Checking for Understanding with Exit Tickets
Guest post by Greg Coleman from Mr. Elementary Math During my early years as a classroom teacher I felt that exit tickets were yet another initiative or showy thing to…
Guest post by Greg Coleman from Mr. Elementary Math During my early years as a classroom teacher I felt that exit tickets were yet another initiative or showy thing to…
…sort of “fingerprint” the Plickers software uses to identify each student when the cards are scanned. The number on each side is the number assigned to the student in the…
…seats without permission. They need something tangible to remind them to follow the classroom procedures. I have found that using raffle tickets helps tremendously. I give students 2 raffle tickets…
…the title of the book and the number on the card on the card. They give the card to me. When they return the book, I check that the number…
…on in the year). For third, we count the multiples of numbers. For numbers that don’t have a multiple of 100, I choose the last number in the sequence of…
…all the tickets, put them in a container, and draw for small treats, prizes or special privileges. The next day, everyone starts with 3 new tickets. Works like a charm!…
…super easy tutorial on how to make bucket seats from those cheap 5-gallon paint buckets that you can get from pretty much any home improvement store. I actually got mine…
…hot water over. All the little pieces float to the top. It’s not too expensive and they LOVE it! Carol Ann Henthorne – Last year, for my 5th graders, I…
…to write down the number of copies of each title and count them at the end of reading class to be sure they have all been returned. Magazine subscriptions are…
Guest blog post by Julia Cook Our country has been plagued with several disasters in the last few years. There was the Joplin, Missouri tornado in May of 2011, we’ve…
…board and asking students work to with their teams to “build” that number on the team mat. You can make up your own numbers or use the Build a Decimal…
…account and download the Google Drive app to their phone. For parents without e-mail addresses, I also help them sign up for Gmail, and download the app on their phone…
