Click on the link to check it out! If you are teaching the Common Core then you definitely need this in your classroom!
P.S. I will give it to the first person who comments below!
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Showing posts with label Common Core. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Math Practice Standards DONE!
I am so excited to share with you my newest creation....Mathematical Practice Standards for Kids!
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Math, Math, Math
Since I am officially now the Math Instructional Facilitator for the elementary schools in my district I thought I would share some great math resources I learned about a couple of weeks ago! Our district is partnering with a neighboring university for a math grant and I got to participate.
One of the MAJOR components that we learned about was the Math Practice Standards for the Common Core...I mean Kansas College and Career Readiness Standards! Our state is now calling them that for budgeting reasons! (what a mess!) Anyways the Math Practice Standards are in ALL great levels and there are only eight! I am working on creating kid friendly posters for these, with kid friendly questions! I will hopefully have them up at my TpT before the end of the weekend!
One of the MAJOR components that we learned about was the Math Practice Standards for the Common Core...I mean Kansas College and Career Readiness Standards! Our state is now calling them that for budgeting reasons! (what a mess!) Anyways the Math Practice Standards are in ALL great levels and there are only eight! I am working on creating kid friendly posters for these, with kid friendly questions! I will hopefully have them up at my TpT before the end of the weekend!
Here are some great resources we learned about at the institute:
I can't wait to share more math resources with you throughout the year!
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Fe, Fi, Fo, Fumb....
I finally finished my Common Core Aligned Fairy Tale Unit! We will be using it the whole month the February. I am so excited because I love teaching and reading fairy tales! It is probably one of my favorite things to teach! Before I share my unit I have been meaning to share about our reading block and what it looks like...
Here is our schedule:
Monday:
Phonics: 8:35-8:50ish
Mentor Text Read Aloud: 8:50-9:10
Introduce Strategy or Topic for the week: 9:10-9:30
Partner Activity with Strategy: 9:30-9:50
Mini Lesson for Writing: 9:50-10:00
Independent Writing Time/Conferences 10:00-10:20
Wrap up and Share Out 10:20-10:35
*Our Mondays look at little different than the rest of the week because we don't do small group or Daily 5 (D5)
Tuesday-Friday
Phonics: 8:35-8:50
Mentor Text Read Aloud with Strategy 8:50-9:10
First Small Group Rotation 9:10-9:30
Second Small Group Rotation 9:30-9:50
Third Small Group Rotation 9:50-10:10
Fourth Small Group Rotation 10:10-10:30
Wrap up/Share Out 10:35
Some of you might be wondering how I do D5 with only 4 Rotations well....the students get through all of the D5 in two days. Each day they have small group and read to self. The other two rotations slots are either Listen to Reading/Read to Someone one day and the next day Word Work/Writing the second day. I don't allow the students to choose where they want to go. I wanted to get my feet wet this year before I made that BIG leap!
I love our reading block this year! This is the first year I feel like I am teaching reading and it is meaningful! During small group time I use an intervention program by Fountas and Pinnell called LLI. I am super excited because I have one group that has graduated from the program past a level N! I have two other groups that will graduate before the end of the month! I can't believe what a difference guided reading has made in my students reading. I honestly wish it was something our whole district embraced!
On to my Fairy Tale Unit! I will be using it during the Mentor Text Read Aloud time and it will be where I pull my Common Core aligned strategies from! I also included some word work that I will use during D5 to help reinforce skills I will be teaching!
Here is our schedule:
Monday:
Phonics: 8:35-8:50ish
Mentor Text Read Aloud: 8:50-9:10
Introduce Strategy or Topic for the week: 9:10-9:30
Partner Activity with Strategy: 9:30-9:50
Mini Lesson for Writing: 9:50-10:00
Independent Writing Time/Conferences 10:00-10:20
Wrap up and Share Out 10:20-10:35
*Our Mondays look at little different than the rest of the week because we don't do small group or Daily 5 (D5)
Tuesday-Friday
Phonics: 8:35-8:50
Mentor Text Read Aloud with Strategy 8:50-9:10
First Small Group Rotation 9:10-9:30
Second Small Group Rotation 9:30-9:50
Third Small Group Rotation 9:50-10:10
Fourth Small Group Rotation 10:10-10:30
Wrap up/Share Out 10:35
Some of you might be wondering how I do D5 with only 4 Rotations well....the students get through all of the D5 in two days. Each day they have small group and read to self. The other two rotations slots are either Listen to Reading/Read to Someone one day and the next day Word Work/Writing the second day. I don't allow the students to choose where they want to go. I wanted to get my feet wet this year before I made that BIG leap!
I love our reading block this year! This is the first year I feel like I am teaching reading and it is meaningful! During small group time I use an intervention program by Fountas and Pinnell called LLI. I am super excited because I have one group that has graduated from the program past a level N! I have two other groups that will graduate before the end of the month! I can't believe what a difference guided reading has made in my students reading. I honestly wish it was something our whole district embraced!
On to my Fairy Tale Unit! I will be using it during the Mentor Text Read Aloud time and it will be where I pull my Common Core aligned strategies from! I also included some word work that I will use during D5 to help reinforce skills I will be teaching!
Click on the picture to check it out!
These are the standards that are addressed in the unit!
This weekend has been jam packed already! We are putting our townhouse on the market therefore we are going through everything and deep cleaning! I am hoping it sells quickly but you never know with this market! Tomorrow will be much of the same thing....cleaning....cleaning...more cleaning! It will hopefully be worth it in the end!
P.S. The first two people who comment with their email I will send you my new unit for free!
Happy Saturday!
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