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Self Assessment Tickets {Formative Assessment}

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Kindness Lessons for the Elementary Classroom

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My Future is So Bright {Writing Craftivity}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Use this fun craftivity to have your students write about what they have learned during the school year. It's the perfect end of the year writing activity. Included with the craftivity are templates for boys and girls, writing papers with titles

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing, End of Year

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

$4.50

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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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End of the Year Student Gift

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

In this download, you'll get templates for end of the year student gifts.You'll get a template that is titled "I Will Remember" and "I Will Miss" that can be used to write a letter to your students like in the picture example. You can print in on a

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Writing, End of Year

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Not Grade Specific

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$1.50

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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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Not Grade Specific

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Google Apps

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Opinion Writing Posters and Graphic Organizer {OREO Writing}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

I love teaching Opinion Writing to my students, and I especially love using OREO writing to help my students understand the concept more clearly. This download has several OREO posters you can post around your room, along with directions on how to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Posters

CCSS:

W.2.1, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.3.1a, W.3.1b, W.3.1c

$5.00

103

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Happy New Year Writing Craftivity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

**Updated for 2024**Use this fun craftivity to have your students write about their New Year's resolutions, plans for 2024, and/or the excitement of the New Year! Included with the craftivity are templates for boys and girls, writing papers with

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing, The New Year

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities

$5.25

307

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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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English Language Arts, Character Education

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Not Grade Specific

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Bulletin Board Ideas, For Principals & Administrators

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Mindset Alphabet

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is great for upper grade classrooms! Help your students stay inspired!This alphabet set has a white background. You can print the cards onto bright cardstock. You also have the option of using a black background.The cards measure 8.25 inches

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Back to School

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Not Grade Specific

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

259

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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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Not Grade Specific

Types:

For Principals & Administrators, Google Apps

$3.00

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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

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Activities

$6.50

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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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Veterans Day Informative Writing

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

In this download you get…*TWO informative text pieces (one for struggling readers and one for advanced readers)*Four square writing template*Bubble Map for brainstorming*Writing paper with upper grade lines*Writing paper with primary grade

Subjects:

Writing, Autumn, Informational Text

Grades:

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

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.2.2, W.3.2, W.4.2

$4.25

Digital Download PDF (18.26 MB)

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Success Criteria for Writing Bulletin Board

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Have your students take more ownership of their learning by incorporating more and more success criteria. I created this bulletin board so students can understand what's expected of them while they're writing in different genres. My goal is that

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English Language Arts

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Assessment, Bulletin Board Ideas, Rubrics

$4.75

115

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Newspaper Templates {Editable Titles}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Displaying your students' writing in creative ways helps students take ownership of their writing. You can use these newspaper templates to do just that! There is a template for each grade level, plus three templates that have editable

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

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

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Projects, Activities, Bulletin Board Ideas

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March Comes in Like a Lion and Goes Out Like a Lamb {Writing Craftivity}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

This is a cute writing craftivity that accompanies the sweet book, In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb, by Marion Dane Bauer. This is a project that has two sides, so you can hang it up in your classroom with a clothespin and everyone will have two

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Poetry

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Lesson

CCSS:

L.3.5, L.3.5a, L.4.5b

$4.75

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Alphabet Set {Cursive and Printing} BLACK AND WHITE OPTIONS!

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Alphabet Set {Cursive and Print}**Updated 2020** Updated with new images for the letters I, U, and X. **Updated 2017**This has now been updated with a squared off version of the alphabet set, plus resizable options for both the rounded corners and

Subjects:

Other (ELA), Back to School

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters

$5.75

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All About Bats {Informative Text, Craftivity, Comprehension, and Writing}

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

All About Bats {Informative Text, Craftivity, Comprehension, and Writing}This fun writing assignment is great for Halloween!You get a bubble map, four square template, Fact Fold about bats, and a fun bat craftivity to display students' writing!Use

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Halloween

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Lesson

$5.00

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George Washington Craftivity

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Celebrate Presidents' Day by creating this fun craftivity! Students will be able to create a cute George Washington while reviewing key information about our first president's life. This is simple, fun, and easy. Students will enjoy constructing

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing, Presidents' Day

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

Types:

Projects, Activities

$3.25

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Bookmarks! For all the things!

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

These are the perfect companion for your students. I keep a ring of these bookmarks for each student at the table caddies. They are essential for annotating, writing, collaborative conversations, and more! You'll get a bookmark for each of the

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts

$5.50

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Discussion Cards for Collaboration

By Tales from a Very Busy Teacher

Use these cards to help your students facilitate effective conversations with each other. Use these in combinations with various articles and have students determine their opinion, compare or contrast, or determine the main idea of an article. They

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers

$3.00

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