Do you have favorite forms that you use year after year in your classroom or with your students’ parents? I used a lot of student checklists, weekly progress reports, seasonal incentive charts, and monthly newsletter forms. Because my students were older, I let them fill in the monthly newsletter forms, and they got a kick out of that. Another teacher fave of mine was open pages that featured seasonal borders. I guess these papers didn’t really save me time, but they sure made my writing tasks more enjoyable! What about you? What forms are your faves? Are there forms you wish you had but haven’t been able to find?
I have a spread sheet that I created to keep track of who has paid for field trips. This will allow for several payments, and it calculates to let you know how much money is still owed. While not a hard copy, it is an electronic worksheet that I have found very helpful.
I love excel for this purpose. I make a spread sheet with first names in one column and last names in another. Then I can make separate worksheets for everything . . . how often I pull them for Guided Reading Groups, notes home, special recognition, etc. It sure has made it easier!
I make a table with 8 columns, landscape layout. My name is above every two columns; every other column lists my students’ names with a blank cell next to each name. I cut these apart so I have 4 lists per page.
Use the lists for substitutes, to track money turned in for field trips, to track completed assignments, to send to specialists with absentee checkmarks or other notes about specific students.
Parent volunteers use the list to write names on craft projects, or to pull out kids for one-on-one practice or testing.
Do you have favorite forms that you use year after year in your classroom or with your students’ parents? I used a lot of student checklists, weekly progress reports, seasonal incentive charts, and monthly newsletter forms. Because my students were older, I let them fill in the monthly newsletter forms, and they got a kick out of that. Another teacher fave of mine was open pages that featured seasonal borders. I guess these papers didn’t really save me time, but they sure made my writing tasks more enjoyable! What about you? What forms are your faves? Are there forms you wish you had but haven’t been able to find?
I have a spread sheet that I created to keep track of who has paid for field trips. This will allow for several payments, and it calculates to let you know how much money is still owed. While not a hard copy, it is an electronic worksheet that I have found very helpful.
I love excel for this purpose. I make a spread sheet with first names in one column and last names in another. Then I can make separate worksheets for everything . . . how often I pull them for Guided Reading Groups, notes home, special recognition, etc. It sure has made it easier!
I make a table with 8 columns, landscape layout. My name is above every two columns; every other column lists my students’ names with a blank cell next to each name. I cut these apart so I have 4 lists per page.
Use the lists for substitutes, to track money turned in for field trips, to track completed assignments, to send to specialists with absentee checkmarks or other notes about specific students.
Parent volunteers use the list to write names on craft projects, or to pull out kids for one-on-one practice or testing.