RLA Weekly Tactical Document by Jasmine Cobbs

FIVE JAMBOARD BELLRINGERS TO START THE SCHOOL DAY

jasminecobbs — 2023-08-16 15:50:21 UTC

Team, here are some engaging ideas for Bell Ringers to start the year off. Take a look!

Graphic Organizers Resources

jasminecobbs — 2023-08-16 15:54:28 UTC

Team, here are some graphic organizer templates you can use for active learning.

Bring a Character to Life (Optional Activity for Lab or Enrichment Classes)

jasminecobbs — 2023-08-16 20:26:20 UTC

Sample Character Traits- Resource

jasminecobbs — 2023-08-16 20:45:58 UTC

25 Activities to Use with Vocabulary Words/ Classroom Word Wall

jasminecobbs — 2023-08-16 21:14:23 UTC

Cobbs-Activities for Informational Texts

2023-08-18 23:40:50 UTC

Cobbs- Reading Response Non-Fiction Choice Board

2023-08-18 23:53:31 UTC

Cobbs- Reading Response Fiction Choice Board

2023-08-18 23:54:16 UTC

Cobbs- Strategies for Student Engagement

2023-08-19 00:25:36 UTC

Team, take a look at some of these strategies. Use a few of these strategies to take your student engagement levels up a notch!

Cobbs- Simple Questions to Encourage Student Voice

2023-08-19 00:27:57 UTC

Sentence Starters to prompt Classroom Discussions

jasminecobbs — 2023-08-22 02:16:35 UTC

Are students stuck?
Have students use a few of these sentence starters when they're writing their thoughts out..

Help with Classroom Management!!!

jasminecobbs — 2023-08-24 14:01:43 UTC

Cobbs-Bulletin Board Ideas

2023-08-27 20:15:49 UTC

Here are some idea to use when working on the grade level/content bulletin boards. Remember to complete by September 22nd! 😉

Cobbs-Stems for Higher-Level Class Discussions

2023-09-13 23:00:42 UTC

Cobbs- Classroom Timers Resource

2023-09-13 23:06:33 UTC

Check out these apps and websites for cool and creative classroom timers!

Cobbs- 16 Anticipatory Ideas to "Hook" students at the beginning of the lesson

2023-09-18 10:43:57 UTC

Over 40,000 eBooks for Students to Choose from

jasminecobbs — 2023-09-22 14:00:18 UTC

Try setting up your classes so students can access over 40K eBooks to choose from! Reading is FUNDAMENTAL!

Cobbs- Collaborative Conversation BINGO

2023-09-28 03:42:15 UTC

Cobbs- Teacher Reflection Questions

2023-09-28 23:37:05 UTC

Cobbs- 5 Ways to Make Awesome Stations

2023-10-20 23:44:05 UTC

Cobbs- PLC Feedback Stems

2023-10-20 23:50:19 UTC

Cobbs- Instructional Thinking Strategies & Activities

2023-10-20 23:55:17 UTC

Team, here are some great activities to help students track their thinking. Check them out!

Cobbs-Using Blooms to Create Higher Order Thinking Questions

2023-10-21 00:00:24 UTC

Let's continue to increase the levels of rigor in our classrooms by creating higher order thinking questions to ask students. Check out this chart for assistance.

Cobbs- Questions to Ask/Answer during a check-in meeting. (Team Leads, this is for you!)

2023-10-21 00:03:38 UTC

Informational Text Summary Graphic Organizer

2023-10-23 15:23:49 UTC

I found that my students responded well to this graphic organizer. I hope it helps! -- Dr. Hall

Grammar Bytes!

jasminecobbs — 2023-10-23 20:02:42 UTC

Team, this is a great resource to use for teaching/ reviewing Grammar and Language Conventions with your students! You definitely need to check this website out!

Storyboard Creator/ Comic Strip Maker

jasminecobbs — 2023-10-23 20:20:57 UTC

Team, let students explore their creative side with this storyboard generator! If you haven't done so already, try it out!

Cobbs- 8 De-escalation Tips for Teachers

2023-10-25 02:47:04 UTC

17 Principles of Effective Instruction

jasminecobbs — 2023-10-25 20:21:09 UTC

This is vital information not only for new and novice teachers, but also for veteran teachers as well. Team, check out this resource to improve classroom instruction.

7th Grade Reading STAAR STEMS

jasminecobbs — 2023-10-25 20:22:52 UTC

Please use this resource when creating STAAR Aligned Question Stems.

8th Grade Reading STAAR STEMS

jasminecobbs — 2023-10-25 20:24:09 UTC

Please use this resource when creating STAAR Aligned question stems.

Free BINGO Card Generator

jasminecobbs — 2023-10-26 15:29:05 UTC

I love, love, love this website! You can customize your own BINGO cards and you can print them off or students can play virtually.

Try Creating a Literary Elements BINGO and review academic vocab and definitions with your students!

Language Arts Games Online

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-09 18:24:29 UTC

Grammar Activities

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-09 19:06:17 UTC

Sometimes students need a little brain break/ educational game break. Let them play an educational game for 5 min then it's back to business.

Cobbs- Questions for Instructional Coaching

2023-11-10 18:45:49 UTC

Cobbs- 10 Questions Teachers Can Use to Monitor their Own Behavior

2023-11-10 18:49:49 UTC

Are you unwittingly contributing to your students' behavior challenges??? Use these questions to check yourself.... Let's all encourage more POSITIVE BEHAVIOR!

Daily Paragraph Editing, 7th Grade

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-10 21:09:22 UTC

Team, you can use these for Bell Ringers or Warmups to help students with their editing skills. Check it out!

Annotation Bookmarks

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-10 21:13:39 UTC

Do students sometimes have trouble with annotating? Try giving them an annotation bookmark to assist them with talking important notes.

Cobbs- Review Activities

2023-11-10 22:15:20 UTC

Cobbs- Five Digital Tools for Note-Taking and Outlining

2023-11-10 22:17:34 UTC

Cobbs- 8 Tech Projects for Differentiated Learning

2023-11-10 22:27:02 UTC

Cobbs- Cooperative Learning Strategies

2023-11-10 22:31:22 UTC

Cobbs- Supporting Multilingual Learners

2023-11-10 23:13:54 UTC

Cobbs - Conflict Resolution with a Wheel of Choiced

2023-11-14 05:53:13 UTC

Conversation Cards

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-14 17:43:20 UTC

Team, try these out. Students can use these for group/ class discussions. Maybe they might be having trouble organizing their thoughts... then BAM! They can look at these for a sentence starter!

Cobbs- 25 Quick and Easy Tips for New Teachers

2023-11-15 22:11:56 UTC

Cobbs- The Principles of Instruction

2023-11-15 22:22:57 UTC

Cobbs- Social-Emotional Activities

2023-11-16 00:21:33 UTC

Cobbs- 30 Self-Care Ideas for Teachers

2023-11-21 14:05:39 UTC

Cobbs- Reading Strategies Choice Board

2023-11-25 22:18:24 UTC

Cobbs- Customizable Google Forms Templates

2023-11-28 02:27:27 UTC

Lead4ward Instructional Strategies Playlist for Teachers

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-29 21:20:48 UTC

Check out a few of these strategies to use in your classrooms for added student engagement.

Creating STAAR Writers- SCR & ECR Presentation (Region 10)

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-30 00:19:57 UTC

Everything you need to know about SCRs and ECRs is in this presentation. Be sure to refer back to this presentation often.

Virtual Dice

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-30 00:23:02 UTC

Supporting ELLs in the Mainstream Classroom: Reading Instruction (Must Read)

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-30 00:27:53 UTC

Team, we must make sure that we are reaching and teaching all of our students. This article gives 10 different strategies to ensure that we are reaching our English Language Learners. Please read.

Spiller - Grammar Reference Sheets for Student Distribution

2023-11-30 15:27:50 UTC

Team, these vocab and grammar reference sheets will be good for students to have in their spirals or composition notebooks to use when needed. They will definitely come in handy.

Stop, Plop, and Roll (Informational Texts)

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-30 19:54:51 UTC

Stop, Plop, and Roll (Fictional Texts)

jasminecobbs — 2023-11-30 19:56:21 UTC

Cobbs- 6 Ways Teachers Can Support Dyslexic Students

2023-12-08 00:50:40 UTC

New Scoring Process for STAAR Constructed Responses 2023-2024

jasminecobbs — 2023-12-19 15:32:59 UTC

Please read this document regarding how STAAR Constructed Responses will be grade moving forward.

STAAR- Raw Score Conversion Chart 2023

jasminecobbs — 2023-12-19 15:34:05 UTC

Text-Dependent Question Stems

jasminecobbs — 2024-01-09 21:19:56 UTC

Try having students answer a few of these text-dependent question stems after reading a text to demonstrate their understanding.

10 Inspiring Black History Month Activities for Students

jasminecobbs — 2024-01-12 17:02:30 UTC

Black History Month is approaching. Check our some of these activities for your students! We love to see it!

55 Black History Videos for Students in Every Grade Level

jasminecobbs — 2024-01-12 17:08:43 UTC

Optional-During the Month of February, let students watch a few of these videos for bell ringers. Then have them respond to the videos by asking a question, stating their opinion, discuss something new that they have learned, or make a real-world connection.

200 Prompts for Argumentative Writing

jasminecobbs — 2024-01-12 17:29:35 UTC

How to Teach Arguments and Claims

jasminecobbs — 2024-01-12 17:38:37 UTC

Do you need a refresher? Check out this resource for a quick "How To" Session on Teaching Arguments and Claims

Cobbs- Observation Look-Fors

2024-01-18 01:53:11 UTC

Cobbs- How Can Teachers Tell If Individual Students Are Learning?

2024-01-18 01:57:27 UTC

Are your students having problems mastering concepts? Check out this infographic for assistance.

MAP Goal Score Translation Chart (2020)

jasminecobbs — 2024-01-23 00:19:15 UTC

Black History Month Podcasts for Students

jasminecobbs — 2024-02-06 16:42:36 UTC

Want to try something different? Have students listen to a few of these Black History Month Podcasts. The possibilities are endless.

Rock N Roll Vocabulary- Lead4ward

jasminecobbs — 2024-02-15 17:24:30 UTC

Thinking Stems- Lead4ward

jasminecobbs — 2024-02-15 17:46:29 UTC

Are students stuck when trying to express what they've learned? Try providing them with some of these Thinking Stems to help them arrange their thoughts.

STAAR Frequency Distribution at a Glance 2021-2023

jasminecobbs — 2024-02-26 21:07:55 UTC

What will students see on the upcoming Reading STAAR Test? Check out this document...

2024-03-01 18:20:48 UTC

Thanks for all that you do for the ELA Department! More of our teachers need strategies and resources to help guide their instruction. Your hard work does not go unnoticed!!!!

~ Principal Anderson

Cobbs- 6 Ways to Promote Metacognition

2024-03-08 18:45:42 UTC

Cobbs-Enchambered- Live Escape Room Activities for students

2024-04-08 03:39:56 UTC

Team, check out these riddles and brain teasers for students for the end of the year!

Cobbs- How are you showing what you know and what you have learned? (Student Edition)

2024-04-08 03:46:01 UTC

Team, this resource is for our inquisitive students. Check this out for different activities that you can assign to students so they will be able to demonstrate what they know and what they have learned.

Cobbs- Revising vs. Editing (Acronyms)

2024-04-08 03:50:03 UTC

Please ensure students know the difference between revising and editing. Use these acronyms to help them remember what they should be doing.

Cobbs- Choose Your Own Assessment (Students Edition)

2024-04-08 04:16:46 UTC

Check out this assessment choice board for students.

Informational Text Projects That Build Thinking and Creativity

jasminecobbs — 2024-04-10 19:51:36 UTC

Team, when teaching Informational Texts, consider assigning students one of these projects to build their thinking skills and creativity. Who knows what they might come up with!!

Activities To Use for Any Novel Study

jasminecobbs — 2024-04-16 15:05:25 UTC

Are you planning on doing a novel study? If so, check out some of these activities. Students can complete them with any novel!

Cobbs - 40 Sites for Students with Free Time on Their Hands

2024-04-20 09:44:21 UTC

Do you have students that always finish their work early? Try letting them explore some of these educational websites.

Cobbs- YouTube Shortcuts

2024-04-20 09:55:31 UTC

Cobbs- 7 End of the School Year Activity Ideas

2024-04-20 09:59:24 UTC

Team, it's that time of the year! Try some of these activities to help students make it through the last couple of weeks of school.

Cobbs- Effective Classroom Motivation Strategies

2024-04-20 10:03:47 UTC

Cobbs- Variations of Think-Pair-Share

2024-04-20 10:08:14 UTC

Team, check out this resource. It shows how to use different variations of the traditional think - pair - share strategies. It's pretty cool; your students will enjoy the new response strategies!

Cobbs- Google Templates for Students

2024-04-20 10:13:55 UTC

Team, you should definitely check out this website! There are so many cool templates to choose from! Trust me; you and your students will love it!

Cobbs- Easy End of the Year Activities

2024-05-03 12:12:10 UTC

10 Creative Short Story Activities

jasminecobbs — 2024-05-16 16:49:43 UTC

Here are some activities that students can do while reading fiction/ short stories. Check them out!

30 Meaningful Vocabulary Activities for Every Grade

jasminecobbs — 2024-05-28 18:41:20 UTC

ELA Worksheets

jasminecobbs — 2024-06-03 20:42:10 UTC