxtF21ez9b1P3nCfd7jW8myfretcOcStsZJhJVtSG8x04dznyMtxJLYE8W7BxeKMqJ9ixHXvoKzP0-OOu76TDlSzFsfsRp1RVx9zGAsMMg/w480-h640/IMG_3032.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Any of the books from the <u><a href="https://amzn.to/3Qxygk9" target="_blank">What Should Danny Do?</a></u> series by Ganit and Adir Levy are perfect for practicing making choices. <a href="https://amzn.to/3Qxygk9" target="_blank">The School Day book</a> has the most applicable scenarios for the school day, so I would use this one first if you have it. If not, the others will work, too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Good-Choices-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7536241" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3OmKxjJlMiaXqrj_-mLm22D84JlKpTnKIwremk1Dzzj2Wx23uOukOa2ByOE9BJBxkPBHY03x05fFBG-IbJ0_JQRzBECz4Ihz2HODpISim4bOdKiodMogW_E66VwZAdCmPfiBXg0bY0f7WDocg4p1piE6YYUtsJaP8A82Iwhpz56nQTALkdiCEcWPCA/w640-h480/IMG_3041.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">The THIS OR THAT game gets students up and moving during your lesson. Divide your carpet or an open area in your room to have two sides. Hang the THIS or THAT signs up on each side so students can see which side to stand on. Read one of the questions and have students move to the side that they believe is the right choice. It can be either side, so they will be moving and making choices!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Good-Choices-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7536241" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_GoOvxuQ4DMVy4KMCEHLeD96bU0jQKX83MH3y3cpEYPpuRg8N4y7_KF4FZz4rH8hfXNfsMx9zp-fZcCnYFFbWMP69xfgDYEr_gkJx91RQcInrRVfdma6aGxIiw_OTviBSWPQ4zM6kp0BSJilAbqd3qpJhQsVkjKQpzX1ynV_jpAXSN_jJWyv077ugw/w480-h640/IMG_3060.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The important thing is that you provide your students with lots of practice making choices. <span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Have discussions about those choices and if they are the right or wrong choice in that situation. You might do so during independent work time by discussing how different choices could extend that time or not help us focus. During centers, you can provide them with choice in choosing the best activity to fit their current needs.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">It's also important to point out that we don't always make the best choice, and that's okay. We all make mistakes and can move forward and learn from those mistakes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">You can read more about how to teach <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/01/social-emotional-learning-in-elementary.html" target="_blank">MAKING GOOD CHOICES HERE</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Empathy</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1i5urJDYVAXYb1nAor7IHCzutIl8NdnZc8iFDPB-5gTYzSIa8supLSYxLvLv8pwyhZitwdnaJDLvz2eYhgnm_B9QblNSnPSG-_CoKzk7bWwaNC2Nl3i59Dep7gRBR5V2pYmXEc8hXGUlCEaGUVU35BhDE_HaWRo9WoBm2p_oBiGxnyGYXNRD75ifoQ/w480-h640/IMG_4194.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">We want to create an environment in our classroom that encourages and teaches empathy. Children tend to be egocentric and need to be explicitly taught to recognize others' feelings and how to respond to those feelings. This will build classroom community and foster an environment of kindness in your elementary classroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><u><a href="https://amzn.to/3p0IU75" target="_blank">Empathy is Your Super Power</a></u> by Cori Bussolari provides students with different scenarios in which they can apply empathy. </span><span face="Catamaran, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">You can then model using empathy in different situations throughout your day. When you see students modeling empathy, be sure to point it out to the class. The more you do this, the more these behaviors will be embedded into your classroom community. If you see a situation in which a student could have used empathy, address that with that student. Let them have a do over so that they can build that into their muscle memory!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDhtu4xQWfrGxUq3U_viRIi6SWzVl199p7KOQ60bThg_2N_4DsIc1O9tLeHA2JosHo5uRg1QiDvd4EiH4I02T-uatwNLyeCDLx8VTDyNcL0cZZWPC3ELoNtZei9A95vJcZOuuolL0UT9j83TzUx_JEtJTlxtFduRd750DKOjdzrESP6OE0VdKQyx46A/w480-h640/IMG_4213.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We want to teach students what empathy is, the understanding of the feelings and experiences of another. I like to tell them that it's like putting yourself in someone else's shoes. You can make this anchor chart together, and teach students four questions to ask themselves when they are in a situation in which they can apply sympathy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. What emotions is that friend feeling?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. Why do they feel this way?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. How would I feel if I were in that situation?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. What can I say or do to help?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-family: Catamaran, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQ7IluMfuixctRUlCSI9efu7rKj5Z6OEXbv1qLp5PIoZ2qSxsY0WgCz2mfjRe5ckQ3_MSgKj-RD0YIInRCxabB1UWs3iDfsBt0zUv1AOEIBmZC9H41FhMiQpuFD_RusYmreuRGqpvtKJZgP7csMjw7pW3e_y5izg6gr5lOIRY4_tYaiC1ppLLgKOZlQ/w480-h640/IMG_4199.JPG" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students can make these empathy glasses to help them see a situation through someone else's eyes. You can then have them discuss reasons why someone might have these feelings from the cards you will show them with different feelings and emotions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="2048" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSADU4dSLyBIKofjBw1M7Vp5ie5zvhLsQFRXElv03XqALsLkAzCoaMQ9pMYjt-xUAyQ15M_ZTUPqCXhACjMBWWs1ZAKU-goz5pUvjyiJSmBEuUn6q4UPUuON4WBC0hQyeFLC9HU0yYX7O5fkw_7VBc7qKKU8K8oT6VBbq0g1TglH5fHApxPEFBQgPOeQ/w640-h558/IMG_4216.jpg" title="Teaching classroom rules and expectations" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The In Your Shoes Empathy Game provides students with different classroom scenarios. They have to describe how they would show empathy in the situation to move forward. This could be played in teams as a class or in small groups.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can ready more about <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/02/teaching-empathy-in-elementary-classroom.html" target="_blank">EMPATHY</a> in this <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2022/02/teaching-empathy-in-elementary-classroom.html" target="_blank">POST</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you have a great year! Teaching is really hard, and it takes lots of practice and experience to really get comfortable and confident with teaching your expectations and rules. Last year, I thought I was going to have a meltdown at the beginning of the year! It was really tough but it got better the more I stuck with my expectations. 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The only way to lesson plan, in my opinion, is to do so with your team. Dividing up the work amongst your team members will alleviate a huge load off of you and will allow each team member to become an expert in a given subject. In this post, I will cover how we mastered team lesson planning with lots of tips, ideas, and FREE lesson plan and PowerPoint slides templates that we used on our team.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6Tc5LDPLLzVonQId6-RIxEE4AQtcom91yiSJ64cz2o6t2-Vi82F84F72CqSeYYmHrcNi6Noz9jQPafyb3YJLBxazQtnO_I3vCO1crDi9nWrIHmYIp4_OdH9M1Skuw4lyTM9pGvV4-bggGz6kDBpm1swJ4U2idmrT465mWOLmcI3WtdYJBh3_9ZtP_Q/s2048/IMG_5696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6Tc5LDPLLzVonQId6-RIxEE4AQtcom91yiSJ64cz2o6t2-Vi82F84F72CqSeYYmHrcNi6Noz9jQPafyb3YJLBxazQtnO_I3vCO1crDi9nWrIHmYIp4_OdH9M1Skuw4lyTM9pGvV4-bggGz6kDBpm1swJ4U2idmrT465mWOLmcI3WtdYJBh3_9ZtP_Q/w640-h480/IMG_5696.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Divide Up the Work</h1><p style="text-align: center;">First, make sure it's okay with your admin that you can lesson plan with your team. The schools I have worked at were all for it, but I have heard of some who were not. So, just make sure it's okay before you do all the work. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Each team member will need to plan for a subject. Have a discussion with your team on who you feel would be best for each subject. I was never comfortable with planning math, but I loved to plan reading. Tell your teammates what you feel comfortable with, and they will do the same. Someone on your team might be a phonics expert, so they would obviously be the best to plan for phonics. Just be open and honest with one another, and that will make for an easier time dividing up who will plan for what subjects.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ7YoQPVxxauEpWEdfUvhMyir_RMujdBlLPkM6VXSqoYM7-AdfFknU7bIxG97zagQftga2N9lYOg0OibkgM9WW-d23Plr_uN-l_Y0x7fvjef48SIndtg_LaRGI-ihQ_5kLW-SbeI1sKf7-ci6XXQv79A7aWZwD5ZDmmQLwhdh-yUakflBZYIyXiU-Mw/s2048/IMG_5697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ7YoQPVxxauEpWEdfUvhMyir_RMujdBlLPkM6VXSqoYM7-AdfFknU7bIxG97zagQftga2N9lYOg0OibkgM9WW-d23Plr_uN-l_Y0x7fvjef48SIndtg_LaRGI-ihQ_5kLW-SbeI1sKf7-ci6XXQv79A7aWZwD5ZDmmQLwhdh-yUakflBZYIyXiU-Mw/w640-h480/IMG_5697.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">If it's a subject that requires extra planning, we might put two people on that subject. It just really all depends on how many people are on your team. I have been on teams of two people to teams of eight. You can make it work with however many people you have. It's just going to be obviously less work the more teammates you have.</p><p style="text-align: center;">You will need one person to collect the lesson plans from everyone, and then, compile them into one document. You will also want to have a day that you expect to have them by each week, so that you can get them to everyone in time for preparing for the upcoming week.</p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Lesson Plan Template</h1><p style="text-align: center;">Since I was the one who collected the lesson plans and then compiled them into one document, I created the lesson plan template. Within this post, you will see a pop up box appear in which you can enter your e-mail. You will then be directed to a free download of the lesson plan template I used in the past, as well as the document we used to assign subjects to each teammate. I included a blank one and one that was filled in, just so you could have an idea of what we included in our plans. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfjp5JRqSRGZO_ORSOYIYngBpRR1HThpbjqkfcsIycKAoPWcwlY_LoP7Ve7QWSayXIAKrGBckW_nfjmqOsyyYO-4t-BdlluSpTf_hV5-TVSytZsRkaQOG7bFTG9JzudyILMfNh_O-cQPRWK-7Os5Q3I0qeJGSqZMGo5hhoOUrzKo738LxohJfr93e-g/s2048/IMG_5698.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfjp5JRqSRGZO_ORSOYIYngBpRR1HThpbjqkfcsIycKAoPWcwlY_LoP7Ve7QWSayXIAKrGBckW_nfjmqOsyyYO-4t-BdlluSpTf_hV5-TVSytZsRkaQOG7bFTG9JzudyILMfNh_O-cQPRWK-7Os5Q3I0qeJGSqZMGo5hhoOUrzKo738LxohJfr93e-g/w640-h480/IMG_5698.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Ask your administration what their expectations are in regards to your lesson plans if they haven't already told you. I have had principals who wanted very basic plans and others who wanted very detailed plans. You can then set up your template to include what is expected each week. This just makes it easier to include all of those components each week.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I sent a blank template for the year to each teacher on my team for them to plug in their plans each week. They then e-mailed that to me. I copied and pasted their parts into one document, which I then saved as a PDF. Afterwards, I sent the PDF back out to everyone. We had to upload our plans individually at that time into a shared drive.</p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Using PowerPoint Slides</h1><p style="text-align: center;">In Tennessee, we can have admin pop in at just about any time depending on your previous year's evaluation score, so we had to be prepared to have an observation ready lesson on hand at all times. There are lots of indicators we have to meet in each lesson, so we made <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tiffany-Gannon/Category/PowerPoint-Slides-Templates-598468" target="_blank">PowerPoint templates</a> to match the state's evaluation rubric. Now, let me just say that this is quite a bit of work up front, but it helps you feel so much more prepared for teaching each subject especially when you don't plan for all the subjects.</p><p style="text-align: center;">We basically create a lesson outline using PowerPoint slides for the subject we planned. They help us know what standard we are teaching, how to break down that standard, what the learning expectations are, and include any links that we need to reference throughout the lesson. Our principal used to say that no matter in which teacher's room she placed a student, she knew they were receiving the same content. It might be delivered with a different teaching style, but she was confident that they were receiving the same rigor of instruction.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUHEAZ212Xudn2Q2I_ncuCRsL_79uZckpJhC8zlvUVZmaMrcmCVZZ1T813YwOIR-JRO4gMZJESwZVTeSaaryCL6WNqhEGW9HDGZ01c1_yosD5FVRTwOzKNbaTyZ4PHAaGCgH-QTNiMw6nbkftX81X1paTvXTsdZMN1KxxySbLeeoCDu_xqBXW6_vQ_Q/s3000/ppt%20slide%20pic_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUHEAZ212Xudn2Q2I_ncuCRsL_79uZckpJhC8zlvUVZmaMrcmCVZZ1T813YwOIR-JRO4gMZJESwZVTeSaaryCL6WNqhEGW9HDGZ01c1_yosD5FVRTwOzKNbaTyZ4PHAaGCgH-QTNiMw6nbkftX81X1paTvXTsdZMN1KxxySbLeeoCDu_xqBXW6_vQ_Q/w400-h400/ppt%20slide%20pic_003.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">We would upload these into a shared drive with folders for each subject. We then would save them to our desktop, so that we could just pull them all up that morning. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Like I said, it's extra work up front, but it gets easier the more you make them. You can also save them from year to year and make edits for your new group as needed.</p><p style="text-align: center;">(I do already have these made in my TPT shop for first and second grade <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tiffany-Gannon/Search:interactive+read+aloud+digital" target="_blank">interactive read alouds</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Tiffany-Gannon/Category/Phonics-560025/Search:digital+phonics" target="_blank">phonics</a>.)</p><h1 style="text-align: center;">Team Planning Meeting</h1><p style="text-align: center;">Each week, we would use one day of planning time to meet as a team to go over the next week's lesson plans. We asked that lesson plans for the next week be turned into me by Monday night. We would then meet on Tuesdays for a team planning meeting. I know this sounds really early in the week, but it gave us the rest of the week to get prepared for the next week. We had to follow the district's pacing guide, so we knew exactly what standards had to be covered each week. Any standards not met, were addressed in small group instruction. At the meeting, each teacher went over their plans quickly for the whole week and answered any questions that we might have.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L4g5fIB08CKqpUQEj5dkt8h8MHUIejQeYjYHgMXHf-AuqNMk3lTy93PRJZscKY4Ba3QAg73PLSD-kGZlhkjxwqlCakq0do_RkUg4ntkbzTYTgEa0-NBf6Or0_hHSA7__tbthSA9zJUStKg3R_wWrNEh6OUp47Jl_L4iJox0njdgRWLr-bpoluX86fA/s2048/IMG_5699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L4g5fIB08CKqpUQEj5dkt8h8MHUIejQeYjYHgMXHf-AuqNMk3lTy93PRJZscKY4Ba3QAg73PLSD-kGZlhkjxwqlCakq0do_RkUg4ntkbzTYTgEa0-NBf6Or0_hHSA7__tbthSA9zJUStKg3R_wWrNEh6OUp47Jl_L4iJox0njdgRWLr-bpoluX86fA/w640-h480/IMG_5699.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">You were also responsible for getting together all of the resources needed for your subject. We either made the copies for the whole team or our EA would do it for us. We then sorted everything for everyone with the days of the week that resource was need on each copy. This helped us sort all of the copies in our classroom for the week. We were all about making things easy for everyone! We even printed out anchor charts for our subject, and our amazing EAs would piece them together for us. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTl7LP9JScVKQhykxkkNYOZhpyGr93yIymFL3M0BmmbXCRN6jhSVCIzmqu3DdLgH0PmUxLRVh0-qB9PoQfc3ibxt7jphpp9AxTXLqaPmi58UzrD22wdaL4nyoq2bcM-Cih6MWu1IjYCKF6TC5EeSPTIZN3mdAiZzk-74gl8SJwPuzlsDHjRu13Kgm4w/s2048/IMG_5700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTl7LP9JScVKQhykxkkNYOZhpyGr93yIymFL3M0BmmbXCRN6jhSVCIzmqu3DdLgH0PmUxLRVh0-qB9PoQfc3ibxt7jphpp9AxTXLqaPmi58UzrD22wdaL4nyoq2bcM-Cih6MWu1IjYCKF6TC5EeSPTIZN3mdAiZzk-74gl8SJwPuzlsDHjRu13Kgm4w/w640-h480/IMG_5700.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6sx0pqvGoAI8fPYLtkSS6TrVse4S4mmKi_i-_N5WBfC68H3u6RL4S2u6xHGJ_ImNbjxc-QTYGO3UaQ2Tmvm3UPcmZTXA7R00w-OcINHlutNQAtnPKUjmPt_nc9EicTXOKmCB358ZwTaAHUr2uUHCIW-nIBfB6W7NDZki286MuOeX2sH7MzSkLshydQ/s2048/IMG_5703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6sx0pqvGoAI8fPYLtkSS6TrVse4S4mmKi_i-_N5WBfC68H3u6RL4S2u6xHGJ_ImNbjxc-QTYGO3UaQ2Tmvm3UPcmZTXA7R00w-OcINHlutNQAtnPKUjmPt_nc9EicTXOKmCB358ZwTaAHUr2uUHCIW-nIBfB6W7NDZki286MuOeX2sH7MzSkLshydQ/w480-h640/IMG_5703.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I am sure I left something out about how we lesson planned as a team, but I tried to cover the most important parts. Once we started team lesson planning, we never could go back to the old way. There are just too many standards to cover and too many other tasks to do each day. Plus, you have to actually teach! I hope these ideas help, and I am happy to answer any questions you might have. I am more than likely to see your e-mail than see a question here or on Instagram (the black hole of DMs), so feel free to e-mail me at gannont2@gmail.com.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMiPX6E1e7GIfBqdHmp2--dVwFJdxt5WWSVV_jEaMiAvLf35h1GY5jfk7yCjyzlb29mLsPyOlrNSWwKiKtyP8odBDccFUZbVL1qya__Aa49-u2rZPBNY9eNJHgOi9Jv-6UbsgOR3uuFlKSAjTMDPUTqHATpgHU3LtgwpA51bg8aZWiV1cnNyQI9kUaQ/s2048/IMG_5702_jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lesson plan template free" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMiPX6E1e7GIfBqdHmp2--dVwFJdxt5WWSVV_jEaMiAvLf35h1GY5jfk7yCjyzlb29mLsPyOlrNSWwKiKtyP8odBDccFUZbVL1qya__Aa49-u2rZPBNY9eNJHgOi9Jv-6UbsgOR3uuFlKSAjTMDPUTqHATpgHU3LtgwpA51bg8aZWiV1cnNyQI9kUaQ/w480-h640/IMG_5702_jpg.jpg" title="lesson plan template free" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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This just makes all of the pieces extra sturdy. :)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1845" data-original-width="2048" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLUWx-WrYfgSvXVZL1RX1fO99TuesmFtmrRFGCPtBZSpbk7C8mnWC7keSyvh9GbFmTv41iJfd--RYkpfd57GdGRN3xSljq62bHH-YFpE71gWun6Z0uG4b0WjazlygmffxqjxhHmwApIqqo4UALIWga4atSII7B2Sji6-FQUmKhNZtNe_DarJIJylA7Hg/w640-h576/IMG_5438.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are links to the borders and paper I used for the bulletin boards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3O9Pv9H" target="_blank">Coral Stripe Bulletin Board Border</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't find a link to the pink border, but I picked it up at my local teacher store. Sorry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3mLjlWB" target="_blank">Tan Bulletin Board Paper</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also got this <a href="https://amzn.to/3Od4Je6" target="_blank">checkerboard border</a> that isn't in the photos, but it's so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmdvgD349-X6UDUbowToB7Lh030vnjlXkBFss-sviPleLOtYKsVQQRoNeXktviayqOYkDNgh8QxvfacVFVAW249Dzi2cs_t5Zzf1OGfVNr7syR11jj_5sUguCxOv0lLgJ7Y1o3pCEqg-txEJSOJ8GQ8uzAaABwkNzwjHNyyorSsAlaAXRCjNX120PAw/w640-h480/IMG_5420_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always include a fun letter banner in my decor bundles. This one resembles the cute glitter letter patches that are so popular right now. You could also use the letters to spell out bulletin board headers or motivational words to hang around your classroom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgUXXktZvyhBA3Y15mmqBb0otvr8wOi-Rtr5Wlue2BHIFeXWjnyi1MRLj87p24_Sy8EgTvlSMjkfYzSGUnCYIsjA8T47IcY3ev-NNHBudqXhxnDaJqlNZ--_J77KD3KFihpc1LC36r7w5B2PjMjHYDebmaHi-rcaStsLSaKXerUWtBQtsYWKvtJih7g/w640-h480/IMG_5424_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You also get a manuscript alphabet with pictures, and cursive alphabet, a round manuscript alphabet banner, and a round cursive alphabet banner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9NkwUVPFoHQpupn7N5aXPtse8qFQGatZC1erz3WYCQxU0gfSUTlEAFuhfiDzN80FDYcTIveQqMlyC3ynOEZzwLDpDXiaZzxezkesG6bWfbg4hyF5x8LUUOFigC7ks1vCcAAocxEL7YBWjVUGHezEL-VU0zaMSV8qBiCGoL4oL-rRUHIur-1xvJ9mgg/w640-h480/IMG_5457_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are two sets of number posters, one with touch points and one without. The round number banner is great for hanging on a math bulletin board or at a center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1yuJABulj_Fo4xF1sOudmBQcgKhos-w5uA7Cu2OmdihkhGdO78Zq6ZhjDn0vH1NaN43Ka7MZn2s0S74YT8Q1aMd-qb7-pafh59x8PqHlsh1edwUA9BS4MR9TV55LSSrLNqEEqGns_rzpBIjE2Bz-Fwoi-vjLIJ7psw5Ai3yLBbCxCpYrjTE2s234DIQ/w640-h480/IMG_5422_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The checkerboard number line goes from 0-120. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYGK4btjYSYGArqx36oXksJnp571mrE64dOO4s7rs5EmpEELrSp-qbyJX12wKUjAd1AFQRWmrdCAPmJeWhDIGzyOrmfqdyp5SinccxBQ1RnWWkcRvypoLQi_LxcXEk7Y2VHa5PspbE-8MZsMNxwYSwPpTqJKcJanqKp5ITzCsGCwhirYUTT9nDeRlUw/w640-h480/IMG_5413.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These motivational posters tie the whole theme together. I wanted them to have that sticker vibe that is super popular right now. You could also print these as posters, and then use the bulletin board border around them to tie them to your bulletin boards. They would make a big impact in your classroom design! The set also includes a bulletin board/door decor set that you can print for the back to school season. There is also a Welcome to Our Classroom sign that is included that would be perfect for your door. You could add it to a wreath or print it as a poster with the border around it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXCGDDmNx3X7sA0D-fhzYsHvSWX4d0VA7_KPF9A4fwMVs4jX4JkC7ojQxX9I5yREUfdA5j84hvYPehOy3ULi27jI7LbzgRiGnWc-MoxsvFg_k5-T_vL8ZgaO7aeD_4W6ikHLzcthPegmfhWCA8I8eyVXgM7A8QrMpARoK-DaQDKDdb5l3Vujay484rCg/w640-h480/IMG_5428_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The teacher toolbox might be my favorite part of the whole collection! There are several options included for you to mix and match as you want. I also left the labels blank so you can label them whatever you need. These are in the editable PowerPoint file, so you can just type. I also list the fonts I used in the bundle so you can make them match. When you are ready to print, be sure to save it as a PDF first so that it fits the size of the drawers. I got my toolbox <a href="https://amzn.to/3xqv8hR" target="_blank">HERE</a>, and I painted it with a matte white spray paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruLyDn5mFBupyf-gcoPGC_82H8ByrMoBX6XfbiIh7TQ_0NIlEWdKrFDob8-DeKsXG4y_nMCnVksOi94K8zWzl4vFZvRhb_DNddiWJSC8KMTjbsxjGia9I2hdLuB8Yc-dd4HWAYsrDvdSLf1tX4GsSsZbpNwYMjA6G8-If_A_Fuka8sRYhqU6vwC4GCQ/w640-h480/IMG_5504.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The calendar set includes the calendar and number of the day pieces. There are a lot more pieces to it than what is shown here. The pennants are included with lots of different options to mix and match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzsukSXv67W3L7pBg-8lgihUOxj3y6m1XssgKBx8FmPu03ZhA731SIHHjufsQSkh0Xfgmnwa4uijHuJFqLpIm9PkI4p55veDLZT59GaLZLNQ_YoOzGroKgxSezC0gm0NRgPhi5oIy7uG8GRmQIh7vmrFmcrELuFo1h0wfr-JIhkALLsIt37Bk-9jPjg/w480-h640/IMG_5502.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The calendar does include two different options of numbers along with holiday cards that you can add to the calendar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCyYaEetV6xidRtHNQe6IghY2PsL2xSQvTXXvAo-e5BgKLLN5N3XKByddfinVyDNMZE9fwNh0pcPEk99JYHXkuhDaQw6ep48JYS-TFwsGOMDvyCaNbk_xUyXFiNC_H289E-4KflpHmIuHZjB51xQKRMDyO-T41R6kDenOv6OrrYNpFN5bMe0KDmfJbA/w640-h480/IMG_5426_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really love the round labels (editable included)! But I know some of you may not like cutting all those circles, so I also include a square option. I got the checkerboard ribbon at Hobby Lobby. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahKzeCAJkk6rTah9cwBbdLkfKpS3xko5KkVFX59w62BkpiMtY5E9ohwXoEp04JRx7hAxgrrFiP0M0cJbKvVeB6aQins9Sfgq7mSOHUKvQY5KO6cXvC-xbWcSfiWLFUMh1L2Ai38SDjQDm01kSxXZfi07sXYddhwnPChM6altbL6688O4_EWFqyjS5lA/w480-h640/IMG_5465_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use these rectangle labels for my Ikea storage system that holds all of my math manipulatives. This just makes it easier for student clean up with the pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHG_tcRav_-6yMUKz8m7q9BeZqiO5SJmELRGrf1YRlc30PdR8faq4jmS-qLJ6cbmAEl6B7Ol1NzWVLHVMOaoUgVM08FBNv2chWqLj8a5Zla7H4FL6x3waLUkAxQw1KwsNYXIAygx_IIiQE6dV0FgCv3mhMp8JRLQAqsKNaIWM3FU3DvE07MDUJqcs_g/w480-h640/IMG_5416_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always used this pencil system...the students just put their pencil in the dull cup and grab a sharp one. I sharpen the pencils each day for them. This saved my precious <a href="https://amzn.to/3xJls3w" target="_blank">pencil sharpener</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39Or0FZfXgq2sgw2DzwX42wwf8i1fQX2b9epgWzhQIhLm0NwNxx-E7pB0KcPSzdEinqgtFfD1oN8WCynGpRVh7fIpBSPESBz9r5GMU_0Qx9uFSXpxzg4WqdsSp7VFKiZECiTR6jee-vI92mSU-AzH-hsFQOUAAAsEnflQ3PEJaBsFfaGGVRGIWQJD9A/w640-h480/IMG_5414_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These table signs can go on baskets or on pom poms to hang from the ceiling if you are allowed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt19B5HtvM_Ua3yzzKA82M68eW7WuHNrBU9oCQD--KCJJtGsOKTf8Ob8lwNRrsHeuwjvhyCOurXOaieqRYXsZtvb6WAjFnV6xhIVDFL02zKOEt9vfEtkZd8IZPQ09S-3aM2j6e3zAgcu4GZuQlzSrVUV1A5Ku0GNXD2NVDxLU54QMyGOB8OgQPAzW7JQ/w640-h480/IMG_5469_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also used this size for table caddies that I kept in the center of each table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRij-Fr61DKg1BMl8S0HuUX8tiOZAppaQHVetsEwttNDIDfSgbhcsP_BACS5_ZnA5OBfCuTKO-Jo_m4AEbttLY4J02yN7bUQ5Api-k4f2OkSlUcT5WfKGZykaiR1g7Nn6mXm9WTc04frIoTXbelxgC0FiJQoNNbgnC_ReUI8uO_G_ItmR965XMGFFlJQ/w480-h640/IMG_5464_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are several name plates that you can choose from, or you can mix and match. I always just wrote their names on the name plates so they could see how to properly print theirs. I also put them in the editable file if you want to just type them out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqY041LE3iEvMXjbdmVTJftR3MNM70sPptJ8JfdzgWJcJcaZtXLLE6a7KWNHa_yA_yX3sD_ONLQWoIdmcPDR0CvqK38KXr3HqaWx02m1dJEhAY0cGDv5Tnqrxc8722ZzxcFyoNDXPckcxB7kVK5nv0-5-qu6TBBxTR8wzrBPVEIRyeJ2biTy0ABydNQ/w240-h320/IMG_5412.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="240" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bNj9eoWw3BcGppJ0M9Rb3BRwaCFNVuBRIn9TzLpGDqt8QzSMUWC4FY4HQfFJ9e4EHULQgPJ7v5cpeXvfEuLNA2NqFdIgF1rzzNAc449Hqzm0UEw08zhGV1yHEu2YgPdCZM7Qf0a7SYTjsQrm-5qKe2ClBwSiKbBIyKhXEd-dfVOxAmOvogyeete6yQ/w240-h320/IMG_5430_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are color posters, as well as 2D and 3D shape posters.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylTT7En0eU3L3kJYNzoTLVJAQ5Dq8gHxCEmquZMlPPB2aCN8wEr3liwqttm85FW1mnIUiG3aW2eC-GwFiuJCuYIgoR-yGNGkzNMB2qjoPp8Dxys4t1ldPqSTfsyZaVFva0Bd-yaPiOKX4txO-gKyztOd8Abc4Y5PRsTjG0NHd1gSGicPIzQ7rb4RQdg/w640-h480/IMG_5439_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of different editable binder covers and spines are included.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhExbkU-0DmDwBFBsfApzA0e1RdikwcxPajOURT66j9Smj_u9v1j9TJhb9mir2oI1WNKgXZWNxoK-2DGTzFlWITp11HF2a8HpG0sDCVXaSC8UjouukTsH0ZqC7mbJ2vRPD33XiuV-fBXT-fNFWpHaKowbouUPKtEX2tFcN3E0r41DzfUVe0TwdbYbdxMA/w480-h640/IMG_5473_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you like to send your students mail before the beginning of the year to introduce yourself, you can use these editable postcards. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82wvPHg9uJALsNQI9Bn9H8_VL3tcSH66y70s6-5quAtbyk_FU9ELghrmrSDajx7FqH8CXgOb2EXuVEow2lkgJRSOgDzm9gUfrxsYYGFNvRECmOQkuuEkwMJ808k0uiwtXVuNTaFL7bJyJtfjMUpjkHAsViQ0RCGr3FWNgpni1QZOgVB7bqy--MSXrdA/w640-h480/IMG_5476.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The matching editable stationary includes classroom newsletters, a meet the teacher letter, supply list, welcome note, calendar, and more. The blank stationary can be used to create any posters or family letters you might need throughout the year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU5kRnbkXlgz_6jpybZIo3KaaMhsqcOsIMb21g0HubWelWvch29OeUdD6BpNI4D-tjkvfcq2grCRVi_843tuROAYUCWX_SYKdPYixF77VzukAcYAmkHChcZTFOzv1R2aRmIhxtXb93yPU2W6KHg8qMg7jKS38M6iti1gP2RoEi_IgWml_e3Z2zxrYhyg/w640-h480/IMG_5489.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A checkerboard alphabet can be found in the alphabet set. You can use it as an alphabet or print the letters needed to create banners. I thought it would look cute with your name on or above your teacher desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8R0ikKndrwBVvgvbtZDjs8KMNpKZoLXoetlHW3kyfWRqqq2FOUgUlh5J9tBU0iB7Va8ID7PBzGXcMpvjGGXHnFUfajv5EyLLEQejZpfpXQdgTiIPWFTN4NpMk0n_AhWwZ7NCRYsQe4ti45JqNk26qG81Toe7k-7z-NADlzA6hgPCUJnkqIcxCrJI6g/w640-h480/IMG_5442_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have always done classroom jobs. I assign students a number so I can just use this from year to year. We liked to switch up jobs every 9 weeks. There are editable ones included if there are any jobs you have that I missed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHBKJbea7dL7tyo8Jw5sukEOAnXKpRt78Fjrm29dPWrkGoEjTbm4RhYlbRMRNUFH735SZNlFgeWrfZ5wULbc1O01z-mXkzfABUXGwKZd8Iku28rH-Mr35f7TF8AoMlyh5aI27Azci5B7i6kbkL-6YHP99M03ymnwPPv5Js9DKxRGBrYzkW3xxTC4ZbA/w480-h640/IMG_5455_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the birthday board, I print the month circles and attach ribbon to the bottom of each one. I then type the students names and their birthday on the smiley face cards. Those can be attached to the ribbon with clothespins.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1339" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9XvN0V5AqKeZoz-kF1DCaSqhI9w6T1dZjH6nFRXarsUCqCbS5IUJdyrxN82S2u49ZGiaKPU_CTj0-xH_fzUecUKsrZEnQCAqC-CZpG8hz3Eulgf2hXkn3bPwqK9drpATgH4HhCKhWlKJguH2oUudn5TvdeQfQ4XZhSkeJUVrO_3pDIIG9oh82hDoQ2w/w640-h418/IMG_5445.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always had a couple of different spots for displaying student work. I did their numbers on clothespins. You can print these student work coming soon signs for the beginning of the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="2048" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABx3nbqvZgNy3eCuls--T_LJm2ZcfAnthebjTuK_C12lZRv_biymyj70Lx9B0qatL2PvvWA_OfXhMcf0WzGeoC7AjpfkJdXoMh0XZs_JvuqjUmwoeksLLmsT3bEOHb4S4GIq4ZapUFFU7-IADbtUVlIjc5wzJyy82WwjWMgg9eu0_dB7SCUc-4Sz4Gw/w640-h506/IMG_5460_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a word wall with Fry's first 1,000 words. There are editable cards in case you use something different.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEVsUqV6pJWbc9XJz6YTWfTKSAI3u4-W32WOUGih44edhQ_URvG8BX1CqfdTgJzUHCfBJH3XluSFAb2aex8CXen780WGrBSg1AIpB57mB6ivZOLdCnWScjKtMjK3ZWEZ4NpNJPRDkVrrO1l_Stz6pUAodKEXVGHRnxjJ8H78AugdMiVwA8CAi2HkRyA/w480-h640/IMG_5474_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always used these rules in my classroom, but you can edit them to include your own.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXb6AgbyEcLxNAyFcFb64nMCgZqWUgzV4Ds5qipX9LSVTnwMkT_R51D0GJD5sVC9XTZ6GGbsZDWVJUE4-d7bRvWwZRd0S_uHKfQxT9S_71LR2H10vXwv_iZQi7Y8oEWtX5C9LD81JURXmEoYfI4ZU7kmKk2qodigMo23z6aYek4Boh3bJ826yk8S0b-g/w480-h640/IMG_5466_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The hand signal posters and voice level posters are also editable.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7hSMdCBz2RTyQ94QjfEP2ukzxuHCAUaACu0w7v26V9eyc0BlfBYa9xg54J3v_lxOWDI7rN1LhxeVwffwrZlUWrSmT_qgWPeTmGIxQNsuRauFBeUaz41XQ4EzubAIbuIl0jUOl6KERIUe6FC6qf2SVAWpptxuYF8sDmRwVTHW3PWIQpuI2xwr6gBkI_Q/w640-h480/IMG_5472.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOB9x8SO8rfQfaoJdKfRDMYcjwfoUusVwrB1T8Af-j_-JG8I6bRMKqcj6sgTijNEvjUHP5QjTRAB3bhxSCkWWwkB0wjOYJDhVATJRJPjIulTuMDjRRO77jFb3SIff9VzKt9LkjAAH9S_xYI15iqrSrp6shT_A_8VqfWIJkoaVygd9RymZB734GIn-8w/w640-h480/IMG_5470_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can use these minute labels to put around your classroom clock for the little ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmawCu8OcsfQL8k99RI-zxa5mGPakBubpBk5Ub5lZfJOSOh1K535afmKNmSEhfM4RiX34G63v8TFjfrIAUlEM93Ww_PHIW8OWDctywLDiqzZBBnqD2j9FGSoTSzqtHIcRmkWRGHVRcTl-jcpdIxCQrv4XjlX_vTVj7H4d676Pf5v4wtDudpeveZKBCKw/w640-h480/IMG_5494_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know that everyone has different requirements for classroom library so I included labels for themes and for a leveled library. Everything is editable.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiuJS__h4YT0P5OdMhpFUMnYGLLURAtzzQ7EmXRiEq2NTaBStpr0_m2dKDL5SrsptutguT_1tT-PsGBJejDWhfaOMKKC2JCjIoAGKZ_pQRyc3pG60ZjcA40FTFAtNAzdC9zg7rKHsMhDmp8_yneoXy3BNfsjyKJ-SB59aWzlP46gQgM_p15bY84FHIg/w480-h640/IMG_5495_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The numbered labels are for student book bins. <a href="https://amzn.to/3xJls3w" target="_blank">These bins are from Amazon</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eX1rLby2VofMwStkH8m2yO87MQUECtWKZ8OQm9wNy_NTHAs4njPgMB9DFLXo3ldprGZf-jkDvyHjh07X7K4UBvx6K3lVCuBNMuR-pQpesuhHuS7JS-skyixVnMHwPKSDKab0AbdRDETEAEdapjeZ549PHILwQXkcinWB5FuXT50EgNa4g3llgSlcdQ/w640-h480/IMG_5479_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcPycvMDBZJU7kHqBCAnGGe9-teLff82i_z6HxA0N_IPjEa0v0VhQYyKlQd-froybBb0R8-KEWMeOn4jy1H2q761dy8mq2fIbKT4LbHg6KA9NczBqXDaEXjIK5-rMAw1t5qN2e0f8xJCQB908zsttexBU9zVM-oAZk-_ylcvTwJRptV084gq6HAYVlMA/w480-h640/IMG_5508_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2048" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoYqaZCP4bAMSi65VnDTt0H2RF7d9cyz5DzC3seHoe7MWHztDOPOWOBzXvb5KT5oj4Jvltb9GEIVbHMeUYdlHJ0T68FFGzKY4QDsgTTy88Yy62nHXkUBvd8CITVvfyVjc9T97KUSp7Q62ruvz2HAEkU2SIcAcNgaViCXTD_z7kBvASzc_64k-GUoscA/w640-h490/IMG_5510_jpg.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These large labels are great for larger baskets. I love these for organizing extra student supplies at the beginning of the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMqQOCkcFOhSHMX004E3dyYFKscnNUbWBCYm_bT5G1CsZ-OZMC6BUsb3leIItgCvl_nO06AiXNisy43f4b1cg_PIDjbt8vkbsP42XoPP9tIWJvCXSt4tp0IIy5bl2jWoncLPCQROtiuyPzbsSIhil6HteYSmG61LBk_G7YwFzH9X7KvzsFODyqlHfHA/w480-h640/IMG_5436.jpg" title="classroom decoration ideas, classroom decor themes, classroom decor ideas, classroom decor bundle" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is so much included in the bundle that I am sure I left something out! I sell it as a bundle only just to keep the price down. When I sell it separately, it causes the bundle price to go up because there is just so much included. I hope that makes sense!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can find the bundle <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Happy-Retro-Classroom-Decor-Bundle-8179131" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or you can click on any of the photos. 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I have never gotten so many DMs asking for more details and requesting the documents we used. So, I am finally putting all the details in a blog post for you all! In this post, I will break down what summer planning meeting is, why we have it, how to plan for it, what our schedule looks like, our menu and gift exchange, and include some freebies for you to download to plan your own team summer planning day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9znz_9fUdNIURmtKY0TJRt-onMHAXc3mWlK2KR_mWdLnyJV2d_L1nQ9dXzXt8YrsjyOhC_r18pAkE5jZr6vi2M2GjmCjFB829ZvipTnxBnOk-LgdobJHpbhgwyyJpm0iylZFwC6r65mXxa149HW1cA7nLxM3-IOYqvnIjSJfheeINx2YJ0L5iTU4Frg/s4032/IMG_6156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9znz_9fUdNIURmtKY0TJRt-onMHAXc3mWlK2KR_mWdLnyJV2d_L1nQ9dXzXt8YrsjyOhC_r18pAkE5jZr6vi2M2GjmCjFB829ZvipTnxBnOk-LgdobJHpbhgwyyJpm0iylZFwC6r65mXxa149HW1cA7nLxM3-IOYqvnIjSJfheeINx2YJ0L5iTU4Frg/w640-h480/IMG_6156.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The year I posted about our meeting was the year I was the team lead. The team lead typically hosts summer planning at their house. This is our first grade team from that year. We all came with our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farmhouse-EDITABLE-Teacher-Binder-3821814?st=9f94592f6dbbe705676e36eb26910fdd" target="_blank">matching planners</a> ready to plan for the upcoming school year. I miss this team so much! 😠You can find the <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Farmhouse-EDITABLE-Teacher-Binder-3821814?st=9f94592f6dbbe705676e36eb26910fdd" target="_blank">teacher planners HERE</a></b>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is the summer team planning meeting?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our district would let us have one day in which we would meet with our team during the summer to plan for the upcoming year. They would allow us to apply those hours to our professional development requirement. We used this day to set our PLC norms, create our calendar for the year, work on pacing guides, assign team jobs, create our schedule, plan CFAs for the year, and share any trainings we had already been to that summer. This day was vital to our success the following year, so we really treasured having this time together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It wasn't all work though! We would also bring food and do a gift exchange, which I will go into more detail explaining later in the post. We used this time to bond and just have a day of fun together. Having it at someone's house just allowed us to have a more laid back atmosphere and helped to create and foster that family dynamic with our team.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfDcgnq14ahIsMwtmrF5VMYkENrvnI7pE9Vu4DU8xGhDdhevBO1u33nVqTPIKL9mBFyyMivoHDf1X7EeYLWtwIfrnnlEWeGhmCYHSVmOWjBR3KBZ9okr5ci9hwpjcFVO61n_z6cBEm0NAcP3N2FVUE7cRjSuWxI4E85pjkVaahisD_2-DCJ5QrqgINA/s4032/IMG_6154.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfDcgnq14ahIsMwtmrF5VMYkENrvnI7pE9Vu4DU8xGhDdhevBO1u33nVqTPIKL9mBFyyMivoHDf1X7EeYLWtwIfrnnlEWeGhmCYHSVmOWjBR3KBZ9okr5ci9hwpjcFVO61n_z6cBEm0NAcP3N2FVUE7cRjSuWxI4E85pjkVaahisD_2-DCJ5QrqgINA/w480-h640/IMG_6154.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch and Gift Exchange</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We always did Mexican food for our lunch. I just set up a note on my phone with a list of items needed that I shared with the team. Everyone would put their name beside the items they would bring. The list included everything you needed for tacos, sides, drinks, and dessert. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRWZn84hon87v1Q1jlDZpJGVRhIDZAdA1Mhq4TvzOtJHNMVm2UlYaMb3cV7-2Owac-NecHJD9wylA7y4BDHILBz-gigXoeeYnr3gGxa_7M__OAp9rq5O7ISWS0vJBFvySIU56VMQNQRW1cAEVofRUtNv6pUWoj73GUXzB3NbM029Xv4tI8-a_NQUoJA/s4032/IMG_6153.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRWZn84hon87v1Q1jlDZpJGVRhIDZAdA1Mhq4TvzOtJHNMVm2UlYaMb3cV7-2Owac-NecHJD9wylA7y4BDHILBz-gigXoeeYnr3gGxa_7M__OAp9rq5O7ISWS0vJBFvySIU56VMQNQRW1cAEVofRUtNv6pUWoj73GUXzB3NbM029Xv4tI8-a_NQUoJA/w480-h640/IMG_6153.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone also brought a gift that was around $15 for a gift exchange. We exchanged like you would for Dirty Santa. We all drew numbers and went in numerical order. The first person chose a gift and opened it, and then the next person could steal that gift or open a new one. We did put a limit on steals. It got really competitive, which made it even more fun. 😂</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNty7oOU5D7oi3IJZ4gpCLZok0voDFSSdNLchoy4OzkdKEDFNh8J5gPhj7qAFeyT3MzC_MJQko8wxoYLYXlzDIg9c383JqyQFljDe624HEPoCK5huUxbIPgJO9z9sMiIU5jilQhgZKXrNtRMwHhG1xNQuz6qAeJXAR9Wd7n1Oc46sqjAGgIZ2IZ9LvQ/s4032/IMG_6155.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNty7oOU5D7oi3IJZ4gpCLZok0voDFSSdNLchoy4OzkdKEDFNh8J5gPhj7qAFeyT3MzC_MJQko8wxoYLYXlzDIg9c383JqyQFljDe624HEPoCK5huUxbIPgJO9z9sMiIU5jilQhgZKXrNtRMwHhG1xNQuz6qAeJXAR9Wd7n1Oc46sqjAGgIZ2IZ9LvQ/w640-h480/IMG_6155.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will include the menu and printable numbers in the download. You can edit it as needed after you download it. The fonts I used are The Skinny from DaFonts, AG Boss Lady, and AG Nope Not Today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Team Planning Agenda</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz0FLRuMY-T9azVvKCjKS2rez-9gRqsjDfzGO27t0c2wu3GHSL51np_BLcicH4E1EKmCzzVx16sS2VEO6csmHhzBdhSVQ0CyGndaxkrI_f3WfITThLGxLvEhsgkFmR1oPwTpRYqbhOTb-irJBU52-ihlIlkh7yhTTwv0pF8IZv8yb_26K6K2zEp6Pog/s2048/IMG_5594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz0FLRuMY-T9azVvKCjKS2rez-9gRqsjDfzGO27t0c2wu3GHSL51np_BLcicH4E1EKmCzzVx16sS2VEO6csmHhzBdhSVQ0CyGndaxkrI_f3WfITThLGxLvEhsgkFmR1oPwTpRYqbhOTb-irJBU52-ihlIlkh7yhTTwv0pF8IZv8yb_26K6K2zEp6Pog/w480-h640/IMG_5594.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We created an agenda for the day to keep us on track. We also had to turn this in to the district for the professional development hours. We cover most things that need to be discussed before the beginning of the year. We also delegate different jobs to everyone that they can do over the summer so that the back to school time isn't quite as hectic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT_s6i2-0eIdDkfYhif2fJWhGk9mmcTVcqWCVRUbyEAATrQypQJSBbAiiCS9ZOXpEGFRSeTeYNsaLkE6PZhYk4eMQK9kPv54G5LleOCXl0IZ6TxVIY86PLbqxldvcdcOQRDdlCEfSfGQrWlymldSrxGax0GyAU_Q4-JYaEyBbPTR7o9zJRUqzgL8qdg/s2048/IMG_5592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCT_s6i2-0eIdDkfYhif2fJWhGk9mmcTVcqWCVRUbyEAATrQypQJSBbAiiCS9ZOXpEGFRSeTeYNsaLkE6PZhYk4eMQK9kPv54G5LleOCXl0IZ6TxVIY86PLbqxldvcdcOQRDdlCEfSfGQrWlymldSrxGax0GyAU_Q4-JYaEyBbPTR7o9zJRUqzgL8qdg/w640-h480/IMG_5592.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Team Jobs and PLC Norms</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">During our meeting, we discuss job assignments for the next year. This is what made our team run like a well-oiled machine. There are so many things that we as teachers have to do, that it just makes sense for one person on your team to focus on that job to alleviate everyone else from it. We were fortunate to have a large team, but this would still help out a lot with a smaller team. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone gets a yearly duty job and a lesson planning job that they are responsible for. I was responsible for putting together lesson plans that year for the team as my yearly duty. We all used the same lesson plans; there is just no other way to plan these days. There is just too much to do and too little time. Everyone is responsible for a subject. I give them a template to plug theirs into, and then they send it to me. I put them all together into one file that we then turned into admin each week. I will work on a post that goes into more detail about plans and share my templates there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydR2ouqO7i4vEBq6dgCEq1ij37tPvwx1QsZ0kOYnwrCE2onuuoMqdNoXSeP3Se1tLQj5K5aPk358N0-j7-nEHV0VquVT7jwiRAukdWkKwtvcYTluYNyGcdLf2VUg_X6ZmlzNw6Dz1CCUgP1YxQO-SEjn1islGDps6jFp7oBu9ZF2JD0wWOT8hLjaF5Q/s2048/IMG_5595.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydR2ouqO7i4vEBq6dgCEq1ij37tPvwx1QsZ0kOYnwrCE2onuuoMqdNoXSeP3Se1tLQj5K5aPk358N0-j7-nEHV0VquVT7jwiRAukdWkKwtvcYTluYNyGcdLf2VUg_X6ZmlzNw6Dz1CCUgP1YxQO-SEjn1islGDps6jFp7oBu9ZF2JD0wWOT8hLjaF5Q/w640-h480/IMG_5595.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also set our PLC norms for the year. You can see ours above. They pretty much stayed the same from year to year. Our team would meet weekly for PLCs with admin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Create Class Schedules</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzBymzvAR3EFn3ZI_j6XBB3JWducaeNkfTeNtR8PULzFY35o4AJcsCw-hTy2b-_Ml0YKiVnyrq_xOgd2Q4g62_HdUtNWHZEmNJwA29E4JxTYrGyDFlco1N0uYXxT1prdoCzKHC4_DGluXQQdNyY1AidyhgMiyRSDnDor6bbB_GfrIagHazkYgrpK8yQ/s2048/IMG_5596.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVzBymzvAR3EFn3ZI_j6XBB3JWducaeNkfTeNtR8PULzFY35o4AJcsCw-hTy2b-_Ml0YKiVnyrq_xOgd2Q4g62_HdUtNWHZEmNJwA29E4JxTYrGyDFlco1N0uYXxT1prdoCzKHC4_DGluXQQdNyY1AidyhgMiyRSDnDor6bbB_GfrIagHazkYgrpK8yQ/w480-h640/IMG_5596.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were given overall class schedules from admin that were fairly general. They included ELA and math blocks, science/S.S blocks, recess, lunch, and related arts times. We just wanted to create a more specific schedule. I included a copy of our first grade schedule from the year, because I know how helpful it is to see how someone else's day is broken down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Essential Skills and Common Formative Assessments</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the time of this planning meeting, our district had us choose five essential skills for ELA and math that we deemed essential to have mastered before the end of the grade level. You can see what we used below for first grade at that time. The district now chooses the essential skills. We had to give common formative assessments every three weeks to assess mastery of those skills throughout the year. This drove our intervention groups and instruction. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At our meeting, we would go ahead and map out the dates for each assessment. We also discussed what the CFAs should look like and assigned those to team members to create. I thought you might find this helpful, but if not, you can just ignore that part in the file.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg6bVLtWvzXnM0PsNZK5REaCuip5XH9zysoNYaRxrRdmQzDcubT81zQs__7bPL0aDHHyueW-ZuWG88-07wP38__tSPPIX37J9IDVRYtfGu9-cB697dYwTB8ArEJIsrFRJDmw6OF5SRENwYEpEPdBhiMFBH4JFYHVdvyae5sR0Lmd_9PbcYgeSTUcZFQ/s2048/IMG_5597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg6bVLtWvzXnM0PsNZK5REaCuip5XH9zysoNYaRxrRdmQzDcubT81zQs__7bPL0aDHHyueW-ZuWG88-07wP38__tSPPIX37J9IDVRYtfGu9-cB697dYwTB8ArEJIsrFRJDmw6OF5SRENwYEpEPdBhiMFBH4JFYHVdvyae5sR0Lmd_9PbcYgeSTUcZFQ/w640-h480/IMG_5597.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pacing Guides</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the other major jobs we tackle at summer planning is our pacing guide for the year. The team lead shares the template on our share drive and then everyone can add their part. We like to have this finished by the beginning of the year. The district does provide pacing guides for each subject, but we liked to have it in a condensed version like this for easy reference. I added our to the file, but you will need to change the dates to match the year. We add standards covered for each week, as well as a little snippet that describes the standard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B0J7ySV73NYoYfjcNhQyxsGjCILTVUAc0DOJxLL1qrMnZIEfoaWN24FMLiszx46x8m7upKQFr987NZMsMhJHBd-N0JYHeGq3PLNdyEqCT9QMNrSQ7piVOnvtiGtwrp-Rvsv4jLMGSyUvqbKW3gv_ZaBbx_fWXYtUhVM3XQHHczOJepv0S4ntVhdL2w/s2048/IMG_5598.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B0J7ySV73NYoYfjcNhQyxsGjCILTVUAc0DOJxLL1qrMnZIEfoaWN24FMLiszx46x8m7upKQFr987NZMsMhJHBd-N0JYHeGq3PLNdyEqCT9QMNrSQ7piVOnvtiGtwrp-Rvsv4jLMGSyUvqbKW3gv_ZaBbx_fWXYtUhVM3XQHHczOJepv0S4ntVhdL2w/w640-h480/IMG_5598.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope this post helps you in planning your own team's summer planning meeting. Please let me know if you do have one by tagging me on Instagram @thelemonadestandteacher! If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me! Don't work too hard this summer! <b>You can grab the FREE download from the pop-up window in this post that includes all of the documents I used at our planning meeting.</b> Just put in your e-mail, and it will automatically give you the link to download the file.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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You are there to pitch yourself and prove why you would make a great fit for their school and team. Showcase what makes you stand above the rest and why they have to have you on their team!</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Be Yourself</h2><p style="text-align: center;">I have sat in on many interviews, and you can always spot when someone is not being themselves. Be yourself! They want to see someone who is real and genuine. Give them a preview of what it would be like to work with you. This also allows you to see if you jive with them and their personalities. Look at the interview as a conversation!</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Keep a Positive Attitude</h2><p style="text-align: center;">When answering questions and telling about yourself, keep a positive attitude. You may be leaving a negative experience, but do not bring that up. Stay positive! Speaking negatively about your past school or coworkers will only make you look bad.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Show That You Are a Team Player</h2><p style="text-align: center;">When we would do team interviews for a new teacher for our grade level, one of the most important things we looked for was someone who would be a good fit for our team. We wanted someone who would be a team player and could contribute to our team. How can you add to the team? What are your strengths? What are your experiences in working with past teams? </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Keep a Student Focus</h2><p style="text-align: center;">It's important to highlight how you build relationships with students. This affects everything from academics to classroom management. How do you assess and collect student data? How do you use that data to drive instruction? How do you differentiate for your learners? How do you work with your team to ensure the needs of all students are met?</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Bring Examples</h2><p style="text-align: center;">Give those interviewing you a peek into your classroom. I liked to bring my teacher portfolio with me to showcase my past experiences. You can see a copy of my <a href="http://www.thelemonadestandteacher.com/2016/06/stand-out-in-teacher-interview-teacher.html" target="_blank">TEACHER PORTFOLIO HERE</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Teacher-Portfolio-Rock-Your-Teacher-Job-Interview-Teaching-Portfolio-2600976" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuSU1hPVmA6bEObSerRoMwId6_2n969iEuT-DhDlFeRBAPl-v7WKTykGH2Qh0Jwc_Eg97V9PVADyNbaEikBXoLOv7TsGe_XgB-usQ7a-KiIY5OYMi5x0VdusPjAMxm8FdRBneTJd4ljn7yUrRgiyn-GZhyDUwwq_yq6bGqFCWyArH1zVSrLTftYG6KA/w640-h640/IMG_5005_jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">What I include in my portfolio:</h3><div style="text-align: center;">-copies of my resume to give everyone (Insert a QR code with a link to your portfolio. I have a highlight on my Instagram page that explains how to do this.)<br />-photos of my classroom<br />-lesson plan examples<br />-classroom schedules<br />-examples of student work<br />-assessments and data<br />-evaluations<br />-professional development, Praxis scores, copy of my teaching license<br />-classroom management<br />-instructional strategies and a peek into my reading and math blocks<br />-parent communication </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Teacher-Portfolio-Rock-Your-Teacher-Job-Interview-Teaching-Portfolio-2600976" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTge6FZfmch3MmHRVtrDocaxpZt1RrI3Lx9fx8ciGK1jhZR6T13Yj0820Xz5hLoc6jM66HY-KhSmY2OONxQdtcplVeoCExzDbSwpXhbtIA5CFUow7brt-fJb7a1IeL3P5aE0PJ_q1zRMA0bHziiILFSVOzZFfhPAD3k0A5BZWNhpUMSsR3N7XpNjqrgQ/w480-h640/IMG_5002.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Teacher-Portfolio-Rock-Your-Teacher-Job-Interview-Teaching-Portfolio-2600976" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxC2zfwFEcv4K-X_7_bGh7L2wYnOylaqwx5tSR8gW4E5sfdczWoZKmTOvJ5XauRBrS8US-3CQrhdCTlY_ZIFBwev3q70Q--D62ftAMhDrn82RhrCSCIKkYtfvg5J5PisH8uW1hBWqn7NAT_0IjYidYqOFA2Yfq-o03b_3NgZBoEFKtJPaXdqvKLu3EA/w480-h640/IMG_5003.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Research the School and District</h2><p style="text-align: center;">Check out the website of the school, team members, and the district. Be familiar with their curriculums, current initiatives, and what types of assessments they use. It's okay if you don't have experience with those programs, but just have an idea of what they use and be willing to learn. Be honest about your own experiences and maybe try to make connections between those and their current practices.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Practice Sample Questions</h2><p style="text-align: center;">Being prepared to answer questions helped me so much. I just googled sample teacher interview questions and had a teacher friend help me practice. She also gave me ideas on how to best answer those questions that gave them a great overview of who I was as a teacher. </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Dress to Impress</h2><p style="text-align: center;">Don't dress in what you would wear to teach. Dress in business casual attire. I had a friend who dressed in the school's colors, and it made a huge impression on the admin interviewing her.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Send a Thank You Note </h2><p style="text-align: center;">Send admin and others who interviewed a thank you note right after your interview. This could be as simple as an e-mail. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness. </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">What Should I Bring?</h2><p style="text-align: center;">-your teaching portfolio including everything I listed above<br />-a bottle of water<br />-a pen or pencil with a notebook just to be safe</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">I have had so many teachers tell me that they landed their dream jobs using these tips and coming prepared with the portfolio. Just putting together the portfolio gets you ready to answer their questions. You have something to refer to when giving them a peek into your classroom and previous experiences. Good luck with your interview! Please let me know if you have any questions or want to share what helped you! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-4877974012625815242022-03-02T08:45:00.001-06:002022-03-02T08:45:45.312-06:00St. Patrick's Day Inference Activities and Scavenger Hunt<p style="text-align: center;"> Happy March! I was recently looking at adding to my St. Patrick's Day book collection and came across a new title that I had not yet seen. In the December first grade interactive read aloud lessons, one of the stories is <u>The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School</u>. Well, they also have <u>The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose in the School</u>! It's an adorable story about a leprechaun making a huge mess all around the school and the students having to follow his clues to find him. I always leave leprechaun messes for my students each year on St. Patrick's Day, so I felt like this story went along perfectly with those activities. Since the students were having to follow clues while using their own background knowledge to follow the clues to the next location, I thought this would be perfect for practicing making inferences with these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" target="_blank">St. Patrick's Day Inference Activities</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGv1Npod9hpfV84hL5F6hjwRV7MrQFBf-vx598TcPaPwftyBROCgBBbRKe3aUMV5AQ9kcg2reoSPgVdq0Ai8AtBNodhn2_hzscUS4GKBUQCn1UFiFpmGnC18LZ8ENfpc48QkHNMZrEMGhZleX_RavK3hk21U0kOFnKlaxKNBZwdnqTUsOdKu8BZZISBQ=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will show the different activities I made to pair with the read aloud. This year, St. Patrick's Day is on a Thursday so the activities line up well with the day of the week. But if you use these the following years, you could just move around the activities so the scavenger hunt falls on the actual holiday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmVS41ezpobFuXjw4M-r2GLqWuITYxfvkjVuQHpqCcR1XkhuNSNUxHuPKZ1eQxPnU_DU13DgqmMbLkGJ4cP0I4KlkfjYWYwTxq8LQ32I5wgyqZ4iaOsEKdNsp0Z0LrCcR0_o73VoxpBoL7NvZD7qxGnOxELz0iwH8pRQF9lX1pOWNYpQJdBw1xAAlNkA=w640-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I included a set of text-dependent questions to ask each day that you read the book. I would read the whole story the first day, portions of it on days two through three, and read the whole story one final time on day five.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinH0wugmOMXPSeHtrhakpsiRFZYrx_-OZbWbuPlIr1vwUYn9aOn00wfvXOIkpVQZYvqjEXI2s4-zAsqgUZqkfZDiaDY074caLPAAaYn-IeMnzt4e9AA-6_Q_EMC4nSvFP2Dkn7gm9hJGiZS2pdFsRhmFaSdDUFTNBFP82f_yGZEVCSFmq9DpkiX4tPtw=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On day one, your book will actually get delivered to you in a special package! Prep by printing the package labels. You could paste them to a large mailing envelope or attach them to a box. Place the book inside and have someone from the office deliver it to your classroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3czNhuwWzuRO-7PIwjd-3e2kOoDME0LWUA4UCKiFHM8sAsx87aXfhIJVRFRjXdyBtEsingsJwli79kuH6DYTL-C09vrl9hdRsonYVpMlLetOARnUpk7WuqNlMwrconruGQOwjmf0j4ThCLzQzxj655haB5QBeWEWikJHqHPt02A61s0_WLPMmAa2E3A=w640-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the package comes, act totally surprised! Flip over the package and read the instructions and clues. This is when you teach them about how to make an inference. I teach my students that we don't always get all the facts and sometimes we have to infer what happened or what something is. We do that by using clues and what we already know, or our schema, to then make an inference. (I also included posters for you to reference.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqhe6JjKEL07ZabTmb2TaVwyS-bmxOfynmn8nKEkv5m-QFmNBRToZun44QAlwhP0CiGdpZClXVAF-95dumzJMMxVgPlh9_baUNFHNnApqEa9tJMVDaE7tgnANU7I2b6ZjagPUY9QPhXYFcZsvHcAMQMqPnbjV1v5dKlPkAf0Rj6KtQSBm1bTcvlAAMvw=w640-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Read the four clues to the students, allowing them to write them on the recording sheet that you give them. They will then record their schema and make an inference. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoruD_mLiXIjTzyYl_VHYnwoENX_FoxNaQUIp5IekzcVMQ6R8Oo64UEv-tP35fRpDDbsUvB0DcageulNcPpdSR_LPqWfOG4WgYHwQMtNZHkVQpREsOcxNmrKcBeHqDwewNZwk2Lx57b1l9D1L3ogF_KC-9L6RYmznDh7CaUGe0QvmFNRNbAJGVNGG5_Q=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On days two and three, you will practice identifying character traits of the leprechaun. You can first model character traits using the Gingerbread Man. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSA_FImRcDTzoefVoFnm5qF_Y-beUfV4-F6CXlC85LaAhBawSs4xmxfw95xmY6yvH6Ee9CCagJJbYL9rvvkNHPxo12AU2Ko5pC1AFTqneCkMfo0OrqHXlqZPePh043ULZoFkdFnYsjyRt1YFCWUM-ZU0fcV9u5X9bYtD6Zb_GtwKGl6qB1nGeX8mVtRA=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On day three, students will describe the problem and solution of the story. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On day four or St. Patrick's Day, students will be going on a leprechaun adventure around the school! The leprechaun will create a mess in your classroom, leaving students to infer what happened and where they might find him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before you leave for the school day on day three, you will want to create a leprechaun mess in your classroom. I include printable shamrocks and gold coins for you to scatter around in the mess. In the past, I have also made leprechaun footprints with green paint around the room. Leave out the two notes below for the students to see when they come in the following day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO6N9VHn19rNWL_A8didgRG-rNAgSFlfjiCwPwyUQfuWyQ08Suho04jLzcHwxSOJHrW7IIS6DJ5TzMyuCdclBnBJKqY_UW39qWFIlPtadrlPQAcgpBnLa9WdEbASeh4Rnl3NMfeFo2VWW0pCTP4gDK4iyfKyPFSUwa-zujdXRHUOFDBuxkSUXRP8BrWQ=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You will hang the other three clues throughout the school based on the clues on the poster. I include editable ones, too, incase you need to use different locations at your school. You can also hang the printable shamrocks throughout the school to help lead the students on the hunt for the missing leprechaun. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3kL29Sa87AzV5bqwer-Xp28eDVt4FGO5b4qhIY954UDmqnkl6IludM77vZdNoD7pWSIxOCusvgZW535wmzyBqbgBxiqUjXk4x-HU76wZUm_3bu6tap4RVMC1EEZjSYW3_7k4jZjJEfKagIOXLZTCiFklkw_skC1Q4UOgsp-PqK7cM9gH7dGeEEDrjYg=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI_qR7aLfEVH_Ga5R4o4GTrSiFD0qGiNYVVfWsZjjHp0Q0DYg68HCJBJ_D_cP2rhuD6XAhFZOedNfiSCLefsNxM74u1jc87UB7RldogWz63-hRGUqMkvkJBOqLD3bapCWXtQExO7Sq6tJSE-NQGcC2RrbQDZ57PzPY5Y62KENoI9krl8FS6-hYNhy1Kw=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before going on your hunt, have students create WANTED posters to hang in the hallway. There are a few versions included in the pack, so you can choose which one you want to use. You may want to do the craft on a different day since the inferencing activity will take a little longer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiogwrgemnUlKqoQsAYo7xj-VDRICGeKZvS98NNzCoQBG-C6mUll-vOsrXeOBaxy_cKsMNIGr4LWjtLxfztvrm8fUQ8pyxtmEBcuvpxO-zYITtRzENO_EjpeGFTN95Rn_dMBlbOfzgKafihA4LghSDnZ7iGGnTBj5F1dBYqboe5csKKyMjdIEx56awnww=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9sOdlYroTpJvjXK8MHrcK6pmPgvBq4xdkWh7_S3IwOc_cCdmW5akN1UnwbuS1ug10hLrnAAykuSz_KAfAjMcfcwOUZZQYvZ9KuDOeF7fFHW4crRVuMMiXwaPh_r9cjVFN8IFbxj4oylTY0Ix249aUFC7qZfqwQVUD7uxaGEM7jM10BN81r1y5IBkL0Q=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students will use this inferences recording sheet to infer where they think the leprechaun is now and what clues they used to make the inference. Save the last part for after the hunt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyxQ30ODIPvBl4ualTfeHX9Cw962AA99LUV4q60lL35P8IS5AqciF3XUZp_UihlmysDnF9sDAdJbGpI18U4S_s5cRxZCLqSOG8J2j6d3oCRzigjIBgFgaTq9ahucDFbY9NSjgGVkMWubhpB4tm11m4e6VWo9drtXciGr6x7GLnwEAYfrzmuShYoKGSzA=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clues will lead students around the school to other clues, just like in the story. The final clue will lead students back to your classroom. You will need someone to place the final note from the leprechaun and a special treat in your classroom. I grabbed this pot and gold-wrapped candy from Party City for the treat at the end. You could grab cookies or something different for your treat. I also scattered some of the printable gold coins around the treat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3V5qfEmcHjUTzvbdZXwKEp2geJ7yTs91cT2GEyffTIV_7W8AkX8G0Hp42oMJ1LB7rxx73YIldbnq2gVrYJCAtd9sApysRhijAy_-9eb_GjGHddXKHybSzt6F1sa97nAw4RuTewEsooFp_hvntiw-SJpOlKs_oo7CWmbQsdSRLPaGx5wUe2ynCJ3HtVw=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students can now complete the final part of the recording sheet, inferring where they think the leprechaun is now. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh47Wnp28-SjMwWx5tKo0FuBR5jyLfMCd2lbZubw1ibAy_Dyb091tfBa32pirHCgA4YNtqgcCeiK3APXEJD8umO2eJicgmuq251d3aX3BA9YoH8wNi9hlIlCEDMJ4UcPYpYyihc_Eg9bZ9le90HSef8rCfL_qKVI3nkuruPgsa4FdMPPJemiGRnQeLh-Q=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, on day five, students will retell the story. I also like to have them orally retell the story to a partner after the writing portion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This pack makes me so excited for St. Patrick's Day! This is a great way to celebrate the holiday while also covering your standards in a hands-on way! You can click any of the photos in the post or click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" target="_blank">HERE</a> to grab these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" target="_blank">Leprechaun Inference Activities</a>! Thank you for reading, and happy St. Patrick's Day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Scavenger-Hunt-Inference-Activities-7816417" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwcOLrkJ9esDOuCIa7sSGA-ITUgbnf1XVVEviwDOCeJPK5-hWSfdFNlbs6-kN8F0jGoOlC3xB5Rp-43bBBuCX57gUcHqczVPbE9q5tkL0fPBT-Lz7arWTrY57YnWrfgvcNfp_zsnFe-Jy1cduWETonA0s3dL9Z1pvH69OVB4xmwPUK1TKpfh3f7kZIyg=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy to implement St. Patrick’s Day activities for the classroom?! These St. Patrick’s Day Inference Activities and Craft by Tiffany Gannon will ensure students are engaged and learning. Click here to see the St. Patrick’s Day craft, activities, posters, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-91751463306604387212022-02-14T18:18:00.000-06:002022-02-14T18:18:25.343-06:00Asking and Answering Questions Activities: A Question Quest<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Asking and answering questions</b> is one of the key strategies to teach students when teaching them how to comprehend what they are reading. It's in both the literature and informational text standards for Common Core, so it must be important! Asking questions allows the reader to have an open dialogue with the author which leads them deeper into the text. I look at it as sending students on a quest through the text. Asking questions and searching for answers takes students through the text in an engaging way. I thought it would be so fun to take students on a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" target="_blank">QUESTION QUEST</a> through different texts with this space themed unit. We will look at some different lessons, activities, and strategies that you can use to teach asking and answering questions. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2048" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgf-CrQS6Y3zY0isYGSwpvwfp2ShghNJU1ue7aGF5RDzzcjh2VhNN38i51yIcv8T22RDkC_-gppTZJ2UfFaEkWgFxKF8S1e36SMMO-auCHjS41Ykz0vU0zhB5g7bKaWHEHN6BDGZ8YyPGJiC0xIj4L9SV3ImsgYr17gZ-q8SyJzyHzBxXEe_xZqqfj6uQ=w640-h486" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If students are asking questions while reading, they are thinking. Children are really great at asking questions, because they are doing so to figure out the world around them. We just have to teach them to transfer that curiosity to reading. Once they start asking questions, they will keep turning pages to find out what happens next. What more could we want from our students as engaged readers?!! Questioning also helps students consider new perspectives and ideas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhck0Mam4rNY-RcLXgjCCNBmhhJe_eySp4xAoy1t342gqX440wcrXPBrjJiLQCPDA25nuBBhtvtbOPpm0fkYSWWrClBXPEs-mU_rhK0z71iThDHWsywj1bNfERqT-s5EAyXy6kHSpNlMvZfSVGEC7OdYSw81dxN7wQ32jjRky-tQgwNWJt1ZdmoCRJuSw=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In this unit, you can refer to students as QUESTION COMMANDERS. They will be like astronauts going on a mission to space, but instead their mission lies within new texts. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjT_j_7n7M4ATaxI19FuqQ2YW6vPtHt8kaV8M7Y5GtBo-T6ZmRYVC7m8SI0NWB2uIeOVH67UBlSkXpOnNkvb2-Uu6CKTVVIRbjRf4wu7Sc9OzHagkBfooKCpYhMHp0ABsc0oo33jKgTQGjeb-SIvN88XWkNKni3thFCrqfpBI5JVNIhCyo8OCJBKPjXtg=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although students are terrific at asking questions about the world around them, it can often be difficult for them to create questions about a text in the beginning. I like to start by showing them pictures. I model with questions I have about the picture first. I write the questions for them to see, so that they can see I began with a question word and ended the sentence with a question mark. I then let them ask questions about the pictures, recording their questions on the charts below. You can practice with a couple of different pictures, such as these that are included in the resource.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="2048" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_otzXVGBSKINpp1hEP5AGhrXpdM28M9MZkfeebW3HbW7Ifyprm-QN1Oj89sdgCNq_fU99c6szjj_pAIIaqzGVWos3FM6P5HAStXcUgSMVVW06Pkp0XTQHjnlRTAFCqOMvKlevDvHif6f-522yRaksJaJ2sujtRC3SVq7__gU83w3oR3yjEKCWhB-KAg=w640-h552" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I actually like to do a study with nonfiction texts first for a whole week. Since we are doing a space theme, you can use any informational texts about space that you have. In first grade, some of our science standards relate to the sun and moon, so I chose those to use here. Start by showing students the cover of the book, having them create questions they have based on solely that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieKeSSQRAWep1kf9kuNKCAudhJrqVrEqIJ7OOCji3rqBOmEnEcdi8yIACMxjtsBnnxSKOTsRvJtFHIk1PZ51PjaYdOdMdG-XGXvp0tBQ1TWurDkVV5vO1PbtZiBLxXG6apmLbGwppQhgl3pwQ8aGnrWvj5Q8NQnwpX3kQ3o6ESkFaL7jBbXA05ovNz4g=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I record their questions on sticky notes and then add them to the anchor chart below. I tell them that as we read, we will go on a quest for answers to our questions. This is a good time to inform them that we don't always find answers to our questions in the text, and that's okay! Asking quality questions while reading to build engagement if far more important than always getting our questions answered. That's part of life and part of reading.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzZ23XOoOPA6ddXuhvD4JQr_VE1UdR4j22I6KMAGgdmZtE_ZEzsY82coFcPZrvzh831hDCWyhbAJtX9mgUPKa-Fi0yE_5YSxo6a0ebHjz3d_skYLFUOlfA8zmPFQ9X-Yemk9dNYV5bA5Lqo9Tfm1UWFnNP7uZxyNOit7RyuAdhIT27737aE221-7YGYA=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_ClJNnIbybcc82qXR19gYDsHSsFev_ABUPmrTqyBXkPlgBh22MQ7XsPWw7gag8U78V_n2lATaWvSOryoG1EaIAFMi7eildQVVd4SPl4qCEFlv7hjmSvM0xAd7SyUhCVOq2nmmVyOjmMCXGCh9TYFc8InwgJFNg6rrEXSjZg0PGC1flGxqGB7kILaxOw=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can give these QUESTION COMMANDER name badges to wear so they feel very official. They will fit in a standard name badge holder.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixm6ywomWYDKjXyZWcBBIgMXbUaN6B2f-Ea1CGCCLPALGsSWSEcdS0l7I4SJOJXnNbMwlL1fb0JH6RgGc7VmEu3e9Jmrlip2bIDuO0qLVYsSk8ZyyyIrQ42uv1sPOKGaGE5jS2gHMe0SToEISCXfstk5epgqXRqmshJ5Ftcs6-sGTPnene8dpWBDAKJg=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are two of the posters you can hang for reference. It helps for students to have the question words visible. Remind students that they can find answers to the questions by using key details from the words and pictures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZwjVYZTf9G6Vgw96phvHC5f60mKqzNVil_F7KuFysPW2kiGKA_WKh7b-r6pZEGqHD8ShygytMV2Tms5XF-FxgYFdLgf7EQq609QkXJXJ9Zf3piGxEeEfh6JKAsSX8WsOZfqkZH5ardj-5jerXPIrhHmo9uLTpMk57RFzvsztb77KbmPO0GbmM4_CDZA=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With that first text you choose to read, you want to really model for your students and be there to offer support when creating questions together as a class. The following day, you can use a different text about the same topic but give students a copy of a picture from the text. Have them sketch the picture and come up with as many questions from the text as they can. Afterwards, you can read the text having them listen for answers to their questions. They can record the answers, and if a question doesn't get answered, I just have them circle it. (I included a graphic organizer for pictures and illustrations, so use the one that fits your text you choose to use.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZRCmpKThXLLR762ohLvILIuG-jPqYM3ilyknG6MdDGRSqsFnZmQvRgXqKfk6cyMdz6ozDzEcfYy9NevJqbtfhPlJfQ8inbb01WOaw6ScqMHeKB9jvTesARCePPkexpMwv8Xx-H73huP4R4zbQQ8IDX_dqYF9tDZt3Cu36ncBo3U1ItRBAm07bM09Ocg=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ6_koX2uvU6hk-lbaklSUMzfRn3MsQ-WuwYTj9a80imjoLnErLYwCbwPC-KpPeNrKoLFDryZXIjG8PQrh0raxw8bSZo2phgS8ccp7oWs99cHaFXCVZiP-q29OhCWPKuuEO2BF3fDT49d9ZLpEhju8e4xBgHXboS7iNec_G_RjZMxuctamczxYfsFZhQ=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see some of the graphic organizers I use for recording questions about the text. You many only want to focus on asking questions in the beginning, and then later practicing asking AND answering questions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgag4ndAzqQT6kERYTBr59uMOsLwDW5AQ__X2R_U8hPAW156hiYfxHf3B3dH_udblZJPBhnz_nXBmNMW7R71pxTm-gdJw_apPMw8XBdGoUOecdo3dpBuFdMXsBhaXjWBoE5KbJHDO20bfGdqFSDBZkfjIlpXwXRaSPMv1YrJdBYAA1Gs_yy-o2_WMYGZw=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYvR7ETfF-W5HTrczyAMGVTuQP16O-zIZgDCuRbFA24GBgqdcBlfbSe5BAzualBxS51rGaGxVQ26MUwVDaffYOtd0R_hO8vLRXnijr4yKx46_RHdy_YAGj6lGTh0Lqk0WC_gxOA8XGhDz5OIZA_TDUN8MCRnd8K9zPN8ILuCC7cMlRHboFT8PKvo5anA=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you are ready to teach asking and answering questions within literature, you can use the anchor chart above. We will encourage students to take time before, during, and after reading to wonder and ask questions about the story. <u>The Way Back Home</u> is a cute story that leaves the reader wondering at different points, so it's perfect for asking questions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzyWpFrZCT1agXBsn4OQ9LM6agOgCO0ltZp4QDVW4MIu2HznO_ZM3Utp5Knz65sF-ZOZUtq1t9y00jS0Hw7hxsvccmgR5teCEMIx95rdT19sIT9uWWlhs1UFl8ntJCr7vP8kMCLc__TH4RymKYHYz9Iuem1_2hTYtRZS9w39Nt5oGW4zLgWvazC6199w=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again, you want to do lots of think alouds and modeling of asking questions. You can do that on the anchor chart, also asking students to help create questions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2zw60lqahEPAra7YqxFlgcKFbhT303MYTVu_5DbNM2n5q4hkw0X9ahsCJXlVtrhvl-Wg7jTVZOgyBKrWV0yNLvmrhjR9t-TS-w192FJlluF5we37149YIX4PpwYeN6SmdHraSC6HD-etEgXTCFhtOfFMEUY4aXXD_YTr2OpnRHyGynaT4gl34JQviQQ=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Continue practicing with different texts. You can use this MISSION QUESTION to get students really engaged in asking questions. You can have it delivered to your classroom along with a book inside, and then assign your questions commanders their mission!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEcT5IJBkg64dI_R-ScYBOCvmUl9QgjWTheWzb-TE2PMXof8hwV4nf6Ls2bK6tKXXccGqqwdk5AGqV-CyLvGsR4S5pQG-Nxr7O3CspsAFwQ0PPZ-8x8smqlWLt-cbguKFTiv1ZR9sZOmR1Cw3otUjVy6CEuW7dRVVlwnTytGLzW8Yt956LglwiVOgGog=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This craft can be used for recording questions students have before, during, and after reading one of your texts from your text set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuhrYxWMoG1XBRFC5-onkFysXohAX5xsV83Im2Cffjc96Dsf6zODQGj5PRxHqXhKRCygUHXABQ4FmJ6cOdHz6rtwjW02mfkmkDCRCkqb6iDQ0TYFzUIKCgJKAP-y9fVLoCHu0mbHaTqCGbuorUhMLNP6WJWFN7ESVZIt7UTc8r6ZilDnrAjGb_s2twpg=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have included lots of options in the resource for recording questions and answers for whole group, small group, and centers. You can choose to use the ones that most fit your needs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgd7W_T9J4gcHdwUrx7SAWnH0N2KNHRZgE57ode1UYkMRSkFr9lgNZ5Peuy7LPIlYpme5Dp_BTnGQb4CHqsXoYgdgRkjKcAcBouyjxTipkOLVoPLbU5qCtBMeJZHorw2RqdEKkqqKDfhCilOzM7tkzQ7H08F4mBciR6Qum_piM8TQ--xmg2pfOAXcRO7g=w640-h480" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. 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You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia88fcjlvJ8duGXGZ3Cmi7yDU7fPN4YMgdJsZQweEc24usYLnLUQwn2pFo9mSwvBb6vSOsD1oOFl27oszIzYUuXll_mG0EKtcgQOQR41-VEg8nAo0i-RGscMfhYosOQmu2DSpl0MnqZK4EmsViw-X0q_UoHY0eSsPNbJuPxMVKG0NJH4bTdXmPAe3E6Q=w480-h640" title="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. You can grab these engaging, space-themed activities here!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope your students love going on a QUESTION QUEST into texts! It's so important to have a classroom environment that encourages questioning and curiosity. Honor their questions and share questions that you have, whether it be about a text or anything. They will always remember how important it is to stay on the question quest in the classroom and in life. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you're ready to take your class on a QUESTION QUEST, you can click HERE to grab the resource or click on any of the photos. Thank you so much for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Asking-and-Answering-Questions-Activities-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-2801579" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Looking for easy prep activities to teach ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS in first and second grades?! These asking and answering questions activities by Tiffany Gannon contain anchor charts, posters, worksheets, a craft, activities, graphic organizers, and more. 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We are introduced to the characters and setting at the beginning, the characters face a problem in the middle, and the characters solve the problem and change by the end. Students should be able to identify and describe the characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end of a story. My story structure pack recently got a huge update! Welcome to <b>Story Structure Cinema</b>! I tell my students to think about a story in the same way they would a movie. They follow the same structure! So, we are bringing the movie theatre to their classroom with this fun transformation and story structure unit filled with anchor charts, posters, activities, decorations, crafts, and more!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1910" data-original-width="2048" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-UshDfz1a6f1nOgOegDfvi2AbquzJ1XrtmD2pA2S98dMrMcfKViUmGtEslfk6YMdWXiuHv_95aAIEq9P_CXuY3EJQnAvtxpo881t5kJVpkor-42UcLaHEwAFyOw_WxEUugcM5BHB7VOrDlygBVKVwHwYl9W0kC50IZLFsYr1m0TKxSkFJlUkhd5B4eQ=w640-h596" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibOUD_QRuG7YxiYdRSXzzSxdmmwfNqcpPBcjBQ6tkzsWGfFPuQ35yjca7kSX5Td7O5nsIIBIFGrIb0nSE5abMOewKzByjgR0Cf4xaDOk9eFJMIOtG263yf8rXTv2Yfi-lttlbNikmNbMINl6oQYOiiD5cN3qKmhluFUkK_ED1QsTs9wzGe94SEULZ9JA=w640-h480" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Story Structure Cinema</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I teach you in the unit how to print posters on your printer. I printed this sign as a poster to hang above your board. Students will love this fun theme!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_pfTC-DL8ObJZFCNJzbwHcRBq0Kh3P7kapTMqph4xj3ZYB7wGcwWzy8J6flQuPxNPWLxWxWua0A7R7jUzrp7fcaztRg84412rCyRJpBUyQ9qdEXiFLKXdiycuR8Z_3wBXbdX7mlmntxe_0PUbUAJ9DuME0hzmuUUr2tXqnUPoJQWx30dIV6ri1OO0Dg=w640-h480" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Give students tickets to enter your cinema on day one of your unit!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1354" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiq8Wyop4nMvwdHeC6YGQfZJDc8S29BO_dz4sSzpyybQNWb8bIbcNshOkiaPYXMzwjcngyaw1OKVcqzn-vUdG2Kuc2-MHqjEyuQ6i0xCU0v0Cstpb_PUIKGOJtUZnUzp1anWiVgrlkqq3CCEv9LNyYTh64JEKLIJdf7hgXEvESSRj8qANPAAEc5i7w_7A=w424-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="2048" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb1y-g_gJdoLw2FVDzPtWfkFUyQD3Jrzvgi6-RMXm1mA66EsQ1xffnNLC1Vcuf4I5PQqcKHRT7voTmAhOvvPl1EMc09xmwIDaNz8se25JBZU0rJ5jZ1jUZEyXUTaCDYMsDHqQpZGhXxtrCaZyZvKB9CdzVynGs3E19mEukTdBDxQeVsuQcICZiE5v_7Q=w640-h528" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When introducing the skill, you can do this opening story structure activity. I used a familiar story and put different events from the story on popcorn. Working together, students will put the events in order from beginning to end. You can then model how to describe the major events from the beginning, middle, and end of a story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsdjSF8X-F5SgNOX5AVxoWqFK5kPamnRtN-VGY7Moz7AI4HbNtQ_1vY4ItneUkBLMazhNLszWzY_RVu8E0O1cmbuR60NY_LvgeQLnt_JskF3wWR09tpYDkpbaY4QGRzCX8CYb3bGfcq8JdR66IR6H_nP_msQdDWep11qCjexWKiUWM3Y1U4zD8c-wFKA=w480-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiID-mySEYCqy6y12xK7ZzKze8ybDUim9BvEewQYx9N-9kA7w8ENH8-9IJC8YBJhDjsbL8-YPRYTB-vcUjn3UTpYokx7DpdJu4Je6fMWWE1xRvlXYP_ZfIkDvsoI_gAIv_e3MiiUYJb6Nw4Z9DV5haiUCm2s2hQCJ2ocBSSyFI-aAwBSpyfDoRd8EwD5w=w480-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I printed all of the posters and decor pieces on cardstock. You could dedicate one bulletin board to the theme or even decorate all around your room. There are also anchor charts included in the resource that you can print as a poster and laminate for future use.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyQql3Q6GCBkmJbaNKl5ps94x68Vf-ZbI2pJ93BM78us-1VkqYwigtQDXrTJDTtBTW_8rVH3z8BLxMDCiCTQZbQL4WZT1soJIy75rVhm8mk5kH3aI5C5xXWrLn9hkgUIqJwzJyEESEIdBEzb01Say2wfaDL6ooSg2huiG2nRAe6QlVdJ3oTeWh7N1qEw=w480-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="480" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Story Structure Activities</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2048" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIanSVMLX3xt1kxXkkckAp4qZLB-P9w6mSURsywJwGvQPM8QZoIeDPxEMFUFtfFEcAbhnHO5uUCYJayrx24OM35WFlEF4LrTiJydDnYeUBeeikMLdmJz_QvIANRbA6H-U96Yy7mAeHTRQwyV-ugMyiXGY18r45ljvUzXz3-3Uw9ozPn7stqRiM1dtgDA=w640-h474" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Begin the unit by teaching students how to identify and describe the characters and setting. I would also go into using the illustrations and words to describe the characters and setting. You can then go into teaching beginning, middle, and end of the story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh226bbwDLUhJ40kP9K82XyX3vSukN1iL3nWDyqvW4LOQODC2vk7LrbuGNoCmCVGAO-WMXbL38EFuMu3V6XKFHz-Tcjx9HqCMCOw1EM0id9H4ajlIOM0U0nBjggMh_x9imIeBfEip9uIjUPK1WfbNciyVWw56vn3PCv0iP56wGzLk2b3Wd-0snoB2bHVw=w480-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are three super cute crafts with the movie theme in the pack. Students can make a walk of fame, movie popcorn, and a film strip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnXz_BYq64ZmDg9jjft7DHCQR_mI-QsR5pb8vD4x1trSZ14cJxgZASkMqtWjwvDV192yqfIYw1w1p_Un4liBmgc5NpF7hsro9t4xAz6t7_aF4MjAQCpaOTFLGjnJOwMq0X6ZRS2fFa0_DYNVpKTub0xA7LXgfXN-ZqqHPAqvNDKbryPZ79vocIkjOIug=w480-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtvHoyX_JZMqH9WXdyXayO0mprxbfLzf0pBKzwQG17BPKHNtk6f7aS9zwFemzLleFYQ4oDcJCBlnzCiuS3ilUMP6-3RnFiI0Ikv6UJgA4iIlB_Cui18J21pcHZYljBD0L0Cq8iq5i41OWG8aVq5YW2tTyH7X3MCOn5XgkHIEtKTbQIUDCFRs4n8V4HFg=w640-h480" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="2048" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNScw8K8IRcLO7vXf_UCnM8zOEkqNnm9xtVfXW6g3ANBGbUw8_ozTTPCy9RCCHQPvkfHhyOL6FVYVK5iLkEjj1PeLZ3Vubr-Gom0klfSzEaJpKuUaysxS7bq3d4Bho9AcactEgmdQE7R-RcgOh9FvfEZ_mTXwlMfRg9yYaO3hpjuSK_BryvA64Q_JWgg=w640-h468" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also include other resources in the pack that you can use with any text you wish. Students love making the mini books! Of course, I always give you exit tickets to use with each lesson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Independent Reading Application of the Skill</h1><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1681" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAm1U9F1n3-XobGZJ5O06pNEjrEoXDYLabI6qCIPCThPmIx9Q4SmlrEbUpesF5dviWfNzxWjkWBTv2mAWKbS1dhZ9UcB5LSLUR7fq2db8XrmksT3xY8UaP7rqK4hNV149ORa-yimsPm4UzZgm6ukNnDw4dlb3IVjBhkuQVHKL6jqo-EEtNuKtscxu6Ew=w526-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="526" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #8a8a8a; font-family: Catamaran, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">I always give my students bookmarks that go along with our standard, because I want them to apply that skill to their independent reading. By having these in their book bins, it reminds them that applying this skill is important to their comprehension of texts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1420" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoPfWTtSCTbhLht3LNtKokovWtJ0WRfL8t8fHNSu6fDlTpnjHa_JCgghYje7SNjcvXWMoZQgqj-1FtTQsHMGaTV6FV3NoCZqovmmqAqqpkOpJ3too9ZVsUZsVN7PUMTKAizA_MYJUoigg-4ylhHATHzMZKUOPpO5TYcgccJeJyJb457f9iqB2SycTZ-Q=w640-h444" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can put this activity into a center. Put a book in the envelope along with these graphic organizers for students to complete independently. This is a great assessment to use later on!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAS2vkqhfwBqXMR8yjs7wq_LWojHQIxDxzH-gtkhZacsVtU6MFtV1Oj3AfORvAJ5fhbJN5ZCFfTq0h1HOJi8lBkdhmzpEQtetLB0Tibmo9GNl5slbFNIUb4pw1pRKiKCtYuF9Cb1hmO7LMxPan2h5cMdyIH-84CEH5n80FcVIO9za_JyBgk8pchC-6AQ=w640-h640" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This would be such a fun room transformation! You really wouldn't have to do anything extra; students just love having a theme that helps make the skill memorable. You could even watch a story on YouTube to give it that whole movie theatre experience. There is even a popcorn snack idea in the pack that would be perfect to use for a fun Friday activity!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1801" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAiIT1MAnnKr-CyS2W9ocg644nyecxX4LAFMp2Uh3iimHYRJnYPwL_UmD-9L0_3Jl-Mn2LKUrg86Exald3l39toRjh-9TlLotufDA-HDEedHRdza7uDSF9qhfVsqzFoZmlx-luLU7ZlyvflR7FSzxnmGOYAb0NXFKNg0Nhtkvk0FF5QjpzF5KfYmPn_Q=w351-h400" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="351" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can grab the pack by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Story-Structure-Activities-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-266268" target="_blank">HERE</a> or any of the photos in this post. 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So many fun themes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Comprehension-Activities-and-Crafts-BUNDLE-2697655" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiryU5VpAYGMm7Gy7K5p9_15KGcMIV3yOrV0LU4DGeGoNzMrFY8OMJXEGNWHrGPHCih3iTRLZ38bykrr9Ilj2uN3q4IAFKhr2Hiyye4uLu2DvZPDLL5xX5DSb9E9wmufeZ2EzkTPisB4RRDfvC6Xs_pVb_5Eg0dqQJpmrVkzVqwDwv_vGAzQo3p_iZUuw=w400-h400" title="Story structure activities, anchor charts, graphic organizers, crafts, and more for first and second grade by Tiffany Gannon." width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-82573278912145488942022-02-03T09:44:00.005-06:002022-02-03T09:44:42.230-06:00Teaching Point of View <p style="text-align: center;"><b>Point of view</b> can be a tricky skill for students. We want to make sure that we are teaching point of view in a very explicit, yet memorable way. I decided to revamp my whole point of view unit with a fun, retro theme which is sure to be engaging and unforgettable for students. In this post, I will share some teaching tips, my favorite mentor texts for point of view, and some groovy activities for point of view with a fun room transformation idea! Before teaching point of view, look at your standard. In first grade, students have to be able to identify who is telling the story at different points, while in second grade, students should be able to determine when characters have different points of view. All of these activities can be used for first and second grades!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This post may contain affiliate links.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio4dxTBdydRFj9pcDQKaT6-d7M2VOiOGFOvwpxhVTkZBeSTKnEqHhGFMBkXllE6dz-eF-GnGrLqE9xn6YcLtPvhMCCTRywrzx45TMuPkENM64sVuKlVKpGuvlhi4C7UHuQ210loiWmTZa-IRUvOmICNiXPx8zxTXP4bKG2k3NuBsVj6E6XdbPdxoo6UQ=w640-h480" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Point of View Room Transformation</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You do not have to go all out on a huge room transformation. Just by simply having a theme and printing these decorations I have included will be enough to get your students super excited to learn all about point of view. If you want to do a room transformation, I am including links to some fun items that you could use with your students. Families are always willing to contribute or purchase room transformation items for my classroom. So it doesn't hurt to ask if anyone wants to donate! I just send a wishlist on Dojo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3J1ALHo" target="_blank">Decorations</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3goqVDn" target="_blank">Banner</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3L7k9A8" target="_blank">Hippie Sunglasses and Headbands</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3om6Ou1" target="_blank">Hanging Paper Lanterns</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOBFND1UaIiMjXbh0GIKFUh2I4_BoIIc4EAnWIjYCfudllHWvpM_9plX5CQPvz-rHQeaB4CwqF_Nn9dPTfvgrRP9ewHqKBGYxjjmBCkCZuJle2plnLSJQFNU4XQC7Q3nbwgmuRexQ8F9C6AMlw4zAoh_mfWaWUZSIpwXLuXCEG7e42JabUGmwWUlSgWg=w640-h510" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mentor Texts</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see below some of my favorite mentor texts to use when teaching point of view. All of the activities can be used with any text, passage, or even with your basal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view mentor texts" border="0" data-original-height="4500" data-original-width="2942" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif-0mzyyJYKTM1WmzEpKCrN1fIMubaZ3R1B-s_jYY5DnwDaNoazY3-h-NEVD4STn2O49xUEm1TQRKFIOiRU8Xm7b99HzgdO_EU9_SwvlHh7N1phnWYb_P55nmI65p-pEsZ0Q7AR0oYsL3OwHamUJ7UK-eg7B_P3si-7-INTYXKoV1p6q-OzRjGVG9Qiw=w418-h640" title="Point of view mentor texts" width="418" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3AXLxfi" target="_blank">The Three Little Pigs</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3glhgO0" target="_blank">The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3AVQ4ia" target="_blank">Little Red Riding Hood</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3GpsuLJ" target="_blank">Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3gjLpgi" target="_blank">Goldilocks and the Three Bears</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3gn1yBS" target="_blank">Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3IYRCKV" target="_blank">Three Hens and a Peacock</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3HrnuYs" target="_blank">Hey, Little Ant</a></div><br /><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Introducing Point of View</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1835" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWxP2EbSuR6MbMykKqyI_qRtzUEHg3gpOX-i0KcYrXG0eMU6lfLbUYAUi6HcLmPf_3xU0MPcfQkAqOqkDhdRHGyknPd6fxJ5kUzPYIXab3pc4Ul0llLC9Tas1tvTb6GXMEf64605jgGinMvXOi8wjZy4MwahmpAfax9cz-80rbe7XcTWmtmGhrukLoNw=w574-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="574" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even if you teach second grade, you should still cover this part of point of view. I have found that students need review of what different points of view a story can be told. A story can be told from a character's, the narrator's, or from the author's point of view. I then go into first, second, and third person points of view using these posters. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5eVsTtrjdZ6uHqUVgr3Y1nwN883EEXyQ05MNe1Zqv7DW0IAXjJfNHpqQhbxPQU_rnF6mYZoR0GpqTnrKayMpgBfNsSS7FBVWEvsXJz9fx41fBf2Pv--cxEpJSnfKdf2p6q53psOxqdZmpUgbYdeJHPBy_cskmNzAhTl0Ry-8XupRV7lMzLGTpEfbajA=w640-h480" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Give students key words that they can look for in the text to determine from whose point of view a story is told. We then do this sort together, which I leave up during the unit for student reference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you teach second grade, you will also need to teach that characters can have different points of view on a situation or event from the story. I then go into what perspective means.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRfX3SuMGs3sv1GcHIR1j6b-_pTcq3bbst7cFvMjDYD6SpY6WtqQV-SqvkdKhRMGlJTCNS_Ldo9A4BxhWmkAYGflENWdWpUiYh9fRbuSYX9IvNTaLhWUKTnldAEQuHU29Hu-wLNZC5fcyVKNxtdqSHfahobl0oa7U6S1p3WahqM-gtagvLRWfJmelsNA=w640-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Craft</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you teach first, you might want to do this craft at the end of your unit. Second grade will want to do this on the first day of your unit. Students will make this fun VW bus craft, including from whose point of view the story is told on the bumper and two pieces of text evidence to prove their thinking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggpgU0WEXIYLM8hUEn1xrbla94nJb1BBPG3CU5qV_VuhKXy07v7qJmKQwphSzjzQtZxSAXga9nGh8QkTKF-8k7ke9R5Qt4D7iTG69B2Z85OvkyFFwSIODOxE6XkfL2RyDBHGhvEyVC798DbwtgXlAUqM0fQEulBWJGbalhctnyPqbM5W_4BFTcSB-yRg=w640-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Point of View Activities</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We want students to be able to provide text evidence that helps determine from whose point of view the story is told. You can do this activity with groups and then can use it as a center for further practice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUrlf5TtMpZoeASHkSvzHvJt61LqrkOByUIkI88jXbH4P_wYvBQAN6dIP7QEl21KosF0XkXHMuQTNEkDTjKYVhRsH_VQD1scrC0VobKWPWCx-hUXINE-7oK3MbVW8giUuyRvL_StdnCLGauFZfOdzkxdvRZzffFIIlXpaoasx7S01b_z671J7CDy8nkw=w640-h480" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9aHq__kJb6NWGZCD4HM-OXts1lsYo06rPL9nqrKt50XUPqu1IWuce2dtAEXLrA2bIbHij16ZjQnF2xbh7rULI5njvGEwiecpf70DYXGY7_c0g9iCxeihu81IJ-0l8qbWTSnQQlhpUMGD43N-I_Dxxt9UXB5_xUnaBESSbGcNB3gKTkpVCFETDNBOMyA=w640-h480" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The graphic organizers go in a progression from identifying point of view of a whole text to identifying when point of view changes in a story. Some stories provide different points of view. I also included a Venn diagram to compare and contrast when characters have different points of view or perspectives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGHOqku-eqRF6-QpK2QVJ86zMVdgTrTE4_f3_fqxvNqz0gaeOV7Wh4qarlQMd6AzE46ovLyIgEhH21GPj6pPoW1BVZEd6x1lusCvMHi1PeOe94Jl3hhsC8jvhLZSWL2SWBiD96O9PBQvuhr8zQ8zoqTvKmvAtVNZm_iSCplQWUnbU8-aTI8ZUf3b2LcA=w492-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="492" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihOR69sDIqwDfpGEJZqy0TiEPZkHjx2tf-FFFeWL5iO_M1bELZiT0vXOH499QniLEKPN-CKIpJRoxg_3myHUcOQVftYcGx1XiaGON-xazfNemjN1s7erYrkyrC1ZPAQYHJU5tKhDX2IN1jOwsL5fyL1F6U9SIhVXn8G8Hnuwe6Tof-KWdAMg8bWomFSQ=w640-h480" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, you always want to do some sort of exit ticket at the end of a lesson. I like to just grab a quick passage and have them tell me from whose point of view it was told or the perspective of the speaker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTbb4H3OWJhkkQj7BFF9eJmm8c-_ZJI3UOHYv0bJkLUduPRdAL4Zx9q0vqQAnY0RAr2EHEmHdoUxdQDLnYlotzrhxXQs631nYo1rYjLQIsOVDNro_bov_2nHZRixLExPrVQrEB3Kv6iP64d98YavsAk6SW6ZEJcP7YZH7zMVDboDpJcgAbel9dftFrow=w480-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I teach point of view, I ask students to think about it as if we are seeing the story through someone else's eyes. So I made these retro Point of Viewers glasses that students can wear when they are identifying and describing point of view.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1716" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsP6tZu_xl84C9qOcJnZ4aJrENTHFjsAVaGzBPnFGJPrF0O4bnBNPcXkPlyDKtK6V3Pz6uF4dZNz9aylSBKv06g3lHNV-SrK9WbsrkqbNr_K0YlDOA1w5xA1UxP0ZrT2yCytg_0vsTsNNV9KzWNdbiiG5RI_PADd05IVF-SP8qI-xpMyodzu3V-tSCtQ=w536-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I always give my students bookmarks that go along with our standard, because I want them to apply that skill to their independent reading. By having these in their book bins, it reminds them that applying this skill is important to their comprehension of texts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGfxBTRrQoHbtIGuhq_WgQxNp9bJAJa8joDjt9S7CN6U-IyxNczl5pUL4Y3FTqeDPd39AgtTKepq5zro0hmmnNLh1plhYKNAxi6H63oCbLNWsb4dU_zYFh89ifI_aNPrAuTeHG3PtXcWGWIBfeRhxSvo4p4ChV-DwmUWD8rQg3v8I0hTsCf8l-lJ9Xwg=w480-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A fun little activity that you can do at the end of your unit is Brown Bag Book Club. They can fill out the graphic organizer over the text you use that day and glue it to a brown bag. Then, you fill the bag with popcorn. They get into groups to discuss the text and their thinking. There are also discussion questions that I include. This is a great little assessment to use that students will love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXg2q4Zqdj-GiUUTMNnpSYvjkWmXFJCMcU-Hsa7hq-DaF-_gguwN-EQG5G7Lz81hyF5SHHP3Pa0aXfVa_o1WZGUfeP_s8BhXNoa8SdXTkmvfrXl80UaOuaUZdLQLID_V9U1enMeuZq469iSIbU5VB9yKvhq1C-UslAeF0sXrxse0lG-MEoiP8dVCZBjw=w640-h640" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you do a room transformation with this, you have to tell me! I cannot tell you how excited I am about the new retro look! The clip art is so cute and fun! Not only will this unit be engaging for students, but it's really fun for the teacher, too. You can grab the pack by clicking any of the photos or by clicking <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Happy reading!!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Point-of-View-Activities-and-Worksheets-Reading-Comprehension-Activities-3570621" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_k7zVrsm4vcr7LTpISln2tgv5OSWQHMBcRQQntI5gUIvoKTt_222WdQQXqcUacYIz1yMmxda3WqOs76IoaLmdOFu7-BpPIJqSO4M3F8-9DkSnUw7DjPpzp1NvDDpGQ6ZuECYshXtGzxpYucd4w1rERlb5lKSvymSt5hDxar_A_yoW6fDBIj2z88tSVw=w400-h400" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Save BIG on all of my comprehension units by grabbing the bundle below! So many fun themes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Comprehension-Activities-and-Crafts-BUNDLE-2697655" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVPRCN3Ku0uIip_Vbfsr-zzQ_dRgfb4HjEXQceOeUONx0p-dBTQeZOREeSGq7h4yJ56WnEBs0no0tKYh6-DkqxxnoBvcKx9sBo23nLDK8Rh3nx_Xu4zH9U-7DXHBjG93f834WN_B3Rlzisj-yc6rWHWk9kAMG40ROpzEFQ7IPJvSnTKAQydxeOvaLfwg=w400-h400" title="Point of view anchor chart, activities, posters, crafts, and more for first and second grades by Tiffany Gannon." width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-38952381682709527302022-02-01T08:33:00.003-06:002023-01-02T08:12:35.610-06:00Teaching Empathy in the Elementary Classroom<p style="text-align: center;"> We want to create an environment in our classroom that encourages and teaches empathy. Children tend to be egocentric and need to be explicitly taught to recognize others' feelings and how to respond to those feelings. This will build classroom community and foster an environment of kindness in your elementary classroom. In this unit of mini lessons, we will teach students what empathy is, how to identify and respond to feelings, and why having empathy is important. Each <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" target="_blank">activity</a> is meaningful and engaging, which will lead to a classroom of empathetic students and learners.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="2048" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkP2Wo79X4jQ-4K2IyPUc61iaeNfZK5oN8Ke7KXTWJn7A9XYx2spzD7PBBxiuWwb9lleXlRqYWdOKhFrJzdd2p7MNio9I0Aoa1TVrvgBk_sy2u3eJfatLNwfR1H4EGTNHZljac7l4YLFpnh-5Hk7pz1G39_KIQQj83G3baHNAkpA35wch5ZTB76oMiJg=w640-h488" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use the book <u>Empathy is Your Super Power</u> by Cori Bussolari as the read aloud for the week. I like that it takes students through different scenarios and how to apply empathy to those different situations. You can then model using empathy in different situations throughout your day. When you see students modeling empathy, be sure to point it out to the class. The more you do this, the more these behaviors will be embedded into your classroom community. If you see a situation in which a student could have used empathy, address that with that student. Let them have a do over so that they can build that into their muscle memory!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2017" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgj_yadtCxw9rpBpnOAIU78z5ARSyrgLd89NNd5P5S3rSJFS-COkRg6_c_NZguV57Pw-OlXc630dXAsqwwPd7k1MMv3zRJ4fY7T2CsLRQaqAK-gASa7CKfcwqTqdEZ0X-IQg9WTjIt53Okp1i2IzRrvTwCvtlEs4dUOFt18DbA3V3B0yLn3lZmbaZZPtw=w630-h640" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="630" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp6xtdxsvsRhkyWeM0dk1UM2ilgVG9TCloWDpifkE6zY6NtMdSXBVMU3Zh-9PhW7qAg_a76CLUD7NF4AJmHxDZkcB5munUHQ2Fz_Ct_ARSJwAgxh3tPY55sCA-n-rt5Rb58_oBomg4fWqaAvtd1qUDSYFFNo832p7o76k7NB55Z1bwt3rHuPC7Jk52xA=w640-h480" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We read the whole text on Monday and Friday, and read only small portions on the other days of the week, much like an interactive read aloud. I include scripted mini daily lesson plans, as well as questions to ask during the read aloud to spark those important discussions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixijmL0JC0E2ElpRAzHVQQd7s7Jqgsz9R5QXsF_0LMBN-JDcWkD1JxzMBoSHifn9qC_w3mGguvxGpFl2ks-uHBt7TB8OKMYf5ikkt2vnPvz0OrcY1T06vjQWGAApOpcfJmg3lNmtq71mSQOiqeyIjchz9j6DFRgK88Wg6QIPpLFNJx0xH4mSLioijAmA=w480-h640" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We want to teach students what empathy is, the understanding of the feelings and experiences of another. I like to tell them that it's like putting yourself in someone else's shoes. We make this anchor chart together, and I teach students four questions to ask themselves when they are in a situation in which they can apply sympathy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. What emotions is that friend feeling?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Why do they feel this way?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. How would I feel if I were in that situation?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. What can I say or do to help?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDhp4gxzRso45ZVdDrdiR7-NVh0Ncjl3Ym8a5en4b0_-73AWdNWRE9uTnm63_SFSZol3lGbf04-pcer7CeXPPcUIYq4lmKKEcHiCCOBlU3T5cCW4tdxK0c-y1icG8ZMj8qibViuFllTgloIuW6sW5JbVKNZjGcxSqZFPB9tz5HuRZvN1PRBFY9o-tF4w=w480-h640" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students get their own mini anchor chart to add to their own Social Emotional Learning Notebooks that they can always refer to later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQnk3tB2FRV9VO8h-IDtf1Tse0lDMge0kpekre4BJAVgDt9V5_Z7qqfqZ3bmHQp7VYzYZJu95i5C8gnYEmVLBzwDMSd_TmHoduYmb_pQ3-ucKR_KSBnqfJmMYkNqiNGS-uEOS4qM65E-kdbVpkWuVfuvrBe8hyg4AftBRUveAYoZZsE8udGYgxoRZilw=w480-h640" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can also teaching students this Empathy Song. It also helps them to remember the steps of applying empathy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2048" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlf0qpXc-IfbFxfSrsPPUt_4oFIHDZFutyVQsaAwhX4R90MJ5a4aItUDnnqcphfVi0CGK996qf430tF1eBpDAY1gjB4sfGM4xrQfjsTXnVOLkliN3S_G1teJr0RjvveWL0urAKcTySj2Ppp4_JZ4_W6eIz8CxIK3UiArQMMpu7zO1sagA15_iLuTvX-A=w640-h472" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the most important skills you can teach your students is being able to recognize others' feelings or emotions. Show students a picture of an emotion and have them name the feeling. You can then ask them to give examples of times when they might have this emotion. Then, have them describe how they could respond if someone else has this feeling. We also make this Empathy Glasses to remind them that we are viewing a situation through another's eyes! They can use these when looking at the emotion on the cards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHQ4DI5J4YhdjTtJZgQp1zofJvpd3fzkjNdQBd3STQWq3X7DN4SN8hsjwW15MoDUpyz1KptTeLATfQHOTiSJGOqk4iQOK6DuuR8wMPz3_7DuMcndBGoj1EHBwzL1IIzgxPsAH23CXjg08lOeT0vQNXPAPzFlLuht-dQVyHwqk2HKteNfW4_JH-9lOoNg=w480-h640" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="2048" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqp8V19A3Nf1_xZEqB-5yXzuwtYLuWJHdcU5xa4w8-4n-dkXrdI_qK-CcZLtsJ4iRFOAa8rJWOstQY1hhXQUNupWiAEqG-d9ch0kDn3_SZDe0hZrn9CXhGCnA6wkQ4SWhZ1icrmNcWZDXpK3qeLNOzljtFt5JWy31fSkELjRFqtsGgBJ-oBfGOr9G9FQ=w640-h558" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Wednesday, we play a game, and this week is the <i>In Your Shoes Empathy Game</i>. You can play this in small groups or divide the class into two teams for a whole group game. The shoes are the game pieces and the cards each contain a scenario. They roll the dice to see how many spaces to move. If they land on draw a card, they choose a card and have to answer the empathy question. This gives students lots of practice responding to situations in which empathy should be applied.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXCKakcb8JqSQ7LgFZHSf-SPSdEiIa6hZI1ZkaHmMQWK2qiyCAnp1mj5InLV-y3EcmS3kT3i0uKHYTWqAvbe_qHM3omorIjFhFpvheRwmnLb2KceW_UhwLXn7mRrQOeot8hrdiSGRC4PLnRZih9IQsDOqgZGCTj1BO2NI_WzZ1xn11qfskIvStB2NJ0Q=w480-h640" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjS8YiFm0yabktjS4EEBCayPYsfgX5ylsWgetWm4RADQBbHpKwutjBIv5U2XAWxDpEDiaDallWNeGlm85lN2PcrgTUgOm8YKY-CGnusp6_aG1ATQpcxgdw3Q7RamSLRZGmrD2LIMkoscCh6HXCYrDIqkzs5Gtkzqx9vKHxb-3w_m1nT1AQKVtTLl1XwOA=w480-h640" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our SEL animal character for the unit is Empathy Elephant. His poem reminds students to see a situation through someone else's eyes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1662" data-original-width="2048" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxW-F_m1HCLeYihgwSNpaR_5Zq7xOY-1hB69wI0J86CvfcAdZBL9bH0QFkRUYkpeVQLpLS9uzw4E5YCK8d3Q41rq2wnIwUc2m9pl__-zp7SEeaDYf0LLoX0pFnn9_u-51XuxEn881WbdWPzEA6ET1eB4cieWmcc9sG4RwpmgxOOhMQekQv559YBO-4zg=w640-h520" title="Empathy activities for kids, including anchor charts, lessons, games, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the last day of the unit, students will apply what they have learned. In the text, the author says that empathy is contagious. They have to explain what that means. Hopefully, their empathetic acts will also be contagious in your classroom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Empathy is one of those skills that can have a major impact on your whole classroom. We need to encourage our students to be empathetic and generous so that they will carry on those acts outside of the classroom and into adulthood. Can you imagine how much better our world would be if everyone showed empathy?! If you are in need of some quick but meaningful activities for teaching empathy, you can grab them <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Empathy-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7699586" target="_blank">HERE</a> or by clicking any of the photos. 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<!-- end Pinterest Tag -->The Lemonade Standhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974132214271058372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113107251912047049.post-14744128032386546852022-02-01T07:33:00.001-06:002023-01-02T08:12:22.625-06:00Engaging Ways to Teach Your Classroom Rules<p style="text-align: center;">Teaching your classroom rules is a necessity. Students must be explicitly instructed on what they are, why they are important, and how to follow those rules. But it isn't always the most exciting thing to cover, whether you are teaching them at the beginning of the year, or are revisiting them at the beginning of the semester. Teaching your classroom rules doesn't have to be boring; I will show you how to make it engaging and fun! Using songs, a game, a read aloud, and more, you can make learning classroom rules fun and exciting!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAew1GCdDvsJ0tOwqkmaPcVNlUyXjTJP0FZTcdcLzJUUVEm2djiPwKHqEUqa9bzPJpHRZfoQGq0MydBApfYt48BmqOFRxzZ7T252n7ClJCsyTqFu4hx690hoWSX7lBGN57EPBuETG-WiGvJ6q_-I3fIYcwmIrukbvKIiQEBHjA9l_OYksPrR15znrYDg=w640-h480" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>What If Everybody Did That?</u> by Ellen Javernick is the perfect read aloud to use for teaching classroom rules. This book will help start important discussions about why we have rules and how they help to keep us safe and happy. You will teach your rules over the span of a week in quick mini lessons. The story is read aloud in full on Monday and Friday, and then broken into chunks for the rest of the week, much like an interactive read aloud. I have included mini lesson plans for each day, as well as sticky note questions to guide your class discussions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAg6xcxwzc9-8_SZ25lxeV6zm2L7KAm0Gw-CvugT89WHpBXcw0XrY4gpS_THijNEgYbfMBnsSwB57lVwSQL3o7I3vLGWlypXdJpe_hxuHo_mZ9xh5SeHcv3lgv3TOshMCXA-_6yrsJkWcBR53xV5YHhxLI5VaWpH-1kCYyPA0Gm8bS0EgCJ9mzoMVvWA=w640-h640" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Your school may have a specific set of rules they want you to use, especially if you are a PBIS school. So I have included blank anchor charts for you to write your own rules. I have also included this set of rules. I like to keep them simple and broad to cover a wide range of situations. This can be printed as a large poster or as a mini poster to hang in your room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeqYrNHqZRD9IoMgxs4kHmaU0ysyHtfYy-iUWlA5kjwz2__RMITf_lgKsmMfIaln0SL7A5gMfoPNe8y0uSNrTAzaH-Ei5og-MWuhueBxgfRSb6GCBYEs-iusTSl_WGTGFK1u7V7eII1vapTeswk-NJwWpObHEREMi0USCofk99SeFo44dlLoZOXum1ag=w300-h400" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyz1pSxg27kkq5L7JYjYJVxch0-On1S-F_oPnag_1Ir0ADiL_2nDLGlgJ1YEIsKNRQCuMdgXD2lUQ0OzwQhYECwlS-js8JAo2fth-A9P6KQ7yhJZtW0xEmBO1Ij_0Pim5iCyhBYnjeser-ELQ0JeqCfishcJkDwIkbwm_zl6oDx44KiX_v-kZP3-Sl1g=w480-h640" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students always get a mini version of the anchor chart on Monday to add to their Social Emotional Learning Notebook. I have them write the rules on their own mini anchor chart. You might also want them to draw an illustration to match each rule if you have time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiydb5GKC5E_6IHJt5_3dcF2VlBoSDueb60V8QWCHPUA-o-cVXya5S0JxAfw99zkcmzR33YDfX9XX1Km1Bn7r4p5v8LspfrHoTRWud6KoRf62TCqSxJdTvfy6NBtSVJ2llCIkfgQcR4MOY5t0DvakO3YZ7dSCl4EKFINWglKeNbHwJ6kHdiPyGxQPnxMA=w480-h640" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you know me, you know I need a song! The class rules song is sung to the tune of <i>If You're Happy and You Know It</i>. You can break into song anytime you see that students need reminded of following the rules. It's just an easy reminder that helps students reset.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGpMiI56BOnbTVmmUanLu_aFZ1mqpXUTtqOx4Vb9atcoI579ToaXWwuYu-KXwqlAjeGeeZWo4xhAi8xwnc5sZFD8P7nd4DpIl_2kKZ_CGipDFToQWYfIeyShXKPiNpiEfEX3jjZy2lRY5Sl27E2EPiGiDvczRG2aMshYCIdygJ0MbttsZCjSZ7oB_YiQ=w480-h640" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On day two, we create a Classroom Promise together. I have created an anchor chart that already has the statements for the promise, or you can create your own on the blank anchor chart I have. I printed these little handprints on different colors of paper and let students cut them out. They can then write their name on the handprint to attach to the anchor chart to symbolize their promise to the class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOqRs2DG0x1hef6Ie-6EcVglYj90AsgDoPW2_NTPI1pxX1qrQfCijLFETfbQXGWnPrsG0yDsnLEP-SqQOoW1NkR6bJSy2HdPKFFzqlPrSjKqn5veeRi1NBT0spbEV8sFtmUiIQgLUZ8gGULyDhUmqTXS7y5xBQ6Qi-7rRmdCXdcG4p0FQSVkHcCU5fgg=w640-h640" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, students also get their own mini version to add to their SEL notebooks. You can have student recite their promise each day during the unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Activities-and-Posters-Social-Emotional-Learning-Activities-7670254" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJEOArrisUFTCSNkZwcoUyfxVaNiaoUgf8BJZ-ZvK78kfR7gJsxcv7ijp6vIlHGmbuZkoFTbyCrzB7SJK9S5V3eiGztUwPBttgEguPDLf6lhg5W8VjcyZD13BIo6y_p8DkytidCf_HGj74GiIhl8e3ZfeRXOsvR4y4K_IiPkqtleXkY3rSD5080TVEtg=w640-h640" title="Teaching classroom rules in an engaging way with posters, anchor charts, games, mini lessons, and more!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On day three, we play a classroom rules game! 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In this post, I will share how I use them as a form of positive reinforcement and how I get parents involved.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3R7jR6_s0_NTHh4HqoMUqzg3UTj1Z_mKQbkGF32C1qXZp3bvYFPP20XBrq38m_N2DLA5kjqpK3kvyjj_JcIGyCRuGd1FS9wEO5krjFDjw8Q0JSHBs65ov1TexSopBB9dWk4hDafxHM0z_N1VSZU_xqE9nmz4AR6iQeF8GEE8p7Z7d2G48ePwsnjos4g=w640-h480" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cupid Notes are just positive notes that recognize a specific behavior or trait that a student exhibits. In this new update, I gave the whole resource a new postal theme, because students LOVE receiving mail. I have included mini notes and full size page notes, as well as black and white versions that you can print on Astrobrights paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXA5NvS_epKqlqqABYdBJZHxDtfbILrALcRVwbrXBaafPc3fbRvjyvy9F5maCzgDEAi7ZqAY7EF6UAtBM43vYqmjJCT-ErrZ_pTsnbZXZNM4iOkTDcI-IcAx7pP93rKEP6FfuQbhIiQZ0Ua9b9m30KmhIRvkRXQKo8RS0vN-AfFxJBf6TPVIQHr6KU2A=w640-h640" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I grabbed these felt Valentine envelopes a few years ago in the Target Dollar Spot. Any full size envelope would work for Cupid Note storage. The full size notes are for photos. I printed and laminated those for photos with students. I award the child with one of the notes, such as "Thank you for being a kind friend!" I then take their photo with the sign and send the photo to their family on Class Dojo. I might send a short message to the family explaining why they received the note. This is amazing for building those positive relationships with students and their families!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdDH5vl-_PSzAxKecjtpp1d2_9WXZyPHyXeGFlrX5XlAL1GbdpFESG7-cpFK_8349aXjYqPmNr8If9wPbihfGsVx3wXor1bl9gudo9Uq95XjUlnpPrb-7SCbz4FITyDdMsncPTHPsRHd1GC_-VarHC3JkkV0X-7O96lDL1pJDTBH0mYbnBYte8wajO3A=w640-h640" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another way to use the notes is by delivering it like mail to the students. I printed these envelope covers and laminated them to these mini envelopes. You can use dry erase markers to write the students' names, since these will get used again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj63hzI7okfeEQJh5UYL1CBNkL6y8NQyD6X1THSZj6EkV6bdD0NUc4-js1PrOmCD_rP2-iEVNS9otfkaa1upbyCN8CnhCP6NlJ3He-ZlMKE-AU6UV-_nVvghcTGd-yX7KA7DdCVM3uXNnBTb54sygu4xLSLxMGHUsvb9CfWo8ASQSLvzSVpw_N3F5oprg=w640-h480" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Inside the envelope, I put their Cupid Note. I have included lots of options! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjP-_S4twWqHYhJULB8ReNICIyP72HbF6upEvJLbL634rZJyR8EJ6BCRlxIYu1_QRC3fCSgbg9GZCqznUsQwGLM2q_K9ENZm4vFd2CxCWb1ZlCdlVKlpm803Ubm5LOeYmeqZIiZBqnWTp4ZHhwNdpcqJxpoPrkVq5KHz9yUw3uTwGEard_mOvF4oiC09w=w480-h640" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvkD-s6MAUtkR7VhBDM1LQBBW-GU4k-SjP1I7AYGyL1LK4hTZ0i1CamjpTQhZEMJESIPYhnjx_eUnrY8A0jxVmLSKzw3ohrTUfNYijIYGNPuZrWhgCUDXclnVGVykk31HsmsztoZMF-O5RMHnpwAKJVcn7TX1D9R4p1RjRTf9ATCG9gFrWXSXUEoZJNQ=w480-h640" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also like to stick a little treat or gift inside. I got this putty at Target in their Valentine's Day section. They had lots a cute, inexpensive options! I would also make sure that each student in your class eventually receives a Cupid's Note, so get enough treats for all students. These are meant to encourage all of your students and to highlight their strengths!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzLV8ND9R6GqOB5ddsotjdZXY-kfccSCW-KZ9y00dYWPegWYSpYBfwl8yx0P2-rGP12I3ZQzZpBlMr1SkaIBuMpKr4_dy7Y5IKi8J6QDr1NCe2j5Sv4PTLrt1MyuWbDTTP5UREVqKzf_JqfJHC7L6ZNcOlBL0FTI4k7lABXCLND0qDjgEqep9HuG_VfA=w640-h480" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before I leave for the day, I choose a few students to receive a note. I leave the mail on their desks for them to see when they come in the next morning. They LOVE receiving these Cupid Notes, and it encourage those who haven't received one yet to really step up their game! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="2048" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDH9P3P_TCuBPRsDyFe62rpDBYNag1HjMqeGG3mcZB6T93qfsdjzFKuy7maQ3mNvaXJNKy6IK_v6GjgPJeHni4ysADZOL0QAeh-jNfnT9zb-tM918nRGNeMQnML7zsDm9o0CimsMKyP_bTZPcfg2Ge18blTzerXLCZJ02vKGkD2bEbtEbPtKFVqV4YSQ=w640-h534" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They get to keep the note and the treat, but I have them return the envelope so that I can use those again. I have a sign that you can attach to where you want them to return the notes, such as a basket or bin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi55jQIH_TwVDCm4MgYBihD3GhzE2_v0zMx15_AH6vO43OPmsWppXpIbgXdNtdJZ8-wyngH-LbnvRH_xd1H7gyWEm1TDZRouuo9Y5H_cSD2_nX-wYqUXqJ3Qdbn5fylaT3WzdxMEqaijkH_dQh_5A0WYAPJkIbdDrnXE8VY4odcgoPpdeYzayiYuzY6Hw=w640-h480" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am telling you, you students will be over the moon to receive these Cupid's Notes! They truly do love to please and love to be recognized for their positive efforts. Let me know if you decide to use these! Thank you, as always, for stopping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cupid-Notes-Positive-Notes-Home-2362516" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMF6oz95f0YTsREUb46ksZpKHuhTvU7yCrrrt-kbqU9TFGjUJFJUNzLFore1Mfp0E1DsSmaHlgWuAQOuwWk7UhJc66JwdAEesjU6gs7E6AOyFO8mIGdVd7oZn7svOtYz5-WgIRWLBa6HzaNpJTshFQVOm0XUW30W149H8X0Vu5J5niDT0jt3lAqf4wSw=w640-h640" title="Positive student notes that you can deliver to students or send home during the month of February!" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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