Common Core at your fingertips!

Did you see the new addition to my blog today???

It might not look like a big deal, but go ahead and click it.

The Common Core!  Rocking your world, right?!  No more googling or remembering websites or clicking through pages and pages to get there.  It's all. right. here.

And it's super easy to use.

Click on your grade level and your objectives pop right up.  If that's not enough to jog your memory...click on one.  A breakdown of the objective and the underlying tasks that fall under each are listed right there.

Or if you're planning a lesson, there's a "More Resources" section back at the beginning instead of clicking on math or literacy.  There's a "What the Standards Don't Cover" section, further unpacking of the objectives and a vocab list!  {First year teachers and new curriculum adopters, I hear your cries of relief!}

P.S. Scary terms like this make me glad I teach kindergarten!!!

At any time you can click the tab and it will disappear again.  No more lugging home my standards notebook or stressing about lesson plans when I can't remember which task is in which objective.  Thank You Mastery Connect!  Create a free account to add one to your site.  You can also upload common assessments or search for others that teachers across the country have shared.  It acts a little like Facebook with an activity page for who you follow but it was worth the quick registration for me just to get this handy little tab.  :)

Happy Planning!!  How else are you simplifying the switch to Common Core??