What is a Template?
A template is a form, mold, or pattern used as a guide to making something. Here are some examples: A ruler is a template when used to draw a straight line. A document in which the standard opening and closing parts are already filled in is a template that you can copy and then fill in the variable parts.
Templates provide teachers with a starting point as we design lessons or activities for our students. Templates can also give students a way to organize information and focus on showing what they know. Here are lots of templates and lesson ideas for you to use in your class.
Sometimes just getting started with a task is the hardest part. Where do you begin? How do you organize all of your ideas in a way that others can understand?
So where are the best places for finding great templates for teachers? And how can we use templates with our students?
During a weekly #DitchBook Twitter chat, we discussed these questions and more. The #Ditchbook community did not disappoint as they shared tons of great templates and ideas for using them in your classroom.
Assessment Templates
- Portfolio assessment checklist template (.doc)
- Portfolio assessment checklist template (.pdf)
- Skill – behavior lookout form template (.doc)
- Skill – behavior lookout form template (.pdf)
- Skill – behavior lookout form template example
Back to School Templates
- Icebreaker/student writing activity: My favorite things
- Icebreaker/student writing activity: A new school year
- How I Spent My Summer Vacation writing prompt
- Back-to-School student survey
- Family information form template
- Five-day calendar grid template
- Open-house invitation template
- Rectangular name tags template for older students
- Round name tags template for primary students
- Round name tags template for older students
- Seven-day calendar grid template
- Student profile form template
- Volunteer questionnaire template
- Welcome letter template
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