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John Blake

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Elementary Grades Lesson Plan Template with Work Stations

By John Blake

Over 2,600 copies of my lesson plan templates have been downloaded! Check out my latest lesson plan template that provides space for literacy and math work stations. This three-page document also includes planning space for Benchmark, Strategic, and

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Classroom Forms, Centers

$2.50

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DIBELS NEXT Progress Monitoring Tracking Forms for K-6

By John Blake

'Tis the season for progress monitoring and tracking your students' performance on the DIBELS NEXT assessments. These easy-to-use Excel spreadsheets will help you track individual students' performance on the benchmark and progress monitoring

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Assessment, Excel Spreadsheets, Classroom Forms

$4.00

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Versatile Elementary Grade Lesson Plan Template

By John Blake

This is my most popular lesson plan template. I like that this one has the basic framework of each period listed on the left and then blank space for each day to allow for notes & reminders. My completed version comes out to two landscape pages,

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Classroom Forms, Lesson

$2.50

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DIBELS Progress Monitoring Chart for Individual Students - 2nd Grade

By John Blake

To help keep track of my students who are in need of progress monitoring with the DIBELS assessment, I created this easy-to-use spreadsheet. I linked the data to a graph that gives the user a visual representation of the student data. Just save one

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Other (ELA)

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Assessment, Excel Spreadsheets, Classroom Forms

$2.00

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Dolch Sight Words Assessment/Practice Kit

By John Blake

*** One of my top-selling products! *** The Dolch Sight Word Lists are a valuable resource for ELA teachers in grades K-3rd. As students master these words, they become more fluent readers. Sometimes keeping up with students' progress with the five

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Other (ELA)

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Assessment, Printables, Classroom Forms

$6.00

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Triorama Presentation and Display Template for All Subjects

By John Blake

Everyone loves the old shoebox dioramas that we all grew up making in elementary school, but now it's time to go beyond that. Check out my new triorama template that allows your students to create a 3-dimensional representation of their learning and

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Special Education, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Centers

$3.00

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Easy-to-Use Behavior Charts for the Elementary Classroom K-4

By John Blake

We all have those students who need a little extra attention to help keep them on task. One of our primary goals with these students is getting them to the point where they are monitoring their own behavior, releasing us from the responsibility.

Subjects:

Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Assessment, Classroom Forms, For Parents

$2.00

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Christmas Around the World Research Project

By John Blake

During the holiday season my students and I research Christmas and holiday traditions from around the world. This is a great way to explore various cultures and to brush up on our world geography. I created this simple project form as a way for the

Subjects:

Geography, For All Subject Areas, Instructional Technology

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Internet Activities

$2.00

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Individualized Spelling Program for Treasures Reading 2nd Grade

By John Blake

After 20 years of teaching spelling to my students, I have finally found the system that works perfectly for my students! I've paired an individualized spelling program with the word lists found in the Treasures Reading Series (2nd grade) to create

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Spelling

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$6.50

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$Literacy and Math Workstation Student Checklist$

Literacy and Math Workstation Student Checklist

By John Blake

I love using literacy and math workstations as a way for students to independently practice skills we cover in class. These quick and easy stations provide a multitude of activities from which students can choose, which allows for easy

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Classroom Management

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Classroom Forms, Centers

$1.50

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Family Holiday Interview Form for Elementary Students

By John Blake

Making connections to their own family history is a wonderful way for students to appreciate how times have changed. One of my students' favorite holiday activities is this holiday interview. I send it home early in the holiday season to allow

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Life Skills

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Homework

$1.50

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Literacy Centers/Work Stations and Small Group Meeting Schedule

By John Blake

Work Stations, as described by Debbie Diller, are a great way to provide independent practice for your students at their individual levels. While many of us use centers, learning stations, and other versions of the same concept, Diller's work

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Classroom Management

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Excel Spreadsheets, Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

$1.50

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Sit with a Friend Pass

By John Blake

***Please leave feedback to let me know what you think of this product.*** I use many different rewards in my classroom to encourage student participation and good behavior. One of the rewards that is most popular with my students is the "Sit with a

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Character Education

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms

$1.50

Digital Download PDF (0.12 MB)

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Weekly Behavior Chart

By John Blake

***Please leave feedback to let me know how you like this product.*** Students who are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, or those who just show characteristics of these conditions, are showing up in my classroom more frequently than before. I try to

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For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Assessment, Professional Documents, Classroom Forms

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Market Day Starter Pack for Classroom Communities

By John Blake

Are you looking for a great activity that combines math skills, social studies concepts, and a fun learning experience? Well, look no further! My Market Day Starter Pack for Classroom Communities provides everything you need to begin this awesome

Subjects:

Math, Applied Math, Economics

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Simulations

$3.50

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Detailed Daily Lesson Plans for Common Core Standards

By John Blake

Many of you are familiar with some of my other lesson plan templates, including the Versatile Elementary Grades Lesson Plans, which consolidates as much information as possible into the smallest amount of space. For 18 years this has been the type

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas, Classroom Management, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Classroom Forms, For Principals & Administrators, Lesson

$3.00

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One-Page Weekly Lesson Plan Template (Horizontal)

By John Blake

Lesson plans...you can't live with them, you can't live without them! I love to keep my plans concise and organized, so I developed this one-page form that fits on a legal-size sheet of paper. I have a whole week's worth of plans immediately at my

Subjects:

For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Professional Documents, Classroom Forms, Lesson

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100th Day of School Activities and Learning Games

By John Blake

The 100th day of school has arrived! It's time to celebrate those first 100 days of learning with an assortment of six activities/games that your students will love. You can plan a fun-filled day of learning around these activities that your

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Applied Math, Basic Operations

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games

$3.50

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Literacy Centers/Work Stations and Small Groups Classroom Kit

By John Blake

Debbie Diller's "work station" concept is one of the best ways to balance small groups and independent learning in the elementary classroom. Based on the ideas from her book, I designed several components to help me manage work stations in my room.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Centers

$5.00

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Open House Pop Quiz

By John Blake

At our open school/house nights I like to involve the parents in our learning, so one of the activities I give them is a pop quiz about their child's interests. The morning of our open house night I have each student complete the answer key page

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), For All Subject Areas

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$1.50

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have been teaching for 28 years at the same school in Mandeville, Louisiana. I taught 1st grade for six years, then 2nd grade for 15 years, and I am now back in 1st grade. I was the director of our summer camp for three years and have worked both before and after school programs. I also worked as the web manager and technology point person for our school.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I run a disciplined classroom, but I also believe that students must be given responsibilities in order to learn how to be responsible. I use a mini-society in my classroom to help build a community of learners. I would much rather use hands-on center activities to teach my students, instead of JUST a textbook. I differentiate instruction for both low and high performing students.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Leonard P. Monteleone Technology Award

Tech4Learning's Innovative Educator Award

Numerous website awards

15 Donors Choose grants awarded

Who's Who Among America's Teachers

Think Ink Essay Contest Winner

PTA Honorary Life Service award

3rd place Lakeshore Learning's Great Ideas contest (My "Writing Center Caddy" is still sold in their catalog today.)

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.S., Elementary Education, Louisiana State University

M.Ed., Education with an emphasis in Educational Technology, Northwestern State University

Ed.S., Educational Leadership and Instruction with a concentration in Educational Technology, Northwestern State University

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I have been married 28 years to my wonderful wife, Nancy. We have three awesome kiddos! We also have two very spoiled pups! :)