Activities Like.....Blog Hoppin' Linky Party {with freebie}

I'm excited to join my friends over at Blog Hoppin' to share a couple of activities I like love using in my classroom! These activities are super easy to prepare and keep my students engaged in their learning...win-win!

 First up...Roll & Retell
  

Let's face it, checking for understanding and answering comprehension questions can get BLAH real quick! To keep my students engaged in answering and asking questions about key details {R.L.1.1}, I have them play a dice game called Roll & Retell. My kiddos play this game during Daily 5, guided reading, independent/partner reading, as well as sometimes after they have listened to me read a book. It's so much fun that they want to read more just to continue playing it! You can download your own copy of Roll and Retell {here}:)

Math Journals

      Math journaling is also a big deal in my classroom! 

It's a wonderful way to understand your students’ mathematical thoughts, problem-solving strategies, misconceptions, opinions, etc. An open-ended style math journal also acts as a differentiated assessment tool, as well as documentation of your students' growth! Can't get much better than that, huh?!!?

My kiddos use their math journals for 10-15 minutes at the beginning of our math segment. It's a special time for us to stretch our thinking and celebrate multiple solutions & strategies to work out a problem! 

 

You can check out the prompts that I use {here}!

Don't forget to link up your activities like....over at Blog Hoppin'!