Making Assessment Fun: Bright Idea June

Welcome to another Bright Ideas Link Up! 

                                        

This time I'm sharing super simple little trick for assessment that I call Hop Across the Pond. It can be used for a lot of different things, but I use it mostly for assessing students' sight word knowledge.

I used to ask my students to read through a list of sight words and tick off the ones they knew; I'd use this for reporting and to know which words to focus on for each child. Many of the squiggly students would suffer through this like it was the worst torture in the world, and often they'd give up trying just to finish more quickly.  

So, I tried a new strategy: Hop Across the Pond. 

1. Make a trail of sight word cards across the floor in a winding path; this path represented the rocks in a pond. 

2. Students simply jump from word to word reading each one aloud for me. 

3. If they miss a word, no problem - just pick up the word card and keep going. By the time they reach the end of the path, they are holding a pile of words they need to practice!

4.  Students keep those words in their practice folder after I record them. I also have them copy the words out to take home for practice.

Here's a quick video to see it in action:

This "game" could be used for many grade levels - use spelling words (jump on top and then try to spell the word without looking) or vocabulary words. I've even played it as a math game: solve the equations before jumping on it; add each new number to the sum as you go along, or work with a partner as a center job.

The possibilities are endless, and it really helps those fidgety little ones who love to move around!

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