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FREE - Bloom's Question Cards - Bloom's Taxonomy
These question card FREEBIES are based upon the original Bloom's Taxonomy. Use them to promote higher-level thinking during lessons and after read-alouds. Color code them by copying them on different colors so they are easily differentiated. Adorable covers for each question type are included.Looking for newer Bloom's Taxonomy and other tools to encourage higher level, critical and complex thinking? Check out Digging Deeper - Learning Practices✨Click the GREEN STAR by my store name to follow and
Grades:
K - 12th
3 Key Ideas for Parents about the Common Core: A Handout
I created this simple, parent-friendly handout to share with parents when explaining the Common Core at Back to School Night. I only had 25 minutes so I didn't want to spend time explaining the standards themselves, but the shifts in thinking behind the Common Core. I mean really, when you only a short time to get across a lot of important information, you must choose what you share wisely...and really, are they going to remember RFS.1.2.a (or whatever) or are they going to remember what you sh
Grades:
K - 8th, Higher Education
Ontario FDK Report Card Comments Self-Regulation & Well Being
FDK Report Card Comments for Self-Regulation and Well Being. 15 Comments in total.
Question Stems "Idea Ring" for Social Studies
This is a teacher tool to help you generate question stems for formative assessment for your class! As a creature of habit, I tend to ask the same type of questions over and over. This tool has helped me add variety and rigor to the questions I ask. The question stems are general and apply to all social studies classes. They can be used at all grade levels. Each card of question stems increases the level of rigor. They are titled:RememberingUnderstandingApplyingAnalyzingEvaluating or Creat
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
NWEA Grade 2-5 RIT to CCSS Alignment
PDF Document containing alignment of each NWEA MAP test RIT band with the Common Core State Standards from <160 - 231.
This document can be used to guide intervention for students and align it with the common core state standard they use in general education.
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Grades:
K - 7th
Behavior Self Evaluation for 4th, 5th and 6th Grade Students or Higher
This is a chart where students rate themselves on their own behvavior in catagories of communication, responsibility and productivity.
The scale is 1 for NEVER, a 2 for RARELY, a 3 for FREQUENTLY, or a 4 for ALWAYS.
This is a chart that can be done whole class just before conferences and then presented to parents with student present. Students are almost always very honest about how well they do or do not do the things a successfull student does.
At the bottom of the page they have to choos
Grades:
4th - 8th
3rd Grade Math Standards Tracking/Final Review Checker
Real time data to drive instruction! Working with diverse student needs along with ensuring student success at mastering required standards can be time consuming. Not any longer. Our data tracking spreadsheet allows teachers to utilize various means of assessment and update student progress in real time. Teachers and students can rate their progress as they work through standards checks. The color coded system allows quick visual reference to student progress individually and as a class/group.Ch
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3rd
4th Grade Math Standards Tracking/Final Review Checker
Real time data to drive instruction! Working with diverse student needs along with ensuring student success at mastering required standards can be time consuming. Not any longer. Our data tracking spreadsheet allows teachers to utilize various means of assessment and update student progress in real time. Teachers and students can rate their progress as they work through standards checks. The color coded system allows quick visual reference to student progress individually and as a class/group.Ch
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Grades:
4th
Six Components of Socratic Seminar
This document outlines the six components of Socratic Seminar, which is a structured classroom practice that promotes critical and creative thinking, intellectual curiosity, collaboration, and scholarly habits of mind. The main goal of Socratic Seminar is to build deep conceptual understandings of texts and ideas. In seminar, the teacher shifts his or her role to that of facilitator or questioner, so that the students can move from passive reception of knowledge to actively constructing meaning
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Physical Education Great Ideas
Use this resource as a way to freshen up your gym with ways that enhance student learning, create a positive environment, and make your PE program stronger!Swing by my New Health and PE Website!Mr. Clark’s Physical Education WebsiteGet financially fit with my latest adventure... The Financially Free Teacher a movement helped to provide teachers with quality information, resources, and encouragement to empower them financially! Browse FFT Lessons (Teacher-tested),FFT favorites, and my "I'm Free
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education
Question Chart Poster
Q-charts are common in most classrooms as we aim to ask questions that encourage high level thinking skills. This resource is great for that purpose. I post this near my rocking chair and refer to it quite frequently when I am having class discussions.
Grades:
K - 8th
Bloom's Taxonomy Poster
This is a student friendly Bloom's Taxonomy poster. I hang this in my classroom where my students can see it and connect their questions to each level of the diagram. Having this in my room helps them better understand where the root of their question is coming from and how we can solve our problems.
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Morning Routine Powerpoint Template
This is the example template I use in my classroom to project our morning routines and morning activities on the board as students enter the classroom. Want to save yourself from hearing 100 questions of "what are we doing?" and save yourself from 100 more reminders? It also develops independent work habits, observation and critical thinking skills!Download this, customize and project in on your board! Make your morning routines a breeze!
Grades:
PreK - 3rd, Staff
Hierarchy of Thinking Skills
This is a small “Freebie” to say “Thank You,” to the many teachers that use my Kindergarten Common Core Standards and to all other teachers that are interested in teaching higher thinking skills. These 2 pages of Bloom’s Hierarchy of Thinking Skills “match” the format of my kindergarten standards.
Our goal as teachers is to ENGAGE our students in higher thinking skills as much as possible. By keeping these 2 pages in my plan book, along with my standards, it helps me to create lessons that ch
Grades:
PreK - 3rd
|FREE| Inquiry in Primary Grades: Making Conjectures & Generalizations
•In this document, you’ll find information to help you plan inquiry-based lessons in primary grades (Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade). These strategies can be applied to any subject area, but I've mostly focused on math! You can use this information to plan engaging lessons that incorporate higher-order thinking while teaching basic skills. •inquiry: asking questions, making conjectures, investigating, discovering generalizations•conjecture: a guess based on current evidence•generalizatio
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K - 2nd
Throwaway Phrases vs. descriptive feedback
Students succeed by reading the descriptive feedback you leave for them. Forget the throwaway meaningless phrases and leave them with comments they can use to better their work.
This resource samples throwaway phrases and how you can replace them with descriptive feedback. Trust me, your student's will appreciate it!
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Grades:
K - 12th
Journal Writing: What Is It & Why Use It?
Do you ever wonder about the purpose of journal writing in your classroom?
I am so excited to share this information & hope it makes you as excited about journals as I am! The file is a compilation of several resources on this topic -- my summary of two great articles (the 2 professional articles are included as well, on the subject of journal writing) and a list of hundreds of journal prompts that you can begin using in your classroom tomorrow!
Grades:
2nd - 6th
5th grade Common Core Math Standards
This is a break down of the 5th grade CCSS for math. There is a description, as well as, multiple examples for each standard. I used examples from IXL.com, which is a great resource for review, test prep, and practice for all grades in all subject areas.
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5th
Common Core Primary MAP Math Skills Outline
I went through the Common Core Descartes for the Primary Grades and rewrote them in a more user friendly way. Enjoy:)
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Grades:
K - 1st
4th Grade Common Core Standard - Grade Tracker
This tracker makes it so easy to keep track of student assignments, and grades for each standard! All 4th grade math common core standards are included. Simply add each students name, and add assignments to each standard they cover. The tracker is currently set up to add B, D or S for beginning, developing or secure in each standard. The spreadsheet automatically changes color to alert you to students who may need additional practice with a skill at a simple glance!You can also make duplicate pa
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Grades:
4th
En vez de decir “No lo sé.” (Spanish "I Don't Know" flyer)
Hold students accountable for answering questions in class. Use this 1-page flyer to give students possible responses that will allow them the opportunities to feel successful and answer your question...even when they don't know!
Post this flyer in your classroom to serve as a reminder that students must be held accountable for their learning!
This is the Spanish version, but it is also available in English--“I Don't Know?”
Grades:
1st - 8th
MAP Accelerator Teacher Progress Check
MAP Accelerator is a useful tool for students to increase their knowledge in specific domains. This resource will help teachers track students time spent on the platform, their leveling up (completing lessons), what students are focused on, and the domain in which they spend the most time. It is a simple resource that can save teachers time and help productively look at data from the platform.
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3rd - 6th
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Critical Reflection template
This Critical Reflection template provides educators with the opportunity to engage in action-based reflection with scaffolding to support their documentation.The template aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework and ensures educators go through the 3 parts of the critical reflection process: identifying a problem/challenge/thought; considering research/policy/regulations and pros/cons; determining the best course of action.
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PreK
Instead of Saying, "I Don't Know"
Hold students accountable for answering questions in class. Use this 1-page flyer to give students possible responses that will allow them the opportunities to feel successful and answer your question...even when they don't know!
Post this flyer in your classroom to serve as a reminder that students must be held accountable for their learning!
Also available in Spanish--“No lo sé.”
Grades:
1st - 8th
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