Use these 180 Morning Meeting Conversation Starters Questions for Kids & Teens every day of the school year! Funny, interesting, thoughtful & just plain fun questions to ask to get to know your class! Use as daily Morning Meeting questions, activities, ideas, or greeting. Use as conversation topic questions with your family to start interesting and meaningful discussion.
Behavior Alert & Behavior Praise includes Student Apology Letter and Behavior Chart for Tracking. This is an easy tool for excellent behavior management in the classroom! This resource includes a Behavior Alert (for ‘bad’ behavior) and a Behavior Praise (for outstanding behavior) half-page note to send home to parents.
Students LOVE this Board Game Book Report template! Students pick a fiction or non-fiction book and create a game based on it. This is a great way to recycle/reuse materials too. Students are responsible for creating the Game Board, Game Pieces and completing a Game Directions sheet and Book Summary sheet.
Students must include the following on their Book Jacket template for fiction books: Character Summary, Author Biography, Illustrations, Book Summary, and more. This book report can be used after completing any fiction novel study. I recommend showing students example book jackets from their favorite stories to get them motivated & their creative juices flowing.
Students LOVE having choices in their Book Report! Students may choose the option on this book report choice board template that best suits their learning style and personality. All book report choices must include a one-page summary page as well. This resource includes Book Report Choice Board Menu directions page and grading rubric.
This Book Commercial template works with any fiction or non-fiction book. Students love this fun and creative book report commercial! This is a great persuasive writing activity for a book as well. After reading their book, students write a script and perform their commercial persuading others to read their book. Students can work on this project individually or in small groups.
Students LOVE this Cereal Box Book Report template! Students pick a fiction book and design a cereal based on it. This creative & fun cereal box project resource comes with awesome real-life example photos. My favorite part is the character ‘ingredient’ list & special prize inside. Students love this creative cereal box book report project and it is a great way to recycle/reuse cereal boxes too.
Students will enjoy practicing cardinal and intermediate directions with these Compass Rose Posters, Cut-and-Paste Compass Rose Worksheet printable and coordinating Compass Rose Quiz. Students must also create an original phrase to remember the directions, i.e. Never Eat Soggy Waffles!
This Create an Invention Activity works with elementary thru high school age students. Students create a new invention, complete a planning sheet and then create a commercial skit persuading others to buy their invention! Students LOVE this Create an Invention project! Students can work on this project individually or in small groups. This is a great persuasive writing activity.
This Daily Trivia: Fun Daily Facts You Didn’t Know! resource contains 100 funny, silly, cute & crazy fun fact of the day for kids that your students will love! Use these facts and real-life photos as Morning Meeting daily slides and activities to inspire creative writing, to start interesting conversations & research, and to get your kids smiling & learning!
Students LOVE this Ecosystem Research Project! Students must research an ecosystem and then they decorate a shoe box based on what they learn. Students are responsible for decorating all sides of the box according to directions and putting a creative scene inside that represents the ecosystem.
Use this EDITABLE Classroom Scavenger Hunt (School Scavenger Hunt also included) as a fun first day of school activity and as a way to get your students familiar with their new classroom or school. Students get a chance to explore their new classroom or whole school as they walk around and find answers to the questions. Use PowerPoint to personalize for your own unique classroom or school.