Monday, May 30, 2022

Synonym and Genre Posters | Classroom Decor that Teaches



synonym posters for elementary teachers

Find these posters for synonyms HERE and HERE ! Build a beautiful and colorful bulletin board that teaches.  Headings for your board are included.  Each poster displays one word and a list of synonyms that might be used for that word.  Each poster has a fun clip art that shows the meaning of the word.  There are 40 posters.  Display in groups and change when necessary.  Your writing center will be a teaching corner that everyone notices.  

You may decide to laminate these posters for durability... display them in a way that they can be easily taken down for a closer look at student desks.  Talk about using a thesaurus and choosing the right word when writing informational texts and stories.   You will use these year after year.   Writing is bright green spinach in a red colander!  


reading resources for elementary teachers

Find these posters for genre  HERE  and HERE ! Build a beautiful and colorful bulletin board that teaches.   Each poster displays a specific genre and shows examples from children's literature of that genre. There are 16 posters.  Genre Included:

  • realistic fiction
  • fairy tale
  • mystery
  • fiction
  • folk tales
  • biography
  • autobiography
  • tall tales
  • fables
  • poetry
  • legends
  • myths
  • science fiction
  • historical fiction
  • informational text
  • fantasy
Display in groups and change when necessary.  Book talks will include genre when these posters are easy to see and read.   Your reading center will be a teaching corner that everyone notices.  

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Welcome to Teacher Treehouse Ideas


Welcome to the Teacher Treehouse where you will find inspiration, ideas and resources that engage creativity and thinking.  This blog is dedicated to ideas that help elementary teachers choose best practices that build successful classroom environments and a community of readers and writers.  Teachers will begin to recognize the smiles in their classrooms that show a thirst for knowledge and a joy in learning.  

The posts will be weekly and each post will bring an idea for you and your students and classroom.  Become a Teacher Treehouse follower.  You will find easy tips to make your day interesting and fun and enhance learning for every child.  You will find experienced authors and books that teach literacy and life lessons.   The ideas and resources found here will save YOU time and in turn provides the energy you need when actively teaching a classroom of children.  All of these ideas are child-centered as the goal is supporting your students in their pursuit to becoming life-long learners.  

The focus of Teacher Treehouse is on resources that help with classroom management, classroom organization, and classroom decor.  There will be an effort to address good writing in the classroom and provide resources that help beginning writers.  Authentic writing experiences are highlighted and presented as often as possible.  Teacher references and research are important to note for each endeavor in reading and writing.  Listening and speaking are vital to the whole of literacy learning and practice.  Home and school are connected throughout as the child's world journeys the path of both. 

Follow along as Teacher Treehouse blog grows with ideas and inspiration. 






Teacher Binder and Weekly Lesson Planner

Editable Teacher binder

Teacher Binder and Weekly Lesson Planner


Jam packed with lesson planners, important school forms, monthly newsletter templates, parent letter templates, grading forms, behavior reflection pages, number circles and a BONUS substitute teacher notebook! FREE Updates for Life ! Get organized with Your  ‘Everything, Everything’ Teacher Binder!

Design your Weekly Lesson Planner with these bright and colorful colors and formats.

10 different formats for your planner and 50 cover designs.


When you purchase this teacher binder, you will get  a BONUS - Substitute Teacher Notebook!

As I add new forms and update the calendars, you will be notified so you can access the update and new pages for FREE! Your editable teacher binder can be used this year but also year-after-year without ever purchasing a new one!


This Editable Teacher Binder includes:

  • Covers and Dividers for your teacher binder – 50 Designs
  • Colorful spine covers for your teacher binder
  • Weekly Lesson Planner - [10 styles]
  • One Weekly Lesson Planner for 6-day rotation
  • Important Forms for Classroom and School
  • Monthly Calendars - 2 styles – one page and also 2-page layout for your notebook - Calendars for each new School Year
  • One page daily schedule – at- a-glance
  • Number Circles for Class # Assignments
  • Monthly Newsletter Templates [just type in your news!]
  • Bonus : Substitute Notebook

Forms for Important Information include:

[keep these forms in one place and ready to use]

  • one page daily routine at- a-glance
  • class roster
  • Birthdays
  • student medical information
  • Individual Student form
  • IEP student form
  • Small Group Lesson form
  • Guided Reading Student Snapshot form
  • Guided Reading Lesson Plan
  • Guided Math Lesson Form
  • Writing Lesson Form
  • Writing Conference form
  • Guided Reading Notes (individual student)
  • Parent Communication Log
  • Meeting Notes
  • To Do List
  • Recording sheets for grades
  • Transportation Home List
  • Emergency Plans - Fire Drill and Lockdown
  • Seating Charts
  • Labels for Tables
  • Codes and Phone Extensions
  • Website Log-In Form
  • Behavior Forms - Think Sheet, Action Plan
  • Year-at-a-Glance!

Editable Letters for parent communication: [these letters save time! And they are editable to place YOUR information within the context of the letter]

  • Back-to-School Parent Information Letter
  • Parent-Teacher Conference Form
  • Parent-Teacher Conference Reminder
  • Field Trip Permission Slip

You will be pleased when you have all of these teaching pages, letters and forms at your fingertips... and it is quite easy to update your binder each year.  

Your teacher binder will be fun to build as you have many covers, colors and designs to choose from... you can even change them whenever you 'd like!   Brighten Your Day! Save Time! 

Get Organized! Stunning clip art!

310 essential pages to keep 

your school year running smoothly! 

Find Yours HERE

A Classroom Library ... the heart of learning

 

Classroom Library

Choose a corner and build your library space.  This is where your students will find children's literature and that is a great beginning to reading.