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Free middle school critical thinking informational text reflective journals for teachers
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Positive Self-Talk Worksheet
"I can and I will!" The thoughts that students believe have a direct impact on their behavior and learning. Use Henry's Positive Self-Talk Worksheet to encourage students to become aware of their thoughts, what they mean and how to change negative thoughts into positive thoughts.Related Products:Henry's Homework HelperHenry's Tools For Good ListeningHenry's Tools Book Series & MusicFollow Me on TPT for product updates. Then, review and rate this product to receive TPT credits!Interested in l
Grades:
K - 6th
Express your Opinion: Student self-assessment and reflection tool
Want to know what your students know and think? Ask your students to give you feedback with this survey form by Project Nature-Ed. Use this resource to get an indication from your students as to how well they think they understood your lesson content. Find out what they actually learnt by asking an open ended question. Give your students the option to give you, the teacher, feedback about your lesson.Included in this product are two versions to cater for diverse age groups and varying literacy l
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Grades:
K - 6th
Clean Water and Sanitation
Water is essential to life. It constitutes up to 65% of the human body and 90% of the structure of plants. Thus, if deprived of water, no living being can survive for long. Nevertheless, this fundamental element to existence is seriously threatened because of pollution of rivers, suffers shortages in certain regions of the world, and costly management in cities.This Google Slides / PowerPoint is a good discussion starter. The last slides contain questions ideal for breakout groups.
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Thanksgiving Writing Reflections
This simple one page product allows the student to reflect on their school day during the month of November. The student can write about an area where they excelled and a skill they need to improve. This can be used for students with behavioral and academic needs. The student also can write about something they are thankful for and their favorite learning topic of the day. This short activity gives the teacher some insight into students' meta-cognitive skills and motivators. The sheets coul
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Grades:
2nd - 8th
Self-Reflection Process Chart for Students
This is a chart I use for my high school students to help them process their thinking, learning process and behavior choices. We go through how each step is important and how they affect our personal and academic successes. When introducing the chart, we first describe the pictures and what they mean to help the students understand each step. I made it a Word Docx so you can edit it for your classroom students.
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Professional Development/Article Organizer
After years of professional developments and more composition books of notes than I can count, I began using this to organize the information from articles, book chapters, lectures, and trainings so that they would be more organized. This organizer provides an at-a-glance refresher for the things that were important in trainings. It can be used for a variety of purposes, from student to adult.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Active Reading Bookmark
This bookmark is helpful in that it provides developing readers active reading strategies to consider the ways they interact with a text. The bookmark can also be used as an activity or discussion generator, given the variety of ways it compels readers to interact with a text.
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education
CCSS:
1:52
What Is Fake News ?
01:52 minutes video - As we enter a "post-truth" era, fake news is becoming more popular than ever. What is "fake news?" How can you spot it? Watch this clarifier to learn more about it.
Grades:
5th - 8th
Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template
Use this Guided Reading Lesson Plan Template to make planning for a small group Guided Reading Lesson quick, easy, and effective!
Keep track of your students' texts and reading levels.
Choose an objective on which to focus, plan a modeling experience, and write down observations as you "listen in" to hear your students read.
Stay organized and on track with this great resource!
Created by Danielle Vanek
Grades:
4th - 6th
Surviving in a post Common Core world: A survival guide SAMPLE
This guide is structured in the form of stories, antidotes, and well-orchestrated facts that will engage you the reader to keep turning the pages. It will be truthful, humorous, sad, beautiful and worth reading. I will guide you to becoming more than just an educator, my hope is this guide will inspire and ignite true passion for the field. It is intended to be read in one sitting, in under an hour, and the intention is that you will walk away with hours of ideas and tactics. One hour invest
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Student-Teacher Conference Guide
Use this question guide to facilitate meaningful student-teacher conferences! I print 1/student and use it to take notes during our discussion. These can be done all throughout the year. I particularly like to talk to a few students/day while they have independent work time during the week(s) before parent-teacher conferences to gain insight on what the students think about their academic performance, behavior in and out of the classroom, etc. before meeting with their families. These conference
Grades:
1st - 12th
5 Point Feedback Ruler
Use these 5 point feedback ruler tool to easily check for feedback and ask questions in your classroom. Choose from multiple colors and use the mini lessons guide to create multiple speaking and listening opportunities throughout your day. Page 2-5 consists of an overview of how I created these worksheets for all settings to include: General Education, Resource, Mild/Moderate SDC, and Mod/Severe SDC. Along with mini lessons to give ideas of how to get started based on all classroom settings. Pa
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Reflective Log Planning Guide: Metacognition Tools & Routines
Build students' metacognitive skills by adding a simple log to existing routines. This planner will help you think through where, when and how to add a reflective log to your classroom routine. Additional ResourcesGetting started with metacognitive routines? Simple reflective logInterested in metacognition? You might also enjoy my Metacognition Boosters bundle or other activities to teach students about the learning process. How I use logs to boost metacognition in my HiSET math classesDesigned
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Communicating with your Teacher-Math
Students will write about something they learned this week within a given subject area. They will share an example, as well as why they may be confused. This will provide better understanding of concepts/objectives/criteria to be met.
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2nd - 6th
Confidence to Create Journal
Sometimes creative work can make us feel vulnerable and because of this, individuals hold back from making their best, most powerful work. This is a booklet/journal I created for a healing arts class. I noticed many people say things like "I'm not artistic or creative" "I can't do that" and are just simply scared to get started on a creative work. It includes a "license to create" and questions for reflection and critical thinking. It is purposefully very minimal, to allow for personalization
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7th - 12th, Adult Education
How and Why Non-fiction Should Dominate our Language Instruction
Why do I focus on non-fiction in my class?•Research shows us that students who can read and comprehend non-fiction texts will improve in every area of the curriculum. •It engages every student.•It provides opportunities for students to ask questions and dig deeper, making their learning their own.•It better prepares them for the future in school and in real life. Life is based on facts and data. There are many more reasons behind my language philosophy. In this text find out why I focus on non-
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Grades:
PreK - 6th
Making Art with Pencil Crayons: Philosophical Statement
Before you delve into any sort of lesson dealing with colour, perhaps you should take a look at this. I have done so much with pencil crayons. They are so easy to use, to manipulate for mixing new colours, without the mess at clean-up time, and they accomplish the same results, especially for the adolescent mind.
This is a reference tool, not so much a lesson plan, although there are teachable activities included. CLICK HERE to connect with other lessons using pencil crayons:
Colour Mixing
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Grades:
3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Journal Question Prompts (JQP)
Journal Question Prompts are designed as a self-reflection tool for students after completing an activity, conducting an experiment/project, or after a lesson has been taught. The goal is for students to write more extensively.
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
8th Grade ELA Common Core State Standards
This teacher-made document outlines the key Common Core State Standards for 8th grade English-Language Arts. It highlights Literature, Informational Texts, Speaking and Listening, and Language.
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