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And, then there was this game that I posted too:
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I also thought I would share a new resource that I have been using in my classroom with ya'll. This came out of necessity. On our district tests, our Littles have to answer story problems by providing 4 things: the equation, their proof (numbers, words or pictures), the answer and the correct label or unit. I have lots of Littles forget to include one or more of those things pretty consistently. So, one day in the middle of teaching, I told them they needed to make each story problem smile. They can draw a circle if they included the equation, a mouth if they showed their thinking/proof, an eye for the answer and the other eye for the label or unit. We have been using this self-assessing rubric of sorts for about a week and a half and I must say that I can tell a difference. My students want to have a complete smiley face for each problem. And, all I have to do is ask, "Did you make your story problem smile?" They know exactly what I want them to check on their papers. Because it is a practice that I want to continue in my class, I made a small poster for reference and bookmarks that they individually keep in their math journals. If you want these resources to, I have added them as a freebie for you too. Here are a few pics of my Littles using the smiley strategy and a link for the freebie :)
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Have a great end to your weekend! Monday will come too soon I am sure. I am anxiously waiting for the week of April 8th. That's my spring break!
