Assessing can be both difficult and exhausting for students and teachers. ย Finding a way for purposeful assessments to be made fun and enjoyable for all is a win all around!
Writing has always been a favorite time in my classroom. ย There are years that I feel like I rock at teaching writing and years I don’t. ย This, however, was a year that I felt like I had my game-face on. ย (Probably because it was the subject I planned! Ha ha!)
Our writing was coming along well. ย I had seen a great deal of improvement, but we needed something that showed the little eyes the importance of those writing conventions I felt like I had been drilling! A dear friend had done this concept at the end of the year before, but I thought why not do it now?
For each writing convention used, the students “earned” a piece of their chick. ย In the end, if their writing was complete and correct, then their chick would look complete and correct. ย If not, then they saw how silly their writing looked when they forgot things, such as periods or capital letters.
They LOVED it! I made it as stress-less as possible for them. ย We had fun! We celebrated EVERY LITTLE THING! We giggled together about a chick with no eyes looking silly, just like their writing had no title and looked silly. They also were great because I sat one-on-one with each student and conferenced with them about their writing. ย We decided together which parts their chick would have. This activity was so powerful! ย It truly gave the students ownership!
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LOVE this! What a fantastic idea. I love that they have to earn their chick. What motivation to have a complete writing piece. Awesome!
Thank you!!! I’m so glad you hopped over, Sarah! You are too kind! ๐
CUTE ideas! Wendy 1stgradefireworks 1stgradefireworks