This time of year it seems that organization is even more on our minds that usual. I am a firm believer that an organized classroom and teacher makes for a much more fun day. My friends often pick on me because I am typically at school by 7 am (kids don't come until 8:30 am :) By 3 pm I am as tired as the kids- the morning is my "get it done" time.
Each year I try to release a little more of the learning to the students. I love inquiry based learning and try to incorporate it into different aspects of my day. Our science lessons are 100% inquiry based. I see how amazing the kids are during these learning times and want to incorporate it into more parts of my day.
This summer I tried to create a language arts lesson plan template that would help me create lessons in which the students are actively engaged all the time! I want to move even farther away from the "talk at you" teaching and move to more discovery teaching. Although I pride myself as being the type of teacher who guides her students instead of force feeding them facts, it is easy to slip into the talk, talk, talk lesson.
Below is my first attempt. My district has a great scope and sequence but we are in charge of creating the actual lessons. Eventually I will put it on TpT but for now here is a sneak peak. I never put a product up unless I have used it with success. I'll keep you all updated! Enjoy!
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