Classroom Quick Tips 9/26

 I'm back for another installment of.....

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THE RULES

Link up with a quick tip that makes life in your classroom easier. There are no weekly themes or topics. The only real "rule" is that you may not link up with a paid product or unit. Our goal is to share the small nuggets of greatness that are happening every day in our classrooms! If you missed the backstory about how this party got started, click here! Jean and I would also appreciate it if you linked back to our blogs and included our button in your post :)

MY CLASSROOM QUICK TIP

I learned about this little trick at a formative assessment PD during our Back to School inservices:

I put a little velcro dot on the corner of each student's desk.

Then a parent volunteer die cut and laminated these circles for me. One side is green...

... and the other side is red.

Students keep the green side up when they understand what we're working on and are doing well. They flip it to the red side when they are stuck and need help. I use these during independent work time, especially during Math Workshop. I told my students that during Math by Myself, if they see a friend has his/her red circle flipped, they should go to that student and see if they can help him/her. It's a quick and easy way for me to see who understands and who needs help, without that student needing to draw attention to him/herself.

Do you have a Quick Tip that makes your teaching life easier?