Editable Report Card Comments for Elementary School Teachers: Tips and Examples

Teaching can be equal parts fulfilling and exhausting. However, coming up with report card comments can be especially difficult because we are exhausted after teaching, assessing, & juggling all the extra duties. We have students with IEPs, ESL students, gifted students, and students with all sorts of challenges. Writing these comments can be downright daunting. However, writing report cards does not have to be a painful experience. I’m here to help take some of the overwhelm out of the end of the year & make the process more manageable. These pre-written, editable sentences, you can save hours of time and still provide thoughtful and personalized feedback to your students and their families. These comments cover a range of topics, from academic progress to social skills and behavior. Check out the editable report card comments I use HERE.

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Quick & Fun Test Prep

One of the best ways to prepare students for testing is through spiral review and quality instruction over time.  However, right before the big test there are a lot of fun test prep activities you can do in the classroom to review!

Here are a few of my test prep favorites:

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How to Welcome ESL Newcomers to Your Class

ESL newcomers are students who do not speak English as their first language. As a newer teacher, I remember the first time I received a student who spoke little to no English. I don’t know about your teacher training program, but mine had given me very little in the way of concrete steps or resources to use in this scenario. If you are reading this, you are probably finding yourself in a similar situation.

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How to Make Back to School Less Stressful

The new school year signifies a reset, a fresh start, a chance to do it all over again but BETTER this time. Unfortunately, summer break is incredibly short. There is not enough time to fully relax and get in all the prep we would ideally like to. This is especially true of the last few years. Overwhelm and impending burnout never seem to be far away. I can’t fix it all, but I can help you with some small changes that will yield big results when it comes to starting the year off right!

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How to Host Ancient Greek Olympic Games in Your Classroom

Looking for a fun, hands-on way to bring Ancient Greece to life? Hosting your own Ancient Greek Olympics is an unforgettable experience that gets students excited about history while encouraging teamwork, friendly competition, and school spirit.

These are the Olympic events we used at our school, and they were always a highlight of our Ancient Greece unit. Feel free to use these ideas as they are or adapt them to fit your students, schedule, and available space.

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Curbing Isolation & Loneliness

This post is a little different from my norm but oh so applicable given the current situation. On any given “normal” day loneliness is a common battle. Loneliness causes people to feel empty, alone, and unwanted. Lonely people crave human contact, but their state of mind makes it more difficult to form connections with other people.

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