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Book Barbecue and Text Tasting

Post author:Casey
Post published:January 4, 2018
Post category:**Classroom Transformation**Back to School Books Connecting with your students Just for FUN Printables Read Across America Day Reading Reading Strategies Teachers Pay Teachers Writing
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Want to get your students excited about reading? Need a fun and creative way to get them to "try" different books. The kind of books that they would never pick…

Learning Goals and Success Criteria Poster

Post author:Casey
Post published:February 28, 2017
Post category:**Blended Learning**Formative Assessment Language Arts Math Professional Development Science Social Studies Writing
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Using Formative assessment in your classroom is necessary to be able to learn and grow with your students. Formative assessment can be used in a wide variety of ways. Educators use to formative…

New Year, New You!

Post author:Casey
Post published:January 3, 2017
Post category:**Seasonal**Writing Writing Center
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Need a "Back After Break" quick writing activity for your students? Have the students cut out large (black, white and yellow) triangles and then bring in some fun things like…

Turn your Students into ELVES!

Post author:Casey
Post published:December 20, 2016
Post category:**Seasonal**Christmas Holidays Seasons Winter Writing Writing Center
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Simple project to do the day before Winter Break! Cut some long strips of green paper (4 of each students). Cut out a pair of mittens for each student, a…

BoomWriter

Post author:Casey
Post published:January 25, 2016
Post category:**Blended Learning**Literacy Centers Technology Technology Review Time Savers Writing Writing Center
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BoomWriter is a website geared to help students publish their work; the tool is geared to 2nd to 12th grade. With the click of a button you can search and…

Voice Typing Tool in Google Documents

Post author:Casey
Post published:November 19, 2015
Post category:**Blended Learning**Assistive Technology Professional Development Technology Technology Review Technology Tip Tuesday Writing
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I love the new tool that Google Docs has available to my students and I. Voice Typing is a tool already to go in your Google account. Watch this simple…

Typing Tool in Google Document

Post author:Casey
Post published:October 21, 2015
Post category:**Blended Learning**Assistive Technology Instructional Technology Professional Development Technology Technology Review Technology Tip Tuesday Time Savers Writing
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How to use the Voice Typing feature in Google Documents Open up a new Google Document. Click on the ‘Tools’ header and select ‘Voice typing…’ A box will pop…

Discussion Dice

Post author:Casey
Post published:August 23, 2015
Post category:**Student Engagement**Listening Center Literacy Centers Printables Reading Center Reading Strategies Teachers Pay Teachers Writing Writing Center
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Here is a great way to add verbal discourse and critical thinking questions into your school day. Print off these 'Discussion Dice' papers on my TPT page and then slip…

Book Recommendation

Post author:Casey
Post published:October 4, 2014
Post category:**Student Engagement**Books Communication Listening Center Literacy Centers Organization Reading Reading Strategies Writing Writing Center
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Want your students to recommend a book to their peer after they are done reading it? I made this great, quick and easy to use book recommendation form for the…

Square Writing Organizer

Post author:Casey
Post published:October 4, 2014
Post category:**Teacher Tools**Literacy Centers Organization Writing Writing Center
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Students that need more of a visual organizer for their writing enjoy seeing their ideas organized. Try this organizer that I made for my students. TPT Writing Organizer Check out…