5 For Friday: Pinch Me!

Happy 5 for Friday!

I'm linking up with Kacey (thank you!)

to share about what is happening around here :)

We returned this past Wednesday!

I'm in the same room (intervention space/shared office) as last year, so it will only be a matter of improving on what worked and revising what didn't. I think it's going to be about 50/50.

I'm trying to avoid coming into school on the weekends to prepare my room. This means I have to resign myself to doing only small portions at a time (which is really tough for me). I come in at 6:30 and work until we start PD at 8:00 am. Then I sneak in another 30 minutes during lunch. 2 hours a day for 3 weeks should be enough even though I really want to get it all done NOW.

Here's a peek at my numbers above my bulletin board:

I posted the picture above on Instagram and several teachers asked where I got the number posters. I made them last year using B/W ten frames from Graphics from the Pond and Penmanship Print font. I simply opened a white box with a black outline and centered it on digital paper. Easy Peasy!

Thank you for the teacher who suggested adding the colorful linking chain! I love it! If it was you, please claim your fame in the comments - I'd love to give you a shout-out :)

One teaching tip I've been using for the past few years are Pinch Cards (a.k.a. Every Pupil Responds). I made a starting set about three years ago and was constantly adding to it. 

I finally fixed it all up into one BIG collection:

Pinch Me! Everyday Assessments

Here's everything included...please let me know if I missed anything!

 You can download this list in the preview here.

There's also a freebie in the preview:

This page includes 8 student cards (2 styles). The colored line shows how you would cut out the two faces to represent Yes/No or Agree/Disagree. Many cards could be used for more than one type of response.

I like for all of my students to have their own, so I made them printed-friendly with B/W graphics and maximizing the space on each page.

Just print this page 4 times on colored cardstock = 

24 "pinch" cards!

If you try out the freebie, I'd love to hear what you think! I've noticed a dramatic increase in participation and less "copycat" of the agree/disagree gestures we use. 

Thanks for reading & have a fantastic Friday!