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Many teachers don't like to assign worksheets to their students for various reasons. Some teachers say that worksheets don't provide the rigor that the students need, or that "drill and kill" is not a good thing.

I feel like every now and again, a worksheet won't hurt. I use Edhelper for those times that I need a worksheet. I mainly use them for my sub plans. A lot of the time I use the problems from a worksheet and revamp it to add rigor, or do error analysis, etc.

Edhelper has all subject areas and all grade levels. There is a free version, as well as a paid version.

Classroom Library

Do you have a classroom library? I use Classroom Organizer. "Classroom Organizer is a free web-based program to help you organize and inventory your classroom library, find the right leveled literature and assess student development." 

Just create an account and download the app. You can use your phone to scan in the book's information by scanning its barcode on the back of the book. Because all books are not in the database, you may have to manually add some books into your library. 

Once you enter your students names in (or import them), your students can now check books out from you like they do at the public library or the school's media center.

Pocket Charts

Pocket charts can literally be used in any subject in class. Here are two examples for how I use pocket charts.  

1.) I use one for our class daily schedule. In middle school, we have A Days and B Days. I interchange the schedule based on the day. Depending on the grade level, this can be a student's job. That will take one less thing off your plate and will help students to be responsible. If you choose to assign this responsibility to a student, I recommend you change the student each month.

2.) The other way I use pocket charts is for my Word Wall. Most districts require teachers to have a word wall. I use a pocket chart because I change my words based on the unit of study. These are the same words that the students have written on their Walking Word Wall. Students are also allowed and encouraged to add words to the word wall. When they come across a new math word that they didn't know, they can write it on a sentence strip and add it to the Word Wall.