silvia
"Catch a Habit": Set out buckets labeled w/ the 7 Habits. When peers notice each other demonstrating the habits, they fill out a slip and put it in the bucket with that student's name and what they did. (Only someone else can nominate you!) Teachers could have a raffle every week for students who demonstrate the habits! Leader in Me ideas!
ThuHuong
Grade 5 Earth and Space Science- Weather. By having each student create a cycle of how weather works will allow the students to become more familiar with how it works in their daily lives. Ensure the students understand the meanings behind all the correct weather terms, (cold front, etc) and see how they can make a cycle out of felt or card board paper.
Therese Freda
love this!- Pick out 5 each day for a weeks worth of excersizing, so you work different muscle groups each day. At the end of the week, put
kharvey77
This packet has instructions for starting bucket filling in your classroom. Step by step directions for setting up your classroom for bucket filling, as well as a break down of first week activities. This also includes a journal for your students to record their bucket filling acts and set up goals. As a culminating activity, a keepsake journal is available with a bright cover and journal pages for students to fill in about each other. This
sheree
Great to email or give out to students and parents at the beginning of the year introductions. Maybe have the students fill one out too to help break the ice of the first week of school.
ofelia
When my high school students ask a question no one in the class knows (including myself), they can put it up on the Google Board. Students can bring back a written answer to one of the questions of their choice each week for extra credit, or whatever incentive you choose. They get really excited when a question comes up that they can put on the board and find out the answer to later...this is a GREAT idea!
gsisib
I didn't feel like the kids were actually reading, or getting anything out of parent signature reading logs. Students to have to respond to what they read in a meaningful way. This 5 part response log, with different responses each day allows students to choose which response they want to do, and complete one part a night. They then get the log back the next day to repeat the process. By the end of the week, they have done 4 responses. In
brittany
My interactive bulletin board for the "Sailing for Treasure" school wide theme. We have one artist for each month we are in school. Aug/Sept and Dec/Jan are combined. One piece is featured from each artist. The students will fill out which piece they think was created by the current artist of the month. I will draw from the correct answers and that student will earn a piece of candy.
theresa
Interactive reading board! Each student will fill their cup with books they read in and out of school throughout the year! I used paint sample slips from a local hardware store! Thank you! Students can check out their peer cups for ideas and we will total books read by class at end of each trimester! Fill your cup with knowledge!
theresa
Interactive reading board! Each student will fill their cup with books they read in and out of school throughout the year! I used paint sample slips from a local hardware store! Thank you! Students can check out their peer cups for ideas and we will total books read by class at end of each trimester! Fill your cup with knowledge!
Gloria Garcia
around Christmas, challenge students to read 100 books by the end of the year. record title and author of each book on a paper "chain" link
annmarie
If you guys are looking for a way to hold students accountable for Daily 5, this lady has GREAT task card printables for each daily 5. Go to her "daily 5" section at the top to view. all free!!
kristie
app - Teacher's Pick gives you the ability to randomly and uniquely choose students without having to rely on memory, cups of craft sticks or flash cards. Just add your class names and the students in each class. Teacher's Pick keeps track of which students are active, inactive (already chosen) or absent and gives you options to pick a student from the active group or pick from the full group... # Pinterest++ for iPad #
elissalynn
Keep your mornings calm by organizing your outfits the Sunday before each school week! Check out The SuperHERO Teacher's Facebook page for other fun tips!
olive
FREE Tips & printables: One of the best ways I found to line up students is in number order. Each student is assigned a number at the beginning of the year. It's their order for lining up. Each week there is a line leader and caboose so there are 2 students who aren't in the correct order. This stops all of the "he's cutting in line" complaints that you normally hear.
graciela
Want a head start on next year's planning? Why reinvent the wheel? I created file folders for each week and run an extra copy of any resource I use to reference next year on that week. I also jot down notes on a planning template to make planning easier too. Lesson plan template and file labels included in my "Teacher's File Cabinet." Link in profile. #getahead#worksmarternotharder#organization
johanna
We created a FREE 49 slide PowerPoint interactive activity that will help explain the components of the Daily 5 to our students. The students will be actively learning through think-pair-share and whole group discussions. We hope this will be a great way to start the year for ourselves and our students!
graciela
Teaching Main Idea: Students traced their hand on a piece of construction paper. I had them choose a page in the reading story for the week and write the main idea on the palm. Then details went on each finger. Again, I emphasized that we need all of our fingers so they needed to find that many details or the hand wouldn't work.
