Three identical slips per page mean one printed copy covers three kindergarten students. Each slip asks two questions: which word means more than one bug (bug or bugs), and which word means doing it right now (jump or jumping). A row of five faces lets students rate how they feel about the day. It checks Common Core L.K.1.c and L.K.4.b in about two minutes. There is no answer key, and none is needed.
L.K.1.c
“Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).”
Question 1, where students choose bugs as the word for more than one bug.
L.K.4.b
“Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (e.g., -ed, -s, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.”
Both questions use an ending as the clue to meaning: -s for more than one, -ing for right now.
Under a name line, two either-or questions: one on the plural -s and one on the -ing ending.
A row of five faces, from angry to very happy, for students to circle how the lesson felt.
As students line up
Hand out the cut slips at the end of the lesson. Sort the returned slips into two piles, both right and one missed.
Read the choices
Read both choices aloud for nonreaders. Jump and jumping sound different enough that students can answer by ear.
Feelings row
Five faces give a quick read on the day. A student who circles the angry face may need a check-in more than a grammar reteach.
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