Today I had the pleasure of presenting to the 2nd & 3rd grade teachers (as well as some support staff) about the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards. It was great to have the opportunity to present about ELA standards and give teachers some great examples of the shifts. I know that the information can be overwhelming at first glance, but luckily, there are lots of great resources out there to help us as teachers absorb the information and figure out how we can make these shifts in our instruction. Here are two to help you get started!
- District 64's Reading & Language Arts Page
- This site is maintained by Curriculum Specialist Meghan Keefer and has AMAZING resources on it. Be sure to check out the links on the left hand side, especially the online resources.
- CoreStand
- This great website for teachers to collaborate with all things common core. After creating a free account you'll have access to free resources, best practice videos, blogs, and more. They also have a great weekly newsletter that has some great ready to use activities in it. Check out this week's newsletter and look at the great activity on page 2 (Elementary Template).
- You will notice that the activity has great kid friendly "I can" statements so students understand the standards as well.
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