This site provides information about colonial America, the immigration of different groups, commerce and industry, politics, and the influence of the church. Students will learn about the factors that categorized all of the American colonies, as well as the differences between the northern, middle and southern colonies. A video is included as well as a quiz.

This is a daily review for standards 3.0A8 and 3NBT2. Two step word problems and finding unknowns. These can be copied and used in small group during math workshop or during whole group instruction.

This is a daily review for standards 3.0A8 and 3NBT2. Two step word problems and finding unknowns. These can be copied and used in small group during math workshop or during whole group instruction.

This is a visual communication board that allows students who are verbal or non-verbal to communicate how they are feeling when they are sick. Ask the student the question and have them touch or speak a response to communicate how they are feeling. 

Three Column Notes is a great resource to use as students read and pace themselves through reading material.

Three Column Notes is a great resource to use as students read and pace themselves through reading material.

To scaffold, AVID offers 2 and 3 column notes for different grades. See link at the bottom of the document.

Three Column Notes is a great resource to use as students read and pace themselves through reading material.

Three Column Notes is a great resource to use as students read and pace themselves through reading material.

To scaffold, AVID offers 2 and 3 column notes for different grades. See link at the bottom of the document.

Three Column Notes is a great resource to use as students read and pace themselves through reading material.

This is a Beginning Teacher reflective exercise to be utilized at the start of the school year. This reflection allows new teachers to think through some of their processes before the kids enter the classroom.

This resource is a beginning of the year survey for new teachers / staff to the building. The quick checklist provides an opportunity for teachers to assess themselves and list area of need. After reviewing the surveys, a plan can be developed for future PD opportunities.

The story of "The Beauty and the Beast" has captivated us for many years.  It is fun to read or watch a video of.  But did it really happen?  It is fun to compare fiction and nonfiction.  Most students will in their backgrounds relate to a story like this.  Also it is fun for students to learn and then survey others based on what they have learned.

The story of "The Beauty and the Beast" has captivated us for many years.  It is fun to read or watch a video of.  But did it really happen?  It is fun to compare fiction and nonfiction.  Most students will in their backgrounds relate to a story like this.  Also it is fun for students to learn and then survey others based on what they have learned.

The story of “Where The Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak  has been around for a while.  It was Supposed to be “Where the Wild Horses Are”, but Mr. Sendak as an author made changes to his story.  This is a good way to show students the process of an author in making decisions when creating a story.

These activities provide students with a way to explore the Christmas Truce of 1914 through multiple media. It lends itself to the exploration of many themes: War, Peace, Kindness, Globalism, Humanity. The discussion questions suggested here focus on the universality of the human experience. Although it uses a picture book as the anchor text, the activities could be used in middle and high school as well. The timing is flexible depending on the use of the discussion questions and how many tasks you choose to do.

Students will view a brief video about a singular cultural event that occurred in a decade, in this case the 1990s, in the United States and annotate the event for the who, what, where, when of the event and the impact of the event in 2019.  Each day has a specific video that the students will view, and they will submit the completed packet on the last class of the week.

This form is to be used when beginning a new coaching/support relationship with a beginning teacher.  It is establishes the parameters of the professional coaching and gives the teacher an opportunity to share details and needs/wants for support.  This allows the BT to contribute to how he or she is supported before classroom visits begin.

In teaching Occupation Preparation, I encountered the following:  How to assist students in learning about careers and professions that I may know very little about?  And how to turn this issue into a projectr that would be engaging for the students? The Solution was simpler than I thought.  Have the students as a group research a career or profession each week, chosen from a list I created, and have a member of that profession vist the classroom to be interviewed by the students..On Monday and Tuesday, students, as a group and facilitated by myself, would discuss exising knowledge of a particular profession.  They would also develop questions to guide their research, or ask a member of that profession.On Wednesday and Thursday, students woudl research the profession, both individually and as a group (using employment websites).On Friday (or Thursdday if it was a short week), a member of that profession would meet with the studnets and discuss skills, training, etc needed in the profession.  Students would, in their graphic organizers, summarrize skills, training, etc needed for the profession and identify their level of interest in the profession.A copy of both the graphic organize and a list of campus professions is attached

This questionnaire is an opportunity for students to have input on the IEP process. This will help teacher fill out the IEP portion where they list the strengths of the students. 

A series of images each with a Quote of The Day. Zipped folder and Canvas quiz (graded survey) export. I use as daily warmups.