https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox Made with research and experience from the classroom en-us 2018-05-07 02:48:20 UTC 2025-12-09 23:20:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258386746 The Class Dojo toolkit is a strategy under technology because it is an App and a website that is free and has many, many tools that assist the class in many ways, like timers, group making, sound level, etc. A technology that is well worth the time investment! ]]> 2018-05-07 02:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258386746 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258387296 Categories: 
a. Classroom Management
          1. Visuals/ Anchor Charts
          2. Graphic Organizers
          3. Keeping Score
          4. Music
          5. Celebrations/ Class Cheers
          6. A/B Partners
          7. Video/Audio Response Sheet
          8. Fist to Five

b. Reading
          1. Think Aloud
          2. Reading G.O.
          3. KWL 
          4. Partner Reading (knee to knee, ear to ear)
          5. Reading Anchor Chart

c. Writing
          1. Padlet
          2. Cornell Note Taker
          3. Authority List
          4. Heart Map
          5. 4-2-1 Summarize
          6. Mind Map 
          7. 2 Stars and a Wish

d. Speaking/Listening
          1. Think-Pair-Share
          2. Partner Interviews
          3. Philosophical Chairs
          4. SSE (Stuck, Stretched, and Energized Strategy)
          5. Author's Chair
          6. Gallery Walk

e. Technology
          1. Class Dojo
          2. KidBlog

f. Formative Assessments
          1. Conference Notetaker
          2. Teacher Checklist

g. Games
          1. Bingo

***All strategies have been found either online, from a book, or from a fellow teacher. I do not claim any ownership of any of these ideas. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258387296 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258387968 Padlet is a great strategy to use for many different categories however, I chose to put it here in writing because it can be a very fun way for students who struggle to write, to write! :D]]> 2018-05-07 03:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258387968 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258387999 Students are able to think about a topic, pair-up, and share what their ideas are. Simple and effective to get students talking and discussing. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258387999 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388028 This is a great strategy for any subject that the students are learning about. It has three main purposes, #1 it helps prevent forgetting, #2 it encourages concentration, and #3 it records important information that can be used for studying for a test or for writing a paper about a particular subject.  ]]> 2018-05-07 03:11:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388028 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388054 This strategy can be used for any subject. I particularly like this strategy because you can really teach students what a good conversation is all about.
I use this strategy to help students with their writing. I have them sit in partners and read their writing to each other. The partner that is listening has to come up with at least 2 questions that they want to know more about in their partners writing. for example, I liked when you wrote about your trip to Mexico, but I am wondering more about how you prepared for Mexico, could you tell me more about that?

]]> 2018-05-07 03:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388054 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388113 Visuals and Anchor Charts are a fantastic way to keep your class on task and having a constant reminder of the classroom expectations. Below is a great example of an anchor chart for the expectations for group work.

]]> 2018-05-07 03:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388113 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388140 Reading think alouds are fantastic for modeling good reading strategies for your students. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388140 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388161 These are great tools and strategies to keep the students working hard so that you do not have to be working individually with each student. This is great for centers or as a part of Reading/ writing workshop. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388161 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388187 I really like graphic organizers for reading. I use reading workshop in my class and require that the students always have something to show for the work that they are doing the time that I am not supervising their every move. I also really like this organizer because I feel that it does a great job at hitting a lot of the most important aspects of reading comprehension. Making connections to what you are reading will help comprehension because it anchors the new information to something that is already in your memory and usually has some emotion attached to it. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388187 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388233 A statement that has two possible responses—agree or disagree—is read out loud. Depending on whether they agree or disagree with this statement, students move to one side of the room or the other. From that spot, students take turns defending their positions.]]> 2018-05-07 03:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388233 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388261 This is a great way for students to access their prior knowledge when beginning a new reading. It can be used for many subjects, but I particularly like it for reading in the pre-reading step. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388261 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388619 Students respond to something that they just read, watched, or listened to. They come up with something that stuck with them, something that stretched their understanding or previous understanding, and something that energized them. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258388619 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389163 This strategy really helps students who are struggling to read, not have to work so hard to understand and read a text at the same time. As the students are building up skills and stamina to read and comprehend everything that they are reading, this really takes the stress out of having to read every word in the book. You get to work on your reading and listening skills at the same time to help with your reading comprehension. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389163 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389205 Having a scoreboard where you are in competition with your class can be a lot of fun! It is very versatile, and you can use it for many different goals or specific behaviors that you are looking for. You can also use it in relation to your goals for the class. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389205 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389250 Checklists are a fantastic way to see how your students are doing with regards to your standards, or your learning objective for the day. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389250 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389282 This is a fantastic strategy to ensure that you keep on track for what you are focusing on for each student. It also keeps the student accountable for what you ask him or her to do in their reading or writing. The conference log comes in handy when you are working in the reading and writing workshop classroom design. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389282 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389307 Having music in your classroom can be the best thing ever. It can help with noise level, it can hep with transitions, etc. It is a SUPER helpful strategy that I love using in my room. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389307 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389331 These are awesome and help with the classroom management like nobody's business. I personally like the "Oh Yeah" celebration whenever I want to highlight a behavior of one student or the class in general. The students put their hands out to their sides as far as they can and then once every student is ready, we all clap as we say "Oh Yeah"! It is really fun and helps to keep a fun, safe, and positive environment. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389331 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389350 This is a great list of idea that students can refer to when trying to figure out a subject to write about. The list can change but it is an important prewriting strategy that will help not only writing, but your classroom management, because your students will already know what to do when they finish one of their writing pieces. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389350 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389360 This is another fantastic resource that students can refer to all year long when they are trying to figure something that they could write about. They choose topics that are close to their hearts, the topics could range from things that they want to explore to things that are close to their hearts like their dog, or their family, etc. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389360 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389393 This strategy is great for students to feel empowered about their writing and give them a chance to read and have their writing be listened to. One student gets the opportunity to sit on the chair and read their masterpiece with the class. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389393 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389899 This is a great resource for students to really figure out what is most important about what they read, about what they need to know, etc. This really helps the students to use their critical thinking skills in order to fill out the boxes in a broad to narrow fashion. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:28:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258389899 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390060 This is a great game that works well when trying to help students get better at a skill or a new concept in class. 
I used it the other day when teaching about time. I would say a time and they would have to be able to find the clock that was showing the correct time that I said. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390060 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390358 This strategy is very fun to see how the groups end up. You can be as creative as you want. But the basics for the strategy is to have groups of 2 where each partner has a responsibility and then they switch roles. It is fun and very helpful to alleviate any un-needed questions from students and so it makes your room flow better. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390358 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390588 This is a great strategy for many categories, but I chose it for management because it is something that you can use for whole group while you are all watching a video or in small groups as evidence for learning from the small group work. They will take notes that relate to how they feel about the video. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390588 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390766 This resource is invaluable when trying to figure out ideas and to structure your paper in a way that maps how your brain thinks it will. This strategy is one that students can use for the rest of their lives. It helps to connect ideas to main ideas and to keep everything that is about the same topic together instead of all over the place. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390766 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390968 This is a great technology for students to be able to talk about an article that they read and be able to read and respond to their peers without having to be in the same room as them. It is also a great center to do with students to get a good conversation and ideas out about a new topic that you are just starting to learn about. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258390968 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258391219 This strategy works well when you are thinking about your writing or the writing of one of your classmates. It is a way to give praise and optimism about student's writing. It gives them two encouraging responses to one wish that they use to help the writer focus on one thing that could possibly be better. ]]> 2018-05-07 03:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258391219 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258734040 This is a fantastic way for your students to self-monitor their learning or use their metacognition skills. When they raise their hands and need help you know what kind of help they need. You also can do a very quick check to see how the class understands a new concept by simply saying "Fist to Five". ]]> 2018-05-07 23:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258734040 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258734307 These are such important reminders for your students. There should not be a ton of them, but just enough so that they know that the ones that are up are important. It is also very helpful to continuously reference the anchor charts so that your students know how to use them. Model, model, model. It could even be incorporated into your think aloud.  ]]> 2018-05-07 23:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258734307 bradyrupp https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258780006 Stations or posters are set up around the classroom, on the walls or on tables. Small groups of students travel from station to station together, performing some kind of task or responding to a prompt, either of which will result in a conversation.]]> 2018-05-08 04:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/bradyrupp/teachingstrategytoolbox/wish/258780006