Spring Scoots: Regrouping Edition

Spring is the time of year I'm struggling through subtraction with regrouping in my classroom. Whew, what a tough concept to tackle. This year we are learning regrouping with base ten blocks, expanded form, and number lines. The kids won't use the algorithm until third grade, at least in our district. It was definitely a change from how I'm used to teaching it, but it has made such a difference in their understanding. This is always a fun scoot for practicing this skill. The space on the recording sheet allows students to use either the algorithm or another method for solving the problems.

I find that my students buy into activities more frequently when they're seasonal or festive. Try out these St. Patrick's Day and Easter themed scoots to keep your kiddos engaged. Spring is the home stretch when you're just trying to make it to spring break or the end of the ear!

Click the links below to download these scoots....

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Easter Scoot

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St. Patrick's Day Scoot

Class Dojo Club: FREEBIE included!

For behavior management, we use a Class Dojo Club! My students earn a little something for every multiple of 25 points they reach and they get to write their name on the coordinating sign.

It's been popular, and yet easy to use, in my classroom! I typically reset my kids points and start over every quarter. I will sometimes change the rewards quarterly just for variety. It depends on how easy they were to implement, how popular they were with the kids, or what's available in the Target Dollar spot at the time. Haha

 Here are examples of the items I give out: erasers, pencils, candy, lunch with the teacher, $1 Scholastic books, maker space time, week of no homework, a Dojo crown, brag band, 

etc. They are a combination of free & paid for items. You can make yours whatever works best for you & your students. 

 If you'd like to implement this in your own classroom, snag the EDITABLE FREEBIE HERE! Remember the rewards are editable! If you want to only reward every 50 or 100 points, you could adjust the number of signs you hang up. I've also rewards every 25 points until 100 and then it stretches to every 50 points. I've been using this behavior management & rewards system for about 3 years now.

I just have to take another minute and brag on Class Dojo! It's one of my favorite educational tools! It's excellent for recording & communicating behavior. Parents love seeing the learning photos I post on the class & individual stories. It's wonderful that I can add dates to the class calendar and Dojo will send automatic reminders for me. I also love their new features that allows students to post to their own individual stories. If you haven't used Class Dojo, give it a try immediately. You won't be sorry!

Download the CLASS DOJO CLUB here!