It’s Monday, so that means I’m linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics for another edition of Monday Made It.
This week I have three projects to share.
My first Made It gave me a few challenges. When I attended a professional development session for our new math program (Investigations) last week, the presenter shared a perfectly made large 10 frame that I just had to make.
Mine did not come out nearly as neat, but I’m still excited about it. (I tend to have some difficulty when it comes to making things straight. The plastic was an added challenge.) I am happy with how it turned out, and I’m sure it will be put to good use in my classroom.
The frame looks like this.
I got the plastic from Joanne’s. It was $3.00 a yard, and I only needed 2 feet. The Duck Tape was a gift from one of my sweet students last year.
The next step was to get some counters. I used plastic plates from Meijer.
I love how students now have a large visual of a 10 frame. This will be a great way to work with my tactile learners.
Several years ago, I remember reading about focus sticks. I thought they would be really cute if I ever switched to a younger grade. Well, now I am switching to second, so I had to make some.
First, I read this fabulous post from Hoots N’ Hollers. This post has a free download, so you can easily make your own focus sticks. I just needed to buy craft sticks and Googly Eyes from Joann’s.
There is also a free download for a label on the same post. However, I made my own label to match my classroom colors. Finally, I put all the focus sticks in a can from the Target Dollar Spot.
I plan on using these focus sticks to assist my students with editing. They will serve as reminders to edit for spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and (my favorite) asking, “Does it sound right?”
Thank you!
