Tried It Tuesday (task cards galore!)

Happy Tuesday!  We are on our third week of "Tried It Tuesday" and I am loving all the amazing ideas that bloggers are linking up!!  My pinterest boards are growing rapidly:)

Thank you so much for linking up and for showing support by reading along or commenting:)  

Let's pat ourselves on the back for being innovative, creative teachers always willing to collaborate and learn (hey, if we don't pat ourselves on the back, who will?).

<center> <a href="http://fourthgradeflipper.blogspot.com/"><img src=" http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt15/04fallingstar/3AM%20Blog%20Design/3am_triedittuesday_3_zpsd7a240d4.png" width=225 height=225 border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></center> Awesome linky button above designed by the talented Michelle at The 3am Teacher! What is 'Tried It Tuesday'? 1.  Write a post about any"thing" you have...TRIED (new or old)! 2.  Describe what worked and maybe what didn't work. 3.  Keep it simple and focus on one general topic.  You can link another idea next week:) 4.  Link your post back to this post.

"Tried It" Ideas....

• instructional strategy
• teaching product/resource
• management strategy
• technology tool
• recipe at home
• personal interest/hobby
• website 
• ANYTHING GOES!

I thought this linky would go well with my "Flipper" theme since teaching (well, life!) is all about trying out "things" all the time...borrowing and tweaking them to your style. 

Sometimes it works out and other times it doesn't! 

Posts about things we "tried" in our personal lives are fun to read about too!

My Tried It Tuesday: Task Cards! I don't know about you, but this year I have become obsessed with task cards! They work great for centers and early finishers. There is something about a little laminated card with a cute graphic  that makes learning seem so much more "fun"! Students can self check their answers using a key (they LOVE this and have surprised me with how responsible they have been). Playing SCOOT with task cards seems more like a game and students BEG to play it! Differentiation is easy! Check out the task card Queen (Rachel Lynette)  and her post here all about task cards! There are so many wonderful products for task cards out there.  I can't stop buying them!  It is difficult to keep up with the laminating but I know that next year it will be a tad easier:)   See some of my other posts about task cards: Idioms and Main Idea Multiplication, Geometry, Inferencing Science Fact/Opinion, Fractions, Compound Sentences, Quotations Math Word Problems, Fact/Opinion, Sentence Corrections Today, I started using these great task cards by my sweet friend Laura from Love To Teach with my AIS (academic intervention services) students.  The 20 cards are aligned with the common core and have a review of all types of skills (perfect for the upcoming big test!). 

They are perfect for my struggling students to try one card at a time  and then check their answer.   Since the cards address so many skills, it is good practice for the students in determining which operation to use.  They struggle with this!

I hope you will check back what others link up for Tried It Tuesday!  

Link up today or anytime this week:)