Training Independent Learners

ย As teachers, one of the most important jobs we have, aside for teaching the content is teaching our students how to learn. We’re grooming our students into problem solvers and independent thinkers; we definitely have our work cut out for us!
How many times have you had a student hold his/her pencil up in the air, give you a blank stare and proclaim, “it’s broken!”? Yep…far too often! I always respond with, “now that’s a problem! How should we fix it!?” They usually figure it out ๐Ÿ˜‰
My goal for this year was to provide my students with the tools that they needed to be able to solve problems independently and that’s when I dreamed this up:
https://misskindergarten.com/downloads/writing-office-kindergarten-writers-toolbox/
I folded the construction paper to resemble a toolbox and then added a handle because that’s always fun. Then I stuck a little magnet tape on the inside so it would be able to fasten and filled it with little “tools” for my students.
https://misskindergarten.com/downloads/writing-office-kindergarten-writers-toolbox/
https://misskindergarten.com/downloads/writing-office-kindergarten-writers-toolbox/
They keep the toolboxes inside of their desks and then pull them out when they need help writing a letter, spelling a color word, writing a CVC word.
I also made some mini offices to keep in our writing station. The “tools” are exactly the same, they’re just not cut apart. I laminated the mini offices so that they would survive in the classroom;)
https://misskindergarten.com/downloads/writing-office-kindergarten-writers-toolbox/
https://misskindergarten.com/downloads/writing-office-kindergarten-writers-toolbox/
You can find this resource in my shop by clicking the image below!
https://misskindergarten.com/downloads/writing-office-kindergarten-writers-toolbox/