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Critical thinking library skills resources for parents
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Literacy Night Open House Make and Take - Parent Involvement 3rd, 4th, 5th
Involve your upper elementary students and their parents with fun and simple projects they can use at home at your next Open House, Curriculum Evening, or Literacy Night! A Make-and-Take night gives them an immediate tool they can use at home to support essential literacy skills. Perfect for a diverse class in upper elementary, as it can be tailored to suit your school. In this packet, I walk you through the planning of a literacy event at your school, whether you are inviting just your class, o
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3rd - 5th, Staff
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 5th
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Student Self Reflection & Evaluation | Conferences & Report Cards
This student self reflection resource is an excellent way for your students to evaluate their learning to share during student led and parent teacher conferences. It can be used for any reporting period to converse with your students about their successes and ways in which they can improve. The activity can be used for in person instruction as well as assigned digitally to share in an online portfolio.May be used as a printable resource or assigned on Google Classroom with your students.Resourc
Grades:
4th - 8th
School Library Monthly Newsletter Templates | Print and Digital
Keep families informed with what’s going on in your school library with these easy-to-use newsletter templates! 36 monthly templates (August - July)3 different templates for each month (layout and clipart are both different)Color AND black/white versionsBox headings and text boxes are editable. The month heading is not editable. No clipart is editable.Templates are in Google SlidesIncludes directions to download and edit in PowerPointIncludes directions to share a print copy AND a digital copy
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Last Checkout Day Sheets for School Libraries
The end of the year is here, and books need to get back to the library! Communicate with students and families when the last check out day is and when students need to start returning books. The black/white design allows you to print on bright colored paper or on white paper to let students color! There are six templates including three fun images and two different text options. Only the text at the bottom of the page is editable for you to add your own information. One template is set up to use
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PreK - 6th
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Critical Thinking Activity High School Reading Comprehension Socratic Seminar
Ready to revolutionize the way your students learn? Tired of battling plagiarism and quick-fix essay generators like ChatGPT? We've got the solution!Introducing innovative Socratic Seminar, Annotation, and Visual Essay tools - designed specifically for ELA middle and high school students.⭐Reduce cheating and plagiarism⭐Spend less time marking essays and more time giving helpful feedback⭐Capture students’ ideas more effectively and engage them in learning⭐Help your visual learners understand conc
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Library Book Check-out Letter for Kindergarten {editable}
This is a letter to send home with kindergarten or other young students when they check-out their 1st book! It encourages parents to talk with their student(s) about book care, and outlines expectations for checking out new books.------------------------------------------------------------------------------You may also like:• LIBRARY HELPER Checklist {Editable Word DOC Template}• WOODLAND FOREST Behavior Clip Chart Behavior Management System {Editable}• NAUTICAL Hall Passes Lanyards {EDITABLE}--
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PreK - 1st
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Stranger Danger Story - Social skills Narrative
Stranger Danger StoryThis Social skill support is a small book highlighting the danger of strangers and what not to do.A Stranger Danger work sheet is part of this unit.These small books can be laminate for durability and read to or with your pupils.Be first to see new products I upload by clicking the green star next to my store to becoming a follower…. This will enable you to be updated on some great new products!Thank you so much for looking!The Picture Communication Symbols ©1981–2011 by Dyn
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Social Skills - A BUNDLE OF STORIES for Autism/Special Needs
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels A - M
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
Bar Modeling Posters
Do you need a way to help your students understand the complex concept of bar modeling?
This product provides teachers with tools to guide students through solving math problems with bar models. The first set of posters includes one example bar model problem from each grade level. The purpose of these posters is to remind/review the concepts of bar models that was taught in previous grades. The second group of posters demonstrate four main types of bar models that students can apply to a story
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Infant & Toddler Storytime Collection -Rhymes & Songs
"Infant & Toddler Storytime Collection!"
-97 Rhymes, Songs, & Fingerplays!-
I currently teach Infant Storytimes at the Library I work for and I LOVE finding and creating new rhymes and songs for my little ones! This Storytime Collection has 97 Rhymes, Songs, and Fingerplays! The collection is organized, color coded, and comes with directional movements for every rhyme and song!
This 20 page Infant & Toddler Storytime Collection is perfect for fellow librarians, infant and toddler
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PreK
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Library Curriculum Night/Open House/Back to School BUNDLE!
There are many curriculum night/open house products on TPT for classroom teachers. Now here’s a product for school librarians/media specialists!
This bundle should be useful for K-12 librarians as you are able to edit the content to fit your needs.
Please be sure to download the PREVIEW so that you can see all of the components of this bundle.
Included in this bundle are:
-Two 24-slide Powerpoint presentations each with a different heading. Each slide has a fun textured linen background a
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Grades:
PreK - 12th
Behavior Reflection Sheet
We use this in our first grade class to help students understand the consequences of their actions. They "Stop and Reflect" in order to make a better choice the next time.
*I have recently updated the document to include a middle grade version for 3-5 with more grade appropriate wording and formatting!
After it is completed, fold in half to keep private. The student signs it, the teacher signs it, then it goes home for the parent to sign.
It has helped our parent communication immensely to
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Back to School Library Newsletters & Parent Communication
Promote your school library resources to parents and advocate for your library program with these printable welcome letters and reminders. This product is intended to start the year with print communication and move to digital- or social media-only communication for the rest of the school year. When combined with the included suggestions for social media posts, you can create an easy-to-maintain stream of communication that grows support for your school library program.**Please DOWNLOAD THE PREV
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K - 5th
Lunchbox Notes Daily Jokes for Students
304 daily brain breaks, joke of the day, or lunchbox jokes combine humor, language review, and critical thinking practice. Jokes are grouped by their topics, which include school, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, animals, Valentine's Day, science, careers, math, sports, and summer. Parents can choose a daily joke to place with a child's lunch. Teachers can draw one out of a basket each day for morning meetings, brain breaks, or class discussions. The cards could also be projected for cursive
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3rd - 5th
Teach Students About Internet Safety, Digital Footprints, & Digital Citizenship
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Grades:
4th - 9th
School Library Newsletters- EDITABLE Seasonal and Anytime News Template
Newsletters are important for school-to-home communication and library-to-teacher communication for the entire school year as well as great for Back to School Night, Open House or Meet the Teacher Librarian. The school library has unique 'announcements' to make to the school community and this versatile editable newsletter template is just the way to make them. Use these for your routine announcements as well as for seasonal information.You’ll receive these templates:7 newsletters for Back To Sc
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Staff
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Growth Mindset Information Letters for Parents: Send Home Notes
Growth Mindset Letters for Parents: 33 Weekly Informational NotesGrowth Mindset Information for Parents: This growth mindset notes for parents pack is perfect for teachers who want to help parents understand growth mindset concepts. In addition to 33 half-page notes that can be sent home throughout the year, you will find two pages of information to send home right at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of your growth mindset instruction). These pages give parents a firm foundation fo
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2nd - 10th
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Overdue Library Book Note Home for Parents
**Now comes with in an editable PowerPoint version!**
Do you have students who are no longer able to check out books from your library because they have overdue books? Fill out this sheet and send it home to remind the parents of the missing book. I have found many families have paid for the book after receiving this gentle reminder, making it easier on the librarian.
Included in this packet are two notes with different styles of clipart, as well as two different sizes: half sheet and full she
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PreK - 5th
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Pre-K Assessment Sheet
All in one assessment sheet for preschool and prek. The assessment sheet includes alphabets, shapes, color, numbers and fine motor skills (tracing and name writing).This is a simple one page sheet which can help teachers to keep track of individual learning. This sheet can give a basic idea of where the child is in their learning and this information can also be shared with parents. This sheet targets children between ages 3 and 4.
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PreK
Travel Safety & Etiquette Task Cards
Pre- mobility training. Spark great conversations on important social skills and safety to know when traveling in the community or abroad! Includes generic scenarios common for airplanes, trains, busses and more!This comes with:112 task cards total56 with an answer field of 2 or 356 without an answer fieldCover pages for task boxesNumbered task cards for easy data collection. Download FREE progress monitoring/answer sheets for the task cards HERE. Print, laminate, cut for long term use.Use cloth
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Life Skills Task Cards GROWING BUNDLE
MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative
MAUS | Teacher notes, activities, tests, answers, Google Slides, Forms, Creative Ideas for the High School Classroom 200 PAGES and 63 SLIDES! When it comes to Holocaust literature, there are few books that can compare to Maus. Written and illustrated by Art Spiegelman, Maus tells the story of Spiegelman's parents and their experiences during the Holocaust. The book is unique which helps to bring the story to life in a way that few other books can. Maus is an excellent choice for high school stud
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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CCSS:
Conference Letter for Student Self-Evaluation to Parents CCSS Grades 3-6
This Student-to-Parent Conference Letter transforms communication, ensuring that crucial information is conveyed effectively and efficiently. By involving students in the conversation, it promotes accountability and enriches the conference experience.Key Features of This Resource:Student Self-Evaluation: Students assess their academic journey and set future goals.Streamlined Communication: Creates a clear, direct dialogue between teachers, students, and parents.Collaborative Approach: Designed f
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Reading Level Guide for Parents - Levels N - Z
Encourage reading every night by sending this guide home to parents throughout the school year. Parents want to help their students, but many don't know the things to say and ask their child throughout reading time! This handout serves as an outline of what some effective, higher - order prompts might look like. All of the prompts are based off my experience teaching reading skills and behaviors to students (and explaining these expectations to parents) and the Fountas & Pinnell Continuum of
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Reading Level Guide for Parents - Bundle of Levels A - Z
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