Common Core Rainbow

Hello there!!
It's pretty funny my last post was about substitute plans because yesterday at 3:30pm my principal came to me and said I would be out on PD these next two days so I was happy I was (somewhat) prepared! Having a blast learning about PLC's and excited to bring it to my new school...let me know if you do PLC's and what your format is like, how typical meetings look, some good advice, etc.

This post is going to be about the new extended standards in the common core. So...we got the new extended standards and have yet to get trained on them, etc. but...I am excited to get off the ground running and NOT make excuses...my students are special needs but that does NOT mean I can't adapt these standards (even though they are already supposed to be modified for my students but they aren't always practical for their levels) so that my kiddos can participate and try their best to be learning ALL these extended standards this year.

This is based on the K-2 common core extended standards in all 4 areas: social studies, science, math and language arts. I used the Least Complex part of the extended standards.

I am a visual person and I need something to be IN MY FACE everyday in order to remember to do it, teach it and have my students LEARN it. So, I decided what a better way than to color code them and make them in language Room 5 can understand! Then, I want to keep them in a desk pocket folder by my desk so I can look at them everyday, make sure I am incorporating them and that my students are meeting them.

Here are the color coded extended standards that I made on the computer. Email me if you would like the template: mfdemski@gmail.com. I am going to write in them basic, "I Can" statements that make sense to both my students and I so we can be successful in the classroom activities and keep the team on board and understanding what we are focused on learning. I am also going to write on them a number 1-4 according to which grading period they are assessed.

Red= Science

Yellow= Social Studies

Green=Math

Blue=Reading

The different shades of colors are for the different strands within each subject (ex. Math and one color is Geometry)

Here are the envelopes I am going to keep each standard in (I am going to cut them up according to box once I write the "I Can" statements and grading period on them). Each subject has 4 envelopes that look the same, have the color coded strand legend on them and are 1-4 according to grading period.

Here is one of my reading pages

Here is a close-up so you can see what the text looks like.

And, just for fun...

I made these Touch Math numbers 1-9  to help my students, I am going to cut and laminate them, and then have them trace with their finger, count out objects, put clothespins on each touch point, etc. Let me know if you want it!

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