Common Core Quick Assessments

Hi friends!  I survived my second day of parent/teacher conferences and came out with 100% attendance… yay!!  I love first quarter conferences!  We get to put faces to names… and learn so much more about our kiddos!  It is so fun to share the successes and share with the parents how they can assist in their student’s education! Oh and no school tomorrow… yes please!!

I think I’ve shared before that with the reading series my district uses we introduce 1 letter per week!  Each letter has an alphafriend with a cute song!  This week our letter was Tt so we got to meet our alphafriend- Tiggy Tiger!  We do a lot of singing as I believe this has tremendous affects on their retention… 2 of our favorites from the week!

First thing in Letter/Word Work on Mondays I assess the students on their ability to recognize the weekly letter BEFORE we even begin to learn the letter. I use this as a preassessment so I know how many students do/ do not know the letter. I continue to do these “quick assessments” throughout the week… making sure the students are gaining knowledge about the week’s letter! See pictures below!

Trace the letter. Search & color the letter.