In 7 days I go back to work. Summer has been great and I really don't want to start setting my alarm again but I am ready to start working with kids. Mentally at least. Right now, I don't have a list of my students. I have no schedule (because I have no kids) and therefore I have no lesson plans ready. Since I can't write lessons, I decided to work on some forms I will use this year. The first one is what I use to take notes on students when I push into a classroom (usually for math) but you could use it for small group instruction too.
The second thing I want to share I found on Mrs. Smith's blog. She created a sheet with activities for students to complete when they go on vacation. I can't tell you how many times I have had students go on vacation during the school year and the classroom teacher expects me to gather work. From now on, I'm going to send Vacation Tic Tac Toe home with these students. Such a simple solution to a time consuming problem!
Click the picture for the file.
It is basically self explanatory- I have a spot for a short lesson or activity description, a list of my students (I type in the students before I print the sheets), a box for attendance, and a spot to mark whether the student mastered the concept, is progressing, or needs more instruction. The bottom contains a spot for notes and follow up ideas.
The second thing I want to share I found on Mrs. Smith's blog. She created a sheet with activities for students to complete when they go on vacation. I can't tell you how many times I have had students go on vacation during the school year and the classroom teacher expects me to gather work. From now on, I'm going to send Vacation Tic Tac Toe home with these students. Such a simple solution to a time consuming problem!
Visit Mrs. Smith Teaches Fifth to get your own copy of this!
Now I'm going to go relax with my kittens who are currently snuggled up next to me.
Ally (orange) and Waffles <3
Goodnight!
-Becky
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Hi there, I read your blogs on a regular basis. Reading this post reminds me of my previous room mate! He always kept chatting about this. Thanks for sharing.
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