I wanted to let everyone know about the upcoming TeachersPayTeachers Back to School Sale.
It will be Sunday and Monday! August 18th and 19th! There will be huge discounts. To get the extra discounts don't forget to use the PROMO CODE on the banner. BTS13
Don't forget you can add lessons to your TpT wish list so you'll remember what you like prior to the sale.
I always look forward to this event because it's a time when we TeachersPayTeachers can share all kinds of lessons with other teachers. TeachersPayTeachers was first started to provide teachers with FREE and affordable lessons and teaching ideas because nowadays many teachers are paying out of their own pockets for materials they need for their classrooms.
I know myself that when I've purchased from published catalogs those materials, reproducibles and all are expensive and many of the pages I don't even use.
The materials and lesson plans we share on TpT are classroom tested and work!
I've been a part of the TeachersPayTeachers family for a number of years and am in awe of the quality lesson plans, book packets and more that are available at very low prices. There is also an abundance of FREE things!
What I really like about it, is I feel I'm helping other teachers save time from having to create everything. Who has the time? I also love sharing fun educational ideas and lessons with new and experienced teachers.
With the Common Core Standards, that have now been accepted by most of the states, teachers are looking for lessons they can actually USE in their classrooms. Most of the information about it, given at workshops, isn't what actually is needed to implement the Core.
I'm sharing some of my links that will help teachers save precious time. Custom Categories on TpT is a fantastic feature so teachers don't have to scroll through pages and pages to find just the right thing they need.
Here are some of my custom categories if you'd like to browse through any of the materials I offer.
Back to School Store: Ruth-S - TeachersPayTeachers.com
COMMON CORE Store: Ruth-S - TeachersPayTeachers.com Don't forget to turn the pages at the bottom of the page. These are Common Core lessons and other things to prepare students for the Common Core. Many of my Core packets are ready to print student worksheets that can be used with any book or story.
One of my newest Common Core packets is FREE. It's an informational text packet about the cheetah. Download this to your Common Core desktop folder and use year to year. Even those teachers, whose states aren't aligned with the Common Core, should download this packet so their students have experience working with nonfiction text. The article is high interest. Kids love animals and this gives them interesting facts about the big cat. After they're finished reading the article and answering the questions, it's fun to have them draw pictures of the cheetah in its environment that can be displayed in the classroom. I have them write one fact at the bottom of the picture they think is the most important. It's interesting to see if some of them draw a picture of a cheetah in a tree because the article states that cheetahs can't climb trees!! :)
COMMON CORE ELA INFORMATIONAL TEXT ARTICLE (CHEETAH) - TeachersPayTeachers.com
Behavior Management Store: Ruth-S - TeachersPayTeachers.com This is a HUGE concern in many of our classrooms today. I have a FREE behavior reward system that works! Punch/stamp cards are listed in this category and I've had tremendous success using the cards.
My "Student Report Card for Encouragement" is a little report card that encourages home/school communication in an informal way. Parents love it because it keeps them well informed about their children's progress socially and educationally.
There are also behavior forms for teachers to use that is more formal and is geared for upper elementary, middle school and secondary teachers.
Novel Packets and ready to print worksheets are some of my most popular products. The one teachers love the most are my Novel Response Task Cards that can be used with any fiction book. Teachers of grades 4 - 11 have used them with their students. This is taking into account the WIDE range of learners we have in our classes these days. BE SURE to read the comments teachers have made about these cards. :)
NOVEL RESPONSE TASK CARDS - TeachersPayTeachers.com
NOVEL PACKETS Store: Ruth-S - TeachersPayTeachers.com
There are three pages in this category. Be sure to turn the pages at the bottom of the page. My Number the Stars packet is 69 pages and includes everything needed to teach this novel including websites, and ready to print student worksheets. I love integrating social studies into my ELA classes, so there's an article that provides students with background information they need before they read the book. Also there are two maps, one of Europe and one of Denmark with questions about each. All activities are aligned with the Common Core.
NUMBER THE STARS BY LOIS LOWRY - TeachersPayTeachers.com
TASK CARDS Store: Ruth-S - TeachersPayTeachers.com I created task cards that can be used in so many ways. Activities at centers, small groups, independent work, and more. My poetry activity cards encourage reluctant student poets to join in the fun! Each card has an example of the poem with an illustration. I've included the classic poetry forms and humorous poems. It's fun for students to work together in small groups to write their poems. They collaborate about the types of poems and sometimes write them together. This is a GREAT keepsake if you turn them into a booklet. Parents love them.
POETRY ACTIVITY CARDS - TeachersPayTeachers.com
Another really popular download are my Maniac Magee Task Cards. What a GREAT story this is! Maniac is an example of a bigger than life character who is described as a "legend". This book teaches students valuable lessons about caring, hope and friendship. There are 100 activities with five per card. These are great to have when students are working on my 32 page Maniac Magee activity packet.
MANIAC MAGEE ACTIVITY CARDS - TeachersPayTeachers.com
Remember to look for my Vocabulary Detectives Task Cards that are used for weekly contests. Students find the required words/terms as they read in class then fill out the coupons and put them in the Detective Jar for the weekly drawing! There are six sets of them that require they find different things in the books. Figurative language, homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech and more! Fun!
I've listed only a few of my Custom Categories here. To see more, look on the left side of my store page and you'll see them all. :)
Wishing everyone the best!
Have a wonderful new school year!
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