Mini Minds and Modifications

A PDF version of the power point I used to present at the MAS/FPS conference in Traverse City 10/6.

Many students need to know what comes next in their day. This is a great way to personalize their day for them. Write down times and fill in the clock hands for visual guides. This can be shrunk in size to laminate and tape to desks or taped to student folders.

This sheet is used to communicate home with parents about a child's behavior. This is to be used with a behavior plan where the child earns a reward in the morning and afternoon. The teacher decides how many smiles have to be earned in each time period and for what behaviors they will earn them for. For example: initiating tasks independantly, completion of a task, cooperations with peers, sharing work with the class, etc.... The sheet is filled out at the end of the day for parents to have

This printable is a great tool to motivate students to complete daily tasks. Print one daily. You can have students fill out themselves if you are working on student ownership or teacher can complete to guide students throught their day. It is a great tool for home/school communication.

Having a parent reading night? This power point contains the 3 main parts to teaching reading: comprehension, fluency, accuracy. It allows for the presenter to embelish the presentation as in depth as they would like

A printable resource targeted to teachers of first grade students to provide guidelines for times in the year with suggested benchmark assessments. This guideline supports MTSS/RTI in identifying the bottom 20% in your class as well as students performing above target areas. This printable is great for PLC work and common assessments through out a district.