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This What Stuck With You sign is a great addition for your classroom. Students can write what they learned throughout the week on a post-it note and stick it to the board. This can be a perfect activity to wind down at the end of the day on a Friday afternoon. I have personally used this in my own classroom and the students love this board. They love showing me what they have learned, and it helps to challenge and encourage them to raise their level of learning. I have the students write…

A blog about the 4th grade classroom of Mrs. Skowronski

I received a handout at a workshop I recently attended on different factors coaches can look for in classroom observations. Collecting quality evidence during observations and presenting it in a clear manner to teachers is such an important piece of improving teacher practice and student achievement…so this handout really got me thinking about what I look […]

They say it takes twenty-one days to make or break a habit. Are you ready to change something, but you need that extra little motivation to keep you going? This printable, reusable document will help you research, plan, motivate, and execute that healthful, happy, good habit into life in just three teeny tiny weeks! Why not use this sheet to: - commit to an exercise routine - eat better, and enjoy better health - be more intentional with your family - take better care of yourself - say…

I may have mentioned this before… but I l-o-v-e teaching writing to first graders. Although it can be painstaking at times, the progress made by the end of the year is truly remarkable. I was asked by a follower last week how I ran writer’s workshop in my classroom so I thought I would share […]

I may have mentioned this before… but I l-o-v-e teaching writing to first graders. Although it can be painstaking at times, the progress made by the end of the year is truly remarkable. I was asked by a follower last week how I ran writer’s workshop in my classroom so I thought I would share […]

I think that I had the best first day ever in all of my MANY years of teaching! I just love my class! We did lots of team building and getting to know you activities today and not much meat. I learned a LOT about some of my kiddos! One of them is even PERFECT (just ask him!) One of the things we did today was the sticky note posters - you know which ones. They are all over Pinterest. Here are ours... No surprises on this one. We learn new stuff every day. We learn new things. To get ready…

This is a great beginning of the year goal setting activity. Student record their goals and steps for achieving them on the back and decorate the front. This also makes a great classroom display. Print the pennants on legal sized paper and laminate if desired. You can whole punch the tops, stri...

Student Surveys: Back-to-School, Middle, & End of Year: Grades 2-12. These three FREE surveys are perfect for any teacher who wants to really know what his/her students are thinking and expecting about school in the upcoming semester. Works well for self-contained elementary classes as well as s...

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People with clear, written #goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

Practical solutions for the high school English classroom. #highschoolenglish

I would love to put a bulletin board up in my classroom next year that looks similar to the one here. Not just to remind myself, but also to help my aides, subs and fill-ins know what each students is working towards. Last year I wrote their goals, in few terms like here, on each of their notebooks where they write their morning message. It was there to remind the aide at their table what we need to be working on. I saw kids getting their books, writing in them, and putting them back without…