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8th grade Back to School english language arts outlines for parents
Book Tasting: Introduce Your Students to New Books and Genres
Do you want to introduce your students to new genres or new choices of books? Hold a BOOK TASTING in your classroom! This event will get your students motivated and excited about reading! Hold this event 2-3 times a year in your classroom and/or make it an evening event for parents to "sample" new books with their children. Resource includes: book tasting menuplace matsreflection napkinsbookmarkspreviewing a book signgenre signs with definitionsgenre bookmarks with definitionsevent signs, table
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3rd - 8th
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Meet the Teacher Template Editable Back to School Flipbook Open House Parent
Between lesson plans for the first week of school and learning a class full of new students, Meet the Teacher Night can feel like the ultimate scramble. Beat the stress of planning your event with these Open House Activities, Meet the Teacher Letters, Back to School Flip Book, Scavenger Hunt, and MORE for the perfect first interaction with your families. No more frantically trying to make a sign-in sheet on looseleaf that will definitely get lost or having nothing for families to do on arrival.
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K - 8th
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Welcome Back to School Letters and Forms Meet the Teacher Template EDITABLE
These EDITABLE welcome back to school letters, forms, and checklists include everything you need to have a successful start to a new school year! I've gathered together all of my favorite back to school editable meet the teacher templates, parent letters, student letters, school forms, open house checklists, questionnaires, surveys, and more! There's no need to worry about forgetting anything! This resource has everything you need to stay organized at the beginning of the school year and for man
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2nd - 8th
Meet the Teacher Template Editable | Welcome to Our Class Back to School Letters
This editable meet the teacher template is a perfect way to provide your students and their families with some information about you and your classroom at the beginning of the school year. You can send it in the mail in the summer, email it home, provide a copy to each family at an open house, hand out to your students during the first week of school, or upload to google classroom. Click here to SAVE 30% by buying this as part of my Back to School Forms Bundle!What's Included:- Meet the Teacher
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Forms Bundle | Print + Digital
EDITABLE Parent Flipbook Handbook | Back to School Flipbook | Meet the Teacher
This now includes both a FOLDABLE (NO CUTTING) and a CUTTING Editable Flip Book for you to choose from!Rather then sending home TONS of loose papers at the beginning of the school year, this flip book allows you to communicate with parents all in one place! This unique parent handbook will give your families an insight on things that go on in your classroom and you can include any information that you want them to know.Not only is the information all in one place, but this flip book is a fun way
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PreK - 12th
ELA First Day: Back to School Stations, Meet the Teacher, Syllabus, Icebreaker
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
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7th - 12th
June Newsletter Template Editable Monthly Open House Meet Teacher Calendar
Seasonal Meet the Teacher Editable Open House + Newsletter Templates (12 Styles) & Brochure Templates (5 Styles) - Both Digital & Print Versions Included!Information Pamphlet - Brochure for Back to School Night! (EDITABLE) Great for Meet the Teacher, Open House, Back to School Night, and Curriculum Night! **UPDATES!** ***12 Seasonal Templates for Classroom Newsletter are now Included! ***Boho Rainbow and Farmhouse Styles have been added! -Additional Digital Files (Google Slides for Goog
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PreK - 12th
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Functional Vocabulary File Folder Games for Special Education Matching Activity
These file folder games for special education and autism focus on color matching, picture matching, and word matching for a variety of functional vocabulary words. Activities include multiple options for easy differentiation: matching picture to picture (identical), picture to picture (non-identical) and picture to word, including both real-life photographs and illustrations. These are great for students working on matching and learning real-life functional vocabulary such as those in special e
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PreK - 12th
Back to School Night | Teacher Information Brochure| Meet the Teacher | EDITABLE
Make a great first impression at your Back to School Night with this Editable Teacher Information Brochure! This trifold brochure is the perfect way to communicate essential classroom information to parents and students, helping you start the school year smoothly and professionally.What's Included:Editable PowerPoint Template: Customize the text and layout to fit your classroom needs.Sections for Essential Information: Includes sections for your contact details, classroom rules, daily schedule,
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PreK - 12th, Staff
ELA Pacing Guide Curriculum Map Editable and Digital Scope Sequence 6th 7th 8th
This resource includes an editable PowerPoint and digital Google slides ELA pacing guide, curriculum map, and scope and sequence for the entire school year for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. This editable pacing guide, curriculum map, and long-term guide have everything you need to create your own. Use these PowerPoint or Google slides to create pacing guides and curriculum maps for your middle school ELA school years. Use my done-for-you version as a guide, or type right over my curriculum plans. For
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6th - 8th
End of the Year Memory Book Flipbook for Middle School Distance Learning
Send your middle school students home for the summer with a lasting age-appropriate keepsake. UPDATED to include a digital version for distance learning!My "Middle School Memories" flipbook is easy to print and assemble and allows students to reflect on many facets of their school year, ranging from their daily school life, favorite things, best memories, class superlatives, and more. I include an instructional video link for assembling the flipbook.Bonus: each page offers students opportunities
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5th - 8th
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First and Last Day of School Sign Editable Date/Year, Last Day of School Picture
First and Last Day of School Signs are a great way to document student growth with a last day of school picture. Easily edit the date/year on your last day of school sign via Powerpoint for a quick prop for first and last day pictures. Color and Black/white for easy printing! This Fun Resources Includes Signs for:-Preschool-Pre-K- TK-Kindergarten-1st Grade-2nd Grade-3rd Grade-4th Grade-5th Grade- 6th Grade- 7th Grade- 8th Grade- Homeschool Signs for the listed grade levels included, too!- Editab
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PreK - 8th
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First Day of School Sign / Back to School Sign {EDITABLE}
BUY THE BUNDLE AND SAVE!First and Last Day of School Sign BUNDLEThis Editable First Day of School sign is great for going back to school! It can be printed on a regular sheet of paper or poster size. Directions can be found in the download.You can add a text box in the apple to reflect distance learning this year!ALL FONTS ARE EMBEDDED! That means that you will not need to download ANY fonts. Just type your info right into the sign. :)Purchase this First Day sign and use it year after year! Thi
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Editable First and Last Day of School SIGN BUNDLE
Happy Mail, Positive Parent Mail, Parent Communication Note, Proud Teacher mail
Who doesn't love getting mail? Especially when it's HAPPY MAIL to parents about how proud you are of their child! Keep track of who you've written home to with a happy mail student tracking sheet. What's included:Happy Mail color and black/white template with spae to write an open ended comment and sign your nameHappy Mail color and black/white template with check boxes to identify what you are proud of with space for a short comment and sign your nameStudent tracking form with space to write st
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PreK - 8th
Editable Syllabus Template
You will receive a two-page visual syllabus template with a filled-in version (a model/guide) and a blank canvas. If you have not heard of a visual syllabus, it is a standard syllabus organized in a more appealing format with some (or lots) of clip art and design elements. This style is a basic visual syllabus but a great first syllabus for you to try and customize!WHAT'S INCLUDED:I have created two templates within one:1.One that requires no font download. You have the format and clipart embedd
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Editable Syllabus BUNDLE
Long-Term Substitute Binder
This long term sub binder will help you get organized and ready for maternity leave and/or short-term leave, making it easy and stress-free! OR get super organized for the school year and be ready for an emergency sub at a moments notice!
Cover pages are in color and all editable pages are in black and white, making it ink-friendly!
*Note: there are 4 cover page options/styles for you to choose from with editable options!
*There are also two editing option; a file you can JUST insert your
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PreK - 12th
Open House / Meet the Teacher Welcome Signs & Sign In Sheets
Open House / Meet the Teacher Welcome Signs & Sign In SheetsThis PDF includes a variety of welcome signs and sign in forms for Back to School Night. All forms come in color as well as black & white. The digital download will be added to your Google Drive.This is part of my Open House / Meet the Teacher Kit!
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PreK - 8th
* Editable * Back to School/ Parent Night PowerPoint ✔✔✔ with bonus forms!
Welcome everyone back to school in style! Use this PowerPoint presentation to share important information about your classroom and school with parents, students, and other stakeholders. Perfect for Back to School Time, Parent Night, and Meet the Teacher activities.This presentation includes 36 pre-labeled slides and a blank slide that you can copy and customize as many times as needed. Add, delete, or move slides as you wish. Each slide includes a text box to fill with your own classroom inf
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K - 12th
Editable Open House Scavenger Hunt | Back to School Scavenger Hunt
NEWLY UPDATED 9/16/19!!!Included: I have included 4 versions of the scavenger hunt: -editable rainbow version with 8 boxes (table) -editable rainbow version with 5 boxes (arrows) -editable black and white version with 8 boxes (table) -editable black and white version with 5 boxes (arrows)How to Use:I place these on each student’s desk/table during open house night. Students take their family around the room and share all of the things listed on the scavenger hunt.Simply type in the areas of you
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PreK - 12th
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Parent Teacher Conferences • Student Snapshot • Goal Setting • EDITABLE Digital
Use this Student Snapshot Google Slide to focus your grades and observations on a student, guide discussion, and present during virtual Parent Teacher Conferences!Organize all of your data, notes, and thinking around student report cards onto 1 slide per student!This also includes a student and teacher "Glow and Grow" goal setting slide.This goal setting slide can be used when conferencing with students OR assign the student slide for student's to complete about themselves while reflecting on th
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PreK - 8th
Public Speaking Unit Impromptu, How-To, Narrative, Informative, and More
Teaching a speech unit or public speaking course can be complex because so many aspects go into making a successful speech lesson. This file has a variety of tools to engage students as they grow as public speakers. It contains every public speaking activity in my store, plus many more speech activities. I also have a detailed (week by week) outline of how I run a public speaking class. NOTE: An eighteen-week (complete semester) outline for everything in this public speaking bundle is in the pre
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7th - 11th
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First and Last Day of School Picture Frames - PreK - Senior - 2023-24
2023-2024 First and Last Day of School Picture Frames that can be used for both Distance Learning and In-Person! The frames are a PowerPoint slide and include PreK - Senior Year templates. JUST ADDED: PRE K-3 , HEAD START AND TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN! You can personalize the frame by adding your school name and up to 2 pictures (first and last day of school) BONUS: It includes step-by-step directions on how to insert the picture, how to print, and how to save the frame as a jpeg file for em
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PreK - 12th
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Editable Monthly & Weekly Newsletters Template Full Year | Back To School
This resource makes school-to-home communication simple and stress-free.Create a seamless and simple home-school connection with easy to use editable newsletters and calendars. School-to-home communication is so important, but it can become stressful and you may feel disorganized if you’re not giving it constant work and attention. These editable templates will solve that problem for you.This editable resource includes several options to help meet your exact needs.What's Included?4 choices of ed
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PreK - 9th
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Middle/High School Informal Language Screener
Throughout the school year I obtain new admissions to my caseload. At times, it can be hard to gage my student's ability levels just from reading their IEP. I have developed an informal screener that hits upon the areas that I feel I would like to see whether my students have mastered or if it's an area where more support is needed.
The following comprehensive screener includes sections on:
1. Informal Oral Peripheral Exam Checklist
2. Brief Artic, Fluency, and Voice Checklist
3. Spontaneous
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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