After re-reading the standards and before teaching specific standards (especially math) my first go-to resource is ReadTennessee. The focus of Read Tennessee is really deconstructing the K-3rd standards and giving teachers concrete examples of what the standards means. For math, they’ve also done a wonderful job of explaining what ‘math talk’ sounds like for each standard. Perfect for teacher models and anchor charts!
The site also includes several resources and links to outside websites for each Common Core standard. From SMART Board resources to center ideas, each standard (math and reading) looks like the menu below. My favorite tab is definitely ‘Examples’ – that’s where you see the great continuum of learning examples, what does the standard actually ask, as well as, sentence stems for math talk.
Another go-to resources for Common-Core goodness and reference materials is EngageNY. This is a website where you can spend HOURS digging through and it is easy to get lost…so be prepared with a focus.
The major drawback is that the sight is curriculum specific, so it can be difficult to navigate. The math lessons are divided by modules and the ELA lessons are divided by workbook numbers. Therefore, there is some hunting involved. However, if you spend the time hunting, you are rewarded with specific lesson plans, activities, word lists, math center ideas and even student reflection sheets. EngageNY is definitely content THICK which is an amazing and FREE blessing!
For math, I really like their Math Studio Talks which break down the standards in video format and show lots of ways to introduce and practice the standards with students. The videos aren’t theory-based, but a lot of hands-on this-is-how-to-do-it-with-students model. Plus, the materials that are used in the videos are fairly general to any math classroom, so they can apply to any classroom.
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Thanks for sharing these resources! I'm looking forward to finding some good writing samples written by students to share with my students.
I love Read Tennessee. I need to check out Engage NY!
Thanks for sharing these resources. I bookmarked several. Smiles, Jayne
Smart Kids
LOVE this resource! Just checked it out & bookmarked. Going to share it with my colleagues as well. Thanks SO much 🙂
Leanna
A Little of LiLi
Thank you so much for sharing these. It's official- I'm teaching 2nd grade next year, so the resources you've shared will be so helpful. I am thankful for you; you always have such amazing ideas!
Thank you for always sharing your resources. We also use Go Math but have found it not to be rigorous enough for what is needed for our assessment.
Thanks for always sharing!!!!
I am so happy to read this. This is the kind of manual that needs to be given and not the random misinformation that is at the other blogs.
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