FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Chevron Preschool-Elementary Autism Classroom Area Signs (Special Ed)”

by Autism Classroom Resources-Christine Reeve
Pre-Kindergarten - 6th Grade

Free Chevron Preschool-Elementary Autism Classroom Area Signs

This set includes 5 free area signs for the classroom that correspond with my Chevron Autism Pre-K-Elementary Classroom Visual Bundle. There are 5 signs included using the same schedule visuals as those included in the visual bundle and the same chevron background. Just the thing to add some bright colors in a functional way to your special education classroom. 

Signs include: 

♦Independent Work
♦Work Time
♦Leisure Area
♦Media Center
♦Group Work

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For more classroom setup tips and ideas for students with ASD visit my blog Autism Classroom News

For more schedule and visual support options in solid and polka dot and for older students, check out the Thematic Visual Bundles and Schedules>

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Zooming In to Read With Wonder

Criss-cross applesauce. That's how I was sitting on the floor of the kindergarten classroom. I had scrunched my 40-something year old self into a pretzel so I could watch kindergartners with chocolate milk mustaches and grass-stained knees eyeball goldfish in science class aquariums. The excitement was palpable.

"Whooaaaaa! Look at that one!"
"He's fast!"
"Can I name mine Stella?"
"I'm gonna name mine Batman!"

Then the scientists got down to business. They whipped out pencils and orange, yellow, black and white crayons. They drew what they saw. They drew arrows to label fins, eyes, gills and tails. Riveted, their kindergarten eyes were glued to every movement in their aquariums. 

The room was filled with wonder, and for a brief moment, I thought about moving from fifth grade to kindergarten. 

I quickly got over my lapse of reason. Teaching upper elementary is my happy place, but the seductive glory of kindergarten wonder and astonishment turned my head. I ambled back to my own classroom thinking about the importance of wonder in learning and teaching. 

As a dinosaur in the teaching world (I prefer to think of myself as an armored triceratops), I've noticed a trend in my readers. My students gravitate toward what I call "hot fudge sundae books." They read the trifecta: Wimpy kids,  underpants, the Disney-endorsed fiction. Don't get me wrong. I love the fact that they are reading, but my heart longs for them to independently experience books on a deeper level...books that stay with them like a fabulous meal at a five-star restaurant...books that make them wonder about the world.

That's how I talk to them about reading. They need a balanced diet. I go into the whole nutritional reading metaphor and talk about how dessert books only fill your mind up to a certain point, and then you're hungry again. That approach works, but only on a short-term basis. So I decided I had to do some marketing. 

First Chapter Fridays & Visible Thinking

Taking a page from Ron Ritchart's Making Thinking Visible, I massaged the Zoom In thinking routine, and added a dash of the See-Think-Wonder routine. 

Every Friday, I bring three chapter books from my classroom library to our meeting area. I facilitate a see-think-wonder about the covers of each book. 

What do you see? What do you notice on the cover?

What do you think about what you notice?

What are you wondering about?

Then I read the first chapter of the first book. I stop about 3 to 4 times as I read through the chapter so students can zoom in. The zoom-in thinking routine is usually used with visuals. It allows students to view an image in small chunks.  I modified this routine and used it with text. Students were allowed to see/hear small sections of the first chapter, until the whole chapter was revealed. At each stopping point, I ask students to stop and jot their noticings, thoughts, and questions. At the end of the first chapter, they stand up and walk and talk with a thinking partner about the chapter they just heard. 


Then I do it again with the second and third books I choose. By the end of the session, they are jockeying in line to get those books, so much so, that we have created wait lists for our First Chapter Friday books.

It's funny how simple some solutions can be, isn't it? As a result of our see-think-wonder, zoom-in routines and First Chapter Fridays, my students are branching out as a readers and thinkers. They're discovering new worlds, and I couldn't be happier. 

There are worlds within worlds...Everything in our world is connected by the delicate strands of the web of life..."

                                                                                      -"Ferngully"

Want to explore some visible thinking routines in your classroom? Do your students read a balanced diet? Check out these resources! They could make a difference for your kiddos, as they did mine!

I'm so lucky and privileged to be part of a phenomenal group of upper elementary bloggers. You won't want to miss out on their posts about wonder and curiosity this month! Visit them below!

"Writing Riddles" for Mini-Research in Science | Tarheelstate Teacher

3 Ways to Strengthen Student Questioning During Reading | Think Grow Giggle

Modifying Math Word Problems to Encourage Curiosity | Mix and Math

Wonder Walls & STEM Challenges | Kerry Tracy

Word Wonders: Collecting Multisyllabic Words | Reading by Heart

Using Visible Thinking to Read With Wonder | Wild Child's Mossy Oak Musings

Stimulating Curiosity through Questioning | The Owl Teacher

Inspiring Curiosity through Technology | Love Learning

Mathematicians Inspire Wonder & Curiosity  | Tried and True Teaching Tools

Taking KWL Charts Up a Notch | Elementary Inquiry

Curiosity in the Classroom: Five Steps to Engagement and Creativity | Mikey D Teach

FREE MATH LESSON - “Place Value Task Cards [self checking QR codes]”

by Katie Jones
3rd - 4th Grade

This download comes with 12 center tasks to reinforce place value skills. It focuses on place value to the hundred-thousands place. 

I've included QR codes on each card to allow students to self check their answer. To access the QR code, you will need to download the free QR reader on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. 

Teacher directions are included in the download. 

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Rounding Task Cards

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FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - “Martin Luther King, Jr. Timeline and Activities”

by Kennedy's Korner
2nd - 6th Grade

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This freebie has your students cutting the events of Dr. King's life and pasting them on a timeline. Then your students will answer questions about the timeline on a worksheet to check their comprehension.

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This freebie packet can be used alone but works best when it is used with our MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. Power Point unit. This Power Point unit has a 15 slide power point presentation and 10 ELA activities to complete the unit. The power point is filled with facts and photos about this extraordinary man. It has important information from the time he was born until the day he was assassinated. It is a great teaching tool to use with your students. Please visit our TPT store Kennedy's Korner to find this amazing Power Point to complement your lesson plans today!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Free! Martin Luther King, Jr. Line Word Search! Printables!”

by Alferi
2nd - 5th Grade

Martin Luther King, Jr. Line Word Search!
Fun and engaging!

Enjoy and thanks for downloading!

CLIP ART is from My Cute Graphics!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Martin Luther King Day - Free Word Search Puzzle”

by HappyEdugator
4th - 7th Grade

Martin Luther King Jr. FREE Word Search Puzzle based on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Medium difficulty wordsearch for your students to solve. Useful as an extension or reinforcement activity for when you study MLK or to support Black History month. Solution included, of course. Helps develop spelling and vocabulary. NO PREP. Print and go. 
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Martin Luther King Jr. Crossword Puzzle

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