Resources

Anchor charts

  • Support instruction by capturing the most important ideas, strategies, or steps from a lesson in a visible, student-friendly way.​

 

  • Serve as a reference tool students can return to during independent work instead of relying on the teacher for repeated reminders.

 

  • Make thinking visible, helping students understand complex concepts through visuals, examples, and concise language.

 

  • Promote independence and self‑regulation by giving students a scaffold they can use to solve problems or follow procedures on their own.

 

  • Increase engagement and retention, especially when co‑created with students and supported with visuals for different learning styles and ELLs.

 

  • Reinforce routines and expectations (“How to do independent reading,” math problem‑solving steps, writing checklists) so the classroom runs more smoothly.

Create your own storybook!

Students will plan, write, and illustrate their own original story! Each student will develop a short narrative with a clear beginning, middle, and end, then add drawings to show the setting and key events. For the art connection, students will illustrate their story’s setting and add it to their writing page. Once stories are complete, students will share their work through a partner “turn-and-talk” or a classroom gallery walk so everyone can celebrate their creative writing and artistic expression!