All resources in Diocese of Buffalo Thoughtful Classroom
Checklists
(View Complete Item Description)Contains tool overview and student work sample
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Best Foot Forward Survey Tool
(View Complete Item Description)Tool Overview and worksheet
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Reading for Meaning - "Auggie & Me"
(View Complete Item Description)Resource by Stephanie Genco, St. John the Baptist, Alden. Includes full Novel Study w/ pre- and post-reading activities, Reading for Meaning questioning while reading, vocabulary tools, and discussion questions using QAR (Question-Answer Relationships). Also includes learning targets and NYS CCLS for 5th grade.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Reading for Meaning - "Humpty Dumpty"
(View Complete Item Description)Contains learning targets, pre- and post-reading activities, vocabulary rating, team-o-graph, and Reading for Meaning questioning.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Reading for Meaning - "Esperanza Rising"
(View Complete Item Description)Resource by Denise Carlson, St. Peter's. Includes Reading for Meaning Lesson for Ch. 14, "Las Uvas." Also includes post-reading projects and comprehension questions for the entire novel.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Reading for Meaning - "Good Friends"
(View Complete Item Description)Resource by Connie Stahl, St. Aloysius. Text from Fountas & Pinnell blue level text. Utilizes Hand of Knowledge tool.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Reading for Meaning - "Miss Rumphius"
(View Complete Item Description)Resource by Kelly Shivinski, Catholic Academy of West Buffalo. Includes Reading for Meaning questioning, vocabulary rating, character analysis, and synthesis tasks. Also includes CCLS for 4th grade.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Hand of Knowledge
(View Complete Item Description)This tool can be used for several different things, but I used this as a getting to know you tool in the beginning of the year. I varied and changed the questions to make sure they fit to my grade.
Material Type: Activity/Lab
"There is a question waiting there" - Math 6-8, Algebra
(View Complete Item Description)A tool that encourages students to read and process information through analyzing what question the sections of the passage answer. Cornerstone 4: A Culture of Thinking and Learning
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Effort Tracker
(View Complete Item Description)This resource contains an overview of the resource, printable forms, and student samples.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
Hand of Knowledge
(View Complete Item Description)This resource contains an overview of the resource, printable forms, and student samples.
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Check Your Mood at the Door
(View Complete Item Description)Cover sheet and example for check Your Mood at the Door
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Jeopardy Kindergarten
(View Complete Item Description)Contains cover sheet only.
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Comparison Organizer- "Top Hat"
(View Complete Item Description)Contains Tool Overview and student examples by level
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What Comes to Mind- Jesus
(View Complete Item Description)Contains tool overview and chart example
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Learning Window PreK4
(View Complete Item Description)Lesson plan and photos
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Split Screen Grade 1
(View Complete Item Description)Cover Sheet and example
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What Comes to Mind- Living Things
(View Complete Item Description)Contains tool overview and student example
Material Type: Lesson Plan