Common Core Lesson Tracker

I had a ball discovering so many great blogs on Scholastic's Top Teaching site. Scholastic has 10 fabulous teacher bloggers that share really amazing ideas that are taking place in each of their classrooms. In the past, I kept up with a few favorites regularly, but this year, I was so wrapped up in learning the new curriculum modules from New York State, that I barely had time to look into anything else.

After finding a super cute Summer Bucket List activity through 3rd grade teacher, Genia Connell's blog, I decided to poke around some more. I was happily surprised to come across these Common Core Math & ELA Lesson Plan organizers. I know what you're thinking... we don't need another organizer to help us plow through the Common Core standards! I know- there are so many resources to help us break down each standard and align our curriculum and lessons to them, but this one incorporates a great checklist AND they're editable! Adjust them to meet your likes and needs! Click here for grades K-5!
Click here for grades 6-8!

I really, really love that these checklists come with columns to show when these standards were introduced, practiced, practiced some more, and then assessed. 

Genia explained that these tracking sheets helped her in various ways:

• Since I began using these tracking sheets, I feel like I am getting a much better handle on what the standards are and how they all fit together with my curriculum.
• I’m paying closer attention to make sure adequate practice time is being provided. If an assessment shows there are students who are still not proficient, then I know I need to provide additional support for that standard.
• My teaching has become more focused and efficient. I look over the organizer while planning lessons and look for ways to add in ideas from several different strands and learning modalities to my weekly lessons.
• These sheets can be a tool to include with any artifacts you may need to provide for your teacher evaluation. They are an easy way to demonstrate you have a purposeful and thoughtful process in place to help your students meet all the required standards.

I hope these are helpful to you in some way! :-)