My name is April Smith, and my mission is to empower educators with lessons that excite and motivate their students.
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@@rafaelgamboa3144 This is an older mini-lesson on tpt for 5 days. :) We also have new and expanded lessons that include these skills in the Simplify Writing program! www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Narrative-Writing-Unit-Grades-4-5-Prompt-Graphic-Organizers-Rubric-2471820
Thank you so much... your guidance was so clear and it gave me vision. I have special ed -Aut class and needed ideas how to manage my centers. I am struggling with content level because some of my students are high and others are extreme low. I have to plan my lessons to their cognitive level. It has been a struggle because I either make it too hard or way too easy for some. I have found it hard to visualize how I am going to do this but you have hellped me a great deal. i have subscribe to your channel, thuumbs up and see your content... thank you, thank you for sharing.
Anything that’s a review (nothing that you haven’t directly taught). You can follow the lesson with more practice with that skill or spiral past skills. I have created some for 3rd-5th that have consistent activities which make it a lot easier. performingineducation.com/shop/?orderby=price-desc&_search=Math%20centers
I am very excited to start PBL this year. I am a 7-9 grade resource room special education teacher. I have not taught PBL before and I am wondering if I could please have a sample of a lesson or at least an outline to guide me on how to get started. I am feeling very overwhelmed but I also believe this is the best way to differentiate my lessons to be able to meet my students where they are at and also make sure to cover all their IEP goals by alligning the projects with state standards. I would love any guidance you are willing to give. Thank you
You’re going to love it! I have a great course that will teach you how to plan your PBL. It can be found at www.launchpbl.com/. I don’t have individual lessons for middle school as I used it myself in 3-5.
I agree, that’s the biggest struggle! I think only doing one center a day and having the same centers with new content replaced once a week is the simplest way to do it.
I have always used centers for reading, but I am new to math centers. My concern is that I have grades 3-5 in my classroom. So I just need to make sure that I meet all their needs.
Even with one grade level, there are always so many different levels! So, centers are a great way to individualize it for homogenous groups of students. :)
Do you have this type of spelling available for purchase or know where to get a spelling program that follows sound patterns that would be appropriate for fifth graders? I’d love something that includes the rules.
We’re developing that program for 5th as a bonus for the Simplify Writing curriculum right now because it’s tough to find materials that align to SoR for upper elementary! Please email me at april@simplifywriting.com, and I’ll let you know when it’s completed. We will likely sell it separately as well.
