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Editable Daily Check-in (Digital and Paper)

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is a PowerPoint file that has five editable slides. There is also a PDF file with six pages for daily check-ins. These are great to use as morning work for students as the settle in the morning, as well as for your morning meetings. A digital

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English Language Arts, School Counseling, Character Education

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Kindness Lessons for the Elementary Classroom

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Whether you’re celebrating a week-long kindness themed week at your school or you’re looking for kindness activities to complete with just your class, I’ve got you covered!It’s important that we explicitly teach empathy, kindness, and compassion to

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Bulletin Board Ideas, For Principals & Administrators

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SMART Goals

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Empowering students with the ability to track their own progress and monitor their own goals can increase their academic achievement, as well as promote a positive social-emotional well-being. One way to support students in this process is by having

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English Language Arts, Character Education

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For Principals & Administrators, Google Apps

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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

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Classroom Management, Character Education, Tools for Common Core

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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

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Classroom Management, Character Education, Tools for Common Core

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What Makes You Proud? What Are Your Goals? Bulletin Board Set

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is an interactive bulletin board set that contains two titles:What Makes You Proud?What Are Your Goals?You will have to trace the large letters using some sort of projector. Directions are included on how to make it look like the example

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Character Education, Back to School, End of Year

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas

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Reasons Why We Love Our Class {Bulletin Board}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is the perfect bulletin board for Valentine's Day or for the whole year. Students can use the included hearts to write reasons why they love their class and classmates. You can also just use the title and use post-it notes for your students'

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Character Education, Valentine's Day, Classroom Community

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Bulletin Board Ideas

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Daily Kindness Challenge Bulletin Board

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Challenge your students to show or complete an act of kindness daily with this bulletin board.The purpose of this Kindness Challenge bulletin board is to use it with my monthly kindness calendars. Choose from different title display options. Choose

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Character Education

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Activities, For Principals & Administrators

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Troll Writing Craft

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

I made this troll craft as a writing project for my students for the beginning of the year. I included a writing idea about having a growth mindset, inspired by Trolls! You get FOUR troll templates to choose from, plus several writing papers with

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Character Education, Writing, Back to School

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Projects, Bulletin Board Ideas

$4.50

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Kindness Quotes Poster Set

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

These posters are the perfect addition to the bulletin board space in your classroom. You'll get 12 posters, which means 12 different kindness quotes, displayed in black and white. Just print them out and display them!Want a monthly kindness

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Character Education

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Posters, For Principals & Administrators

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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

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Classroom Management, Character Education, Back to School

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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

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Character Education, Tools for Common Core

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

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Lesson

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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

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Character Education, Tools for Common Core

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Lesson

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Digital Kindness Lessons for the Elementary Classroom

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Whether you’re celebrating a week-long kindness themed week at your school or you’re looking for kindness activities to complete with just your class, I’ve got you covered...digitally!It’s important that we explicitly teach empathy, kindness, and

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English Language Arts, Character Education

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Not Grade Specific

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For Principals & Administrators, Google Apps

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (3.08 MB)

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March Bulletin Board Titles

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

There are 6 variations of titles included in this download that are perfect for the month of March:•“It’s No Sham, Our Class Rocks”•“It’s No Sham, Our School Rocks”•“Reasons Why Our Class is Lucky”•“Reasons Why Our School is Lucky”•“Reasons Why

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Character Education, St. Patrick's Day, Classroom Community

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas

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Growth Mindset {Ticket out the Door} FREEBIE

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Growth Mindset {Ticket out the Door} Instill growth mindset in your students by using these tickets out the door! Students can remember the importance of continuous learning, and how to stay focused on the

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Classroom Management, Character Education, Back to School

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Assessment

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There's No Masking How Much We Love...

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This download includes a link to access a “There’s No Masking How Much We Love” activity and display in Google Slides. There is a slide for grade levels kindergarten through sixth grade. There is also a title and activity pages for a physical

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English Language Arts, Character Education

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas, Google Apps

$3.00

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Motivational Poster Set

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

These posters are the perfect addition to the bulletin board space in your classroom. You'll get 6 posters, which means 6 different motivational quotes. There are color and b/w versions.Just print them out and display them!Visit my blog!Tales from a

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Character Education

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Posters, For Principals & Administrators

$2.00

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Powerful Words Bookmarks

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This bookmark can be used to help students with mindfulness. You can use this during a classroom circle, as a piece of morning work, or at the end of the day.Students choose 10 positive words that represent positivity. Then students think about

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Character Education, Classroom Community

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Not Grade Specific

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FREE

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YES Goals

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

YES Goals It’s always important to create a fun, positive environment in your classroom. Use YES Goals to do just that! YES Goals help your students hold themselves accountable and help keep your classroom vibes positive! In this download you’ll

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Other (Specialty), Character Education, For All Subjects

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FREE

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