Been There, Taught That: August 2019

It has been a while since I wrote last! But I have a good excuse...I had baby #2!!! We had a sweet baby boy in early April. It was a VERY fast delivery, water broke and 12 minutes later he was born...in the CAR!! Terrifying, but I guess we now have a crazy story to tell for the rest of our lives!

I've been working on this project while out on maternity leave and summer break. I am so excited to use this in my classroom!

I teach in small group only, therefor when I am at the kidney table working with a group of students it is extremely important that interruptions are at a minimum. One of my rotations is "At your seat work" and most of the time it is independent work. My school requires that we use anchor charts for students to reference during class work, so I thought it would be nice if my students had their own personal anchor charts at their desk for them to review. I am hoping that with the anchor charts it will minimize the interruptions when students are stuck and hopefully build some confidence.

There is at least one anchor chart for EACH of the following 4th grade standards:

4.OA.4- Factors and Multiples, Prime and Composite Numbers

4.NBT.3- Rounding

4.NBT.5- Multi-digit multiplication, standard algorithm and area model.

4.NBT.6- Long division, standard algorithm

4.NF.1- Equivalent Fractions

4.NF.2- Compare Fractions

4.NF.4- Multiply a whole number by a fraction

4.NF.6- Fractions as Decimals

4.NF.7- Compare Decimals

4.MD.1- Metric Conversions

4.MD.3- Area and Perimeter

4.MD.6- Use protractor to construct and measure angles.

4.G.1- Lines and Angles

4.G.2- Classify Triangles and Quadrilaterals

Multiplication Chart included for students to reference too!

I am only making 12 folders with these charts glued on them. I'm planning on only having one group (about 6 kids) work on independent work at a time, but I'll make a 2nd set just in case. I am making MY folders so they hold ALL the charts, but you could also make different sets of folders with the charts on them according to which standards you teach together. I like how you can personalize these for what works best for you.

My hope in making them so all the charts are out, is that the students might look at the anchor charts I haven't taught yet and maybe teach themselves the skill on them or at least get some back ground knowledge from looking at time!

To make the larger folders like mine, I took two folders and duct taped them together. This also makes them a bit more sturdy and with longer folds to keep independent work more private.