Here are some of the assessments that I have used in my teaching:
- Pamphlets
Here is an example of a pamphlet one of my grade 2 students created for a guided reading lesson.
- Posters
Here is health poster that all my grade K-2 students created for a unit.
- KWL charts
Here is an example of a KWL chart that did for the beginning of a unit in health.
- Writing Prompts
- Thumbs up, down, sideways
- Questioning
- Exit Slips
- Email me
- Quiz
Here is a math quiz that I created for a math group.
- Worksheets
Over the first year of my teaching, I created a bunch of different math worksheets for my students as an extra supplement. Here are some examples:
Subtraction practice using pictures grade 1
- Skits
- Discussions
- Checklists
- Interviews
- Research Projects (on Chromebooks and paper)
- Circle Talks
- Graffiti Wall
- Cut and Paste
Here is just one example of a cut and glue that we have done. This unit was about “Needs and Wants,” although we have done many other cut and glue activities in phonics as well.
- Collages
Here is an example of a collage that the students created.
- Games
- building structures
- making models
- anecdotal records
Here are some anecdotal records I use for math, guided reading, and writing.
The one formative assessment that I found the students responded really well to was the “thumbs up, down and sideways.” The students really enjoyed that I genuinely wanted to know if they liked an activity and what we could do differently to make it even better. I was in a split class of grades 3,4, and 5, but I also had the opportunity to work with grades k-2 as well. I found lot’s of these assessments worked well with the younger and older students.