ELA Anchor Charts

Next up - ELA Anchor Charts. If you saw my blog post on math anchor charts you already know I love anchor charts in my classroom and how they can help. 

Here are my ELA anchor charts. I print an 8.5 x 11 size and 3-hole punch it for students to keep in their ELA/Writing binder to reference back when they need to. 

There are six anchor charts in the bundle including: 

• Theme
• Character, Setting, and Plot
• Compare and Contrast
• Author's Point of View
• Text Structures 
• Main Idea and Key Details

You can buy them individually or save and grab the bundle. I provide step-by-step directions on how to print them in the anchor chart size of your preference. Click HERE to see the preview in my store for more information.

Math Anchor Charts

I absolutely love anchor charts. Having a visual up for my students to remind them of the strategies we are using in math really helps them and I constantly catch them looking over at them.

• Math anchor charts are visual aids that help students to understand and remember key concepts and skills in mathematics. Here are some reasons why teachers should use math anchor charts in their classrooms: 

•  Visual learning: Many students are visual learners, meaning that they learn best when information is presented in a visual format. Anchor charts are a powerful tool for visual learning as they use graphics, diagrams, and illustrations to make concepts more engaging and easier to understand. 

• Promote retention: Anchor charts can help students to retain information by providing a visual reference point that they can refer back to when needed. When students can see and interact with the information, they are more likely to remember it. 

• Encourage participation: Anchor charts can encourage participation and interaction in the classroom. By using sticky notes or other interactive elements, students can add their own thoughts and ideas to the anchor chart, making it a collaborative tool for learning. 

• Scaffold learning: Anchor charts can be used to scaffold learning by breaking down complex concepts into smaller, more manageable pieces. This can help students to understand the big picture and see how different concepts are related to each other. 

• Support differentiation: Anchor charts can be used to support differentiation by providing different levels of information for students with different levels of understanding. By creating different versions of the same anchor chart, teachers can provide support for struggling learners and challenge more advanced students. 

• Increase engagement: Anchor charts can make learning more engaging and fun for students. When information is presented in a visually appealing and interactive way, students are more likely to be interested and engaged in the learning process.

I created these math anchor charts for my classroom but could be used for any upper elementary grade level depending on your math targets and standards.

My primary teachers would like me to create anchor charts for their grade levels so be on the lookout for those this summer! (K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th coming soon!)

Here are a few anchor charts. All anchor charts come with step-by-step directions on how to print them based on your size preference. You can also buy them individually. Click HERE to see the preview in my store for more information.

Fraction Bars

Fractions can be tough for students to understand. When I introduce fractions I use several visual ways to show my students fractions. One visual I use is fraction bars. 

This visual really helps students compare one whole and breaking it in fractions. I made this sheet for my students. I have them glue it into their math interactive notebook so they can reference it when needed. You can grab my Fraction Bars in my store HERE.

2019-2020 School Year Calendars and a Freebie!

They are here! I finally updated the school year calendars in my store. Check out my free sample I offer HERE to get an idea of what it looks like. 

If you like it and it works for you then you can grab the full year HERE. It follows the school year here in the USA so August to July.

Looking for a more colorful calendar to keep your important dates on? I also have this calendar in my store. You can grab it HERE

I'm working on a few more calendars so make sure you follow me on TPT for my latest product updates! Visit my whole store HERE! 

Make A Wish!

I just had to share this! A student gave me this as a gift. I just absolutely love it! Today I made my wish and tied it on. Here is a link to the owner's shop on Esty where my student bought it from. She has a ton of other ones - for weddings, teachers, friends, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers and more.

Head to her shop HERE

Speaking of teacher gifts - what are some of your favorites? I always ask for donations to my Donors Choose project. I am currently working on getting iPads for my classroom. Check out my project HERE. Donors Choose is an amazing organization and always helps teachers get needed items for their classrooms. Currently, they are matching all donations so my $800 project can be fully funded for only $400.00. If a donation of $20 is turned in then it becomes $40! No amount is too small and I have had several corporations donate to my causes - remember it also a tax write off!

My other favorite gift is a TPT gift card!! Who doesn't want one of those? I am constantly supporting TPT sellers with their amazing resources!

Lastly, another favorite gift would be gift cards to stores like Target, office stores, Ikea, any stores that I can buy items for my classroom.

I love that I get gifts that are for me but my true joy is to put back into my classroom, my students and my teaching.