Back-to-School Checklist _ Roll sheet List of parents, addresses, telephone numbers Calendar for students for your desk _school events and holidays calendar numbers holiday shapes and pictures _ months, days Plan Book Grade book or software List of children’s birthdays Parent letters Welcome Request for help or materials Student name cards Class rules Supplies pencils … Read more
Day by Day – Yesterday, today, and tomorrow activityStart the day with a cheerful tune! After students identify the day’s date, ask them to name the current day, the day it was yesterday, and the day it will be tomorrow. Then lead them in the song below. (sung to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”)Today … Read more
Class Record Why is the library the tallest building in town?Because it has the most stories! Birthdays Records (List the names and dates of student birthdays for each month) JanuaryJan. 12, 1412 — Joan of Arc, warrior, saint FebruaryFeb. 6, 1895 — Babe Ruth, baseball player MarchMar. 14, 1879 — Albert Einstein, scientist AprilApr. 21, … Read more
When planning a Celebration Center, it is also important to check out the resources available. Are you near a park? Is the all-purpose room available? Is there a parent, grandparent, older brother or sister that is talented in a specific area? Is there a factory or business that discards items that can be used in … Read more
The read-along story and act-it-out play are presented in simple, repetitive formats that are easy for children to read and are rich in learning. While children work with the masks and printed materials, they’ll develop reading fluency skills through sight word recognition, repetitive text, and expressive phrases. Other skills that can be emphasized include decoding … Read more
We Want Respect It’s something that we all wantIt’s something that we all need, yeahWe’ll tell you what to do nowWhen you want respect First and most importantWe must feel respect for ourselves insideRespect for where we came from, where we started(ahhh-ah-ah-ah) Table of Contents OVERVIEW – 7 RESPECT WE WANT RESPECT – 10-11 LOVE … Read more
CHART A TREESelect a deciduous tree on the school grounds. Have your students visit the tree in autumn, winter and spring noting the changes each season. Ask them to draw pictures of each change or take photographs and display them on the class bulletin board. SEASONAL IMPROVISATION Ask your students to act out the life … Read more
SUBSTITUTE TEACHER INFORMATION – Use these pages to inform any substitute teacher of the pertinent information needed to successfully manage your class in your absence. Update this information periodically throughout the year. You may want to reproduce these pages and give a copy to your supervisor and/or school secretary. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES – Record your school’s … Read more
Reproducible – Common nouns Look at the rule. A common noun is any person, place, thing, or animal. See what it looks like. The boy liked to play baseball in the park. Practice makes perfect. Read the story. Circle each noun. The TelephoneFaye liked to talk on the telephone. She liked to talk in the … Read more
Nine-Square DareMultiplying: by 9 Who is the winner of Nine-Square Dare? To find out, solve the problems. Then draw an X on all the matching products that you find on each player’s card. The player with more Xs wins! Write that player’s name on the line below. Equations With ThreeDividing: by 3 Find three numbers … Read more
Reproducible Patterns Complete your “I’m Done! What’s Next?” activity on another sheet of paper. Perfect for those students that finish first and fast! Card 9 of Practice & LearnRight Publications PLR1051 Activity Cards & Teacher Ideas for I’m Done! What’s Next for All-Year-Round! Back to School Independent, Fun-to-Do, Skill-based Activities for Students Who Finish Fast … Read more
Honesty Scenarios Worksheet Look at each picture below. Circle “yes” if you think the picture shows something an honest person would do. Circle “no” if you think the picture shows something an honest person would not do. Pick one of the illustrations that shows someone being dishonest. Write a sentence or draw a picture to … Read more
Look at the signs below. Under each, write the word segregated or equal.
The variety of suggested books provides various points of entry into adolescent-friendly topics. Further, “multiple learning and teaching approaches” (NMSA, p. 7) are nurtured through the diverse suggestions for exploring each of the texts. We believe the following are key ingredients for motivating and enhancing learning in middle school: • Students need to feel connected … Read more
DIXIE CHICKS “We finally got on the front row of an awards show,” said Natalie Maines. The show was the 2000 Country Music Awards. It was the first time the Dixie Chicks were given front row seats. They were surprised. Their music is a patchwork quilt of sounds. It ranges from good ol’ honky tonk … Read more
The Struggle for Civil Rights Thurgood Marshall successfully argues the Brown vs. Board of Education case before the Supreme Court, making it illegal to segregate schools. In Plessy vs. Ferguson, the Supreme Court rules that racial segregation is legal. Oliver Brown tries to enroll his daughter Linda in an all-white school in Topeka, KS. The … Read more
AFRICAN SAFARI • Africa has a lot of natural, untouched land that is home to wild animals.• Africa is famous for its variety of wild animals such as: antelope, buffalo, giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, hyenas, leopards, lions, elephants, baboons, crocodiles, hippopotamuses, chimpanzees, monkeys, flamingos, pelicans, storks, ostriches, rhinoceros, and gorillas. AFRICAN BOY AND GIRL – masai … Read more
IDITAROD • World’s largest dog sled race.• The length of the race is more than 1,000 miles from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.• The “musher” trains 8-18 huskies to race.• Each sled is equipped with: snow shoes, sleeping bag, ax, dog’s feet booties, food for dogs and “musher.”• The prize for the race is $100,000.00 for … Read more
HULA DANCE • The word “hula” means “dance” in Hawaiian.• A person sways their hips and moves their arms and hands gracefully to music. The arms and hands tell the story.• The hula can tell of the island’s beauty, tell a story, can be a chant accompanied by the rhythm of a drum. HULA DANCE … Read more
GERMAN CHALETS German chalets have wide, overhanging eaves to protect the house from deep snows of the winter in the Alpine mountains. Big rocks are placed on the roof tops to keep the snow from moving. Thick beams support the roofs of the chalets. GERMAN BOY AND GIRL Table of Contents BULLETIN BOARDBulletin Board – … Read more
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