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FRENCH SENTENCE STARTER QUESTIONS -Est-ce que...? Engaging and fun Back to School bulletin board for students to use as a visual cue to practice using routine French language in the K-2 classroom from Day 1. Modern Language Standard 1.0.

It is never too late to start routine language and can be a great visual for those on an IEP, those students who need a boost, and for peers to help others build their confidence with using these everyday questions.

What's in the resource?

-27 full colour images with depictions of daily routines

-sample bulletin board so you can see the set up

-Large print words for easy reading from a distance

-Est-ce que je peux chercher une gomme? (chercher un crayon, chercher mon cahier, jouer avec un ami, boire de l'eau, aller aux toilettes, etc.

-Est-ce que tu peux m'aider avec mes bottes, tailler mon crayon, m'aider avec mon manteau, etc.

-allows students to ask 'Est-ce que' questions and develop their oral communication skills independently.

Who can use this resource:

I think this resource is perfect for French Immersion teachers like myself, for Core French teachers, and for language teachers who work in other countries. I happen to be in Ontario, Canada but these questions apply to any young learner. K-3 in the Immersion setting, Gr. 4-6 in Core French (and younger), and perfect for Homeschool students as well.

Daily routine language:

Students who are able to quickly master daily routine language feel confident to then try using less common words in class with teachers and peers. The secret to great communication is when students don’t even realize they are speaking to each other in French. This resource could set them on a path to natural, fluid speaking with confidence!

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You may copy this resource in its original size of make student sized images by copying multiple pages onto the same document. Ie. two pages per sheet, or 4 pages per sheet.

What grade level:

I personally use this visual schedule with Grade 1 and Grade 2 students in French Immersion. I feel confident that students from K-3 will find these most useful and teachers can come back to the images with any students who may be experiencing challenges in their understanding of their daily activities and what order their learning will take place in each day. Core French teachers will be sure to add the resource to their repertoire for Grades 4 to 6 as they learn to communicate at the Junior level.

IEP students:

We all have students with IEPs who need that extra boost to build confidence and to lessen anxieties about what is happening in class. Students quickly learn to identify each card and help each other use this language throughout the day. This has had a positive impact on all students in the class and supports the most vulnerable learners too!

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Some of the Benefits of this resource:

1. Students use hands on materials
2. Boost confidence in French language acquisition with whole group, small group, independent work, and one-to-one instruction using the same resource
3. Students can easily identify the activities depicted in each card
4. Students grow in independence at their own pace
5. Reinforce independence and autonomy
6. Social wellness and personal autonomy in using French in the classroom
7. Scaffold and support language acquisition, oral communication, and organization skills
8. Sets can be used a variety of ways and provide a schedule for a typical school day (or homeschool day).

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Merci!

Ingrid

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This is a set of 12 accountable talk posters with sentence stems for starting conversations in the science classroom. They will help to keep students thinking and talking like a scientist. They are perfect for elementary science activities as well as upper grades.

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Discriminating WH Questions is an ABA program meticulously designed to empower learners with the essential skill of discriminating between different types of questions. This comprehensive digital download is more than just a resource; it's a detailed lesson plan equipped with evidence-based teaching strategies, interactive flashcards, and a graphic organizer designed to enhance comprehension and mastery of what, who, where, and when questions.

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1. Lesson Plan: Dive into a comprehensive lesson plan that guides educators and therapists through the process of teaching learners to discriminate between question types.

2. Teaching Strategies: From explicit instruction and modeling to error correction procedures, our program offers a versatile toolkit for teaching and reinforcing the skill of discriminating question types.

3. Interactive Flashcards: These visual aids serve as valuable tools during lessons, facilitating active participation and practical application of concepts learned.

4. Graphic Organizer: Reinforce understanding with a graphic organizer designed to provide a reference point for learners as they practice discriminating between question types.

Download today and embark on a transformative journey toward mastering the discrimination of question types, unlocking the doors to improved communication and comprehension skills.

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***This resource (20 Apologizing Social Skills Task Cards) is also included in the following discounted packet: Social Skills Apologizing Packet (Grades 1-3)

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ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

• 2O pages
• PDF Zip File
• Grades: 2 - 3
• Excellent for ELL students, Special Ed students, and students with Autism

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This resource includes:

------ 20 BROWN Scenario Task Cards with Questions

------ 20 BROWN Scenario Task Cards without Questions

------ 20 B&W Scenario Task Cards with Questions

------ 20 B&W Scenario Task Cards without Questions

This pack of 20 Social Skills Scenario Task Cards highlight real-life social scenarios and situations centered around APOLOGIZING and can be used to help young "kiddos" of all levels and abilities (in grades 2-3) to practice and build social skills. These highly relevant scenarios expose young learners to skills they need to interact with others effectively, forge positive relationships, improve social skills and behavior, and most importantly, build confidence in managing situations and apologizing when necessary.

The Task Cards come in 4 different formats: B&W with questions, B&W without questions, Brown with questions, and Brown without questions. You can print them out on gloss paper or regular paper and laminate them. You may also organize them in a binder ring and use in small groups.

How/When To Use Scenario Task Cards

• Role-Playing: Students can collaborate in pairs or groups to act out a variety of scenarios and demonstrate appropriate responses. Role-playing activities can also be used to show how skills are used improperly and then asking the 'audience' to help reenact properly. This activity can ultimately improve confidence, communication, and assertiveness skills.

• Icebreaker: This can be a great way to start a meeting, training session, or team-building activity. It’s also a great way to get students to get to know each other and buy into the purpose of an upcoming activity or lesson.

• Play Writing Exercise: Students can work in groups to create skits or scenes then perform their skits for the class.

• Writing Response: Students can be given a scenario to read and then write their responses. Students can switch papers with a partner who then reads their responses and determines whether they agree/disagree with their responses/approaches to these real-life scenarios.

• Discussion: Students can discuss the Social Scenario Task Cards in groups or whole class. They can discuss things like “What would you do?”, “Why would you do that?”, and “What are some other options you could consider?”

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Make your class time more enjoyable and productive. Get this bundle of morning routines printable to make your morning time with the kids enjoyable and engaging. You can use this to have a theme each day of your routine with the kids.

This product contains PNG and PDF format which is good for a month.

Mondays

- Marvelous Monday

- Meaningful Monday

- Mindset Monday

- Mystery Monday

Tuesdays

- Try It Tuesday

- Tasty Tuesday

- Treasure Tuesday

- Talent Tuesday

Wednesdays

- Wonderful Wednesday

- Wishful Wednesday

- Warmhearted Wednesday

- Wacky Wednesday

Thursdays

- Terrific Thursday

- Throwback Thursday

- Thankful Thursday

- Things to Bring Thursday

Fridays

- Fantastic Friday

- Finally Friday

- Funny Friday

- Furious Friday

• Public Speaking Activities to Know Your Audience
• Speech Activities
• Debate Activities
• Know Your Audience for Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate
• Differentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate
• Enrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate
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Introducing methods to help students know their audience when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides students through a step-by-step process of understanding who their audience will be and how to prepare accordingly. When a high school student begins a public speaking unit, it is quite often the first time he or she has been required to speak in public, other than the basic Show and Tell in elementary school.

Therefore, it is important to make sure the students become familiar with the basics of how to stand, speak, move, and make eye contact during any type of public speaking situation. This lesson is designed to help the students with all aspects of understanding their audience, so they can prepare their presentation accordingly.

The slide show, and worksheets allow students to practice and develop their public speaking skills. The worksheets reinforce guided note-taking techniques when used in conjunction with the slide show. The detailed lesson plans make implementing public speaking, speech and debate curriculum easy for teachers.

These no-prep lessons are adaptable for in-class instruction, distance learning, or independent student work. The PowerPoints can also be presented as whole class instruction or assigned for students to complete at home.

All materials are available in both Google Drive™ and print formats, ensuring easy access for all students.

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This lesson in Public Speaking, Speech, and Debate focuses on how to Know Your Audience and includes:

Lesson Plan with:

• Common Core State Standards Indicated on lesson plan
• Instructional Focus
• Instructional Procedures
• Objectives/Goals
• Direct Instruction
• Guided Practice
• Enrichment
• Differentiation
• I Can Statement
• Essential Question
• ESE Strategies
• ELL Strategies

Worksheet with:

• Explanations and examples of the different methods for analyzing an audience.
• Opportunities for students to practice guided note-taking

Slide Show Presentation with:

• Introduction slides with explanations of methods to employ when analyzing an audience
• Guided note-taking sections
• Examples of information to determine when analyzing an audience

Google Slides™

Answer Key

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The lessons in the High School Introduction to Public Speaking Unit include:

• Know Your Audience
• Organizing a Speech
• Writing a Speech
• Practice Makes Perfect
• Research Techniques

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This pack includes 38 posters featuring 35 phrases essential for English learners in EFL/ESL classroom environment. There are 3 extra phrases for British English classrooms. Each poster comes with a visual aid to help with understanding.

These posters are perfect for helping your students gain the confidence to communicate in English during lessons. By providing clear, visual references, they make it easier for students to remember and use the language in context and enable them to voice their needs in English.

Included in the set:

♥ How do you say ... in English?

♥ What does ... mean?

♥ How do you spell ... ?

♥ How do you pronounce ... ?

♥ I don't understand.

♥ I can't see the board.

♥ What page is it?

♥ I'm sorry, I didn't hear you.

♥ When is the homework due?

♥ Which book?

♥ Is this correct?

♥ Where is ... ?

♥ I need ... .

♥ I'm ready.

♥ I'm finished.

♥ I'm sorry for being late.

♥ Sorry, I forgot to do my homework.

♥ Can I go to the bathroom?

♥ Can I blow my nose?

♥ Can I wash my hands?

♥ Can I throw this in the trash?

♥ Can I sit here?

♥ Can I turn on/off the lights?

♥ Can I have a drink?

♥ Can I pull up/down the blinds?

♥ Can I open/close the window?

♥ Can I sharpen my pencil?

♥ Can I come in?

♥ Can I answer the question?

♥ Can you speak louder, please?

♥ Can I borrow (your) ... ?

♥ Can I go to the board?

♥ May I ask a questions?

♥ Could you help me?

♥ Could you repeat that, please?

♥ Can I go to the toilet?

♥ Can I throw this in the bin?

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Engage students with lively discussions about their spring break adventures using these Google Slides featuring interactive images. Encourage participation by asking, 'Stand Up if you...' to prompt sharing. Capture the excitement and memories while fostering communication skills. Explore diverse experiences and create an inclusive environment. Elevate classroom engagement with dynamic visuals and interactive elements. Spark conversations and inspire storytelling with this versatile resource. Discover the joy of reflecting on spring break escapades through student engagement and collaboration. Enhance learning outcomes by utilizing multimedia platforms for interactive discussions. Empower students to share their experiences and foster a sense of community.

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Conversation starter to get students discussing hobbies, their favorite hobbies, and what hobbies they might like to try. Colorful pictures on 26 slide PowerPoint. Fun for the whole group!

This is a set of bc core competencies self assessments covering Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Social Responsibility, and Personal and Cultural Identity.

Each section is designed with clear and simple layouts to help students reflect on their skills and progress with a fun emoji scoring system.

The final pages include an "I Can" statement tracker, along with a "My Strengths and Areas to Grow" section, allowing students to monitor their growth and achievements over time.

Key Features:

• Pages for each of the five BC Core Competencies.
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This back-to-school activity is geared towards grades 4-6 and will have your students getting to know one another by presenting their "brown bag" to the class.

This six-page activity includes:

• A description of the task + brown bag poetry
• A modelled example
• A worksheet on describing symbols
• A self-assessment
• A peer assessment
• A teacher assessment

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Learning involves both oral and written presentations, which are crucial to mastering presentation skills. To aid in the evaluation process, this rubric covers both types of presentations and is presented on a single, user-friendly page. It can be used by students, teachers, or paraprofessionals. Additionally, a digital version is provided for students to assess their peers.

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Embark on a mythical adventure with this set of 30 HeadBands cards featuring iconic figures from Ancient Greek mythology!

From powerful gods and goddesses to courageous heroes and fearsome monsters, test your knowledge and have fun guessing who you are.

This pack includes:

1. 30 cards featuring a variety of well-known characters from Greek mythology.
2. A diverse range of figures: Gods like Zeus and Poseidon, heroes like Hercules and Apollo, monsters like Medusa and the Minotaur, and more!

Engaging gameplay: Perfect for any elementart or middle school classroom.

Educational value: Learn about Greek mythology while having fun!

How to Play:

Insert a card into your headband or stick it to your forehead without looking at it.

Ask yes or no questions to the other players to figure out who you are.

Be the first to guess your character correctly to win!

With this pack, your HeadBands game will reach Olympian heights!

This set includes over 56 Articulation cards which include a variety of initial, medial and final word position cards for the following sounds:

- SH

- TH

Who would benefit from using these cards?

Children who have difficulty with speech and articulation would benefit from this set. These may include children with apraxia of speech, autism, Down Syndrome and severe phonological processes would benefit from these cards.

These cards would even help in building up the students vocabulary.

There are two buckets included at the end of the set. The first bucket can include the articulation cards which have been able to be successfully completed and the second bucket is for the articulation cards that might need a little bit more practice. When the students see that eventually their ”successful” buckets get full, this will help build upon their sense of achievement.

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This find someone who back to school activity makes a great icebreaker the first day of school or first week of school, get to know you activity or brain break. Find someone who will help build classroom community while students practice speaking and listening skills. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various after summer break and back to school themed categories, such as "find someone who played video games over summer."

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What's included?

• 1 Find Someone Who worksheet with 16 boxes for students to fill in
• Editable version with clipart included
• Editable version without clipart

How to use:

• Students will walk around the room and find different classmates who fits the description in each box.
• Once they find a classmate who fits the description they will have them write their name in the box.
• Students will keep finding classmates until all 16 boxes are full.

Some examples included:

• Find someone who had a summer birthday.
• Find someone who has an older sibling.
• Find someone who is wearing your favorite color.

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FREEBIE! Want a fun, organized way to refect on the school year with your small groups? Download this no prep freebie that can target ‘wh’ questions, facilitate social interactions by sharing experiences, and improve recall and retelling skills all at one time. Plus, it doubles as a keepsake for students to remember their year in speech and think about the progress they have made.

What’s included:

✔️ Reflection Pages: Answer questions about their year of speech therapy! You can fill out answers for students that are not able to spell/write or have students copy your written answer on their pages.

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Studies have shown that when accountable talk is used in the classroom, students not only gain a deeper grasp of the material but also experience a greater sense of community. Additionally, this approach provides them with a chance to value and understand the diverse backgrounds, experiences, knowledge, and beliefs of their classmates.

Here are the phrases listed on the desk cards:
"I agree with you because..."

"I disagree with you because..."

"Why do you think that?"

"I do not understand. Can you explain?"

"I know my answer is right because..."

"I solved this problem by..."

"Another way to solve this problem is...”

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MESSY BEDROOM Elementary PE Gym Team Game Teamwork, Cooperation, Communication

MESSY BEDROOM is a must-have activity for any elementary PE curriculum. Get your elementary students energized and engaged with this TEAMWORK, COOPERATION and COMMUNICATION game.

Designed by and for physical education teachers, this exciting activity puts a fun, fast-paced twist on the classic game of The Floor is Lava.

Students will love the challenge of this strategy and teamwork game which also gives them plenty of opportunity to work on their balance and locomotor skills.

This easy-to-play partner or small group team game is always a big hit and my fifth grade students love this game just as much as my kindergarten students because it is non-stop action and loads of fun!

Bring the excitement of this dynamic team game to your classroom and watch your students have a blast while learning important PE skills!

This resource includes:

-Eye Catching One Page Easy-to-Follow MESSY BEDROOM Lesson Plan (Perfect for easily giving to a substitute teacher, although with this game I would not, lol)

-Diagram of Game Set-Up and Play

Perfect for Students in Grades K-5

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A few words about Speaking

Out of the four skills (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing), speaking is the one skill learners need more when it comes to proving they have learnt a new language. This is because speaking is a productive skill. Learners do not simply receive information and try to process it; they are required to process information and knowledge they already possess in order to produce new language and communicate.

So, how do you get your students speaking?

Most textbooks contain structured activities that practice speaking based on the topics and content of each unit. However, it is good to deviate from the book into freer conversation. Students are always more motivated when the activity is more relevant to them. This ebook comes to fill this gap. It offers you 20 speaking activities for every CEFR level (120 in total), which can be used whenever you want to engage your students in a free communicative practice.

So, start speaking!

This resource should be used with Edgar Allan Poe's short story The Tell-Tale Heart. With this activity, students will read the M'Naghten rule of 1843 and decide whether or not they believe the main character of The Tell-Tale Heart would be found legally sane or insane. This resource includes space for students to collect textual evidence to support their answer, space for students to write other open-ended questions for discussion, and a discussion grading rubric.

I used this activity with my 8th grade students, and they absolutely loved it. They found great evidence to back up their explanations, and gained a deeper understanding of the short story and the M'Naghten rule. We used this resource in a socratic seminar formatted discussion, and they had enough to say about the main character and the M'Naghten rule that the majority of our 55 minute class period was covered.