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Here is a basic assessment data sheet for the beginning of the school year. I usually try to send it out to all my parents before open house. I have found that the more information you give to parents and the more you communicate openly about their child's progress the better off the year will be! Enjoy!
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It's that time of year! Ready to start implementing math stations with my little first graders! I searched for several great ideas on pinterest like "BUILD" or "MATH" and came up with a concept to fit my classroom theme! CASTLE Time! I'm pretty excited about the amazing opportunities my kids will have this year in math. Here's what they mean:
C - Cool Games - play review games with a buddy A - All By Myself - independent math work from math expressions S - Showing with Items - using math manipulatives to solve problems T - Thinking About Numbers - practicing number sense, place value, drawing and writing numbers L - Learning and Listening - also with a buddy, students can teach each other or buddy read a math book together E - Explain All About - students will record themselves solving and explaining a math concept with a flip cam Students will be able to move in and out of the stations at their own pace, but just like my Daily 5 stations, they will need to choose two first using the smartboard and only 4 friends can be at a station at a time. Grab one for yourself at my TPT store by clicking the picture below! Here's the first week of writing for the school year! Not too fancy, but please use if you can! This will all be from Lucy Calkins Writing Program. Enjoy! You can find it at my TPT store by clicking the picture below!
I found this great cover inspiration on pinterest, and just had to use my cute castle clip art to make some handwriting pages. There are about 10 pages in all with multicultural princes and princesses. I will be adding some fixer-upper sentences for my class to correct each Friday morning. Enjoy this blank freebie or purchase a full year worth of sentences (72!) at my TPT store by clicking the picture below!
Here it is! Ta-Da!!! Inspired of course by pinterest. I'm going to give it a go e-version this year. Students will be able to choose to Must-Do stations before going on and choosing some alternative choices that intergrate literacy. I'm not used to letting loose with my students, so now is the time! Students will be moving at their own pace with as much time as they need. If they have time left, they can choose other fun choices to engage the brain and help sharpen some imperative developmental skills! I cloned the kids pictures so that I won't have to keep re-sizing and re-making them in case they accidentally get deleted. Students will drag their picture to their first choice above the thick black line and after finishing they will drag their picture to their second choice. I'll let ya know how it goes!
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