List out the units you will cover through the semester or through the school year. Print them out on colorful card stock and present them to your new students on the first day of class.
Use them as a lesson starter, a cause and effect tool, a timeline prompt, or as a research choice option. Have your students check off units as they are completed, write “what you think will happen in…” for each unit based on the unit title, or use the outline as a study guide for the semester or year review.
Instruct your students to carry the bookmarks throughout the school year. Offer them bonus points for the end of the semester if they keep and utilize the easy tool!
Oh, and for new teachers that aren’t exactly sure what or what not to include… here’s your outline for the course. Keep it in your plan book and use it to help you with curriculum mapping or just remembering where you are in the year!
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