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Free creative writing teacher tools
FREE Editable Back to School Parent Handbook Flipbook
Parent collaboration and involvement is such a key element in having and running a successful classroom. Start of the year right with a classroom handbook for each family.How is this used?Knowing that I really wanted to get my parents involved starting at the beginning of the year, I needed something for Open House / Back to School Night that the parents could take home and have information at their fingertips. I filled out the information, printed, and assembled! To add another touch, I put sti
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Not Grade Specific
Common Core Writing Rubrics FREE for Grades 1-4
By request, I have created Common Core Writing Rubrics based specifically on the language used in the Common Core Standards to assess the students in their writing. I have included a rubric for each grade level (Grades 1-4) in each of the 3 types of Common Core Writing: Opinion, Informative/Explanatory, and Narrative Writing. You can use this as a self-assessment for the students or as a teacher assessment guide. This is the perfect companion to my Common Core Writing Bundles #1 and #2. They
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1st - 4th
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Social Emotional Learning: Self Control Lesson and Printables
Are you curious about my Character Education curriculum, but want to try a sample out first? Do your students need a refresher on using self-control to handle big emotions? I created this pack for you!
This is the first lesson from my Self-Control, and includes a lesson plan, anchor chart, printables, and a poem to use for shared reading! :)
If you're interested in other Character Education lessons, be sure to check out the other units below!
Kindness
Fairness
Respect
Self-Control
Confli
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K - 2nd
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100+ Questions to Build Relationships - Free SEL Activity
Use this free list of over 100 questions to help build relationships, integrate social emotional learning, and develop a positive class climate with your students! Strong, positive, and genuine relationships are a foundational element for success for all learners. This includes relationships between students as well as relationships between students and adults. Spend some extra time discussing positive qualities, friends, hopes for the future, and more with these questions. Getting to know your
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Not Grade Specific
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FREE, EDITABLE Substitute Plans Template
I hope you LOVE this Editable Sub Plans template freebie!! Customize your own substitute plans by adding your own text and favorite fonts! Save your template and update it easily ALL year long!! You will need POWERPOINT to edit this file. Check out my featured Blog Post -> 5 Tips for Making Sub Plans in a PinchAs always, I appreciate your feedback! Check out some of my most popular SUBSTITUTE RESOURCES Below:Sub Survival Guide (editable)DIY Sub Station (for K-2)No Prep Sub PlansCOPY FREE Sub
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Social Story - Blurting Out In The Classroom
Blurting Out is a FREE Social Story to help students learn to listen to others while they are speaking and why it is important to follow the classroom rules. Social Stories are a great way to promote positive behaviors in the classroom. Social Stories are a visual guide to describe interactions, situations, behaviors, skills or concepts. This story will help children on the autism spectrum, children in your special education class, children in primary grades, or children in an inclusive classroo
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Special Education Bundle of Classroom Activities and Teacher Resources
Spooky Story Writing - Halloween Writing Activity - Free Halloween Lesson
Your students will love this fun and engaging Halloween writing activity that will have them rolling story element dice (setting, character, obstacle, and a story starter) to create a random set of story components. Once students have their story components, they’ll plan and write a spooky story as they combine each element into an entertaining writing piece. Perfect for a Halloween lesson, Halloween activity or any time of the year!This activity taps into students’ natural love of scary stori
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4th - 7th
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Me on the Map mini book
This book will help students understand the importance of map skills and give them a basic understanding of where they're located in relation to the world. Students will be introduced to the following words:
Country
State
Town/City
Street
House/Address
It's very simple and fun to do with students and is a great accompaniment for the Me on the Map book by Joan Sweeny.
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Common Core Math Cheat Sheets for Grades K-5
Are you tired of flipping through dozens of pages to figure out what a certain Common Core standard is?! I know I was. I decided to make this 1 page "Cheat Sheet" that I keep in the back of my Math Lesson Plans Binder. Every Common Core math standard is on 1 page! It has been extremely useful. I find myself constantly looking at it when I need to know what a certain standard is.
This freebie has Common Core Math Cheat Sheets for grades K-5!!
Math Resource Bundles by Grade Level:
MATH RESOURCES
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K - 5th
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50+ Free De-escalation Strategies
This resource includes over 50 de-escalation strategies that educators, administrators, and other adults can use when working with kids and young adults to de-escalate a situation. Kids and young adults who become emotionally overwhelmed or upset in a situation may begin to express their emotions in challenging ways. De-escalation is a calming and problem-solving approach.In many cases, the best way to handle these types of behaviors is to de-escalate the situation as soon as possible. It’s very
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Staff
Free Halloween Activity - Figurative Language & Reading Comprehension
Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then, you’ll love the activities in this resource that give your students a trick AND treat.In this resource you’ll find a “Halloween Fun” activity. This one is the ‘TRICK’. In this activity students need to read the instructions very carefully. However, most students do not read the entire set of directions before beginning (that’s the trick). That means that students will follow the directions to create a Hal
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5th - 8th
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Stretch The Sentence Writing Activities - Free Sample!
Students can practice stretching out sentences with these fun writing activities! The focus is to add more details to sentences by answering the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how? These will get students thinking about what details to add to make their sentences more interesting. This free sample includes two different practice pages!
Included:
• How to stretch the sentence page with example
• 2 practice pages
*For more activities, please see the full resource:
Stretch The Sentenc
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Black Out Poetry, Fun Poetry Activity, Blackout Poem Lecture Slides, FREE
Use this visually dynamic tool to get students excited about poetry. No, really, my teens LOVE this blackout poetry creative writing activity. View the 10-slide overview lecture (includes both Prezi Next and Google Slides versions) and imagine all of the possibilities your students could create.All you’ll need to fill an entire class session is the slide deck, dark markers or crayons, and a few newspaper pages or photocopies of a few pages from any novel you’re currently teaching.This item is pa
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7th - 10th
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FREE Lesson Plan Template for Preschool
Save yourself time with these FREE editable lesson plan page templates! These blank WEEKLY and DAILY lesson plan templates were designed for a preschool special education teacher, however it can be used for any primary grade! It also includes a planning page for interest or learning centers in your classroom.This zip file includes both an EDITABLE Powerpoint file (add your own text boxes) and a PDF FILE (not editable).-----If you found this template useful, I'd LOVE to hear your FEEDBACK on how
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PreK - K
FREE Parent Contact Log | Parent Communication Binder
READY FOR THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR | All teachers know how important it is to be in contact with parents on the regular. With this free contact log binder setup, you'll no longer need to worry about who called when, for what, and what you need to do now. How does Mrs. D use this binder?This video is a great, quick explanation.I keep a 1" binder (you could use a 2" binder) with 6 front/back pages of this contact log for each student next to my school phone. You never know when a parent will call
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Not Grade Specific
FREE Narrative Writing Checklists | Rubrics | All Ages | Editing Assessment
Teach your students to independently check their narrative/story writing using these beautiful checklists and rubrics. this is the free PDF version. If you are looking for an EDITABLE VERSION WITH ALL TEXT TYPES, you can find it here.These editable checklists are specifically for narratives or story writing. We will be creating more for other writing genres shortly.There are three age variations in the bundle for Junior (Ages 5 - 7), Middle (7 - 11) and Senior (11 - 15). Each bundle contains
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K - 9th
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FREE Digital Lesson Plan Template Weekly & Monthly Calendar Google Slides
Planning and sharing made easy! These beautiful Google Slides, digital lesson plan and calendar templates come in weekly and monthly format. FULLY EDITABLE and easily shareable with administrators and colleagues. Best of all: They are FREE!Each month and week includes:Calendar Information slides: resources, activities, objectives, assessmentsStandards and Notes pageMoveable icons to easily slide onto the calendar: planning, testing, professional development, holiday, open house, personal day, pa
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Staff
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Preschool Lesson Plan Templates - Editable FREEBIE
Choose a preschool lesson plan template that fits your needs. This completely editable set includes 6 different lesson plan options. For more information and ideas check out my blog post on selecting a lesson plan template.
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PreK
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Teaching Dialogue in Writing {Freebie!}
This free pack is sure to help you through your writing dialogue unit! In this pack you will receive:-Posters outlining the rules to edit and punctuate dialogue correctly -A passage for students to correctly edit and punctuate dialogue, with answer keys-Links to my blog posts on teaching dialogue with additional ideas, lessons, and mentor texts-Student center/group activity and recording sheet to practice putting together a quote with the correct punctuationSee my 2 blog posts at: YoungTeacherLo
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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FREE CALENDAR 2024-2025| EDITABLE | Back to School - Happy Face Collection
The HAPPY FACE COLLECTION CALENDAR TOTALLY FREE!Get this FREE Calendar for the 2024-2025 school year that will be updated each year. Digital or printable, it comes with some pages for notes and events. Don't forget to check out the Happy Face Collection Bundle for more products you may like with this cute design!All designs/graphics were created by ©Color Nation clipart artist and may be used for PERSONAL USE only. Cannot be used for your own products or freebies. You are not permitted to sell,
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Not Grade Specific
I Wish My Teacher Knew {Now Your Teacher Knows}
If you're like me, you were extraordinarily moved by the "I wish my teacher knew..." movement and hashtag on Twitter. Thanks to Denver teacher Kyle Schwartz, many of us have begun to discover things that our students want us to know but have not before shared with us. This is a way to build and maintain a #ClassroomCommunity.
I created this writing center addition based upon Kyle Schwartz's original lesson; I take no credit for her idea, hashtags, or anything else -- that was all that amazing t
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Not Grade Specific
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Rewards and Incentives FREE List
Use these rewards lists to help encourage, promote, and reward positive behavior in the classroom. Rewards lists are easy to read, post, or keep in a binder when coming up with ideas for student success. This can be an essential component to making behavior plans work, helping students work towards goals, and building a positive classroom climate.What's Included: This resource includes 3 pages of printable lists, including: Rewards for elementary studentsRewards for middle/high school studentsCl
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Not Grade Specific
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Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer FREE
This is a Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer. It can be used for a number of activities and grades.
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Grades:
1st - 8th
Polar Express Freebie
This product includes activities to enhance your study of the book "The Polar Express".
Included are:
Retelling (beginning, middle, and end)
Story Elements (character, setting, problem, solution)
Movie vs. Book box and t chart
The First Gift of Christmas writing
How to Make Hot Chocolate writing
Polar Express ABC Order
Tickets for a Polar Express celebration (color and black and white)
A letter from Santa (color and black and white)
This freebie is offered under Scrappin Doodles Freebie Lice
Grades:
1st - 2nd
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