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Editable State Testing Parent Letter Secret Mission to Motivate Students
Encourage your students during your state's standardized tests with the help of their family, friends, and neighbors! Prior to standardized tests, send this letter home with students in a sealed envelope addressed to their parents or caregivers. It asks the parents and caregivers to write a letter or note of encouragement to their child, place the letters in a envelope, and send back to school to the teacher. On test day, the teacher will place the envelopes on the students' desk to open on t
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3rd - 12th
Testing Encouraging Notes for Students From Parents
All kids love positive messages, especially during high stakes testing time! Having their parents or a family member write an encouraging note for them to open before testing provides a lot of motivation and positive thoughts to get them in the right frame of mind! My students read the notes from their parents over and over during testing, and it always makes the smile.I explain about the notes to parents during parent teacher conferences. I have parents pick one paper they like and take it h
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3rd - 5th
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The Jesse Tree Christmas Advent Project
The Jesse Tree is a chronological Bible story Christmas advent of the scriptural events that occurred before Jesus's birth. There are many ways to participate in this countdown, and I've taken some creative liberty to design a simple version for younger kids. Traditionally this project is done as a Christmas advent, starting on December 1st--but these printable felties are versatile enough to use as a colorful addition to a history timeline, as a family night game of Bible-themed memory or go fi
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PreK - 6th
2024 SUMMER Olympics - coloring pages
Do you need a fun way to introduce the 2024 SUMMER Olympics?This packet contains:coloring pages for the OlympicsCheck out some other Olympic products:History of the Olympics - MAIN IDEA passage*Check out some other products or head to my store and FOLLOW for Monthly FLASH FREEBIES and FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM- @TeachingKiddos1 for more ideas in the classroomCLASSROOM MANAGEMENTPBIS student of the monthClass AwardsClass Rules /Memes EDITABLE"Tattle" notesCollaboration RulesHOLIDAYSHis
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PreK - 4th
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Motivational State Testing Letters for Students and Parents | Editable in Canva
Introducing the Motivational State Test Notes for Students, a simple and effective way to bring a wave of encouragement and support into your classroom during test times—and beyond. This tool is designed to make it incredibly easy for busy teachers like you to get parents involved in a meaningful way, without adding to your already packed schedule.In just a few steps, you can send home a ready-made letter to parents, inviting them to write personal notes of encouragement to their children. Your
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3rd - 6th
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Black History Bundle K-3
This bundle includes ALL of my primary Black History Units! Great for multi-age classrooms as these resources will give options for kindergarten- 3rd grade. All resources have been (or are in the process of being) updated to be accessible for virtual learning. Please see each product description below.
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K - 3rd
Editable Flash Cards
Editable Flash Card Templates: This product offers a hassle-free way to create flashcards for your students. Whether you prefer single-sided or double-sided flashcards, or need various dimensions to suit your classroom needs, this resource has you covered.Tailor your flashcards to your specific curriculum or teaching style with ease. Simply open the template in PowerPoint and add your content, whether it's vocabulary words, math problems, historical facts, or any other subject matter.Three Diffe
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K - 8th
Also included in: Editable Classroom Templates
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein - Economics and Retelling Activities
Who doesn't love Shel Silverstein's beloved book The Giving Tree? The Giving Tree activities include literacy and economic social studies activities. It helps first grade kids practice retelling, sequencing and identifying the moral or life lesson of the story. The Giving Tree is also a great social studies content book for learning economic concepts like scarcity, choice, opportunity cost and resources. I love using this book around Christmastime to launch a class giving project!INCLUDED IN THE
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K - 3rd
IREAD Classroom Interactive Practice (4 Corners Game) Vowel Sounds
This is a fun activity to get students up and out of their seats to study for the IREAD test.
First, display this on a projectable screen in your room. Next, have the students get up and stand in the middle of the room. The students must read the sentence on the slide. They are given a sound in the word. They must say the word and find the word with the same sound. Then, they must move to the appropriate corner of the room that matches their answer.
This is a great way to study for IREAD!
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3rd
3D pyramid Egyptian craft Egypt inside Pirámide manualidad Egipto pharaoh faraón
If you are teaching about ancient Egypt, this resource is the perfect way to have your students having fun!It includes templates (both, in color and black and white) to create this triorama pyramid version.It includes several designs (some of them are more decorative, and one that shows a plane of the inside of the pyramid, as shown in the photo). This resource does not include theory or a lesson about the pyramids.There are no written instructions on the worksheets (except the words glue/pegame
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K - 4th
Chinese New Year Craft Dragon and Lantern
Do these fun crafts to celebrate Chinese New Year and help children understand about other cultures. Suitable for Years/Grades 2-6.INCLUDES:Chinese dragon craft using sticksChinese dragon craft using paper/plastic cupsChinese lanterns x 3 designsPages18 x A3 size (can by printed A4 - just choose fit to page)FORMATPDFAUSTRALIAN CURRICULUMHASS – HISTORY: Year 3 - Knowledge and UnderstandingCelebrations and commemorations in places around the world (for example, Chinese New Year in countries of the
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PreK - 6th
The Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and Responsibilities
Having to teach your students about government can be tough! This file will make it easier for you to teach and for your students to understand how our great country came to be as it is today. This file includes 3 student interactive books and a PPT to go along with it for you to use on your interactive board, interacitve flip-flaps, a booking making activity for the Bill of Rights, 2 vocabulary assessments, 1 fluency assessment, and 1 standards based assessment to help your students how to answ
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3rd - 5th
Personal Timeline Project Handout and Rubric *NOW WITH EDITABLE OPTION!
This product is a home-based project designed to wrap up a unit on timelines. It includes a parent letter and kid-friendly rubric that can be copied back to back to provide guidelines for the project. The letter includes directions and a photo example of a completed project. The 24-point rubric covers three main areas: completion, content, and presentation. My 2nd graders completed this at the end of the first quarter and did an AMAZING job!! It's a great activity to kick-off the new school year
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2nd - 4th
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Native American Indians- The Best Power Point EVER!
This is a very informative power point. Great for a thematic unit on Native American Indians due to all the detail, visuals, and facts that it has. It describes each Native American region's climate, landforms, and natural resources. It also describes in detail each Native American region in terms of housing, clothing, food, transportation, arts and crafts, tools and weapons, religion as well as customs. Regions Discussed in depth:Southwest Native Americans (total of 12 slides)Plains Native
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1st - 5th
Fiction and Non Fiction Reading Comprehension Strategies Anchor Charts & Posters
This reading comprehension strategies bundle includes anchor charts, posters, graphic organizers, readers' notebook pages, and other tools for reading skills practice during small groups or whole group intruction.The reference cards and study guides include graphic organizers and prompts/sentence stems for multiple reading comprehension strategies. Students can use these tools during independent reading and reading response tasks.You may choose to use the quick reference cards during small group
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2nd - 5th
Editable Passports with Stamps
Passports are a great tool to use in class or for school activities. Choose from two ready to print passports or six editable passports. Included are 20 stamps (in black and white and color) for students to cut and paste on passports. SUGGESTIONS FOR USEclass centersclassroom managementsocial studiesafter school activitiesInternational Night STAMPS INCLUDEDAfrica (continent) AustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaEgyptFranceEnglandGermanyIrelandIsraelItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsThailandUSASwedenRussiaNew Zeal
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PreK - 3rd
3rd Grade OST Ohio State Test Prep ELA Reading Literature Game AIR
Grade 3 Ohio's State Test - Put down the pencils and review for the Reading Literature and Narrative Skills portions of the Ohio Grade 3 Reading Test by playing a fun game! This is a Jeopardy style PowerPoint review game that is fully editable. It can be played by one child, or the teacher can lead the game and have the whole class compete in groups. Perfect to review for this Ohio State Test. All of the reading literature standards are included. Ohio's State Test for English Language Arts (
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2nd - 5th
Georgia 3rd Grade Economics Review Jeopardy Game-CRCT!!
Review game created to cover all of Georgia 3rd Grade standards dealing with Economics. Topics included are natural, human, and capital resources, entrepreneurship, saving vs. spending, taxes, banking, budgeting, goods and services. This is a great review for those tests coming up!!
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2nd - 5th
Test Anxiety Parent Handout
This detailed and resource filled document is great for teachers, school counselors, and principals to have handy and share with parents and families of students who show signs of Test Anxiety. Filled with background information, book resources, helpful coping strategies to practice with kids and much more, this tool is a great resource for sharing out to families especially around state testing time.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Math NWEA Map Testing Review Guide
This is a collection of the DeCartes pulled from the NWEA reports sight for RIT ranges 121-230. This has most of the items found on the reports.
I print these off on the large paper and highlight what range the student is in for each category. (Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations, Measurement and Data, Geometry)
This is great for when parents ask what they can be doing to help raise their child's score. This can also be used by the teacher when reviewing or for enrichment ideas.
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K - 3rd
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Landforms Partner Plays: 5 Scripts with a Comprehension Check Worksheet
These five landform partner plays are intended to be used as fluency-building activities that second and third grade students can do with a partner. This set of scripts focuses on landforms: hills, mountains, canyons, plateaus, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, valleys, and islands. These scripts require minimal teacher support, thereby allowing teachers to work with other small groups. For teachers who implement reading centers, these plays are perfect. These scripts are also ideal for parents who are
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2nd - 3rd
Back to School Welcome Letter Template | Editable |
This welcome letter is a great handout for back to school! Pass this letter out to families at back-to-school night or send it home on the first day of school. Link to Google Slides is included or customize on PowerPoint. Comes with 38 different washi tape options for a fun accent!What is included:One blank colored templateOne blank black and white templateOne page with 24 colored washi tape options so you can customize your templateOne page with 14 black and white washi tape options so you can
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Back to School Teacher Forms Bundle
Georgia Social Studies | Me on the Map | City, County, State, Country, Continent
My Place on the Map - lessons for identifying and locating city, county, state, country, and continent - This geography unit is an interactive Google Slides Presentation (76 slides) with 18 accompanying B&W printable worksheet activities.This product is ideal for the early grades. This product includes an interactive Google Slides file that requires no extra materials for students to complete, though I have included black & white printable worksheets to go along with the slides. I plan t
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K - 3rd
Living Wax Museum Parent Letter
This living wax museum project is by far one of my favorite things about teaching 3rd grade. Truth be told this wax museum project can be used from 2nd grade all the way until 6th grade. Students take on the role of someone else, they dress up like an important historical figure and then they put on a show for their families and entire school It is a memory that is worth creating for your students! This is just one piece of the project (the letter to send to parents), but you can grab the bundle
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Living Wax Museum Project
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Importance of learning social studies
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Learning social studies offers many benefits to students in terms of helping them develop a holistic understanding of the world. Namely, it helps them:
- Learn about the achievements, challenges, perspectives, traditions, and customs of different societies
- Evaluate information, analyze evidence, and make informed judgments about complex social, economic, and political issues
- Become active, responsible, and engaged citizens
- Comprehend global issues such as human rights, environmental sustainability, and economic disparities
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