Increasing your MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) scores

I have been trying to think about what resources would be the most valuable in sharing with you, and it hit me that I should share my classroom website with you. I have worked pretty hard on it, and I think it has a lot of great resources on it!  I will try to highlight a few of the links each day for the next few days.

MAP (Measures of Academic Progress)

The first link is for anyone who uses MAP (Measures of Academic Progress). I found some awesome links for students to play games to build their reading and math skills. With PGES this year, we all need our students to make progress. :-) Maybe these games could be a fun way for your students to master some of the skills they are lacking!  I hope they may be helpful to you!

Click below to see two different links:

http://www.boyle.kyschools.us/olc/page.aspx?id=923&s=210

http://www.boyle.kyschools.us/olc/page.aspx?id=2434&s=210

Also I am so excited to share that I FINALLY finished my newest Teacher Pay Teacher product! A Complete A-to-Z Letter Bundle!  I have worked so hard on it!!  I think it is awesome! I have included a pre-post assessment and LOTS of activities!  

Assessment of letter knowledge -Identification, sound production, and written response.

Here are some of the activities:

2. ABC book -Provides an anchor for each letter in reading and writing; reinforces letter names, sounds, and pictures

3. ABC Chart -Provides an anchor for each letter in reading and writing; reinforces letter names, sounds, and pictures

4. Name Activities-It is easiest for students to learn something that has meaning to them; therefore, the letters in their name will be the easiest letters for them to learn. 

5. Other Ways to Learn Letters/Names- Using magnetic letters, letter tiles, play dough, etc.

6. 2 sets of Letter Tiles-consonants are black, vowels are red. 

7. Alphabet Picture Cards-4 sets (Black/white and color) Cards can be used in lots of ways---concentration, sorting activities, Go Fish, etc.

8. Alphabet Play Dough Mats-Allows students a hands-on, tactile way to learn letter shapes.

9. Identifying and writing letters worksheet- Allows students to practice writing the alphabet as well as identifying the letters. Each letter has its own page. 

10. Hear It, Find It, Graph It worksheet-Students practice initial sounds.

11. Sorting Upper and Lowercase letters

12. Matching upper and lowercase letters

13. Bubble Gum sort of each individual letter

14. Bubble Gum sort of upper and lowercase letters.

15. Individual letter books for each letter of the alphabet-Students create their own letter book. They use their creativity to think of enough words for their books, and they illustrate the book.

16. Match and Write--Students match pictures and words and write a sentence with one of the words.
17. Sorting Cards---Students sort pictures according to letter and sound.
18. I Have, Who Has Game- Students practice identifying letters quickly.
17. Letter Bingo--Reinforces identifying the letters
18. Sorting Worksheets- Sort by letter and by sound.

19. Letter Sort Mats -Students sort letters by features---There are every type of sort you can think of. :-)

You can see the preview and purchase at:
 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Complete-A-to-Z-Letter-Bundle-Great-for-the-Beginning-of-the-Year-1343936