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My teaching experience includes teaching students at the Primary and the Middle school levels. I find each teaching experience so unique and a scaffold for further teaching and learning.
As learning is eclectic, I focus on creating resources that are not just practical and meaningful but also fun.
So connect with me to motivate, inspire, and empower.
Laurane @teach2tell.com
Hello!
My teaching experience includes teaching students at the Primary and the Middle school levels. I find each teaching experience so unique and a scaffold for further teaching and learning.
As learning is eclectic, I focus on creating resources that are not just practical and meaningful but also fun.
So connect with me to motivate, inspire, and empower.
Laurane @teach2tell.com
READING STRATEGIES: INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK FOLDABLES/TEMPLATES
Teach your students 20 essential reading strategies. The 53 interactive notebook foldables will help your students practise key reading strategies with any text they read. Each notebook foldable features a definition or an explanation of the strategy and is accompanied with assembly instructions. Photographs of completed foldables included.
ITEMS INCLUDED
✅ 53 Interactive Notebook Templates to document the application of the reading strategies
The reading strategies in focus are:
⭐ Author’s Purpose
⭐ Asking Questions
⭐ Cause and Effect
⭐ Characterisation
⭐ Compare and Contrast
⭐ Context Clues
⭐ Determining Importance
⭐ Drawing Conclusions
⭐ Fact and Opinion
⭐ Main Idea and Details
⭐ Making Connections
⭐ Making Inferences
⭐ Making Predictions
⭐ Problem and Solution
⭐ Setting
⭐ Sequencing
⭐ Story Elements
⭐ Summarising
⭐ Synthesising
⭐ Visualising
SUGGESTED USE:
Focus on one reading strategy at a time. Have students record their responses on the specific interactive notebook templates. Some notebook templates have 2-3 options. Choose one that best suits your students’ needs.
This resource will also be very useful to teach, review and apply the reading strategies in preparation for Reading Assessments.
THIS RESOURCE IS INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/reading-strategies-bundle-11614333
Have your students practice research writing skills by collating and recording information in this editable flipbook on Eid. The titles, pictures and writing prompts for each section of the flipbook scaffold writing and research.
ITEMS INCLUDED
Editable Flipbook
Self-editing checklist
Peer-editing checklist
Teacher Marking Rubric: 3 options
Writing sheets x 2
Display Banner reading, ‘Happy Eid’ (2 options)
PARTS OF THE FLIPBOOK/INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
Cover Page (20 options)
Eid: history and origin
Festive Food: foods specifically associated with Eid
Custom and Tradition: ways of celebrating and interesting facts
**EDITABLE TEMPLATES **
All text in the flipbook templates are EDITABLE. Simply, type inside text to edit
content and save as a PDF file. The flipbook scaffolds the research process with
guiding prompts. This could also serve as the first draft where students use the
self-editing and peer-editing checklists to edit. Finally have students publish on given
writing sheets or type out content from draft observing corrections (optional).
Suggested use:
Have students refer to books, websites, and videos to record information on Eid.
HOW TO ASSEMBLE FLIPBOOK:
You can choose either of the two options.
Print out the templates in blackline. Cut around each template and assemble from smallest template to largest template. Have students colour in cover page. Staple at top tab for flipbook or glue descending order in notebook.
Print out the templates on cardstock (different colours). Cut around each template and assemble. Attach at top.
PREPARATION
→ For grades 2-3, bundle up to 6 sheets together after sorting, align them perfectly and cut.
→ For grades 4-6, students are old enough to cut and compile flipbooks on their own. I have my students compile all sections of the flipbook prior to research and writing.
DISPLAY
After completion, display students’ flipbooks under the Eid Banner.
These flipbooks are sure to make an interesting bulletin board display.
Build reading fluency of 53 word families (265 words) featuring the vowels a,e,i,o, and u with this hands-on pack of fluency reader strips/accordion foldables.
These accordion foldables may be glued into students’ interactive notebooks or stapled at the top to compile a mini strip booklet.
Each set comes in:
⚫ Colour with words and visuals
⚫ Blackline with words and visuals
⚫ Blackline with just words
The word families in focus are:
VOWEL -A
✅ Words with –and
✅ Words with –ab
✅ Words with –ack
✅ Words with –ad
✅ Words with –ag
✅ Words with –ail
✅ Words with –ain
✅ Words with –ake
✅ Words with –ale
✅ Words with –all
✅ Words with –am
✅ Words with –ame
✅ Words with –an
✅ Words with –ank
✅ Words with –ap
✅ Words with –ar
✅ Words with –ash
✅ Words with –at
✅ Words with –ate
✅ Words with –aw
✅ Words with –ay
VOWEL -E
✅ Words with –ed
✅ Words with –ell
✅ Words with –en
✅ Words with –et
✅ Words with –eat
✅ Words with –est
VOWEL -I
✅ Words with –ick
✅ Words with –ig
✅ Words with –in
✅ Words with –ip
✅ Words with –it
✅ Words with –ice
✅ Words with –ide
✅ Words with –ike
✅ Words with –ill
✅ Words with –ine
✅ Words with –ink
✅ Words with –ing
VOWEL -O
✅ Words with –og
✅ Words with –old
✅ Words with –op
✅ Words with –ot
✅ Words with –ock
✅ Words with –oke
✅ Words with –ore
✅ Words with –ow
VOWEL -U
✅ Words with –ub
✅ Words with –ug
✅ Words with –un
✅ Words with –uck
✅ Words with –ump
✅ Words with –unk
⚫ Assembly instructions with photographs included in file.
Reading will not be too overwhelming as your students fold and read each fluency strip foldable. This is definitely a great way to engage students in reading, besides this resource could also serve as an effective way to also teach vocabulary and spelling.
This centre activity bundle will provide your students with a fun way to practise the 1-12 times tables. Both colour and black and white templates included.
ITEMS INCLUDED
✅ Centre Manipulatives in colour for times tables 1-12
✅ Centre Manipulatives in black and white for times tables 1-12
✅ Practice Sheets x 4 for each times table
✅ File folder cover for each times table
THE ACTIVITY:
⚫ Students will feed each ‘Biggy Mouth’ animal by matching each multiplication sentence (food) to its product (animal).
⚫ Once students have matched each multiplication sentence with its product, they may complete the times tables activity sheets. There are four practice sheets; two sheets have the times tables horizontally written and the other two, vertically written. In the first sheet, the times tables are written in order, while the second sheet, the times tables are mixed up.
PREPARATION:
⚫ Cut apart and laminate the times tables centre manipulatives for durability.
⚫ Glue the cover sheet for each times table on a file folder and place the laminated center maniupulatives along with the practice sheets inside.
⚫ Place at a maths centre.
Use this fun hands-on spinner wheels bundle to document 36 life cycles. Both black and white and coloured wheel templates included.
There are 3 different base templates to accompany each black and white and coloured wheel cover template, thus catering for differentiation.
✅ with labels of the life-cycle stages and images
✅ with just images for students to label the stages
✅ with just images and blank lines for students to label and write a brief overview on each stage of the life cycle.
The wheels turn easily anti-clockwise and feature the life cycles of the following:
⚫ Animals x 8
⚫ Arctic Animals x 6
⚫ Plants x 6
⚫ Insects x 10
⚫ Birds x 6
Please note these wheel templates do not feature detailed information on the life cycles, but are a tool to document students’ findings from books, videos and/or the internet.
Use these scaffolded interactive notebook templates and poster set to target differentiation and teach your students all about Simple and Compound Sentences.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
12 posters/anchor charts featuring a definition and explanation of the Simple Sentence, Compound sentence and the seven coordinating conjunctions.
Notebook Templates:
Notebook Templates 1 (cover and response sheet) – students identify the subject and predicate (complete and simple) in the sample Simple Sentences.
Notebook Template 2 (cover and response) – students combine two simple sentences to write a compound sentence with compound subjects/compound predicates.
Notebook Template 3 (cover and response sheet) – students identify compound sentences by highlighting the coordinating conjunction used and writing the two simple sentences that make up each compound sentence under the flaps.
Notebook Template 4 – students write compound sentences by joining the two simple sentences with the coordinating conjunctions.
Notebook Template 5 (cover sheet) – students identify simple sentences and compound sentences.
Notebook Template 6 (cover and response sheet) – students write compound sentences on the visuals.
Notebook Template 7 – three-flap set featuring the 7 coordinating conjunctions. Students write their own compound sentence with each of the conjunctions.
Activity Sheet – one print-n-go sheet where students record examples of compound sentences from a book of choice.
Use this bundle of activities to teach your students about popular poem types and poetry elements this National Poetry Month.
This bundle includes a variety of engaging activities designed to explore different poem types and fundamental poetry elements.
Items Included
1. 15 Types of Poems
This print and digital poetry writing resource will help scaffold the writing of 15 poem types.
15 sample poem types in print black and white version
15 sample poem types in digital color/colour version: format PowerPoint file & Google Slides (link included)
Writing sheets with images and lines to scaffold poem writing
Teacher Marking Rubric (grades)
Performance Rubric (no grades)
Student Self-Reflection
Center/Centre Checklist
Poem Table of Contents
Anthology Cover Sheet
You can upload the digital PowerPoint file to your LMS.
The 15 Poem Types featured are:
A Simile Poem ‘About Me’
‘I Am’ Poem
‘With My Senses’ Poem
5 W’s Poem
Bio Poem ‘About Me’
Haiku
Cinquain
Antonym Diamante
‘I Don’t Understand’ Poem
‘Just Because’ Poem
Limerick
Concrete Poem
Creature Alliteration Poem
Acrostic Poem
Parts of Speech Poem
2. 12 Elements of Poetry
Dive into the world of verse with this comprehensive resource designed to teach 12 essential elements of poetry. With printable response sheets, interactive task cards with QR codes, and visually appealing posters featuring explanations of the poetic devices and sample poems, this resource promises to engage and inspire your students in their poetic pursuits.
The 12 elements of poetry featured are:
Alliteration
Analogy
Assonance
Consonance
Hyperbole
Idiom
Imagery
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
Symbolism
Interactive Notebook Foldables, Posters, Anchor Charts
Interactive notebook templates for 15 poem types. Color photographs of assembly instructions included,
Colored and blackline posters/anchor charts for 15 poem types.
Student Center Checklist
Student self-reflection
sheet
Teacher Marking Rubric
Performance Rubric
27 Types of Poems Posters
1 pdf file featuring 28 posters (8.5 x 11 inches, landscape orientation)
28 high-resolution (300 dpi) JPGs
The Types of Poems featured in these posters are:
Acrostic
Ballad
Bio Poem
Cinquain
Clerihew
Concrete Poem
Couplet
Diamante
Elegy
Epic
Epigram x 2
Five Senses
Free Verse
Haiku
Limerick
Lyric Poem
Narrative Poem
Octave
Ode
Palindrome Poem
Pastoral Poem
Quatrain
Riddle Poem
Sestet
Sonnet
Tanka
Tercet
Are you looking for an informative collection of posters featuring popular poem types? This types of poems poster collection will surely enhance your classroom decor this National Poetry Month. Each poetry types poster includes a concise definition of the poem type, accompanied by a sample poem. This setup allows students to analyze and understand the structural and thematic elements of each poetic form.
Both US and British English (spelling) Files included.
Item Included
1 pdf file featuring 28 posters (8.5 x 11 inches, landscape orientation)
28 high-resolution (300 dpi) JPGs
The Types of Poems featured in these posters are:
Acrostic
Ballad
Bio Poem
Cinquain
Clerihew
Concrete Poem
Couplet
Diamante
Elegy
Epic
Epigram x 2
Five Senses
Free Verse
Haiku
Limerick
Lyric Poem
Narrative Poem
Octave
Ode
Palindrome Poem
Pastoral Poem
Quatrain
Riddle Poem
Sestet
Sonnet
Tanka
Tercet
Key Features:
Vibrant Imagery:
Each poster features engaging, colorful designs that capture the essence of different poem types, making your bulletin board pop with creativity and color.
Educational Content:
These posters cover a wide range of poem types, including haiku, sonnet, limerick, free verse, and acrostic, providing students with clear definitions and examples that enhance their understanding and appreciation of poetry.
Interactive Learning:
Use these posters as a springboard for classroom activities during National Poetry Month. Encourage students to create their own poems in the styles showcased, fostering a hands-on learning experience.
Versatile Use:
Ideal for classroom walls, library displays, or even as a resource in writing centers, these posters are versatile and can be used year after year.
Celebrate the art of poetry with this “Types of Poems Posters,” collection and create an educational space that both inspires and informs. Perfect for teachers looking to add a functional yet artistic touch to their classroom during National Poetry Month or any time of the year!
Are you looking to teach your students popular types of poems? This print and digital poetry writing resource will help scaffold the writing of 15 poem types.
Items Included
15 sample poem types in print black and white version
15 sample poem types in digital color/colour version: format PowerPoint file & Google Slides (link included)
Writing sheets with images and lines to scaffold poem writing
Teacher Marking Rubric (grades)
Performance Rubric (no grades)
Student Self-Reflection
Center/Centre Checklist
Poem Table of Contents
Anthology Cover Sheet
You can upload the digital PowerPoint file to your LMS.
Recommended Use
Students can refer to the sample poem types to write their own poems on the themed lined sheets provided. Simply keep the laminated sample poems, lined sheets, and copies of the checklist in a folder for easy access (print version).
The digital version in Google Slides displays a sample poem alongside the writing template. The slides can also be downloaded and printed out.
The digital PowerPoint slides can be uploaded to your online learning management system.
Use the Teacher Marking Rubric to grade written poems.
A performance rubric is also included with no scoring, but just criteria.
The 15 Poem Types are:
A Simile Poem ‘About Me’
‘I Am’ Poem
‘With My Senses’ Poem
5 W’s Poem
Bio Poem ‘About Me’
Haiku
Cinquain
Antonym Diamante
‘I Don’t Understand’ Poem
‘Just Because’ Poem
Limerick
Concrete Poem
Creature Alliteration Poem
Acrostic Poem
Parts of Speech Poem
How I Used This Resource
For the print version, I have students write initial drafts of the poems in their notebooks first, and after self-editing, peer-editing, and teacher checking they can publish their drafts on the provided lined sheets. Use the ‘My Anthology of Poems’ cover sheet to compile each student’s poems into a poetry anthology. This will definitely be a memorable keepsake for your students.
For the digital Google Slides version, I assign a couple of poems at a time via Google Classroom. Students refer to the sample poem alongside to write out their own version. They ‘Turn it’ in when completed. Students also present their poems to the class.
