I use Screencastify videos with the Google Slides backdrop that I have built for the lessons. You can see all of them linked in the hyperlink board game, but I have pulled one out attached here. 

I chose to record the lessons specifically because of how monotonous the beginning of this year felt for students, and I knew I wanted to get them learning from videos right away! You can find the link for each lesson inside the game board lesson itself.  

My practices are different for each lesson, so I attached my planning form, which lays out the practice for each lesson.

Most of my practices are focused on getting the students to interact with their team and interact with the activities I use regularly in my class. My goal is for them, as they move into content, to know what to do without me having to teach protocols again.

I make my mastery checks and gameboard in Google Slides because I find it easy to navigate. When I print them, I print them two on a page so that I don’t waste paper, since I teach about conservation!

I have two versions of every mastery check for retakes. On the third attempt, it is always a one-on-one interview regardless of the subject.

The paper game board is glued into their notebook so that they don’t lose it and can track their progress separately from my whole-group progress tracker. 

I loved the Auto-Updating Tracker from the first time I tried it. It is easy to use, duplicate, and navigate, and I appreciate the look of it. 

My students love it when I put the tracker on the screen, and they can see their names have been moved forward on the lesson tab. 

I use a paper copy of this tracker on a clipboard throughout the day and then transfer it to the computer and enter grades at the end of the day to save class time.