Who loves a good chart? ME!
We are to the point this year that when I get out the markers and head for the rocking chair, I can always hear someone say, “Are we making another chart?” And of course, the answer is “YEP!”
We make our anchor charts together in our group meeting area.
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| Here is our meeting area…I would rather have a different chart stand, but this one works! |
We make anchor charts for EVERYTHING! I love that the ideas come from the students instead of me.
Here are just a few:
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| Our Kit Inventory for our first science investigation. |
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| Daily 5 anchor chart for Work on Writing |
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| Daily 5 anchor chart for Read to Self – I moved it from the big chart to this smaller one. |
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| Mentor text for Slice of Life writing – What do we notice? |
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| Anchor chart for different types of leads |
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| Ten Friends! |
As you can see, we are running out of room! In past years, I have always struggled with this inevitability – spend time to make a chart, run out of room, and take down said chart that kids actually look for and use! Soooo, after some intense Pinterest surfing, I found a way to solve that problem.
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| ANCHOR CHART BINDER! |
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| Each subject has its own section and then I take a picture of the chart to add in. |
I downloaded the covers and divider pages from Clutter Free Classroom’s TpT store. You can get them {here}. They worked perfectly AND there are some great planning pages in the download for thinking ahead about your charts!
The original pin I found came from Nancy at Teaching My Friends. Here is her Anchor Chart binder:
I love how she organized the binder and I am so excited that kids will be able to access the charts even as we move on and make new ones.
I’m so happy that I won’t have to throw out our hard work this year!
Leave a comment below and tell me how you manage your anchor charts!
