Getting Started With A New Classroom!

Man, summer sure goes fast, doesn't it?  I just finished setting up my new classroom in a new district, and thought I'd share it (and some FREE RESOURCES!!!) with you!

Underrepresented Heroes Posters

I believe that kids need heroes like them to look up to.  Too often we focus on just the Washingtons, Lincolns or Churchills of history and forget everyone else.  It's important to show kids underrepresented heroes too - African Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Women, LGBTQIA heroes.  Heroes for them - heroes for us all that often get overlooked or just given a passing mention.  These FREE POSTERS are available in my TpT store, just click on the link!

Levels of Understanding Posters

As a teacher who infuses Marzano's principles into nearly everything I do, these posters are invaluable to me.  At the beginning of each lesson, I have students use the 0-4 scale to rate where they are starting in relation to our learning target.  At the end of class, I have them re-evaluate themselves to identify where they are and what they need to do to attain or maintain mastery.  These are also FREE and only available here at my blog (thanks for visiting and/or following me!).

AB Partner/Letter Partner Protocols and Table Mats

These resources are used in conjunction and are also FREE!  One of the ways I get students to interact is through speaking to one partner or the use of a variety of verbal and written round robin strategies.  Both of these use the mats to keep things organized and moving quickly.  They are also great for assigning jobs ("Person 4, please get paper for your table"), or re-grouping ("If you're person 1 at your table, meet over there.  If you're person 2...") as well as many other uses.

Robin Trainings

To get my students to communicate effectively and efficiently, I use a variety of round robin strategies that are both verbal and written.  These strategies work great once the students know how to use them.  To teach them, I use these 3 presentations that use GoogleSlides and is available for purchase at my TpT store.  These presentations will teach your students how to use Round Robin, Rally Robin, All-Write Rally Robin, Rally Robin Race and All-Write Rally Robin Race.

So, I hope you all have a great school year full of students that have fun and interact while learning your content, and I hope the resources I gave or offered here help.  If they do, please leave me some comments to let me know, and if you haven't yet, please visit my TpT store for great Social Studies resources that are fun, inclusive and Marzano aligned, and don't forget to follow this blog for more of the same!

• Under Represented Heroes Posters
• Levels of Understanding Posters
• AB and Letter Partner Posters & Group Table Mats
• Robin Trainings
• My Store