During Work on Writing, the students receive a punch card with writing choices. Each time we Work on Writing, they have you look at their punch card to see which activities they still have left to complete. With every punch (showing they completed the writing task), they are progressing towards their goal, which is to complete all of the tasks on their card. Once the card is complete, they receive a new one. The reason the punch card was developed was to ensure that the students participate in many different types of writing throughout the week and so they challenge themselves with a writing activity that may not be the most comfortable choice for them every time they go to Work on Writing. The writing choices are research, class journals, create a prompt, pick a poem, lists, and pick a prompt. Every month, the materials change for each choice so the students do not get bored and they can continue to grow as a writer.
To practice Math Common Core Standard 2.OA.4, (use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays with up to 5 rows and up to 5 columns; write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends) we made Sticker Arrays! This was a big hit. So much so, that I heard huffs when the students at the Sticker Array center were asked to rotate to the next activity. I had to promise the children we will do this activity again!
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