Free classroom resources
Materials you can print, copy into your class page, or change for your students. All three resources are free, including the examples and teacher keys. No account or email signup is needed.
What You Missed
Give an absent student a clear place to start. The note has room for the lesson explanation, the first work to try, and what can wait until you meet.
Any subject. Includes a fillable blank page and a completed middle school math example. Use paper or a PDF reader that supports fillable forms.
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Related reading: An Absent Student Needs More Than a Link
Check This AI Answer
Students check a simulated AI summary against a fictional school library survey, then write a more careful summary themselves. The source, two student pages, teaching notes, and complete answer key are included.
Grades 6 to 8. Allow about 15 to 20 minutes; this estimate has not been classroom tested. Students need the printed pages and a pencil. No internet or AI accounts required.
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AI Use on This Assignment
Make the directions clear before students begin. Choose wording for work without AI-generated content or for AI help with one specific step. Includes a completed example and a student note about the help they used.
For teachers to adapt to their assignments, school rules, and agreed learning supports. The example works on paper. No AI subscription is needed to use this resource.
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Using these materials
You may copy and adapt these original EdTech Alchemy resources for your own teaching. These are first editions, not yet classroom tested. Each PDF includes a version and review date.
The free ZIP contains a separate plain-text file for each resource. Download and open the ZIP, then open the text file you need. Copy a section into your own document or class page and change it for your students. Keep teacher notes and answer keys separate from student pages.
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