Teacher Tools
A writing surface traditionally made dark and used with chalk.
What is a chalkboard?
In the Peanuts comic strip, this teacher is heard but never shown.
Who is the teacher represented by "Wah-wah"?
The school staff member who helps with health needs.
Who is the school nurse?
You use this rubber tool to completely erase a mistake on your paper.
What is an eraser?
Teachers often use this to plan what students will learn.
What is a lesson plan?
A small sticky paper note often used for reminders.
What is a sticky note?
The fictional Hogwarts teacher who teaches Transfiguration and leads Gryffindor.
Who is Minerva McGonagall?
The adult who leads a school is formally called.
What is an administrator?
This adhesive comes in liquid bottles or solid sticks to hold your art projects together.
What is glue?
This kind of feedback tells a learner what is working and what to try next.
What is constructive feedback?
A tool tha projects a computer image onto a screen.
What is a projector?
This fictional teacher is Springfield Elementary’s principal.
Who is Principal Skinner?
Armed with keys, mops, and floor buffers, this staff member keeps the school clean and locks up the building at night.
Who is a custodian?
Perfect for math class, this semicircle tool measures and draws precise angles.
What is a protractor?
A teacher asks this to check whether students understand.
What is a question?
A container that keeps pencils together on a desk.
What is a pencil cup?
This fictional teacher in Matilda is kind to Matilda and teaches her.
Who is Miss Honey?
This two-word title belongs to the school staff member you visit to change your class schedule or get help applying to college.
Who is a guidance counselor?
These bright markers are used to highlight important sentences in textbooks so they stand out when you study.
What are highlighters?
Teachers use this to notice student progress over time.
What is assessment?
A book teachers use to record plans, dates, or grades.
What is a planner or gradebook?
This fictional teacher in The Magic School Bus series takes her class on unusual trips.
Who is Ms. Frizzle?
This professional applies expertise in mental health, learning, and behavior to help children and youth succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.
Who is a school psychologist?
Invented in the 1950s, this 3-letter brand name became the global standard for the disposable ballpoint pen.
What is Bic?
This teamwork skill helps teachers coordinate with colleagues and families.
What is communication?