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Kindness Lessons for the Elementary Classroom

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Self Assessment Tickets {Formative Assessment}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

*This has been updated with a DIGITAL VERSION that can be edited through Google Forms-March 2020!* Perfect for distance learning. This download is a great tool to help students take a more active role in their learning. This ticket is given to

Subjects:

Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Assessment

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670

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Staff Room Bulletin Board Set {Remember Your Why} English and Spanish

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Staff Room Bulletin Board SetUpdated in July 2020 with a Spanish Title and Spanish Words Updated in July 2020 with notes for teachers to write their "whys" to add to the bulletin board, too!Encourage your staff with some uplifting words and phrases

Subjects:

Back to School, For Administrators, Coaching

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

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Bulletin Board Ideas, For Principals & Administrators

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Haunted House Writing Lesson

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

UPDATED WITH A DIGITAL VERSION! {2020}UPDATED WITH WRITING SAMPLES {2019}This is a fun, engaging, and Halloween-inspired writing project. This download includes a lesson plan, writing booklets, and writing papers. The actual art project directions

Subjects:

Writing, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Google Apps, Lesson

CCSS:

W.2.3, W.3.3, W.4.3

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Reciprocal Teaching Resources

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Reciprocal Teaching (RT) is a form of instruction that yields a high effect size. Using this strategy in your classroom will help give your students almost a full two years growth. This product will help you facilitate reciprocal teaching in your

Subjects:

Reading Strategies, Informational Text, Close Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities

$6.50

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The Learning Pit Bulletin Board

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This board will help your students understand what it means to learn "deeply" and how to enter The Learning Pit. The Learning Pit is one way to explain why more challenge leads to enhanced learning. The Learning Pit will also allow students to take

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$4.50

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Bloom Ball Templates and Slideshow

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This Bloom Ball resource has everything you need to support your students in making a Bloom Ball.A Bloom Ball is a 3-dimensional project that requires students to complete activities moving them through the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. A Bloom Ball

Subjects:

Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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Projects

$3.25

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Growth Mindset Bulletin Board Set

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

***Updated in 2018 with DIFFERENT growth and fixed mindset kiddos!!*** Use this growth mindset bulletin board set in your classroom to remind your students to maintain a growth mindset ALL YEAR LONG! The board is titled "How did you show growth

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$6.00

208

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Mathematical Practice Conversation Posters and Cards

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Mathematical Practice Conversation Posters and Cards **BLACK and WHITE and COLOR** The eight mathematical practices have been deconstructed and transformed into student friendly sentence frames which help students start and maintain mathematical

Subjects:

Math, Oral Communication

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

Types:

Posters

CCSS:

MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MP5, MP6, MP7, MP8

$6.00

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Growth Mindset Bulletin Board Set - Cactus Edition!

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Use this growth mindset bulletin board set in your classroom to remind your students to maintain a growth mindset ALL YEAR LONG! The board is titled "How will you STICK with a growth mindset?" It can be used in many ways. I encourage my students to

Subjects:

Classroom Management, Character Education, Back to School

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$5.00

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The Learning Pit Lesson and Activity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This lesson will help your students understand what it means to learn "deeply" and how to enter The Learning Pit. The Learning Pit is one way to explain why more challenge leads to enhanced learning. The Learning Pit will also allow students to take

Subjects:

Character Education, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Lesson

$2.50

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Day of the Dead {Informative Text and Writing}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

In this download you get THREE writing display options!You can choose from a simple writing paper option, flip book, or skeleton display that can be hung up to share both sides of students’ work.You can choose to have your students create their own

Subjects:

Writing, Halloween, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$4.25

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Name Tag Templates {Editable}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Name Tag Templates {Editable} These editable name tags are perfect for your classroom. You can choose from 14 different styles. Add any type of text to these names tags! The name tags include: Academic Language Sentence Frames CUBES Reference

Subjects:

Specialty, Classroom Management, Back to School

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

For Principals & Administrators

$3.00

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6-Word Stories: Lesson and Student Handouts

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Writing 6-word stories is a fun and engaging way to get students to think about their learning and show what they've learned. This download includes a lesson to teach your students about what 6-word stories are and how to write them. They'll also

Subjects:

Character Education, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Lesson

$2.50

Digital Download PDF (30.50 MB)

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Literature Circle Printables

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Updated May 2022: Literature Circle PrintablesThis Literature Circles Packet includes my version of Literature Circle jobs, activities, and instructions. There are five jobs included in this packet:Discussion DirectorWord WizardAdventuring

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Reading Strategies

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Literature Circles

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232

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Accelerated Reader Labels {Books and Bins}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Accelerated Reader Labels for Books and Bins I have had so much fun creating these labels! I have labeled my entire library with these labels and it has made my students' library time so much easier. In the download you'll get: Specific Book Level

Subjects:

Reading, Classroom Management, Reading Strategies

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

$5.50

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Growth Mindset Posters

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Grab these Growth Mindset Posters to decorate your classroom with positive and encouraging words for your students to see all year. They'll be sure to light up your classroom and your students' outlook! They are great reminders for your kiddos, as

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Back to School, For All Subjects

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

Types:

Printables, Posters

$5.00

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Staff Room Bulletin Board Set {Academic Optimism}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Staff Room Bulletin Board Set Encourage your staff with some uplifting words and phrases they can remember each time they step into your staff room. Included in the download: Blackline master for the title Blackline master for the words and

Subjects:

Back to School, For Administrators, Coaching

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, ...

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, For Principals & Administrators

$3.25

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Speaking and Listening Posters

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Classroom Discussion Posters I use these posters in my classroom to help students frame their thoughts during classroom or partner discussions. You can print these large to hang up in your room, or you can use the smaller versions to have your

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Other (ELA), Oral Communication

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts, Interactive Notebooks

$5.00

Digital Download ZIP (9.98 MB)

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Depth of Knowledge Guiding Questions

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is one FREEBIE you don't want to pass up! Dr. Norman Webb developed a process and criteria for analyzing the alignment between standards and standardized assessments. Through this process, a body of work titled Depth of Knowledge (DOK) was

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Task Cards, By TpT Sellers for TpT Sellers

FREE

125

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Text Evidence Poster and Bookmarks

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This download includes a color poster and a black and white poster. There are also matching bookmarks. These posters have sentence starters to help students start their sentences while they're writing and citing evidence from text. Follow

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Posters

$2.50

Digital Download ZIP (6.39 MB)

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