Grading & Communicating Time Savers

It has been a while... like a REALLY long while since I've taken any time for TPT or my blog but here I am today! I am just starting to gear up to return to school after being on my 12 month maternity leave (thank-you, Canada!) so I've been working on a few things here and there that I hope are time savers for me later. And of course, I hope they can be time savers for you, too!

First of all, let's talk about the most stressful time of the year... REPORT CARDS! Dun. Dun. DUN! I've found a number of options for keeping track of grades and assessments over the years but was looking for an even better way to track student progress and keep my grading nice and organized. Every time report cards would roll around I would envision these neat and tidy sheets would help me track my students' progress... but who has time to make cute fancy sheets while they're in the thick of it? I know I didn't. So, now I'VE FINALLY DONE IT! I've created Kindergarten Assessment Sheets to help track student progress throughout the year and most importantly get a clearer idea of where my students are at during each report card term. These sheets can be used in a number of different ways... I would recommend using a combination of sitting down with the students to assess them individually and also keeping track of their work and oral answers to "check things off" as they demonstrate mastering each concept! There are lots of kids who don't assess well by sitting and looking at a page like this so I encourage you to get creative with your execution and moreso use these as a record rather than a "written or oral" test. :)

Click here to see these in my TPT store.

Secondly, I've created a number of options for cute grade books! Every teacher and school district has their own way of keeping track so I've made these ones editable so you can tweek the titles and number of rows and columns to suit your own classroom needs! There are a few different options for covers because we all know it's scientifically proven that if you have a cute grade book cover you're more likely to be productive, am I right?! **Disclaimer: I don't actually know if that's been scientifically proven but it seems to work for me ;)**

 Click here for the Glam Editable Teacher Grade Book.

Click here for the Editable Rustic Floral Grade Book.

Click here for Editable Rustic Chic Mark Book

Lastly, I want to talk about parent communication! Our school gives us the option of purchasing those standard coil bound agenda books or communicating with something else each year. In the past, I have found that the books don't work as well for me so I've created my own agenda pages that I can update week by week and add notes in. I find this works better for my classroom as I don't have to write *reading homework* in multiple agendas, but instead can write it on my master copy then photocopy it for all of the students. I keep these in a doutang that goes back and forth between home and school each day. I've made the document editable so you can adjust the dates and have also included an editable "quote section". I use this spot to type in our weekly memory verses as I teach at a Christian School but you could also just delete the quote box and use it for other notes or empty space.

Click here for the Student Agenda Communication Book

I look forward to being connected with you all again as I start back up at school!