Award Certificate

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 Award Certificate.docx

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I chose an award template because I believe it is important to recognize students’ accomplishments and giving simple awards such as these are easy to make. As we learned from Maslow, students require needs to be met before they will show academic progress. One of those needs is self-esteem. Awards can be given for things as simple as a student showing kindness, following directions, or keeping their desk neat. The modification on this template could be changed to match the students’ name and accomplishment. Because this is so easy and quick to make, awards can be made weekly.

After saving the template, I changed the top writing with the school’s name. Then I changed the title, Certificate of Award, to A Special Award.  The picture on the certificate looks appropriate for 1^st or 2^nd grade, so I wanted a title to match that age level. I changed the black font to a few other colors to make it more appealing. Then I added a clip art of a gold ribbon. I also changed who the certificate was being presented by; the principal to teacher.

I plan to use award certificates in my classroom to recognize the many achievements of my students as well as fostering their self-esteem. Giving awards weekly can be challenging to keep up with so a plan should be put in place. For example keep a list of students and set a number of students to get a certificate each week. Rotate the students making sure they all get one by the end of the month. Set a time each week to present the certificates. 
If you look above, you can can click on the document and open to view it. 

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Teacher Resources

Hi everyone! I would like to share with you some resources that I have found to be very helpful in the classroom. While they are never used to replace instruction, they are fantastic tools for practice and review. First I will share one particular site that is good for building math fluency, problem solving, and practice skills. It is called Hooda Math and serves grades kindergarten through high school.www.hoodamath.com
Another great site that can be used to reinforce math skills is ABCYA. There is a bonus with this resource because not only does it have math practice, but it contains word and letter activities, strategy practice, and even Social Studies. www.abcya.com
For reading activities and practice, I utilize Tumble books and Starfall. Both of these sites have online story books that students can take comprehension quizzes on. You will also find phonics instruction and math activities on Starfall. www.tumblebooks.com  www.starfall.com
Let's not forget science and Social Studies. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new is wonderful for physics and chemistry simulations and https://info.explorelearning.com offers online science lab activities.
And last is www.kids.gov Here there are games and videos such as how a bill becomes a law. If you get a chance, check them out!