tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90836460514758743772024-03-14T09:55:03.042-07:00 Partyin' with PrimariesPartyin' with Primarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032768453343275186noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083646051475874377.post-87671876627452745302017-05-24T22:38:00.000-07:002017-05-24T22:38:34.409-07:00Smashing Strategies for Guided Math: Planning For Groups Made Easy<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi friends! This is the 3rd and final post in the Smashing Strategies for Guided Math series for the 2017-2018 school year! *Don't forget to enter the giveaway at the end of the post to win a $75 amazon gift card OR Giant Magnetic Tens Frames for your classroom! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far
in this series we have talked a lot about routines and structure that included
a detailed post on <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.partyinwithprimaries.com/2017/03/smashing-strategies-for-guided-math.html">Guided Math Center Rotations</a> </span>and
<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.partyinwithprimaries.com/2017/04/smashing-strategies-for-guided-math.html" style="color: red;">Fact Fluency</a>.</span> Today we are going to get into
the nitty gritty of differentiating your groups in a way that is not going
to be so overwhelming that it makes you feel like you’re losing your mind!! Let’s be honest, as teachers our jobs at technically 8:00-3:00 but planning
for 3 math groups, 4 writing groups, 4 word study groups, and 5 reading groups,
plus social studies, science, character education, and parent communication,
etc... is about 80 hours of work a week. We have to find the easiest way to be
EFFECTIVE and EFFICIENT.</span><br />
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remember all that talk about objectives and essential questions? I remember
thinking I was going to die of boredom if I had to generate ONE MORE essential
question… oye! However, when we are differentiating, it really is a huge time
saver and here’s how... <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am teaching a lesson on arrays. I want to lay a
foundation for my students to understand that multiplication is simply repeated
addition. At the end of the day I want my students to understand that <span style="color: red;">skip counting (instead of repeated addition) can help them find a sum faster, which is essentially the concept of multiplication. <span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I realize that about 1/3 of my students are still
memorizing their addition facts and are nowhere NEAR ready to multiply. BUT, that
doesn’t mean I don’t want them to be exposed to the concept that multiplication
is repeated addition. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another third of my students are doing well with their fact
fluency but developmentally are not ready for multiplication yet... they're getting close though! Again, I still want them to be exposed to this concept. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then the last third of my class knows their addition and subtraction
facts backward and forward. They are READY to multiply!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, to keep myself from having to plan for HOURS, I am going
to keep my lesson simple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we start the math block, I tape three large circles (one blue, one red, and one green) on the carpet that we
gather on for mini lessons. I tell my students that today we are going to figure
out how to use skip counting to teach us to multiply. I ask for nine volunteers
to line up next to our SMARTBOARD in front of the class. We work as a group to
EVENLY divide up the kids into the three circles, which will result in 3 kids
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">3</span> + <span style="color: red;">3</span> + <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: lime;">3</span></span> = 9</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">We talk through how the first 3
stands for the three children in the blue circle (Michael, Nelson, Rashaud)</span><span style="color: #00b050;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00b050; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">The red three stands for kids in
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Finally, we discuss how the green three stands for
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<span style="color: #00b050; font-size: large;"><b>3 x 3 = ?</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00b050; font-size: large;">Teacher: "How many kids are up in
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<span style="color: #00b050; font-size: large;"> Kids respond “9”<span style="color: #00b050;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00b050; font-size: large;"><b>3 + 3 + 3 = 9 AND 3 x 3 = 9 <span style="color: #00b050;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #00b050;">Teacher: "Who can make a
connection between these two math statements?" This then leads into a discussion about the connection between repeated addition and multiplication. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the mini lesson is over, kids break into their <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.partyinwithprimaries.com/2017/03/smashing-strategies-for-guided-math.html">Guided Math Rotation Centers</a> </span>and I begin to pull
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<span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p>I have large 1” graph paper or printed out grids. On my
white board, I tell my students that today we want to make a square with 2
across and 2 down. I write 2 + 2 = ? on my board and model for my students coloring
2 down and 2 across then cutting out the square</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Together we record 2 + 2 = 4 on the array I cut out. Then
the students try, I write 2 + 2 + 2 = ? on my board and students work to cut out a 2 x 3 array on their grid paper. They glue it on their large paper and record
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across and 2 down. Each I write 2 + 2 +
2 = ? on my board and coloring 2 down, 3 across and then cut it out. After we
finish, I point out to my student that there are 3 across and 2 down, which
would make a multiplication equation 3 x 2 = 6. We discuss the fact that 2 + 2
+ 2 = 6 is the same as 3 x 2 = 6 (three groups of 2).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then the students try, I write 3 + 3 + 3 = ? on my board and
students work to cut out a 3 x 3 array on their grid paper. They glue it on
their large paper and record the repeated addition statement. Once they have
recorded their repeated addition statement, they create a corresponding
multiplication equation as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">These friends had have their addition facts memorized for
month and are ready for MORE! I write out the equation 4 x 4 = ? on the board
and tell them it means I have four groups of four. Then I give them grid paper
and ask them to attempt to build an array that demonstrates 4 x 4. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the children work, I come alongside any individuals that
may be having a little difficulty, but for the most part, I have found these children that are “gifted”
in the area of math, enjoy the challenge. The rest of the guided math group is
spent discussing how multiplication is simply groups of the same number being
repeated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this asking if they could come up with a multiplication equation to
accompany it. Each child recorded their answer on a sticky note! We love sticky notes for guided math!!! [Answer: 4 x 6 = 24]<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our centers are completed, the children gather on the rug to talk about arrays. I ask the children to whisper to a neighbor their definition of an array. We talk about how our addition strategies can be useful in getting us ready to multiply and how multiplication is simply multiple <b>groups</b> of the same number.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is certainly not as easy to plan guided math
lessons that are differentiated to your student’s needs… however, I would argue
it is MUCH EASIER to TEACH. When kids are learning within their zone of
proximal development, they thrive! You are able to give much more
individualized attention, as well as provide remediation or enrichment as needed, in a group of
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<span style="font-size: large;"> opposed to 20+ students at once.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The prep also doesn’t need to be as demanding as
planning 3 TOTALLY different lessons, as you can see, I used the same tools, just
adapted the presentation and approach for each group<i>. </i></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">The first group had a lot
of guidance and much simpler problems.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><i>The second group had modeling with slightly
more challenging problems.</i> </span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The third group was given a challenge question to
solve and then we talked through it when they were finished. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each guided math lesson was tailored to meet the
needs of the students within each group. It probably takes me 5-7 minutes extra
to plan for it, but is TOTALLY worth it when I measure student growth at the
end of the units… they DO WAY BETTER when instruction is directed to meet their
individual needs. Plus, they LOVE the centers and look forward to math block
each day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">And we’re back… this is the 2<sup>nd</sup> post in the
Smashing Strategies for Guided Math Series in which a group of leading teacher
authors have teamed up to bring you creative and practical ideas for your
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We talk a lot about <i>flexibly
grouping</i> students in the classroom to keep switching things up, but in
reality… is that really feasible? It’s a lot of work but I am here to propose a
new idea to you today. Flexible grouping with your math groups, to practice
fact fluency. In my classroom, I have developed a system that works smoothly
and allows for a break in the normal grouping system every week. Let’s
take a look…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Fact fluency is an absolute must at the primary level.
Though I completely believe in students learning to use strategies and thinking about numbers flexibly is crucial, there must be some basic memorization in
order for students to have a solid foundation. So the solution I came up with
for this was creating fact fluency groups based off a quick assessment completed
on Fridays.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The assessments are simple, the students are given 20
questions and have to complete them in 2 minutes. They must solve a MINIMUM of
18/20 correctly to move on to the next level (click on the image above to download your free copy). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Here is our chart for the first three months of the school
year… If you click on the image, you can use the editable template available
for download from my teachers pay teachers page.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Using the data (students names have been changed for
privacy) I split my kids into 5 different groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>Group 1</u> <u>Group 2</u> <u>Group 3</u> <u>Group 4</u> <u>Group 5</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Dallin Aidan K Peyton Daniel Hope</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Kylee Laila Michael Katie Cam</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Molly Aidan T. Joanna Vanessa Elijah</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Thomas Savannah Kieran</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Once the students were split, I could focus on their needs
most directly. I focused on helping students with pneumonic devices, fact
fluency songs, tips and tricks for memorizing different facts based off their individual
needs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">For example if I was teaching skip counting by 3’s to my
advanced group, I would teach them to sing the following numbers to Row, Row,
Row Your Boat “3, 6, 9 and 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, last is 36.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It was quite interesting, that our fact fluency groups did
not align very closely with our guided math groups. The ability to
memorize is very different than the ability to use strategies or think about
mathematical concepts – yet another reason I am a fan of this model, mixing
things up is always a good thing!! 😉
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">While
I pulled groups, children would work at centers around the classroom. There
were many different games that we play to reinforce fact fluency.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">1.
<b>Computer Station</b> – The students play math fact fluency games on the following
websites (I set them up ahead of time on the computer, so all they have to do
is sit down and play. The websites are also bookmarked on the computer and I
have taught the students how to go back and find a bookmarked website if they
accidentally click off the main page).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>www.fun4thebrain.com<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>https://xtramath.org<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><u>http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mathfact/mathFact.htm<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">2. <b>Go Fish</b> – I leave a sign with a <i>number to create </i>and the kids play Go Fish trying to add
up to the number they have been given. For example if the NUMBER TO MAKE was 7
an exchange might look like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Oh my goodness, how is it already April 17th??? The weekend of April 8th I had
the joy of attending the Northeastern Regional TpT Meet Up in Rochester, New
York at the beautiful Woodcliffe Resort. This was the second time I attended
and was no less blown away. The amount of effort and energy that went
into cultivating the perfect environment for motivation and inspiration was
incredible. Each detail, from the delicious breakfast, to the creative decor,
not to mention the incredibly skilled speakers, was done with excellence. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The keynote speaker, Art with Jenny K, was
breath-taking. Kindness and creativity oozed out of her, for lack of a better
description! She spoke about her journey on TpT, but never once did she make it
about the money. It was about how honored she felt to be contributing to the
education of students around the world. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She spoke about how each time she sold a product, she viewed it
as investing in the lives of 30 different students. I thought that was a
wonderful way of thinking about it. Creating materials for my own students is
definitely exciting to me, but having the opportunity to participate in
something worldwide is humbling. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She also gave us each a piece of paper with a design on it and
colored markers and crayons. We were given a key as to which colors to use on
the paper... again, her creativity is astounding (more details on why later...)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My first break out session was a Tax Seminar, which really isn't really my domain but interesting to listen to. My husband is our tax guy, so he sent
me in with a bunch of questions. It is mind boggling to me how much extra
income TpT provides for so many educators! So cool!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Next I had the privilege of listening to Tabitha Carro from
<a href="http://www.flapjackeducation.com/">FlapJack Educational Resources</a>. She did a lecture on Smartphone Marketing
last year and I learned a TON from her. Once again, she did not disappoint. She taught us how to do pinterest marketing using a smartphone. My
takeaways were both exciting and overwhelming... I am actually going to go get
a new smartphone this week so I can have enough data to hold all the apps
she recommended. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It's so interesting, I love pinterest, and use it mostly for
personal things... I.E. millions of recipes and crafts for my daughter.
However, I never really noticed that the most popular and attractive pin covers
are vertical and sized 9 x 16. Tabitha showed us apps that easily size and
allow for designing collages such as<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Adobe
Spark Post</i>. It's WILD... It takes completely artistically incompetent
people, such as myself, and allows them to create something that looks like
this on the first try! </span><br />
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PicCollage, and PicLab Studio.</i> Incredible! Thank you, <a href="http://www.flapjackeducation.com/">Tabitha</a>!!<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The next session was perfectly timed... right after Tabitha's
smartphone pinterest marketing, I attended <a href="http://www.notsowimpyteacher.com/">Jamie Sears from Not So WimpyTeacher</a>: Keys to Pinning Success. She has an outstanding amount of knowledge
about pinterest and how it works. Basically I learned that everything I have
been doing is wrong, haha! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">- Create new pinterest covers for my blog posts and create a
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">- Reorganize my boards to have 40-50 total (by creating secret
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">- Look into using Tailwind<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">- Do some more research on advertising on pinterest since it only
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The last break out session I attended was with the <a href="http://ericabohrer.blogspot.com/">FAMOUS ERICA BOHRER</a>. She is also very knowledgeable and has been with TpT since the very beginning.
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My big takeaways from this session were to first, clean up my
crumby instagram photos and second, and more importantly, find a group of people
that can post for each other. She gave us this great organizer to get started so
I am hopeful to execute this by the beginning of May! Oh, and I am looking for
teachers that would like to use my products in their classrooms and send me
pictures that I can post. I love being a stay at home mom, but it does put me
at a disadvantage for posting photos! Any takers?!? You can have the products
for free! ;) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">We concluded the day by hearing from TpT staff and Amy, the
director of seller happiness (which she truly is). She talked about how TpT is an
ecosystem, we all need to do our part for it to thrive. Then Jenny K. came up
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: "verdana" , "droid serif" , sans-serif;">Oh, how guided math has changed my life for the better! My Master's Degree is in literacy and I would teach reading groups all day long if I could... but what I discovered along the way is that I ACTUALLY do love teaching math, when I do it correctly! When I made the switch from 5th grade down to 1st, I began doing flexible grouping for guided math and it made all the difference. My only regret is that I didn't start doing it sooner (because as you'll read from several other bloggers in this link-up, it CAN be done well in upper grades too!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: "verdana" , "droid serif" , sans-serif;">So you have read from several other bloggers on this link-up about using data to drive your instruction and differentiating your groups. One thing I love about guided math is it gives you a chance to mix up your kiddos. Chances are the kids grouped together for guided reading will not be in the same group with students for guided math! If you haven't read other blog posts, you'll need to be sure to PRE-ASSESS for each unit and use that data to create your guided math groups. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: "verdana" , "droid serif" , sans-serif;">Now what can be overwhelming at first, in my opinion, is not only creating differentiated lessons to meet the needs of your different groups, but what to do with the rest of the class while you're pulling groups! DO NOT FEAR, it really is quite simple. Once you set up your stations, they run by themselves! </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-size: large;">So each day, every student sees me for Guided Math PLUS two centers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #888888; font-family: "verdana" , "droid" serif , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">NOW, I realize everyone does not have access to computers and ipads in their classrooms... that is not the only form of math technology. Calculators are a great tool for kids to learn to use... or you could change the station to be the <b><i>WILD CARD STATION</i></b> in which some days kids do fact fluency practice, differentiated worksheets (blah.. as much as I hate worksheets, I do realize repetition in math is ESSENTIAL and sometimes necessary in math), games, word problems, etc. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #888888; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">So as you can see, much of the work for the math rotations is front loaded. Once you do the following:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #888888;">1. Create your visual schedule for the students. (</span><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Editable-Guided-Math-Rotation-Template-3082923"><span style="color: blue;">CLICK HERE</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: #999999;">for the <i><b>free editable</b></i> version of the one I use in my classroom</span></span><span style="color: #999999;">)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #888888;">2. Gather your Read about Math books -- your school librarian should be able to be helpful with this as well. If you call and ask him/her to pull books for you, they generally have a good supply on hand! </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-size: large;">If you are interested, I have </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Differentiated-Reading-Passages-with-Math-Concepts-Bundle-2695253"><span style="color: blue;">Leveled Reading Comprehension Passages with Math Concepts</span></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-size: large;">available for purchase that include math questions as well as written response questions that could be used for Read About Math or Write About Math)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #888888;">3. Gather your Write About Math prompts -- They can be as simple as two step word problems, generated on your own or pulled from your curriculum. My </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/2nd-Grade-Story-Problems-Math-Common-Core-Standards-2OA-BUNDLE-1208143"><span style="color: blue;">Second Grade Math Story Problems and Math Review Bundle</span></a><span style="color: #888888;"> contains several word problems to get you started.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #888888;">4. Organize your Math Games -- if you take a look at your manipulatives, you can make up several games just using Base Ten Blocks and Dice.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I am going to share with you my newest video on TpT explaining the WHAT, WHY and HOW behind my best selling Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle Levels J-N! Click on the image below to see the video....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's pretty crazy to me that we are doing videos now... Andrew and I that is... It's TOTALLY out of my comfort zone. I would much prefer to be in front of a group of 7 year old children than publishing videos for the world! But I do have to admit, it's been a great thing for Andrew and I to do together. He's so talented when it comes to all things technnology, and I have a STEEP LEARNING CURVE, so we're a great pair. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These passages are short and high interest for students, designed to allow students the opporunities to use their decoding and comprehension strategies. The passages are leveled using the Fountas and Pinnell leveling system. In the past I have taught in districts using DRA and F&P. I am personally a fan of Fountas and Pinnell... I LITERALLY love their work and subscribe to their weekly newsletter because I'm a nerd like that --haha! But if your school uses another leveling system, take a look at this chart to help you figure out which passages would meet your students needs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that research shows that using SHORT, HIGHLY FOCUSED passages are most effective for teaching guided reading? These passages have been designed for students to find TEXT BASED EVIDENCE, a major shift in the common core. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before moving down to my 1st-2nd grade loop, I taught 5th grade for two years. Now, I am not a fan of all things common core, by any way, shape, or form.... However, I can tell you I would have liked it if my kiddos came into 5th knowing how to prove their thinking!!! I can also tell you that after I embedded into our daily routine in guided reading... my first graders could do it, no problem by the end of the year! And it taught them how to pay attention to detail, too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Teaching kiddos how to activate higher level thinking at an early stage is a must as well... It sets them up to think </span><span style="font-size: large;">deeply</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and critically. Strategies such as predicting, inferring, synthesizing, drawing conclusions, analyzing, questioning, making connections, and so on, are all crucial to this development. It may seem overwhelming at first, but it becomes more natural overtime... and I have included questions that activate higher level thinking in this bundle to make your lives easier!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I am an advocate of flexible grouping... mixing kids up, keeping it fresh. However, not when it comes to guided reading. It is SO IMPORTANT to assess your students to find their instructional reading levels and then teach them at that exact level. If you are giving your students passages and questions for reinforcement during centers or for homework, you'll want to use their independent reading level so they do not become frustrated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are not sure how to find your students instructional or independent reading levels, check out this freebie... It has a running record template and the algorithms to find their appropriate levels >>> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Running-Record-Template-and-Reading-Level-Algorithms-Freebie-3041493" target="_blank"> Running Record Template and Reading Level Algorithms Freebie</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So there you have it, I hope this is helpful for you with your reading instruction in your classrooms! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are interested in purchasing the Reading Comprehension Passages J-N Bundle, you can find it here >>> <a href="http://bit.ly/2mKcLj0">Reading Comprehension Passages Bundle J-N</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you use sensory bins in your classroom or at home? It has been shown that people, children and adults alike, learn best when using all of their senses. True, some people are auditory processors while others are visual learners, others still would consider themselves kinesthetic learners, regardless of preference, we all function best when we've had multi-sensory exposure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>ONE</b>: Using sensory play, or in this case sensory bins, aids in <b>cognitive development</b>. Life is full of "problem solving situations," and it is our role as educators and parents to equip them to think deeply in order to find solutions. Sensory play allows children opportunities to predict, hypothesize, observe, react, and much more... all of which aid in cognitive development!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TWO</b>: Sensory play helps to <b>develop physical skills</b> as well. Fine motors skills, which is the dexterity of small muscles and hand-eye coordination, begin to develop at an early age. Working along side fine motor skills are gross motor skills, which include larger movements a child learns beginning with crawling and walking, moving on to running, skipping, and jumping etc. In many cases, fine motor and gross motor skills require a little tune up, as little minds often race faster than their bodies can respond! Sifting, mixing, churning, scooping, and pouring can all assist in developing these physical skills, essential for success. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THREE</b>: <b>Language development </b>begins in children long before they are able to express their thoughts verbally. It is a continual process of acquiring new language and figuring out how to appropriately express those thoughts. Collaborative sensory play offers a venue for children to communicate their thoughts to one another in a constructive manner. The different senses that are stimulated while using a sensory bin can also develop descriptive language.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">First, I purchased clear plastic bins from Coscto.... 6 bins for $10.00 AND I got 25 pounds of rice for 8 bucks! </span><span style="font-size: large;">You can't beat it... Can you tell I have a secret, ahem... not so secret, obsession with Costco?!? Confession: I LOVE bulk shopping... We have a membership to both BJ's AND Costco! Ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you are finished, simply add objects of your choice into the bins of colored rice and VOILA... you have build your own sensory bins!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You may be thinking... sensory bins seem great, but where will I fit ONE MORE ACTIVITY into my school day?? I understand very well how precious time is at school. Sensory bins can be set up as stations for morning work. They can also be built into math or ELA centers throughout the school day. Not to mention, sensory bins can be a great educational indoor recess activity, especially for those poor weather days when the kids are cooped up inside and need to release some energy! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make things even more simple for you, I have created a few templates for you to give your kiddos to complete during their sensory play! <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sensory-Bin-Templates-Editable-Freebie-2983528" target="_blank">Click here</a> to download your free EDITABLE templates. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my favorite book series for primary aged children is Frog and Toad. The characters are kind but silly, and always seem to be learning some type of lesson that the kids can pick up on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Frog and Toad are Friends</u> by Arnold Lobel leads to excellent discussions about equality, fairness and respect. These three concepts are a large part of friendship and citizenship, and this book models it in a way that is comprehensible for seven year old kids! After reading the book aloud, I like to engage the students in a whole group discussion about the ways Frog and Toad were kind friends to each other in the book. I lead with the example of Frog writing a letter to Toad when he felt lonely. We talk about how it would feel to receive a letter if we were feeling lonely -- most kiddos agree that it would make them feel better. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then the children pair off and talk about ways they can be good friends to each other. After two minutes, we come back as a large group and share our answers. In the past my students have come up with answers like: "Ask a friend to play at recess that looks lonely." "Share your toys at recess." "Tell a friend you like their shirt." It is amazing how quickly they're able to make connections to their own lives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day, we do a cute "craftivity." We review how Frog and Toad were kind friends and how that connects to their own lives. We examine the ideas they came up with the previous day and then they create their own Frogs and Toads with speech bubbles explaining how each individual is a good friend. They always look adorable in the end... they're great to decorate the classroom or hallway... AND serve as a reminder of how to be kind friends/good citizens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the minds of the students have been primed, they head back to their seats to start making their own lists of ways to help in their community. Some of their ideas were quite inspiring! I just love how their little brains work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you found these ideas helpful, check out the Interdisciplinary Citizenship Unit written by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Laurens-Learning-Corner" target="_blank">Lauren's Learning Corner</a> and myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This 20 day unit is aligned to the Common Core Standards and includes activities, read alouds and projects similar to those you read about above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you found a few ideas that will be useful in your classroom! Thanks for stopping by and keep up the good work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One strategy that I find very difficult for my primaries to grasp is Determining Importance. I am sure you have been there... you ask for a quick summary and then get a five minute, play-by-play retelling of an ENTIRE BOOK! So cute, but not exactly what you asked for!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because primary aged students are concrete thinkers, I love how Tanny demonstrates what determining importance looks like in a practical and tangible way. The first thing that I did, was pull our my personal handbag (aka purse), which is shamefully messy. Having a two year old, I always just end up throwing things that I need and wait, what seems like months, before cleaning it out again. So, to kick off our lesson, I became a bit vulnerable and showed my students the reality of my deep, dark purse! I pulled out many of the objects in the purse and asked them to help me figure out which items I needed to come to school that day. They had to DETERMINE what was IMPORTANT for me to bring to school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, they thought it was hilarious when I pulled out a bottle of nail polish, coupons for a box of Popsicles (yum!) and essentially, other useless junk. They were quickly able to deduct that I only really needed my keys, to drive to school. My wallet, which contained my driver's license and the colored pens that I use for correcting. Aside from that, there wasn't much else that I needed. It was all just extra fluff. (Don't mind my bare feet... preggo problems...)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next demonstration was hands-on and the kids flipped when they got to participate! We talked about how sometimes when we read, there is extra stuff, that is just not important. Kind of like when parents cook pasta on the stove. I asked them to walk me through the steps...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">STOP. I asked them, when the pasta was finished cooking in the water, if they just ate it right out of the pot? Like soup, pasta in hot water. NOOOO! They all shouted! After that, water had to be strained right out of the pasta.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WOW! I stopped them here. "So you mean, that the water strains out of the pot, and all the important stuff (aka pasta) stays in the pot. Just like when we read... we want to get rid of all the extra information and only remember the MOST IMPORTANT information. Determining Importance."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ahhh... light bulbs went off in their little brains, like the 4th of July! So fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this point, I introduced our FOUR THINKING STEMS that they would be using to complete their sticky note assignment during guided reading that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">* What's important here...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">* One thing that we should notice...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">* It's interesting that...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kids then went on to do their quiet reading at the guided reading table. I listened to each one, checking for fluency and comprehension. All the while, they were using the thinking stems to complete sticky notes for information in the book that they determined important. I tell you, if you haven't used sticky notes for your guided reading yet, I would highly recommend it. They absolutely love it and it's a great quick check for you, the teacher, to assess their understanding of the strategy at hand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's been quite a busy summer for us over here... Hubby has been working CRAZY hours and to add to the mix, our sweet baby girl #2 arrived </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">three weeks early</i><span style="font-size: large;"> on June 21st! Hence, my lack of posting in May, June and July! It was a rough pregnancy but we are so thankful our sweet baby girl is here!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The transition to a family of four has been relatively smooth... for which we are so thankful! We have a wonderfully supportive family and the most amazing friends we could ever imagine! Our friends from church have been bringing up meals for FIVE weeks... And we have TWO more weeks of meals coming from my girlfriends whose husbands work with Andrew! Incredible... I don't know if I will remember how to cook after this! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Big sister ABSOLUTELY ADORES her little sister! My biggest issue is keeping big sis from smothering little sis with kisses! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being home with these two is an absolute JOY and I am so thankful for the time with them...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which brings me to our next BIG CHANGE... I have officially resigned from my teaching position and will be a full time stay at home mommy! It was a very difficult and bittersweet decision, but it is definitely what is right for our family at this time! We are grateful that the Lord has allowed for us to do this! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The ladies that organized this meet-up... certainly did their homework! The conference was at the Woodcliff Spa and Hotel. Accomadations were simply lovely... just what a bunch of tired teacher-preneurs needed to be rejuvenated! I mean, come on, who wouldn't want to go here for an all day conference?!? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were four main sessions and five break-out sessions. Let me tell you... I could NOT write down all the great information the gifted speakers were passing along fast enough! The first break-out session I went to was Tabitha, from <a href="http://www.flapjackeducation.com/" target="_blank">Flap Jack Education</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She was incredible... she taught us all about how to do marketing strictly using your smartphone (an area in which I am gravely lacking)... I have already downloaded some awesome apps like <a href="http://wordswag.co/" target="_blank">Word Swag</a>, <a href="http://bit.ly/">Bit.ly</a>, and <a href="http://acolorstory.com/" target="_blank">Color Story</a> and they're making my life so much easier! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, I attended THE Erin Cobb (<a href="http://imlovinlit.com/" target="_blank">Lovin' Lit</a>) and Heidi Babin's (<a href="http://thedoodleoven.com/home/" target="_blank">The Doodle Oven</a>) workshop.. Great Layout = Great Payout. These ladies were astounding with their knowledge (who knew Heidi was an artist before becoming a teacher?!?) and their ability to self-reflect, and grow from their mistakes. Hopefully you will be seeing some newly improved resources in my store soon!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and did you know about the Rule of Thirds?!? I sure didn't... apparently, objects should be placed anywhere these lines intersect to observe the Rule of Thirds! More pleasing to the eye that way... so they say! Thanks Heidi and Erin for that tip, I had no idea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever read the <a href="http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clutter Free Classroom's</a> blog? If you haven't, then you should! Jodi, like the rest of them, is incredible. She gave so many great tips on how to be a more effective blogger. I realize, I am on a steep learning curve, so if you are reading this... I appreciate your patience! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I finished the day with a little PD on Facebook! <a href="http://mrsjonessclass.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Karen Jones</a>... who happens to be local to Buffalo, our neighbor to the West... did a great job teaching how to use statistical analysis to advertise and grow your business via Facebook. Again, another area of growth for me. Boy, did I set a lot of goals this weekend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If nothing else, I met a ton of new people this weekend and learned that we are all on our own journeys. Whether it's in the classroom full time, working on teachers pay teachers full time, being a mommy or anything else... This world of teacherpreneurship is a blessing to us all, and I am thankful to be apart of it! What a gift!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Teachers everywhere hear "Common Core" and cringe... It can be so intimidating having to teach something new! After attending several workshops, I have yet to drink the cool-aid, so to speak... But I am a fan of teaching kids at an early age to find TEXT BASED EVIDENCE. As a primary school teacher, too often children are merely reading words, not reading for comprehension. You may have heard me rave about my school district before, and the incredible PD they have offered. One of the most beneficial PD workshops I ever attended was when 2nd and 3rd grade teachers sat down and talking about learning gaps... We found out our 2nd graders were not able to find text based evidence when they got to 3rd so it's been a big shift in my guided reading groups!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">There are two different ways in which I teach finding text based evidence. The first is using sticky notes. In our third day of guided reading (2 read, 1 write) we always write about what we read. I give my students a few short questions to respond to in their Readers Notebooks and then give them a pile of sticky notes. They must go back in the text and pull out the answer record it in "note form" on their sticky note. Finally, they go back to their readers notebook and record in compete thoughts and sentences.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">I give my kiddos a bucket of colored markers and let them choose which color they'd like to use (always a treat)! They then proceed to use a different color to find text based evidence for each different question, labeling the highlighted portion with the corresponding question number. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh boy... those are big ones! And I ABSOLUTELY DID NOT want to become one of those teachers that started teaching to the test. So I thought about how I could integrate these two DIFFICULT concepts into my 2nd grade classroom as authentically as possible... Then it came to me, Guided Reading! I love teaching reading and I often write my own guided reading passages and questions so that I can focus the short amount of time we have as much as possible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So that was the answer! I created passages that not only forced students to go back and look for text based evidence to answer questions, but also were <i>paired fiction & non-fiction topics</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My friends that really struggle with reading, were not quite developmentally ready for this undertaking of paired passages in second grade. However, my students reading as low as Level K were ready for the challenge!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I said, I started by creating a </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">fiction</i><i style="font-size: x-large;"> </i><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">nonfictio</i><i style="font-size: x-large;">n</i><span style="font-size: large;"> passage about the same topic. Then created multiple choice and short response questions for </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">each one</i><span style="font-size: large;">. I then created short response questions that required information from both passages! Synthesizing is such a difficult but crucial skill for kids to learn! High up on that Bloom's Taxonomy, am I right?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the higher levels (Fountas & Pinnell levels M, N & O), I also included a "pre-reading" component where kids would activate their prior knowledge for the nonfiction passages. They were required to make predictions for the fictional passages as well! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To conclude, the kids were given a venn diagram to compare and contrast the two texts. This again triggers higher level thinking, and invites the kids back to do <i>close reading</i> and find <i>text based evidence</i> in both passages! Phew! Hard work! </span><br />
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<br />Partyin' with Primarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032768453343275186noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083646051475874377.post-48047496830562838582015-10-31T11:22:00.000-07:002015-10-31T11:22:57.668-07:00Alphabet Mini Posters Freebie<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Learning the alphabet in kindergarten can sometimes be little tricky! A student of mine knows every <i>letter sound</i>, but when it comes to remembering the <i>letter names</i>... he gets <b>stuck</b>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So I decided to take a different approach. I created alphabet mini posters and printed them out on card stock. We spread them out on the floor and he had to put them in a "train." We would sing the alphabet song each time we went back to the drawing board. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each mini-poster had a correlating picture to help him if he was stuck on the letter name. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After he found the correct card, he would put it in our train. We started the activity by having him walk along side each letter, saying (or often singing) them in order as he went. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to make it even more fun... as he progressed down the alphabet we needed to keep things interesting! He thought it would be clever to hop backwards (so that he could look at the letters straight on) and sing his alphabet song as he went! So cute! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Little boys are so funny, aren't they? He got a kick out of it.. and guess what? After singing the alphabet song 26 times (or more)... he was doing pretty well with letter name recognition!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To wrap up, I wanted integrate a little bit of math for him. He's almost mastered counting to 100 and we have been working on using ten-frames to add and subtract! So, we organized the alphabet cards into "tens-frames" and figured out how many letters were in the alphabet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week I had the AWESOME privilege to go into my friend's classroom and get a literature circle started! It was so much fun!! I first began using literature circles when I taught the 5th grade, gifted and talented blend. It was a HUGE change for me, seeing as I had always taught students with disabilities. But of course, it turned out to be awesome. In my 5th grade class, I had a chart created and posted next to our classroom library. My students needing enrichment would be given their role for the week and assigned chapters.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They were expected to complete their reading and their literature circle role BEFORE they came to group. My job was simply to observe discussions, the "discussion director" facilitated conversations! It was INCREDIBLE! Talk about kids taking ownership and responsibility for their own learning... and let me tell you... that was the year of book on tapes for me in the car driving back and forth to work! I had a hard time keeping up with all the different chapter books I had to read before I assigned them!! Ha! Click on the image above for a copy of the literature circle assignments I gave each child to complete before they came to group!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, when I moved down to 2nd grade... these assignments were a bit too complex for their little minds! So I modified it! I still had kids that were ready to have additional responsibility for completing reading outside of our guided reading group. But they needed accountability and a challenge to go with it. So I created reader's response questions to several book that kids could read and discuss at their independent reading level. To make things more fun, I even set up a <a href="http://kidblog.org/home/" target="_blank">kidblog</a> account and had them blog their responses to each other.. but that's a story for another day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So this week when I went into my friend's class, I taught the kids how to read the question before they read their chapters in the book. We chose the book <u>Magic Tree House Dinosaurs Before Dark</u> because it's a guided reading Level M (Fountas & Pinnell) and that is the independent reading level for the group. We discussed how good readers are detectives and need to search for the answers to the questions while they read! We also talked about how good readers will also come up with questions of their own to discuss with the group. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kiddos set off to read their chapter and record their responses. We gathered at the end, to discuss their answers. The collaboration was AWESOME. Before we discussed as a group, they shared their answers with a partner... using TEXT BASED EVIDENCE to support their thinking! If one partner noticed something the other one hadn't, they just added the details to the response sheet! They were so proud of themselves and I was proud of them too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by! If you are interested in using these Magic Tree House Dinosaurs' Before Dark literature circle questions, click on the picture above!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So often we hear the term 21st century classroom and the importance of preparing children for the 21st century. Laptops, computer, ipads... our district is blessed to have so much but one piece of technology that changed my entire viewpoint as a teacher was a robot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meet Frosty, our friendly classroom robot!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In my last 1st-2nd grade loop, I had a student with an acute kidney disease. She was in and out of school each fall and once flu season began... forget it. It was too dangerous... one stomach bug would land her in the ICU for days. We set up a plan for a home-tutor to come to her house and do one hour of "tutoring" a day to keep her caught up. The rest of her work was on her own.. but let's be honest. Is a seven year old really self-motivated enough to do a full days work on her own? NO WAY!</span></div>
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So.. in a meeting with our school psychologist, principal, and assistant superintendent, someone suggested we contact our Monroe #1 BOCES technology department and try to utilize the VGO Robot that was being trialed in schools. I couldn't believe it... instead of bringing my student to school, we would bring school to her!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just before Christmas, we introduced Frosty to the kids. (Note: not a great idea with heightened excitement of Santa and winter break looming for enthusiastic second graders... I would wait for a smoother transition time in the future!) Everyday for our math workshop, our friend would call in on Frosty, the lights would flash and the camera would flip open. She had an ipad at home with an app that would connect to Frosty. I'd move Frosty with a little remote up to the rug for our mini-lesson before we split off into our math workshop. Frosty would go to each center, including her guided math group with me for small group instruction. She'd have all the resources and materials (that I had previously sent home) to play games at centers with her classmates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can not even begin to tell you how many times my eyes would well-up with tears and I would watch this child, who was not able to come to school due to poor health, gleefully interact with her friends across the screen of a robot. In first grade, I had tried to connect her with her peers via Face Time on my iPhone, but it was very difficult with the poor cell connection we had in the classroom. (One time I had my observation while she was Face Timing in for a guided reading group... that was a SIGHT FOR SORE EYES.. but a story for another day! Haha!) It was finally happening, she was loved and included though she could not be there. What a gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One would think that 2nd graders would be highly distracted by the use of a LITERAL robot in the classroom... but it amazed me, how quickly it became the norm. When it was time to go to specials, we'd roll Frosty onto the cart, and pull her on down to music or library or whichever special area class we had that day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're interested in hearing more, I have linked the video made by BOCES about our student, VRO Robot named Frosty and how it all worked in our classroom!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU9UXq3fSQxnJGI8gRXUPLxcclNak_kWjWEvl2inuhSO1pCH-5Wzc9JQfyzHhKtajzB2ilACeGqpuv_opv1pTGFEbPWKgZSJFealO8ipSJ6qFEnya9kJYahe18ftdI8RSvl251-RMvZM/s1600/tutor+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU9UXq3fSQxnJGI8gRXUPLxcclNak_kWjWEvl2inuhSO1pCH-5Wzc9JQfyzHhKtajzB2ilACeGqpuv_opv1pTGFEbPWKgZSJFealO8ipSJ6qFEnya9kJYahe18ftdI8RSvl251-RMvZM/s200/tutor+3.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">This week during my writing group, I decided to modify a lesson I used to do in the classroom for descriptive writing. Each child became a food critic in order to emphasize the importance of using JUICY DETAILS in writing. To begin, each child was given a plate of food. (I had previously checked to make sure there were no allergens for students in the group).</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9fMFqSdU2sdCx9YHirAfmkEvjRj_cu7KlNu_g03obsA49unEvsASn49BaPHrAft-jzCwrHiKIH3uf7vvJggOMOjnqz-WKw7gFMqewJ4PriB5G3jyaFW6FP164nIdaNgHu96oYKImA3Q/s1600/tutor+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9fMFqSdU2sdCx9YHirAfmkEvjRj_cu7KlNu_g03obsA49unEvsASn49BaPHrAft-jzCwrHiKIH3uf7vvJggOMOjnqz-WKw7gFMqewJ4PriB5G3jyaFW6FP164nIdaNgHu96oYKImA3Q/s200/tutor+1.jpg" width="200" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">Each plate included a few kidney beans, cucumber slices, butterscotch morsels, a frosted animal cookie, shredded cabbage and a few golden graham cereal squares. When I handed them the plates, the kiddos had the most excited and bewildered looks on their faces!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I explained how we were going to be "Food Critics" for the day and our job was to give an opinion , along with three words they would use to describe each food. We reviewed how we can use each of our senses to come up with descriptions of each including what the food looked like, smelled like, tasted like, felt like or sounded like when they bit into it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we finished tasting, I read aloud <u>The Relatives Came</u> by Cynthia Rylant. We looked for ways the author used descriptive language to paint a picture of what the characters were doing and feeling in the story. We also noticed how the pictures supported the descriptive language. The children made many discoveries as we read. It was also a teach-able moment for visualizing and how reading and writing really have many connections!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, to wrap up each child was given a piece of paper with a box to make a sketch. They were given the opportunity to write a personal narrative (something we've been working on) using JUICY DETAILS and descriptive language, just like we used while we were critiquing the food! The kids got really into their writing, and we verbally discussing how they were using "juicy details" to paint a picture in the reader's mind! I was *SO PROUD* of them! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had parent volunteers, including my wonderful mother-in-law come to help facilitate a few of the groups so I could circulate and check-in with each kiddo! You will notice that with a whole group, I had plates and forks for kids to bring with them from station to station. Each food was clearly labeled for the kids to record on their recording sheets, which I did not need to do during my small group tutoring session!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Either way, large group or small group, this activity was a HIT and I HIGHLY recommend it for bringing writing to life for your kiddos!</span><br />
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Partyin' with Primarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09032768453343275186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083646051475874377.post-39454711833463186452015-10-05T17:36:00.002-07:002015-10-05T17:38:28.712-07:00Punctuation Takes a Vacation?!?<span style="font-size: large;">How many times a day do you remind your students to check for punctuation?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Is that the end of your sentence?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"What goes at the end of a sentence?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Do you need a punctuation mark?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Have you used your writing checklist?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And so it goes. I often like to teach a mini-lesson where I read aloud a piece of writing that does not contain any punctuation marks. I read the entire piece without taking a breath and then fall over when I run out of air. This is a visual reminder to children, the importance of punctuation! And they think it's really silly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However... the punctuation reminders never seem to end in my classroom!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enter Robin Pulver and the <u>Punctuation Takes a Vacation</u> book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wonderfully talented children's author that focuses many of her books on grammar and the writing process! <u>Punctuation Takes a Vacation</u> is a fun, silly book that teaches children the importance of using punctuation in the writing process. The kids quickly catch on to the point that life without punctuation is a MESS! Check out how we used this book to remedy our problem!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To begin, I read the book <u>Punctuation Takes a Vacation</u> as our read-aloud for our mini lesson. I read the letter from Mr. Wright's class very dramatically, emphasizing each punctuation mark that was in the incorrect place. The kids loved it... and it really hit the point home of the importance of proper punctuation use!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, I did a demonstration on the SMARTboard of how to make edits and revisions to a writing piece, including punctuation with pages from the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After we completed the mini-lesson, the kids were put into groups to work collaboratively to solve each post-card from the book. They needed to figure out which punctuation mark wrote the letter and replace the missing marks! </span></div>
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important to switch things up… be a little more creative! In guided reading, there
are so many different strategies that I want to cover and I was having a hard
time getting the kids to tell the difference between certain strategies like
retelling vs. summarizing or background knowledge vs. schema! I decided to come
up with a group of characters that I could use while I modeled the strategies
in our mini lesson that would transfer over to our guided reading groups!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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asking questions? Some great words to get you started are WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
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Level G so we read <u>Lola at the Library</u>. Students took a picture walk
through the story and asked questions before they read (and continued to ask
more questions as they read). Their questions were recorded on their graphic
organizers and then checked to see if their questions had been answered within
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visualize while they read. Visualizing is like making a picture in your mind
while you read! Do you like watching movies? Violet does too! Today while you read your
book, try to make a movie in your head of what you’re reading! Sometimes it
helps to close you eyes while you make a picture of what is happening in the
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Carter:</b> His job is to teach kids to make
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Traits are ways to describe people, like Carter is kind. Feelings are how a
person is feeling, like Carter is happy! Actions are things people do, like
Carter play basketball. When you make connections to characters in a book, you
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Level K so we read <u>If You Give a Pig a Pancake</u>. Students drew a picture
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inferences while they read. Did you notice she is am dressed as a detective? That’s
because to make inferences, you must look for clues! Inferring is when you find
clues or evidence in the story to figure something out! For example, if she is carrying a magnifying glass around (clue or evidence), you would think she's probably a detective (inference)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Level N so we read <u>My Great Aunt Arizona</u>. Students did a sketch of the
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Level L so we read <u>Sharks!</u> Before we read, we discussed the three
purposes an author would have to write a book: persuade, inform and entertain
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Level H so we read <u>Elephants on Board</u>. Students took a picture walk
through the story and made predictions before they read (and continued to make
more predictions as they read). Their predictions were recorded on their
graphic organizers and then we reviewed if the predictions were correct or
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background knowledge might be? It’s things that you already know! For example,
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