This year I am trying something new. Well really I am trying MANY things new, but currently I am referring to how I will go about handling conferences (gasp, how is it really that time already?). I usually present the parents with their child’s report card and possibly one other activity unless there is an academic concern, at which point, I of course, have every possible paper completed to present to the parents.
This year, I have kept a selection of activities for each child, and have saved some introductions to challenging programs for my high achievers to be presented during conferences. The way I began my approach to this was to simply gathering all the “goods” and “shove” them into a folded piece of construction paper. BORING!!!
It’s amazing what a crisp, clean sheet of white paper with fun print can add to a sheet of folded construction paper.
I came up with this ‘lil guy. We discussed each topic and I chatted about their choice; easy breezy (EASY, duh), a thinking activity (something that has to be worked at, but can still be accomplished), or hard work (work that is super hard, even with practice). The kiddo’s circled their thoughts on each subject, and colored each one of those pictures. Then we discussed the questions and wrote down one of the four topics on each of the dotted lines!
Four simple little staples locked this baby in place on the front of my BORING, sheet of folded construction paper and made it personable and CUTE!!!
Chat soon - Kim
Love this! Thanks so much for sharing!
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