Monday Made It- August 3rd

      Today I am linking up with Fourth Grade Frolics for Monday Made It!  See what I have been up to!

     I finally finished up all of my Science and Social Studies Exit Slips for grades 3-5.  These are based on Ohio's Content Standards, but I am hoping to create some that are geared to Common Core, at some point.  I print and make copies of all of them. Each sheet has two of the same slip, as to save with copies and paper.  I cut them all in half before school starts.  Then I keep them filed until I teach that unit.  I pull them all out and use them as I see fit.  I used a ton of them last year.  They were a great way to quickly check for understanding. 
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      I was busy, busy laminating today.  I purchased a great product of labels for a rolly cart.  I printed a bunch of them, laminated, and now to the cutting part! This laminator was the best $25 ever spent!

     I was busy, busy laminating today.  I read the book, Making Thinking Visible, this summer.  It is an excellent read.  I want to really look at my classroom this year as a place where thinking is valued over just getting the right answer.  I want students to engage in deep thinking, discussions, analysis, and more.  So, I am hoping to create a bulletin board, where we can show our thinking. 
     As I was cutting them out, I realized how much of the cute paper was being wasted.  So, I decided to cut little strips out of the scraps and I will have them in my classroom as extra little bookmarks for the kids!