5th Grade Character Education Independent Work Packet

Are you passionate about your students' social and emotional wellbeing? Kickstart a positive and nurturing learning environment with our Social and Emotional Learning Wellbeing Journal! Perfect for the back-to-school season, this social and emotional journal provides a thoughtful space for students to reflect on their goals, learning experiences, and emotional well-being.

Key Features:

• Back to School Activities: Begin the academic year with engaging activities designed to help you connect with your students and understand their unique personalities through the 'All about me' worksheet and goal setting activities.

• Weekly Social and Emotional Journal Reflections: Encourage a habit of self-reflection by using the journal once a week. Students can express their feelings, record highlights or struggles, and track their personal growth throughout the school year.

• Comprehensive Worksheets: This journal includes a variety of worksheets such as 'Letter to Future Self,' 'Vision Board,' 'Self Care Plan,' and 'Goal Setting' to foster holistic student development.

• Journaling Prompts: Spark creativity and self-expression with 30 carefully crafted journal prompts that cover a range of topics to inspire thoughtful reflections.

• Mindful Colouring Pages: Foster relaxation and mindfulness with a mindful colouring page at the end of each week, creating a calming conclusion to their reflections.

• Year End Reflection: Wrap up the school year with an insightful 'End of Year Reflection' worksheet, allowing students to look back on their personal and academic journey.

Versatile Use:

• Use it as a weekly social and emotional learning lesson.
• Incorporate it into your mindfulness activities after lunch.
• Print and bind personalised copies for each student in your classroom.

Why Choose This Wellbeing Journal?

• Promotes Student Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Foster a positive and supportive classroom environment that prioritizes students' emotional growth.
• Versatile Integration: Seamlessly integrate into your curriculum for structured social and emotional learning lessons or use as an independent mindfulness activity.
• Comprehensive Resource: Cover a range of self reflection aspects, from personal goals to emotional wellbeing, using one comprehensive resource.

Empower your students with the tools they need for self discovery and personal growth. Download this Social and Emotional Learning Wellbeing Journal today to create a classroom environment where students thrive emotionally, socially, and academically!

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Looking for resources on friendship? This could be for you. Hands on, interactive workbooks with no prep. Just print and go! Resource includes different activities that get students thinking about what kinds of qualities they look for in a friend, how they can be a better friend, and what kind of rules and boundaries they'd like in their friendship groups.

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Welcome to the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle—your ultimate resource for an entire year's worth of curriculum! This extraordinary bundle includes 131 documents and a staggering 4,000+ pages of content, covering every aspect of Grade 6 Math, French Language Arts, Science, "Transdisciplinary" Units, Cross-Curricular Units, and Project-Based Learning.

Here's what you'll find packed into this 131 document crypt:

Language Arts:

• Complete Genre Studies: Detailed lessons and activities for all genres.
• Mini-Lessons and Workshops: Comprehensive tools for reading and writing instruction.
• Reading and Writing Prompts: Engaging activities to boost literacy skills.
• Excerpts and Writing Pieces: Diverse texts for comprehension and writing practice.
• Modelled Examples and Lesson Plans: Clear guides to support effective teaching.
• Verb and Grammar Units: Thorough resources for mastering French language skills.
• Task and Flash Cards: Interactive tools for grammar and vocabulary practice.
• Posters and Anchor Charts: Essential visual aids for classroom support.

Math:

• Paperless Teaching Slides: Digital slides for all math outcomes, ideal for projection.
• Assessments with Answer Keys: Complete evaluation tools to track student progress.
• Activities and Games: Fun, interactive ways to reinforce math concepts.
• Printable and Digital Games: Versatile resources for various teaching styles.
• Enrichment Material: Advanced content to challenge high-achieving students.
• No-Prep Lessons: Ready-to-go activities that require minimal preparation.

Project-Based Learning:

• Science and Social Studies Projects: Inquiry-based units including Dragons' Den, Sustainable Future projects, Endangered Species studies, Political Platform creation, Haunted House design, and Space Food exploration.
• Health Documents: Comprehensive materials on sexuality, puberty, and other health topics.
• Themed Day Content: Engaging projects for Orange Shirt Day, Pink Shirt Day, Remembrance Day, Earth Day, and a project on O Canada.

Why You'll Love It:

• Massive Content Collection: Over 4,000 pages and 131 documents covering every subject.
• No-Prep, Ready-to-Go: Perfect for busy teachers and easy to leave with a substitute.
• Engaging and Comprehensive: Promotes student independence with project-based and inquiry learning.
• Constantly Growing: New materials added regularly to keep your curriculum up-to-date.
• Versatile and Easy to Use: Printable and digital formats for flexible teaching options.

Get the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle today and transform your classroom with this all-encompassing resource, designed to make planning easier and teaching more effective!

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For goodness sakes, don't forget to have fun!

Mme Kaitlyn

Perfect way to start your 3rd graders' day! These are designed to be a quick morning work option to cover a social emotional learning / character education topic & a spiral review of grade 3 math skills. Also great for handwriting practice - both print & cursive.

Includes a positive affirmation with student friendly definition. Handwriting practice of positive affirmation in both print & cursive. Also includes a daily math minute for spiral review / warm-up.

Math skills covered in this 9 week set:

• 2 digit addition & subtraction with & without regrouping

(grade 2 review)

• rounding to the nearest 10 & 100
• 3 digit addition & subtraction with & without regrouping
• solving for the unknown in addition & subtraction equations
• multiples of 5, 10 & 100
• place value
• comparing 2, 3, & 4 digit numbers
• addition tables

Character traits / affirmations included in this set:

I am

• helpful
• courageous
• ambitious
• inspiring
• reliable
• understanding
• considerate
• appreciative
• unique
• humble
• confident
• passionate
• conscientious
• reasonable
• idealistic
• quirky
• admirable
• honest
• curious
• selfless
• easy-going
• helpful
• Tactful
• Tolerant
• Pioneering
• curious
• Visionary
• Patient
• Inspirational
• wise
• Persistent
• Humorous
• Punctual
• Resourceful
• Responsible
• intelligent
• mindful
• proactive
• authentic
• Self-disciplined
• strong
• effective
• Reserved
• Intuitive
• thankful

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Instill a love of learning and a growth mindset in students with this creatively designed coloring book! This 30-page digital download features unique growth mindset quotes embedded into artful imagery perfect for coloring.

Filled with inspirational sayings like "Challenges help me grow," "I can do hard things," and "My effort leads to success," this coloring book promotes a positive mindset around effort, persistence, and viewing challenges as opportunities to learn.

Designed for elementary students but suitable for any age, this coloring book is ideal for:

*Morning work or bell ringers to set an intention for the day

*"Brain breaks" to reset focus during testing days

*Counseling and SEL lessons on mindfulness and resilience

*Independent art time when students need self-directed activities

With thought-provoking quotes and space for students to add their own creative color, this growth mindset coloring book is perfect for classrooms, counseling offices, intervention services, and more!

Engage students in exploring cultural diversity through enlightening interviews and vibrant creative projects focused on food. Foster empathy, curiosity, and global awareness.

This 13-page project-based (PBL) unit features three assignments for students to explore cultural diversity through:

• "Mon projet de patrimoine familiale": Interviewing their own family members and creating a brochure or pamphlet summarizing their family's traditions.

• Included with this project is a lesson plan with suggestions, rubric, success criteria, a letter to parents (in both English and French) as well as the interview (in both English and French).

• "Mon héritage culinaire": A class recipe book activity featuring your students' traditional recipes used in their families and passed down through generations.

• Included with this project is success criteria with explanations.

• Includes simple recipe template sheet.

• "L'exploration des plats culturels": A project that will have students creating a realistic, informative ethnic cuisine menu.

• Included with this project are 6 short stories about kids around the world and their culinary traditions (Japan, China, Africa, India, Mexico and Greece).

• Also included are success criteria and explanations as well as a rubric.

I use this product with my 5th graders, but teaching cultural diversity, acceptance and global awareness are universal. This project-based resource would work for students in grades 5 through 9.

For goodness sakes, don't forget to have fun!

Mme. Kaitlyn.

Kickstart your students’ day with daily affirmations and support positive student mental health. Includes positive affirmation to trace and math warm-ups! Great for September, October, November & December morning work! Designed to align with grade 3 math standards, this resource combines positive affirmations & handwriting practice with quick "math minutes" to inspire confidence and set a productive tone for the day.

Includes 2 of my morning work sets- days 1-45 & days 46 - 90. Bundle and save!

Features:

• Daily Affirmations: Empower your students with encouraging statements that boost self-esteem and promote a growth mindset.
• Math Warm-Ups: Reinforce key math concepts with quick, enjoyable exercises that help students get in the zone and ready to learn.
• Easy to Implement: Perfect for morning routines or transition times, these activities require minimal preparation and can be tailored to fit any classroom setting.

Math skills covered in this 18 week bundle set:

• 2 digit addition & subtraction with & without regrouping

(grade 2 review)

• rounding to the nearest 10 & 100
• 3 digit addition & subtraction with & without regrouping
• solving for the unknown in addition & subtraction equations
• multiples of 5, 10 & 100
• place value
• comparing 2, 3, & 4 digit numbers
• addition tables
• 3 digit addition & subtraction with & without regrouping
• add. / sub. & mult. / Div. Fact families
• multiplying and dividing within 100
• zero property & identity property of multiplication
• using array and equal groups
• multiples of 5 & 10
• comparing quotients and products
• solving for the unknown in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division equations

Character traits / affirmations included in this bundle set:

I am

• helpful
• courageous
• ambitious
• inspiring
• reliable
• understanding
• considerate
• appreciative
• unique
• humble
• confident
• passionate
• conscientious
• reasonable
• idealistic
• quirky
• admirable
• honest
• curious
• selfless
• easy-going
• helpful
• Tactful
• Tolerant
• Pioneering
• curious
• Visionary
• Patient
• Inspirational
• wise
• Persistent
• Humorous
• Punctual
• Resourceful
• Responsible
• intelligent
• mindful
• proactive
• authentic
• Self-disciplined
• strong
• effective
• Reserved
• Intuitive
• thankful
• collaborative
• truthfuls
• trategic
• blissful
• insightful
• Cheerful
• Eclectic
• bright
• Tenacious
• Assertive
• Sociable
• encouraging
• adventurous
• boisterous
• good natured
• kind
• innovative
• respectful
• neat
• honorable
• energetic
• open-minded
• methodical
• Charming
• Practical
• unwavering
• Noble
• big-hearted
• forthright
• attentive
• upbeat
• independent
• Gracious
• capable
• present
• friendly
• Astute
• nurturing
• unassuming
• empathetic
• self-aware
• imaginative
• knowledgeable
• Realistic
• dynamic

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Permission is granted to copy pages for use by teachers/students use by the original purchaser. This product was sold for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses for use in multiple classrooms.

Kickstart your students’ day with daily affirmations to support positive student mental health. Includes cursive and print positive affirmation to trace and a quick math warm-up! Designed to align with grade 3 math standards in a spiral review, this resource combines positive affirmations & handwriting practice with quick "math minutes" to inspire confidence and set a productive tone for the day.

Includes a positive affirmation with student friendly definition. Handwriting practice of positive affirmation in both print & cursive. Also includes a daily math minute for spiral review / warm-up.

Math skills covered in this 9 week (days 46 - 90) set:

• 3 digit addition & subtraction with & without regrouping
• add. / sub. & mult. / Div. Fact families
• multiplying and dividing within 100
• zero property & identity property of multiplication
• using array and equal groups
• multiples of 5 & 10
• comparing quotients and products
• solving for the unknown in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division equations

Character traits / affirmations included in this set:

I am

• collaborative
• truthfuls
• trategic
• blissful
• insightful
• Cheerful
• Eclectic
• bright
• Tenacious
• Assertive
• Sociable
• encouraging
• adventurous
• boisterous
• good natured
• kind
• innovative
• respectful
• neat
• honorable
• energetic
• open-minded
• methodical
• Charming
• Practical
• unwavering
• Noble
• big-hearted
• forthright
• attentive
• upbeat
• independent
• Gracious
• capable
• present
• friendly
• Astute
• nurturing
• unassuming
• empathetic
• self-aware
• imaginative
• knowledgeable
• Realistic
• dynamic

Please leave feedback for this product to receive TeachShare credit that can be used for future purchases!

Permission is granted to copy pages for use by teachers/students use by the original purchaser. This product was sold for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses for use in multiple classrooms.