TOOLS & TEMPLATES Every educator knows how time-consuming even the simplest classroom management tasks can be. Every minute spent on blockprinting desktop name tags, composing welcome letters, writing behavior reports, sketching state flag bingo cards, drawing Venn diagrams, or creating any of the other forms, letters, and work sheets teachers use every day is a minute lost to content-based planning and preparation. What teacher can afford to lose such valuable time? Education World editors know that a teacher's time is his or her most precious commodity. We know that busy work is not the most cost-effective use of that time. We also recognize, however, the importance of the hundreds of basic classroom management tools that teachers use each year. So this year, we'll be creating a number of printable, editable templates that teachers can customize and use in their own classrooms. The templates can be downloaded from our site, saved to the teacher's own hard drive, and edited as necessary. We hope you'll find them useful. Click here to get directions to download and edit templates.
Templates Award Certificates Back to School Calendars Classroom Organizers Election Templates Flyers, Posters, and Signs Graphic Organizers Holiday Gift Coupons Holiday Work Sheet Templates Icebreakers Language Arts Parent-Teacher Communications Setting Goals
Award Certificates Insert your own text and/or graphics to customize these award certificates. Be patient! Some certificates can take a moment or two to download. • • • • • • • •
An Apple from the Teacher Certificate of Achievement Certificate of Appreciation Certificate of Excellence Diploma Generic Certificate Student of the Month Student of the Week
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Student of the Year Super Student Way to Go World's Best Father World's Best Mother
Back to School Name tags, a welcome letter, student information forms, and calendar grid. • • • • • • • • •
Five-Day Calendar Grid Seven-Day Calendar Grid Round Name Tags for primary students Round Name Tags for older students Rectangular Name Tags for primary students Rectangular Name Tags for older students Family Information Form Student Profile Form Welcome Letter
Calendars Editable calendars are great for listing homework, creating student activity sheets, and more. (See Twenty-Five Ideas for Using Education World's Monthly Calendars.) • • • • • • • • • • • • •
January February March April May June July August September October November December 2005-2006 Calendar
Classroom Organizers Schedules, checklists, and assignment sheets • • • • • • • • • •
Homework Assignments Elementary Homework Assignments Secondary Individual Lesson Plan Long-Term Assignments Monthly Planning Guide Multi-Purpose Class List Multi-Purpose Monthly Checklist Syllabus Weekly Planning Guide Elementary Weekly Planning Guide Secondary
Election Templates Use these templates as informational handouts. Then delete the data to create election worksheets and quizzes. • • • • • • • • • •
Branches of Government Chart Campaign Timeline Candidate Position Paper Debate Scoring Rubric Electoral College Map Electoral Vote Tally Levels of Government Chart Order of Succession Flow Chart Popular Vote Tally President Information Sheet
Flyers, Posters, and Signs Welcome Back Poster (25 ½" x 33")
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9
Special Event Flyer (8 ½" x 11")
Classroom Sign (8 ½" x 11")
2005-2006 Calendar (8 ½" x 11")
Inspirational Quote Sign (8 ½" x 11")
Graphic Organizers Venn diagrams, family tree chart, concept maps, comparison chart, event map, spider map, and KWL charts • • • • • • • • • • •
2-Circle Venn Diagram 3-Circle Venn Diagram Comparison Chart Concept Map (elementary) Concept Map (primary) Event Map Family Tree Chart KWHL Chart KWL Chart Research Notes Chart Spider Map
Looking for Something Special? Do you need a particular template that you haven't been able to find online? Let us know, and we'll try to create it for you! E-mail
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Holiday Gift Coupons • • • • • • • • • •
Still looking for a special template? Don't miss the Education World article, Templates for Teachers.
Christmas - Version 1 Christmas - Version 2 Hanukkah - Version 1 Hanukkah - Version 2 Kwanzaa - Version 1 Kwanzaa - Version 2 Ramadan - Version 1 Ramadan - Version 2 Winter Holiday - Version 1 Winter Holiday - Version 2
Holiday Work Sheet Templates Create timely work sheets by typing an activity into each holiday silhouette. Type a math problem, a question to answer, a fill-in-the-blank sentence... January • Winter • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Super Bowl February • Groundhog Day • Abraham Lincoln • Valentine's Day • George Washington March • • • •
St. Patrick's Day Spring Kite "March Madness" Basketball Easter
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April Showers Umbrella Spring Flower
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Fourth of July/Patriotism
September • Autumn October • Columbus Day • Halloween November • Thanksgiving December • Hanukkah • Christmas
Icebreakers For use with icebreakers and other classroom lessons and activities. • • • • •
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Apple and Worm An Apple Activity assesses students' ability to follow directions. (K-2) Apple Note Pad Send notes home all year long on an Apple Note Pad for Parents. (all ages) Bingo Card Play Getting to Know You Math or go on a Bingo Scavenger Hunt. (3-8) Cupcake Make a Happy Birthday Graph. (K-5) Fish Learn about their favorite things as they discover that Fish Go to School Too. (28) License Plate Personalized License Plates can help you discover who they are. (6-12) Trading Card You don't have to hit the pros to get your face on a Trading Card. Shapebook Lined Shapebook Unlined Kids write about what they know as they explore the shape of things to come. (K5) Wanted Poster Wanted Posters display what makes students special. (3-12)
Language Arts • • • • • • • • • • •
Bookmark Book Report BINGO Book Report: Biography Book Report: Fiction Book Report: Nonfiction Book Review: Elementary Book Review: Secondary Five-Day Calendar Grid Seven-Day Calendar Grid Newsletter: Format 1 Newsletter: Format 2
Parent-Teacher Communications Communicate with parents by snail mail or e-mail with these editable and printable forms and letters. • • • • • • • •
Conference Notice and Questionnaire Conference Record Field Trip Permission Form Newsletter: Format 1 Newsletter: Format 2 Midterm Report Parent Communication Log Parental Concern Checklist
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Quick Quip (negative) Quick Quip (positive) Volunteer Letter Weekly Report
Setting Goals • • • • • • • •
I Have a Dream Personal Goal Learning Goal Behavior Goal Career Goal Mini-Goal Daily Goal Contract Weekly Goal Contract
