I Want Candy........

The celebration of fall corresponded wonderfully to tie in with our literacy unit. We are reading "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," as part of our first grade common core ELA units. The students have really enjoyed hearing about little Charlie Bucket's life and were truly happy for him when he found a "Golden Ticket." In math we are learning addition strategies so I thought as a treat on Friday it would be neat to give each student a chance to find his or her own "Golden Ticket." I found a great template online and printed it out on white paper. Then I cut out the giant sized "tickets" and wrote an addition sentence on the back of each ticket. Then today I hid the tickets inside the students math books. When it is time for math instruction, I will tell them that a little something special has been left for them courtesy of Mr. Willy Wonka! They will then have to solve their individual math problems to get a piece of Willy Wonka candy. I can't want to see the look on their faces tomorrow. This also gives me a chance to do a type of "Quick Check, or Ticket out the Door" because each student has a different math problem and I also gave students addition sentences based on their level right now. Some students are still working with counting on 1 or 2. Some students are doing well with doubles facts, and some students are able to find missing addends so each child has a quick chance to practice at his or her own level. Students will then be able to take their "Golden Ticket" home to show their families.