Monday Made It: First Day of Inservice!

Hello!  Today was my first day back to work, and I. am. tired!  It was a great day though!  I love seeing everyone again after being away for such a long time:)  I have a few made its to share.


My first made it is a writing process clip chart I made to keep track of where my students are in writer's workshop.  You can put their names on clothespins, and have them move their clip each day to the step of the writing process they are on.  Since I teach 3 writing classes I number the clips and number the desks.  The kiddos just move the clip number that matches their desk number.  This makes my life so much easier!  I love being able to take a status of the class with a quick glance on the board.  I also included a feedback chart that I added into the process to make sure they are getting others opinions before they move on to the publishing phase.  You can find them here, here, and here!






My second made it is a fun fluency game with all 1,000 Fry words!  The Fry words are divided up on strips of paper in order beginning with the most frequent words.  Students take a big breath and say the word list all in one breath.  If they do it correctly, they move on to the next strip of words.  I have implemented stickers for each strip completed, and treasure box for each page they complete.  My students love practicing fluency this way, and it has been great for RTI.  You can read about One Breath Fluency Boxes and purchase them here, or here!




I made it through beginning of the year campus training today.   We have some positive changes happening, and  I'm really excited to get this year underway!
Have a great day back at school tomorrow!
Natalie