Showing posts with label #MiddleSchool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #MiddleSchool. Show all posts
Friday, February 8, 2019
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Celebrate Good Times with a Podcast Giveaway!
Exciting happenings at Wild Child Designs! I've teamed up with 3 teaching friends on a new endeavor! WE TEACH SO HARD...A podcast for teachers who love to talk shop, talk trash, and talk life. Enter our CELEBRATORY GIVEAWAY & CLICK THE LINK BELOW!
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Teacher Talk's FEATURED AUTHORS: A Trifecta of Authors, Resources & Freebies! February 2018
This month's Teacher Talk Featured Authors are three amigas! Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern and Retta London of Rainbow City Learning, both organizers of TBOTEMC's monthly Teacher Talk blog link up and Tracy Willis of Wild Child Designs, Teacher Talk's Featured Author Editor. They secretly wish they could've taught together but are separated by geography. Here they are, united in spirit
Read about this creative threesome, their products (shhhh...there's a secret sale going on!), and their freebies below.
Hi, I'm Deann from Socrates Lantern. I taught SPED for many years and for most of that time I taught emotionally handicapped middle schoolers. My heart went out to them, mostly because of their tough and unfair homelives. Eventually, this took it's toll on me and burnout was inevitable. Since I have double certification, I can teach both SPED and Regular Ed. My dream job opened up when I was offered a 6th grade ELA/Social Studies position and got to co-teach with my best friend. Creating exciting lessons that would turn kids on to ancient history and make it come alive was my new challenge. I so loved seeing the excitement on their faces when they wrote and acted in plays, held debates, trials, and brought in mud bricks to school to make a class ziggurat. Now I'm retired and a full time teacherpreneur. I just had my new website built and am so excited to share my knowledge and products with everyone. I'll be starting an email series soon and would love to have you sign up. You'll receive entrance to my FREE resource gem library!
I'm Tracy from Wild Child Designs. My 24 year teaching career has been varied and fun. I've taught k-8 music, directed choirs, taught grades 2-6 and newcomers, and I've been a literacy coach. Currently I teach in a self-contained fifth grade classroom. Jon Muir taught us that all things in nature are connected. If you tease out one thread of a web, all organisms feel that vibration. I believe the nature of learning is like that, too. Deep down, we're all wild children. My passion is connecting core subjects and the arts into rigorous and fun projects. At my blog, Wild Child's Mossy Oak Musings, I write about project-based learning and math, reading and writing workshops. Currently, implementing Visible Thinking Routines and reading about creativity research make my little teacher heart beat faster.
My subscribers enjoy a monthly freebie for their upper elementary and middle school classrooms!
Hi friends! It's Retta. Forever a teacher, I am enjoying retirement here in Michigan. My blog and TpT shop are both named for Rainbow City, the classroom I shared with m third, fourth, and fifth graders for many magical years.
During my classroom years, I loved really getting to know my kids as people and learners. I found that the empowerment of my students was the key to reaching and teaching them. Project-based learning and authentic assessment are my passions in the classroom. Out of the classroom now, I love volunteering in the schools and staying in touch with what's important to teachers and to kids. I enjoy sharing the lessons and units that made a difference for m own upper elementary students, as well as developing new ones that make a difference for yours! Grounded in research and kid-approved, resources from Rainbow City Learning offer creativity and fun, served with rigor and attention to learning standards.
As a Teacher Talk blogger, I get to peek into classrooms across the country and explore new ideas in education. Collaborating with other teachers is inspiring. I look forward to talking with more of you on social media sites!
Best-Seller Resources
Some of our best-selling resources are pretty perfect for April's Poetry Month. Even better, we've put them on sale this week, just for you!
This resource is a gorgeous art project, poetry writing, descriptive language and biography poppy-licious project. I've used it to counteract the Standard Testing Blues. It kicks off our Poetry Month festivities. Click picture to view!
My Poetry Portfolio contains 11 of my favorite poetry forms with templates and examples to get your kids excited about creating poetry of their own. It's perfect for use as a 4-6 week unit, or use it at intervals throughout the year! Click the picture to view.
This resource is a gorgeous art project, poetry writing, descriptive language and biography poppy-licious project. I've used it to counteract the Standard Testing Blues. It kicks off our Poetry Month festivities. Click picture to view!
My Poetry Portfolio contains 11 of my favorite poetry forms with templates and examples to get your kids excited about creating poetry of their own. It's perfect for use as a 4-6 week unit, or use it at intervals throughout the year! Click the picture to view.
Don't you just love the smell of spring in the air? When I think of spring, I think of poetry. What better way is there to teach this genre than to take a group of kids outside, have them lie under a tree and write a poem. This resource will inspire your students, just as it did mine!
Our Favorites
We know, we know. Teachers aren't supposed to have favorites, but we couldn't help ourselves. These faves are also on sale for this week!
I love Storybook STEAM because it is rigorous and fun. The mini-poster prompts invite students to think outside the box and to plan a project as an individual or a group. It uses classic tales and adds problem solving and critical thinking to the mix. Teachers say, "Incredible resource!" Click picture to view!
Have you ever gone to sleep and dreamed about lesson plans? This resource is dream-created. Students learn about Piet Mondrian & plasticism, view Mondrian-inspired examples and explore the fractional amounts in each painting. Decimals and percentages make an appearance, too. Using fractional parameters, students create their own Mondrian-inspired artwork. Students love this and teachers say, "We used this PBL unit in math, and it's the kids' favorite project all year (and mine!)." Click the picture to view!
This is what you've been looking for because it's the end of the year, and you've run out of steam. You're ready for summer, but you want to reward your students with something meaningful and special. This is a unique resource offers awards with thought-provoking growth mindset statements from various philosophers, artists, scientists, historians, psychologists, writers, and more. There's an award to fit every student!
Last, But Not Least...FREEBIES!
We love our students and our resources, but we love teachers, too. These are our favorite freebies...because we love you!
Looking to settle your ELA classes down as they come into the room? Do you want to reinforce concepts taught in class? These FREE 5 Minute English Warm-ups that come with complete lesson plans, as well as worksheets and a writing prompt will be your new best friend!
This product sample, Raise Your Hand Poster with friendly Dot Dudes will encourage your students to find their own special voices and the confidence to speak out.
Small-group instruction is a powerful teaching tool. It's also a challenging tool to implement. This freebie will help you plan and organize your small group teaching. Click picture to download!
Before we say, "Adios, amigos," we hope you'll visit with us again. You can find us lurking at Starbucks, face-timing in the pedicure chair, and hatching plans to take over the world... or, you could just check out our social media links below.
Deann of Socrates Lantern
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Socrates-Lantern/
https://www.facebook.com/SocratesLantern/
https://www.facebook.com/SocratesLantern/
Tracy of Wild Child Designs
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Wild-Child-Designs/
https://www.facebook.com/WildChildDesigns1/
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Presenting...Teacher Talk's Featured Author! January 2018
It's TEACHER TALK'S Featured Author
January 2018
Marcy Howe
of
Introducing Marcy Howe of It's A Teacher Thing!
I’ve
been teaching upper elementary and middle school for the past 23 years. I love my job. Each day is a new challenge, and the ideas for
bettering my teaching never cease.
There’s always something new, and I especially like that I don’t have to
sit a lot! I enjoy being active and
outdoors. Last summer I was fortunate to
head to Monument Valley after the TPT conference in Anaheim. A-MAZ-ING! (both the conference and Monument
Valley).
It's A Teacher Thing's Specialities
My products are specialized for upper elementary and middle school ELA and social studies.
Favorite and Best-Selling Products
My favorite free product in my store is "How
to Have a Discussion (And Learn From One Another)." You can see it by clicking the picture below!
My favorite product is also my best-selling product! It's "Book Clubs for
Upper Elementary and Middle School." I
have spent years honing the art (and it is an art) of running successful book
clubs in my sixth grade classroom. I’ve
used my successes and failures to create this amazing product. Click on the picture below to check it out. You won't be sorry!
What do you like best about The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative and Teacher Talk?
I
love the collaborative spirit...and Vicky is pretty spectacular!
Where can you find me?
Stop by for a visit!
Monday, December 18, 2017
Introducing Teacher Talk's Featured Author for December...Socrates Lantern!
It's TEACHER TALK'S Featured Author
December 2017
Deann Marin
of
Introducing Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern
Now I'm retired and a full time teacherpreneur. I just had my new website built and am so excited to share my knowledge and products with everyone. I'll be starting an email series soon and would love to have you sign up. You'll receive entrance to my FREE resource gem library!
Socrates Lantern Specialties
My new site is for middle school children. My specialty is Ancient History and Language Arts. Another focus of mine is Character Building and Growth Mindset. I also have ESL/Spanish Resources.
Favorite Products
This product is 4 weeks of 5-10 minute warm-up exercises for the beginning of English that will help reinforce grammar, parts of speech, etc. There is a worksheet on nouns and verbs, 2 worksheets on Possessives, a writing prompt and grading rubric. It is used with 6th graders, but can be adapted for any grade level. You can also utilize this if you are teaching a foreign language.
Best-Sellers
My PBL History Bundle is one of my best seller sellers. This Project Based History Bundle is a set of hands on activities for your collaborative groups that is enticing, challenging and fun. When you see your kids being actively engaged and truly enjoying their learning experience, it will help you to once again discover a joy of learning with them.So many kids love to role play, which they’ll do in these lessons. For your What is it Like to Be an Archaeologistsection, Students will break into groups of four and assume a specific role as they go on an imaginary archaeological expedition and find some broken up clay pots with strange markings. They’ll work as a team to assemble the fragments and draw conclusions about the symbols, and what these artifacts were used for.
My 6th graders had a ton of fun with this Sumerian Brick Building activity, called Become a Sumerian Brick Builder. After discussing the fact that the Sumerians were the first brick builders, which truly didn’t phase them, their assignment was to go home and build a brick out of mud just like these people of antiquity did. By bringing this lesson to life, they understood the difficulty in achieving this feat. They especially enjoyed bringing their bricks to school and building a class Ziggurat. Can you guess what their favorite part was? If you said, "knocking it down," you would have been correct.
Hammurabi’s Code of Law Debate goes hand in hand with what is happening in our world today. Controversy over certain laws, the second amendment, equal rights, health care, etc. Hammurabi’s laws are quite severe and kids have a great time debating whether or not they’re too harsh. This activity will help improve abstract thinking skills, public speaking, self image. They’ll also understand terms such as debate, argument, counter-claim, pro/con and so much more.
DON’T YOU JUST LOVE a mystery? My students did, they especially enjoyed being detectives and searching for clues surrounding Tutankhamen’s death in this project based lesson called, Was King Tut Murdered? A Web Quest, Trial & Persuasive Writing activity. This collaborative group project has them taking on different roles for the web quest and trial. Finally, they’ll be asked to write a persuasive essay.
The last activity is a Greek Theater Unit which includes a 17 slide Power Point Introduction to give your students useful background images and information to help understand vocabulary and concepts for completing the activity. In addition, the kiddos will learn why and how the first theater came about. Then they’ll work in collaborative groups to write and present plays in the style of the ancient Greeks.
The Author's Favorite
One of my favorite products is my Year of Graphic Organizers!IF COMING UP WITH INTERESTING PRE-WRITING ACTIVITIES for your kiddos has been a chore, I’ve got you covered with “A Year of Graphic Organizers.” Imagine never having to take the time out of your busy schedule to create them again. They’re put together in a neat little package for you to pick and choose at your discretion.
No Language Arts program is complete without a SET OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS that can be implemented by both new and veteran teachers. You'll love them because they're engaging, creative and fun. There are many to choose from so your students won't get bored and you'll never have to use the same one twice, unless you want to.
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I truly am thankful for all the wonderful people I've met whom I consider my friends.Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 - 11/29/17
Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5. With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!
In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to join the Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 team, click here to get more information about joining TBOTEMC. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions, as I'd be happy to help in any way possible.
Use this activity with Google Slides ™ and Google Classroom™. Students will join sets. This activity will help students to develop addition skills. The resource is a holiday Turkey theme.
Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:
In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to join the Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 team, click here to get more information about joining TBOTEMC. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions, as I'd be happy to help in any way possible.
By Learning Harbor Resources for Teachers
Math; Kindergarten
Math; Kindergarten
By Anchors and ABCs
ELA; Grades PreK-2
Keep your students engaged all month long with these QR Code Read Aloud Listening Centers that are perfect for December!
QR Codes are an excellent way to enhance your Daily 5, literacy station and reading centers. This set of QR Codes is packed full of December themed books that your students are sure to love. They are excellent for special needs students, use as a reward for students who complete work or show improvements or just as part of your daily literacy center.
By Sally Hansen - Purposeful Plans
ELA; Grades 6-12
6 writing rubrics with student self-assessments (for a 5, 7, & 9 paragraph essay) created for the progressing writer. There are 15 rubrics in all to include the extra credit variation. The 3 peer editing checklists are very detailed checklists. Excellent for mixed or leveled classes to give students individualized instruction.
Math; Grades 4-6
Crazy fun for the whole class! This category game is an enjoyable and helpful way to get students thinking in broad terms about main idea and supporting details, helping to ingrain the metacognitive structure of an important reading strategy.
By A Teacher's Teacher
ELA; Grades 7-10
This book project sheet can be used for an independent student project or a book that students are reading in a small-group or whole-class setting. Set up as a tic-tac-toe board, students are presented with 9 different options, of which they must make a tic-tac-toe by choosing three in a row diagonally, horizontally, or vertically. The options are targeted to address different learning styles and talents, including artistic, verbal, linguistic, and technological (as well as many others), and there are “assessment cards” on the next page so students know what qualities and aspects will be graded for each individual assignment.
Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:
As always, I encourage comments below and any ideas or suggestions by tweeting me @ATeachersTeach or contacting me via e-mail.
A Teacher's Teacher
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 - 11/22/17
Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5. With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!
In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to join the Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 team, click here to get more information about joining TBOTEMC. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions, as I'd be happy to help in any way possible.
This tutoring binder will help you stay organized. It includes divider sheets and recording pages. The black and white style looks classy!
This Hamlet Quote Quiz Pack, a product from the Scholarly Shakespeare Series provides all of the following resources regarding an assessment for important lines from Hamlet Acts 1 and 2: 1.) a packet of quotes (with act, scene, and line number) to help prepare students for the quiz, 2.) an answer key for those quotes, 3.) the original as well as two different modified versions of the quiz with answer keys (allowing for student reward, leveling, choice, or variety), and 4.) a review Kahoot! game link to play while preparing for the quiz. This pack in the classroom can be used over the course of three to four days making it a great value!
Just like a cross word but with numbers! This fun and challenging activity will provide an excellent opportunity for your students to practice converting very large numbers from word form and expanded form. It has been aligned to both the Australian Curriculum and the Common Core Standards.
Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:
In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to join the Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 team, click here to get more information about joining TBOTEMC. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions, as I'd be happy to help in any way possible.
By Fourth Grade Frenzy
All Subjects; Not Grade Specific
All Subjects; Not Grade Specific
By A Teacher's Teacher
ELA; Grades 9-12
By Spatial Projects
Science; Grades 1-3
Owls are fascinating animals and kids love learning about them! This resource is a complete nonfiction unit for your class. It includes craft pattern, lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Year 5/6 Place Value Big Numbers Millions, Billions, & Trillions "Cross Number" - $2.00
By Aussie Star Resources
By Aussie Star Resources
Math; Grades 4-6
By Elementary Island
ELA; Grades 1-3
Are your students struggling with paragraph writing? Try using the hamburger method to introduce writing! It is a great way to hook your writers into writing a strong paragraph complete with a main idea sentence, 3 detail sentences, and a concluding sentence.
Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:
As always, I encourage comments below and any ideas or suggestions by tweeting me @ATeachersTeach or contacting me via e-mail.
A Teacher's Teacher
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 - 11/1/17
Every week I put together a list of 5 great products from members of The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative (TBOTEMC) with the requirement that each product must be less than $5. With a variety of subjects and a wide range of grades, there just might be something that you can use, so continue to read below and see!
In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to join the Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 team, click here to get more information about joining TBOTEMC. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions, as I'd be happy to help in any way possible.
This Interactive Self-Correcting use with Google Classroom™ game will help students add doubles and doubles plus one equations. This is important for developing mental math skills. The resource is holiday Nutcracker themed, and uses the great technology tools offered by Google! Get ready for the holidays right, and check it out!
Engage your students with these Thanksgiving themed long division math riddles worksheets! Students solve long division problems, each problem has a letter assigned to it and the letters help to solve the riddle. Sara, from Snyder Classroom, has shared that she loves to hear her students giggle as they solve the riddle at the end of the worksheet. It is a great way to combine fun and learning! Make Long Division FUN!
In addition, if you're a seller on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) that would like to join the Wednesday Weekly 5 Under $5 team, click here to get more information about joining TBOTEMC. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions, as I'd be happy to help in any way possible.
By Learning Harbor Resources for Teachers
Math; Grades 1-2
Math; Grades 1-2
By A Teacher's Teacher
Writing/ELA; Grades 7-10
Three great argumentative text sets in one great discounted bundle! With an emphasis on preparing students for state testing and performance tasks that have become a norm in formats such as AIR and PARCC, all three of these argumentative text sets provide multiple sources (3 or 4 each) with a task formatted to be much like what your students will see on their real state assessments! Students will be interested in the topics, while also learning to rely on the information provided in the text sets, rather than their own personal opinion.
By Spatial Projects
Science; Grades 1-3
Raccoons are fascinating animals and kids love learning about them! This resource is a complete nonfiction unit for your class. It includes a craft pattern, lap book guide, nonfiction unit booklet, worksheets, and answer key.
Math; Grades 3-6
Verb Tense Practice for ELA and Speech Therapy - $3.00
By Susan Berkowitz
ELA/Speech Therapy; Grades 1-4
Practice verb tenses in speech therapy or language arts class with this set of action phrase cards. Here are 72 cards to use to practice verb tenses, both regular and irregular. Each card has an action pictured and an initial verb phrase/simple sentence.
Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:
Anchors & ABCs
Believe to Achieve by Anne Rozell
Reading Spotlight
Sally Hansen - Purposeful Plans
Spatial Projects
Aussie Star Resources
Other WW5U5 Team Members on TpT to Visit:
Anchors & ABCs
Believe to Achieve by Anne Rozell
Reading Spotlight
Sally Hansen - Purposeful Plans
Spatial Projects
Aussie Star Resources
As always, I encourage comments below and any ideas or suggestions by tweeting me @ATeachersTeach or contacting me via e-mail.
A Teacher's Teacher
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