Pinch me! I just reached 400 followers at my TPT store! It had been hovering at 399 for the last 24 hours - thank you for all your support :)
Actually the "Pinch Me" refers to one of my FAVORITE & fun ways to check for understanding...
But first, check out this cutie!
Our fresh fruit & veggie of the week was broccoli! We ask all of our students to "be brave" and at least try it. Here's one of my students contemplating, then tasting her serving. She loved it!
The sports card in front of her was the EPR we were using for phonemic awareness. I'll ask students to listen to 2 sounds (i.e.: /ch/ and /th/) to distinguish if the sounds are the same or different. If it seems easy, try mixing up initial, medial, and final sounds. You may be surprised of how many students may get them confused!
EPRs (Every Pupil Responds) are one of my favorite assessment tools because EVERY student can respond at the same time. A.K.A. "pinch cards" because students can hold the card and "pinch" the correct answer. I have also used them with popsicle sticks - holding them up like they're at an auction. My group is SO not ready for that, yet ;)
I made a sports theme just because & then got a little carried away (possibly in order to avoid paperwork) & made a TON more:
If you'd like a copy of this freebie, please click HERE! Let me know how it works in your classroom!
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I really like the 'pinch me' idea and the owl ones are really cute.
ReplyDelete~Diving Into Learning
Thanks! The owls are called "Hoot Hoot!" from Spring Hill Graphics. You should see the other owls in the collection - super cute!
ReplyDeleteI would really love to have these for my Title I kinder kiddos who struggle with hearing sounds; however, I am unable to print them from Scribd since I can't read German(I am assuming)and don't know what to do to print. Any other way to get them? Thanks! Have a great new year!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry it's giving you so much trouble. Thanks for you very much for letting me know! I just switched the link, so it should open in Google docs now. I also just emailed you the link, just in case!
ReplyDeleteThanks again,
Jen
I love the idea of using each of the designs at the same time so that each student has their own set but they can't cheat by looking at what their neighbor is pinching. Thanks for the great resource!
ReplyDeleteLisa