Reading Interest Interview

Quick freebie!

As I started planning for the first week of school I began listing beginning of the year assessments I wanted to be sure and give my students. 

Math: CCSS and mixed Fact Fluency

Writing: Lucy Caulkins 2nd grade baseline writing assessment--Three blank sheets of paper folded and stapled into a book. Directions to students: "What do you know a lot about? Make a book that will teach someone else all about what you know!"

Reading: Read Naturally 1.8 Chocolate Chip Cookies fluency timing (expectation 55-65wpm), MAP assessment at the end of September.

I needed something more for reading so I created a Reading Interest Interview that includes important reading-related questions that will give me oodles of information about my students as readers. 

Head over to my TPT store and download this interview for FREE!

What beginning of the year assessments give you the most information about your students?

Student Gift FREEBIE!

I have been on the lookout (on Pinterest mostly) for a fun gift to give my students at Open House. I loved the Survival Kit ideas. Unfortunately the person who created the Kindergarten Survival Kit idea did not get proper credit...when you click on the picture it just opens the image in a new window, it does not go back to her blog or information. 

Survival Kits are a standing joke in my house. My finace has made me survival kits for my car "just in case" and he has them in his car and at work for himself. My kit actually came in handy one day when I got half way to school and realized I forgot deodorant!! EEEK!  I remembered that silly survival kit and thought, NO WAY he thought to put deodorant in there...but he did :)  It saved my day!  Ever since then I am fully on board with the survival kits! 

So giving my students a Second Grade Survival Kit seemed fitting, I took ideas from the survival kit I found on Pinterest and wrote a poem. 

Now...I am not a poem writer! In fact, this is the first poem I have written since I was forced to write poems in school. This just kind of came to me one night. 

My sister and mom did help me edit it and make it flow right (thank you, thank you!).

If you like it, head over to my TPT store!  Follow me and download the package for FREE!  I have included the poem for grades Kindergarten - Fifth Grade!

Enjoy! And Happy Almost-First-Day-of-School!

Open House Forms + LOTS of Freebies!!

Hi friends! My most recent post to TPT is a collection of five forms that are ready for use at your upcoming Open House! As a THANK YOU and BONUS I have included in the package an additional four forms/activities for the first month of school.

As a DOUBLE BONUS, if you purchase the package I will create an additional form for you or edit an already included form to fit your needs better...all for FREE!

Click the preview above to go to my TPT store!  

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