Classroom Connections

Weekly support for teachers. A little bit of collaboration can go a long way! With Mighty Minds on your team you are sure to succeed.

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Edition 10

7 Jul 2020
 
 

Our Facebook Group is growing in popularity with amazing FREE resources given out each week. Have you joined up?

 
 
 

Since the beginning of our Classroom Connections mail out we have had amazing feedback from teachers with what they want and how we can help. In this edition of Classroom Connections we are providing 20 freebies for your classroom. Just click on the links and they will be made available automatically to you!

 
 
 

FREEBIE 1

CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING PROGRAM – LESSON 1 – AM I CREATIVE?

Creativity is about originality and innovation. Everyone has the ability to be creative but do they have the necessary skills? In order to reach their full potential, students should engage in higher levels of thinking. Over the course of the program students will have the opportunity to develop and practice their critical thinking skills in order to be engaged and effective learners.

 

FREEBIE 2

A WEEK IN MY LIFE PLANNER

When you are trying to improve your educational outcomes it is logical to examine your existing routine. Download our free Week in My Life Planner for your students to start thinking how they can make the most of their remote-learning journey. 

FREEBIE 3

MATHS RULES! 

Sometimes having a reminder on the wall can provide students with the prompt they need to answer the question! Our A3 Maths Rules poster includes measurement, trigonometry, orders of operations and index laws!

FREEBIE 4

ENGAGED THINKING

Research shows that students who begin a lesson with high levels of thinking will maintain this thinking throughout the lesson. This week we have included 5 brain teasers to start your lessons off with a bang!

FREEBIE 5

COGNITIVE SKILL POSTERS 

The 75 Cognitive Skills are the foundation of all assessment. Understanding the Cognitive Skills will be vital to student success. At Mighty Minds we have deconstructed each Cognitive Skill and produced an effective guide on how to teach each stage of the Cognitive Thinking levels in relation to that specific skill.
This week we are providing our wonderful teachers with three Cognitive Skill Posters – Analyse, Describe and Comprehend.

FREEBIE 6

WORD OF THE DAY

This word of the day worksheet allows students or the whole class to investigate a word.

FREEBIE 7

COGNITIVE SKILLS PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS

The 75 Cognitive Skills are the foundation of all assessment. Understanding the Cognitive Skills will be vital to student success. At Mighty Minds we have deconstructed each Cognitive Skill and produced an effective guide on how to teach each stage of the Cognitive Thinking levels in relation to that specific skill.

This week we are providing our wonderful teachers 4 Cognitive Skill handouts that you can use in your class. Each handout has one question with a space for students to complete their answer.  

FREEBIE 8

ICEBREAKERS FOR STUDENTS

Getting to know you activities can be a little cheesy. Check out these 3 to help in your classroom as your students return from their remote learning.

FREEBIE 9

APOSTROPHE ACTIVITIES 

Using apostrophes is important when indicting possession, there are a few different rules that make using apostrophes confusing!

FREEBIE 10

PUNCTUATION POSTER!

This poster is for all the English Classrooms! Check out our punctuation poster – printed onto A3 – the perfect visual aid for any classroom.  

FREEBIE 11

CPD TEMPLATE

Keeping a record of your CPD for the year is important. So here is a free downloadable template for you to use.

FREEBIE 12

YOU SHOULD NEVER STOP LEARNING POSTER!

A great reminder for both teachers and students.

FREEBIE 13

LIFELONG LEARNERS HANDOUT

Want to teach about the importance of lifelong learning in the classroom? Use our famous lifelong learners handout

FREEBIE 14

WAKE UP BRAIN

Worksheet 1 in our brain warm-ups series.

FREEBIE 15

WAKE UP BRAIN

Worksheet 2 in our brain warm-ups series. 

FREEBIE 16

WAKE UP BRAIN

Worksheet 3 in our brain warm-ups series. 

FREEBIE 17

WAKE UP BRAIN

Worksheet 4 in our brain warm-ups series.

FREEBIE 18

WAKE UP BRAIN

Worksheet 5 in our brain warm-ups series.

FREEBIE 19

CONJUNCTIONS

Conjunctions can be tricky, here is a free worksheet to help your students master them!

FREEBIE 20

ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE

Active and passive voice is an important writing tool for any student. Here are some activities to support student learning.

 
 

Social Superstars

Mighty Minds is happy to announce that we have created a Facebook group just for teachers!

This group is a safe space for teachers to connect and communicate about important issues impacting schools, share resources and ask for advice. The group is open, so any teacher can create posts and ask questions of their fellow teachers. 

We will also be providing free resources each week to assist you in and out of the classroom! 

 
 

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