Tonight I've got a few pictures that I hope will convey how I set up my MTSS activities. Essentially, I run them as tiered centers. For almost all activities in my classroom I prefer to have mixed skill levels working together. MTSS is a great opportunity for my students to work on activities with other students who are operating on similar skill levels.
This is the chart I use to communicate with students what activities they will be working on for the day/week (students names are blurred). I like to use index cards because I try to keep the groups very fluid and every week or two I'm moving someone to a different group to work on a different skill. The stars match the bucket they will be using. I could make it cuter but what-ev!
This is an example of an activity card I use to help them understand what they will be doing.
Below the MTSS chart is this book shelf where the tiered activities are stored. In the folders there are fluency lists, sight word songs, and books for early finishers to read.
In my first MTSS Monday post I explained that I have 3 groups at this time. A Tier 2 (REMEDIATION) group, an (ON TARGET) Tier 1 group, and another Tier 1 (ENRICHMENT) group for students working above grade level. For some reason it's easier for me to think of them as a remediation, on target, and enrichment group instead of which tier they are working on.
I've also got a few pictures and a GREAT resource to share with you tonight that I like to use with my enrichment group.
The first 2 pictures are of the enrichment activity that my students are currently working on. They chose a story, read it, then draw the characters, setting, problem, and solution. This isn't a very high order activity but I was trying to ease them into their independent work after two and a half weeks off. I try to be nice....sometimes :).
I usually prepare a lot of activities at once, paper clip them and then store them in ziplock bags with all of my other activities.
Here are a few activities I have prepared. I'm looking forward to breaking out the book report and forming questions activities with them over the next month or so!
I got all of these wonderful activities from The Teacher Wife's Reading Comprehension pack! It's A-MAZING! There are several games and she provides opportunities for students to predict, summarize, compare, write about the plot and other story elements. Check it out!
This post specifically (and the MTSS series in general) has been so helpful. I, too, am in a boat without a paddle. So happy to be a new follower.
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Thank you so much! It took me 3 years of constantly trying new ways to implement multi-tiered support before I found something that works for me. I think different things work for different teachers and teaching styles and it's very hard to even find a starting point. I'm so happy you're following along and feel free to join us on an MTSS Monday to share your discoveries!
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