Buzzing Around

Our schools aren't on spring break until next week. So this week cannot end soon enough.

To help with my boredom before spring break, I have been busy creating a few freebies for you. The first is a buzzing about math packet with three worksheets that are common core aligned. These sheets come in a PDF file. Click any of the three sheets below to be taken to the download.

     

I also worked on some posters to go along with Daily 5 and CAFE. These posters are not endorsed by the Sisters. I created a set with monster graphics for my cooperating teacher. I also created a set with bug graphics and a set with bee graphics for other teachers on the first grade team at my placement school. Click on the pictures below to grab these freebies. 

I hope you enjoy these freebies! Please wish me luck as I work on finishing this long week before spring break!

-Sami

Freebie for Daily 5!

We have been working on Daily 5 in my student teaching placement. My mentor and I were trying to come up with a way to track student choices during Daily 5 and also keep track of what students we have met with. We want to make sure we meet with every child at least once if not more each week.

I came up with this little document which I am adding on here as a freebie for you all to use if you so desire. The way we will be using this document is to write the student names in the first column. Then, for each of the Daily 5 choices, we will mark the date in the corresponding box for the child. If we meet with that child for a writing conference, reading conference, etc, we will be highlighting the date of the time we met with them. This will show us visually how many times we have met with each child in a week's setting. (Click the picture below to go to the free download. Thank you Jenna Barrett for the font - I found through the comments of someone else's blog.)

I have made this document so that two full rotations of the Daily 5 are included on one sheet - so we will be using one sheet per week because each child will be responsible for visiting each section of the Daily 5 twice per week. 

Please let me know if you have any questions!

-Sami