Fern Smith's Daily Folders Covers ~ Beach Theme ~ 180 Pages!

Elementary Work Folders / Daily Folders Covers ~ Beach Theme ~ 180 Pages!

Each folder comes in all six colors/characters!

Homework Folder,   Reading Folder,   Math Folder
Science Folder,   Social Studies Folder,   Word Work Folder
Spelling Folder,   Vocabulary Folder,   Reading Group Folder
Language Arts Folder,   Take Home Folder,   Writing Folder
Phonics Folder,   Work Station Folder,   Center Folder

Use one space character for your high reading group. 

Use a different space character for your middle group, etc.

  

 

You can do the same with Math Stations, the mixing and matching is endless!

  * Helps the children learn organizational skills, no more papers shoved into their desks.

* Printed in both color and as a black and gray version to save you the cost of colored ink!
*Looks great if you print the black and gray version on colored paper!

I'm Fern Smith, my school's Teacher of the Year and 3rd Grade Team Leader.

If you haven't been to my blog, I'd love for you to drop by and follow me! 

Thanks, ~Fern

Science Task Cards are Here!

Task cards are a fantastic way to reinforce lessons, review difficult concepts, or provide extra practice for the struggling student.   The student reads each card, performs the task, and records his/her answer on the included student answer sheet.

From the moment of purchase, you will be ready to use your task cards in just a few minutes.  Simply print the sheets of task cards on card stock paper, laminate, and cut the cards apart.  The cards look best when printed in color, but they can easily be printed in black and white.

I have two sets of task cards for science students:

Scientific Method Task Cards

Microscope Task Cards

Common Core Graphic Organizers, Wall Charts, Question Answering Frames, and Progress Tracking Forms For Every ELA Literature and Informational Text Standard

This extension menu provides a list of activities students can choose from for each standard

I am back to share a resource that is designed to make preparing for and teaching the Common Core Standards so much easier.  It contains graphic organizers, progress charts, question answering frames, and wall charts aligned to every ELA Literature and Informational Text Common Core Standard.

The graphic organizers are aligned to each Literature and Informational Text Standard.  They assist students in responding to each part of the Common Core Standard.

The document also contains progress forms that list each Literature and Informational Text Standard.  This is a great tool for tracking student performance.

There are also question answering frames. They help students remember all the parts of each standard.  This can assist students by providing them with ideas about how they could answer a question based from each Common Core standard in this document.  Question answering frames are great for differentiating and scaffolding instruction.

Store everything inside of a file folder box or inside or a binder and use as needed!

Click a link below to access this 54+ page document at your grade level.

Click Here For Grade 3

Click Here For Grade 4

Click Here For Grade 5

Click Here For Grade 6

Click Here For Grade 7

Click Here For Grade 8

FREE MATH LESSON - “Elapsed Time: At the Movies! English & Spanish”

Schoolhouse Divas, teacher-sellers at www.TeachersPayTeachers.com, created a printable for fourth-ninth grade students to find how much time has elapsed using movie theater times. Go to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs for this and hundreds of free lessons.

http://thebestofteacherentrepreneurs.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-math-lesson-elapsed-time-at-movies.html

Make the Last Lessons Fun!

As you get to the final days of the school year, it is difficult to start another full unit, while you know it is vital to keep the learning active until the very last day.  What can you do?

Talk about IMPORTANT PEOPLE!

More importantly, as you study the important people in our country and in our world, talk about how your students can be an important person of the future!

Use Biography Card Sets for fun, versatile activities that can last a day, a week, or more!

Michele
A Lesson Plan for Teachers
Michele Luck's TpT Store

Common Core Interactive Reading Journal Ideas: Standards RI.8 and RI.9 Trace and Compare Arguments

Do you like interactive journals.  These are a fun way to introduce students to the Common Core Standards.



Click Here For Ideas

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Activity: In Honor of Soldiers - Every One: A Veteran's or Memorial Day Project”

Connie, a teacher-seller at www.TeachersPayTeachers, created lessons for 6th - 12th grade students to remember soldiers of the past and the present. Go to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs for this and hundreds of free lessons.

http://thebestofteacherentrepreneurs.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-misc-lesson-activity-in-honor-of.html

FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “Let’s Build: A Plant Cell”

A House Called Home, a teacher-seller at www.TeachersPayTeachers.com, created a lesson for fourth-eighth grade students to identify the 10 main organelles to make up a plant cell. Go to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs for this and hundreds of free lessons.

http://thebestofteacherentrepreneurs.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-science-lesson-lets-build-plant.html

FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - “Lighthouses”

Mrs. Teacher, a teacher-seller at www.TeachersPayTeachers.com, created a lesson about lighthouses for third-fifth grade students. Go to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs for this and hundreds of free lessons.

http://thebestofteacherentrepreneurs.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-social-studies-lesson-lighthouses.html

Fourth Grade Common Core Reading Resources Galore!!!

Common Core Made Easier!  Visit my blog to access games, worksheets, and additional reading resources that are Grade Four Common Core Reading AlignedClick Here

Chanson de Dimanche - The "Sunday Song"

Come check out a new weekly feature at Teaching FSL (which is short for "French as a Second Language" for those of you who aren't in the modern languages corner of the teaching world!)

Each week, you'll find an interesting song suggestion for the classroom, and at least ONE free activity to go along with it. I'm offering this as a way to challenge myself to include more music in my teaching practice. Trust me, it's like working out... it gets easier the more you practice it, and it feels soooooo good!

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - "Latin Word Root Practice"

by  mrshoward118

5th - 8th Grade

Mrshoward118, a teacher-seller at www.TeachersPayTeachers.com, created a lesson in which fifth-eighth grade students use their knowledge of Latin root words to name a make-believe monster. Go to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs for this and hundreds of free lessons.

http://thebestofteacherentrepreneurs.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-language-arts-lesson-latin-word.html

FREE SCIENCE LESSON - “We Need Plants and Plants Need Us!”

Susan Cahalane, a teacher-seller at www.TeachersPayTeachers.com, created an oxygen/carbon dioxide wheel for first-third grade students. Go to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs for this and hundreds of free lessons.

http://thebestofteacherentrepreneurs.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-science-lesson-we-need-plants-and.html

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Questioning: A Step-by-Step Method for Building Stronger Readers!”

AlwaysLearning, a teacher-seller at www.TeachersPayTeachers.com, created a handy guide to asking and answering comprehension questions before, during, and after reading a story. Go to The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs for this and hundreds of free lessons.

http://thebestofteacherentrepreneurs.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-language-arts-lesson-questioning.html

Free Grade 4 and Grade 5 Common Core Reading Sampler -Printable Box of Activity Cards

    

Common Core Reading Freebie!!!  Stop by my blog to access this FREE sampler pack of Common Core Reading Cards from my store.  It comes with a printable and colorful, easy-fold box for storage too!  

Grade 4 Click Here
Grade 5 Click Here

Using Independent Films in the Classroom (And a giveaway)

If you use independent films in your classroom, or would like to - come check out my newest blog post at Lessons From The Middle. I have a link to a great film on girl bullying and I'm also having a giveaway for 10 TWO month subscriptions for an independent films site. The end of the year is quickly approaching - using films is a great way to keep your kids engaged!

Partner Poetry Fun! (MsJordanReads)

It's the end of the year and my students are mentally exhausted! We've survived state testing and eight grueling months of our new Common Core curriculum, so I decided to come up with some fun poetry for my students to practice FLUENCY! 

Not only can my students practice their expression, but they can learn about perspective and point of view! We've done one poem a week (along with 1-2 comprehension activities) and they've just had SO much fun... (I guess I need to make more?) 

Check out the THREE newest poems in my Partner Perspective Poetry series: 

{For a FREE sample, check out my blog post here!) 

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Happy Teaching!