Today was a great day. You know one of those days where you see growth in all the students you work with and where you come up with some amazing ideas to deal with challenging situations. It has taken me three weeks, but my first grade math group is starting to use the number line. The group is three boys so when I saw Spider-man flash cards I thought they were worth a try. I made the rule that while we were playing Spider-man flash cards they had to get their answer on the number line. For the last three days the first thing they ask me was, "Can we play with the Spider-man flash cards?" They not only do they love playing the game, but they are learning to add and subtract at the same time.

A new little girl has joined my first grade reading group. She is a great new addition. Her presents is helping push the other little girl who has been in the group all along. They like reading together and they help each other and encourage each other. Because the two girls move together and the little boy in the group is height then the girls I needed to find something for him to do. I wanted it to be meaningful work, so I found a book with stories for him to read that have work sheet that go along with the stories. He has been wanting to work independently so this will give him that opportunity.

I started my work sample three days ago and it is going great. Everyday I see growth in these two young students. They both want to read and they are working very hard. I have found a lot of good resources on the Internet. I found the best little letter books that I can print off the Internet. I am trying to bring in a variety of letter game and fun activities. Good week....Great day!!!