5th Grade Professional Development Resources

How to Use a Novel as a Tool for Standards-Based Teaching in ELA is an indispensable guide crafted by an acclaimed 5th to 8th-grade Special Education Teacher and 2023 Master Teacher in their district. This comprehensive resource is tailored for educators striving to create impactful and standards-aligned novel study units.

Key Features:

1. Standards Breakdown: Utilizing the innovative Know/Show strategy, this guide simplifies the complex ELA standards for grades 6-8, aligning with both TEKS and CCSS. It ensures a robust literary experience, preparing students for state standardized testing.
2. Structured Lesson Planning: The guide offers insightful notes on structuring fast-paced, standard-aligned lessons, including three adaptable 50-minute class structures to cater to diverse learning environments.
3. Pacing Plan Templates: With detailed pacing plan considerations, the guide presents pros and cons for various approaches, ensuring educators can tailor their teaching pace effectively.
4. Differentiation Strategies: Catering to advanced learners, the guide provides innovative content, process, and product differentiation ideas, making it a versatile tool for diverse classroom settings.
5. Accommodation Integration: Essential for inclusive education, this resource offers practical strategies for incorporating accommodations into novel studies, addressing the needs of students with IEPs.
6. Assessment Techniques: From quizzes to creative projects, the guide covers a spectrum of assessment methods to evaluate student learning comprehensively.
7. Writing Integration: Discover formative and summative writing activities that enrich the novel study experience, enhancing students' analytical and creative skills.
8. Practical Examples: The guide includes sample pacing plans, Google Slides from novel studies, and daily student-facing one-pagers, providing real-world applications of the strategies discussed.
9. Templates: Pacing plan template, one-pager template, know/show standard breakdown template.

Effectiveness and Clarity:

This guide stands out for its clarity and practicality. It demystifies the process of aligning novel studies with ELA standards, making it an invaluable resource for middle school teachers. The step-by-step approach ensures educators can effectively implement the strategies, enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes.

Transferability:

This resource is not just a guide but a toolkit. With customizable templates and adaptable strategies, it seamlessly fits into various teaching styles and curriculum needs. Whether you're a novice or an experienced educator, this guide will elevate your teaching approach, making novel studies a more impactful part of your ELA curriculum.

Conclusion:

For teachers looking to harness the power of novels in their ELA curriculum, "How to Use a Novel as a Tool for Standards-Based Teaching in ELA" is a must-have. Its blend of practicality, innovation, and adaptability makes it a standout resource in literature education.

Included in this bundle:
- Empowerment Series Printable Yoga Cards + Lesson Plans
- Autumn Sequence Printable Yoga Cards + Lesson Plans
- Sun Salutation Yoga Cards
- Yamas & Niyamas: Successful Relationships with Self & Others

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Do you feel like part educator and part entertainer? Try this 32 slide, training presentation to encourage and empower first-year teachers, to revive veteran teachers, or to help students understand brain based learning. Activities include: Templates for active learning based classroom lectures Lecture vs. Active Learning Active vs. Passive Learning Speech Rates of Teachers Left/Right Brain Quiz Comprehension Postcards Connectors/Icebreakers Multigenre Connector Activitiy Find Someone Who Connector Finding Patterns Learning to Chunk Research Extensive Resources section Fun learning facts Excellent for professional development, implementing active learning strategies, and enhancing active learning libraries. Easy, fun, and educational!

The NSW Report Comments Guide is a helpful tool for teachers to quickly write clear and personalized report comments. It’s perfect for grades K-6 and covers a variety of areas to suit every student’s needs. The comments are simple and easy to edit.

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• Comment banks for Reading, Writing, Maths, PDHPE, Social & Emotional Development, and more.
• Written in simple present tense with "XXXX" placeholders for easy personalization.
• Includes comments for future goals and personalized learning plans.
• Comes in a Word format for quick and easy editing.
• Suitable for all types of learners and classroom needs.

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Teacher Evaluation Evidence Binder~ Are you looking for a way to organize all of your evidence to put together in your Teacher Binder at a very low price? We all work very hard at what we do. Show off your talents and prove to your administrators that you are Proficient or better yet, Exceeding the standards.

I am a teacher from Massachusetts. I worked extremely hard at organizing and putting together my binder these past couple of years. So glad that I finally had my final evaluation done before school ended. Please check out this preview before purchasing to ensure that your standards are the same or very close. We use the Massachusetts Model System for Educator Evaluation.

You will receive an editable binder to include pages to separate the four major standards along with your student and professional goals. You will also receive three pages of color coded indicator tabs and expectation elements for each of the indicators for the four standards.You can also type in your own expectation tabs and indicators that match your district's teacher evidence in the table provided.

Standard 1-Curriculum Planning and Assessment

Standard 2-Teaching All Students

Standard 3-Family and Community Engagement

Standard 4-Professional Culture

This product also includes a binder spine for a 2", 3" or 5" binder and back cover in a navy blue chevron pattern. I chose this color so male or female teachers could easily use this to put together a professional looking binder. In fact, my husband who is also an educator used this system for his binder and he loved it. Simply insert the covers into a clear view binder and your ready to go.

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This guide was created for parents/guardians and general education teachers to better understand an individualized education plan, why it is created, and what the point of this document is.

This document covers the following:

• history of the IEP and how it came about
• what an IEP is
• the importance of an IEP
• related service providers involved in writing the IEP
• parents/guardians concerns about their child having an IEP
• what you may think an IEP is or common misconceptions about what an IEP is
• a break down of all parts that are included in an IEP which also includes an example student where all parts of the IEP are filled out to give the reader a better understanding of what an IEP is
• The present levels of academic performance, management needs, social needs, physical needs, strengths, annual goals, special education program, and testing accommodations are covered in this product.
• 13 learning disabilities by IDEA list
• Examples of accommodations list
• Comparing a 504 with an IEP and how they are different, what they are, what they do, who is eligible, who creates each document, and what is in each document

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Deaf Education A Guide to Understanding Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants

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Teacher Appreciation Week: Introducing these hilarious & light-hearted Funny Teacher/Staff Award Certificates. This pack is a must have for anyone looking to add some fun and laughter to their end of year celebrations or staff appreciation events. With a total of 48 different awards, this pack has something for everyone, from teachers and principals to coaches and secretaries. Show your appreciation in a memorable and light-hearted way with these certificates that celebrate the quirks and talents of your amazing staff. Get ready for a day of laughter and applause as you hand out these unforgettable awards. Download, print and add the perfect finishing touch by laminating these hilarious award certificates.

Recognize the tech-savvy genius with The Tech Troubleshooter award, honoring the staff member who can effortlessly navigate the digital world and solve any technological hiccup that comes their way. Present The Snack Master/Mistress Award to the staff member who always keeps their desk stocked with delectable treats. Celebrate the staff member who seems to have an unending reservoir of energy with The Energizer Bunny Award. The Grammar Guru certificate is the perfect recognition for the staff member who has an eagle eye for grammar. With 48 unique and funny awards like these, the Funny Teacher/Staff Award Certificate Pack is sure to bring laughter and joy to your school or workplace.

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The Sun Salutation sequence is a great way to start the day or any yoga practice! It helps children feel present and stress-free while drawing energy like the heat of the sun. We often use Sun Salutations to create a flow of movement from one pose to the next. Try this as the perfect warm-up for any yoga practice, to get your kids ready for school, or as an after school activity to burn off extra energy.

Our playful Sun Salutation sequence and song are perfect for children ages 4 and older. This Sun Salutation takes the strength and development of children into consideration. This variation of Sun Salutation is safe for children who do not have the core strength required to safely practice planks and low push-ups. Instead, this sequence features safe, child-friendly poses in an order that they can safely transition from one pose to another gracefully.

Sing along with us! Enjoy the lyrics of this sequence as a mnemonic device to remember the sequence for years to come. Try it as call and response when leading children of any age 4 years and up.

The Sun Salutation Sequence is a 19-page PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. If printed, we recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card.

• Designed for kids ages 4+
• Printable yoga deck to learn 10 yoga poses
• Sun Salutation lyric poster
• Tips and activities for teaching the Sun Salutation sequence

Yoga teachers and educators, enjoy printing as many decks as you have students. Save money and spread the yoga love.

Wake up happy, healthy, and ready to go with the Sun Salutation sequence. Use this deck at home, school, park, or when traveling!

Teacher Evaluation Evidence Binder~Are you looking for a way to organize all of your evidence to put together in your Teacher Binder at a very low price? We all work very hard at what we do. Show off your talents and prove to your administrators that you are Proficient or better yet, Exceeding the standards.

I am a teacher from Massachusetts. I worked extremely hard at organizing and putting together my binder these past couple of years. So glad that I finally had my final evaluation done before school ended. Please check out this preview before purchasing to ensure that your standards are the same or very close. We use the Massachusetts Model System for Educator Evaluation.

You will receive an editable binder to include pages to separate the four major standards along with your student and professional goals. You will also receive three pages of color coded indicator tabs and expectation elements for each of the indicators for the four standards.

Standard 1-Curriculum Planning and Assessment

Standard 2-Teaching All Students

Standard 3-Family and Community Engagement

Standard 4-Professional Culture

This product also includes a binder spine for a 2", 3" or 5" binder and back cover in a pink/coral chevron pattern. Put together a professional looking binder with style. Simply insert the covers into a clear view binder and your ready to go.

***This product does not give you suggestions as to what to put in the binder. It is just created to help you organize. ****

The preview will show you a better look at some of the pages you will be receiving. Please be sure you have power point in order to edit this product to best fit your needs.

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This guide was created for parents/guardians, general education teachers, and providers that may work with a child who is hard of hearing or Deaf.

This document covers the following:

• what hearing loss is
• wearing hearing aids and cochlear implants - users can wear one hearing aid and one cochlear implant, one hearing aid, etc.
• what hearing aids and cochlear implants are and how this relates with the outer ear, ear canal, and eardrum. This product also explains what the cochlear and auditory nerve are.
• This product review the three main parts of hearing aids - microphone, amplifier, and speaker.
• What hearing aids are and what they are not will be reviewed in this product as well.
• The parts of a hearing aid and the parts of a cochlear implant are reviewed.
• The differences between a cochlear implant and a hear aid are reviewed.
• Sound fields and FM systems (frequency modulated system) are reviewed.
• Hearing tests and who sees someone for a hearing test.
• The decibel scale is reviewed.
• The importance of protecting your ears.

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Looking for a fun way to celebrate your students achievements and growth at the end of the year? Look no further than these bright beautiful turquoise end of year certificates. With 20 different printable end of year awards to choose from, each one celebrates a unique aspect of your students learning journey, from their academic accomplishments to their growth mindset. In addition to the classic certificates, this set also includes unique growth mindset certificates with fun titles, such as Growth Mindset Award and Champion of Perseverance. Print them, add your students names and watch their faces light up with pride and joy. These certificates are perfect for end of year celebrations, graduation ceremonies, or any time you want to recognize your students hard work and dedication.

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As the winter days wind down and the spring weather approaches, many come out of hibernation. The spring season is often a time for children to play outside, participate in outdoor sports, and just enjoy the feeling of being outside in the fresh air. However, during this warm and bright season, it can also be a time of anxiety for children. Children in the upper elementary and middle school grades typically take standardized testing, which is mandated by the state. The months of April and May can actually be quite daunting for some students, which is why this spring yoga sequence is such a great addition to children’s routine. In teaching students yoga poses and breathing techniques, not only can they learn something new but they can also learn techniques that can help ease their stress and anxiety, especially when it may come to test taking. 

In our Educator’s edition, we provide 3 easy-to-follow curriculums for teachers, parents, and anyone else that works with children. Each curriculum is for a specific age group: young kids, kids and tweens.

The Spring Sequence + Curriculum is a 27 page PDF download which you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. We recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card. 

Includes:

• Printable yoga deck to learn 5 yoga poses
• Full-page spring sequence yoga poster
• Three lesson plans to educate yogis (split into 3 age-groups)
• Three spring crafts with printables to get creativity flowing
• Printable journal to reflect on your practice

Perfect for practicing anywhere! Use this deck at home, school, park, or when traveling!

Made for educators, parents, and anyone doing yoga with children!
Includes three specially designed yoga lesson plans that can be taught to kids ages 2-7, 7-11, and 11+.

In this product, students will learn about the process of receiving cochlear implants. They can add a picture of themselves to the first page of the booklet. Students will learn or review what steps are needed to receive cochlear implants - a hearing test, going for a scan to determine if cochlear implants would benefit a Deaf individual, going to the hospital to have cochlear implant surgery, a doctor called an otolaryngologist performs cochlear implant surgery, and what happens after surgery, when cochlear implants are turned on and mapped.

Students will review how they can care for their cochlear implants upon receiving them - charging them, putting them in their case when they are not being used, and where they should not go.

Students will be able to draw a picture of themselves wearing their cochlear implant(s). Students can then circle the color of their cochlear implants on the sheets provided. If the color of their cochlear implant is not included in the product, students can color the cochlear implants(s) pictures to show what they look like. At the end of this section, students will complete a fill in the blanks and true/false vocabulary review based on what was covered in the product.

Students will then learn about facts about hearing loss and Deafness - Examples: some people wear one hearing aid, one cochlear implant, two cochlear implants, etc., some people who are Deaf and have cochlear implants may use American Sign Language to communicate, the parts of the ear are reviewed - outer ear, ear canal, eardrum, cochlea, and auditory nerve, and how they work together to help someone hear. Students will label the parts of an ear diagram that is included in this product, identify the differences between hearing aids and cochlear implants, learn the different parts of the internal and external components of cochlear implants and where they are located using a diagram. Students will have the opportunity to again complete a fill in the blanks using a key to review what was learned about hearing aids and cochlear implants, and label a cochlear implant using a key. Students will review how the parts of the cochlear implant work together that allows them to hear. Sound fields and FM systems are also reviewed in this product.

At the end of the product, there are three slides that include the sign language and pictures to help students understand the process that takes place to when having cochlear implant surgery and once surgery has been completed.

The Essential Yoga Bundle is made for educators, parents, and anyone doing yoga with children!

The Essential Yoga Bundle includes:

1. Sun Salutation Yoga Cards

2. Yamas & Niyamas Lesson Unit

3. Empowerment Series Printable Yoga Cards + Lesson Plans

The Sun Salutation Sequence is a 19-page PDF download that you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. If printed, we recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card.

The Yamas and Niyamas Lesson Unit is a 34-page PDF download which you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. The lesson unit helps children learn the concepts of the yoga philosophy, the context for the Yamas and Niyamas in everyday life, and how to incorporate these values at school, in sports and at home.

The Empowerment Sequence is a 16-page PDF download which you can view on your phone, tablet, computer or print out onto paper. We recommend cutting out each card and taping/gluing on a 4x6 index card or card stock. For added durability, laminate each card.