Common Core Archives - Little Minds at Work

Problem of the Day {giveaway}

Well hello! I shouted this update on my Facebook, but I wanted to make sure everyone got to see! I recently updated on of my first creations, The Common Core Questioning Jar. I gave the whole packet a new look along with adding in the option to make it a problem of the day! … [Read more...]

Assessing the Common Core in K: Made Easy!

It's time for another round of Back to School must haves {and a sale} :) I will be back with the Number Sense book study next week! I thought we could all enjoy the 4th this week! Whether your district has yet to adopt the Common Core you've at least heard something about it! This … [Read more...]

Jettin’ into Kindergarten!

Even though I was super sad as always to see my class move on to first grade this year...I am beyond excited to start over and meet my new group of kiddos! I am always excited to start off a new year because it always begins as a scattered puzzle....by the end of the year you have put each … [Read more...]

Keep them learning over the Summer! {and a giveaway!}

Clipart from TeachersScrapbookWell, here in Missouri the end of the school year is near! At my school we have 14 more student days! I noticed that several states go up to June or near mid-June! This year the only long break we had more than a couple days was for … [Read more...]

Teaching Subtraction to the Common Core in Kindergarten!

Hello! Hello! This past week we started out unit in subtraction. I'm not sure about your little ones, but ours go straight from addition to subtraction! Some do well with the swift transition but others are still building a solid foundation in addition, so subtraction is some … [Read more...]

Opinion Writing {freebies}

Hello! Hello! Last week we worked on writing opinion pieces. This week we will be focusing on writing our opinions as a response to literature we read!The kiddos wrote their opinions on who was their favorite: The Tooth Fairy or Santa Claus! It was actually a split- - I was … [Read more...]

Addition: Teaching to the Common Core! {freebies included}

Last week we started to cover addition! Needless to say I am EX-CITED! My students have worked so hard this year building math foundation skills. We are now soaring with all of our new learning! In this post I hope to share all of the ways I teach addition in my … [Read more...]

Parent-Teacher Conferences: Ideas & Freebies

I can not believe it is time for Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences! It literally seems like Fall conferences were just here! Either way it's here and I'm excited! Excited you say? Well, I am so eager to share with parents the AH-Mazing growth their student has show so far this … [Read more...]

More for the Core!

Hello friends! Well as most of you know my district implemented the Common Core for Kindergarten last Fall! So I'm on track to complete my second year teaching to the Common Core. I have nothing but great things to say about following the Common Core! The best thing … [Read more...]