Number Fluency and Classroom Management

Whew!  Finished my class Running Records for their reading levels.  That's been a chore seeing as their attention span for independent work is minimal.  (A big adjustment coming from third grade!)  Now I can start with small groups in reading and math!!!  I love the small group interaction.

I wanted to share another organizational tool I'm using this year.  To help the first graders master number fluency, I've hot glued a domino at their cubby that matches their assigned student number. 

(My students are assigned a number based on alphabetical order at the beginning of school.  When a new student arrives, they replace the number of any student that has left or are added to the bottom of the number list, regardless of where they fall alphabetically.  I use the number system for lining up and assigned seats in the cafeteria as well.  It has been working wonderfully!)

I received a first grade complement this week!  One of my students said, "Ms. Riassetto, you're a pretty ok teacher."  I replied, "Thank you!"  But what I was really thinking was, is that a complement?  It made me chuckle.  :-)   And yes, I did count it as a complement.  My first one in first grade.