Hi,
I am providing a few samples of how
my students answer questions on my Daily Morning Worksheets. These common core aligned
worksheets are designed to be used in grades 3-5. They include language arts,
math, puzzles, grammar, synonyms, antonyms, and geography questions. The
creativity behind the worksheets stemmed from years of daily morning work questions
that I would make up on my own. The point of the critical
thinking sections is to challenge students' thinking and not to come up with
one "correct" answer. The class discussion that occurs is the most
important part of these exercises. This built in differentiation leads to very
high levels of class participation!
Students are expected to complete the sheets in about ten-fifteen minutes every morning. In this timeframe, students will use dictionaries, thesauruses', atlases, learned math and vocabulary skills, critical thinking, and the understanding behind solving patterns. We review the answers as a class.
My students have honed their skills
by using their resources every day. I taught my students how to use
dictionaries, atlases, thesauruses, index, glossaries, etc., earlier in the
year. These reference materials stay on the students’ desks all year long for
easy accessibility.
I will provide more examples of
Daily Morning Worksheets in the coming weeks. If you are interested in trying this out in your own classroom, here is the link to my free sample on TPT.
Thank you,
Sean
Student Sample 2
