Who Came to School Today? Attendance Toolkit {Superhero Theme}

Teacher Testimonial: A teacher noted that the attendance monitor role initially took a lot of time and teacher guidance. However, by Christmas break, most students could complete the task with little or no intervention. This indicates that the toolkit effectively fosters independence and responsibility over time.

Product Description: The "Who Came to School Today? Attendance Toolkit {Superhero Theme}" is a resource designed to help pre-kindergarten students with their morning routine while promoting print awareness, responsibility, and number sense. Students use name tags to check in for attendance, and the process is monitored by a designated "attendance monitor" from the class.

Components:

• Name Tags:

  • Each student has a name tag with their name printed on it, which they attach to the attendance poster each morning.
  • This helps with print awareness as students recognize and identify their names in print.

• Attendance Poster:

  • A visual and interactive tool where students place their name tags.
  • Velcro dots are used to attach name tags, making it easy for young children to handle.

• Attendance Monitor Role:

  • A designated student checks for uncovered Velcro dots to determine if any students are absent or if anyone forgot to complete their morning routine.
  • The monitor counts the number of students present and identifies any missing name tags.

Pros:

• Promotes Print Awareness: The use of name tags helps students recognize their names and fosters early reading skills.
• Encourages Responsibility: Assigning the role of attendance monitor gives students a sense of responsibility and helps them develop leadership skills.
• Interactive Learning: The hands-on activity of placing name tags and checking attendance is engaging and helps reinforce counting and number sense.
• Routine Building: Integrates seamlessly into the morning routine, providing structure and consistency for young learners.
• Superhero Theme: The theme is visually appealing and motivating for young children.

(22) Student attendance Toolkit contains the following items:

• PP. 3-6 (24) EDITABLE Male Name Tags
• PP. 7-10 (24) EDITABLE Female Name Tags
• PP. 11-22 Who Came to School Today? Poster Tiled on 8.5”W x 11”H paper with yellow squares outlined. Set up for 1-22 students.
• PP. 23-34 Who Came to School Today? Poster Tiled on 8.5”W x 11”H paper with no yellow squares outlined. Set up for 1-22 students.
• PP. 35 Who Came to School Today? Poster Actual Size (34”W x 22”H) with yellow squares outlined. Setup for 1-22 students.
• PP. 36 Who Came to School Today? Poster Actual Size (34”W x 22”H) with no yellow squares outlined. Set up for 1-22 students.
• The attendance poster is set up for 1-22 students.

Directions: It is recommended to print all pages on card stock. Who Came to School Today? Tiled poster use the cut marks on the edge of the page as trim marks. There is an 1/8” overlap when assembling the poster pieces. There are 24 male editable tags and 24 female editable tags. Pick and choose depending on your class. The numbering system is for alpha-numeric labeling system.

(34) Student attendance Toolkit contains the following items:

• PP. 38-42 (34) EDITABLE Male Name Tags
• PP. 43-47 (34) EDITABLE Female Name Tags
• PP. 48-59 Who Came to School Today? Poster Tiled on 8.5”W x 11”H paper with yellow squares outlined. Set up for 1-34 students.
• PP. 60-71 Who Came to School Today? Poster Tiled on 8.5”W x 11”H paper with no yellow squares outlined. Set up for 1-34 students.
• PP. 72 Who Came to School Today? Poster Actual Size (34”W x 22”H) with yellow squares outlined. Setup for 1-34 students.
• PP. 73 Who Came to School Today? Poster Actual Size (34”W x 22”H) with no yellow squares outlined. Set up for 1-34 students.
• The attendance poster is set up for 1-34 students.

Directions: It is recommended to print all pages on card stock. Who Came to School Today? Tiled poster use the cut marks on the edge of the page as trim marks. There is an 1/8” overlap when assembling the poster pieces. There are 34 male editable tags and 34 female editable tags. Pick and choose depending on your class. The numbering system is for alpha-numeric labeling system.

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Who Came to School Today?

I have continued working on my "Under the Sea" theme for my classroom. I can hardly believe that it is only 14 DAYS until the start of the new school term. I am both disappointed and excited at the same time. Disappointed because it means less time in the pool but excited to see how the new ideas and activities I created will work this year.

The activity I created is all original artwork. The Who Cane to School Today Attendance chart will be part of our morning ritual. The students will come in find their name on the sign-in sheet, sign-in, put their fish in the fishbowl, and then decide how they feel for the day on the How Do I Feel Today Chart.

Who Came to School Today? is used for attendance. The children come in and move their fish name tag to the fishbowl.

You could also use the activity for the following:

• Name recognition
• Letter recognition
• Counting letters in a word
• Counting how many are in school
• Listening and following spoken directions to name a few.

The packet contains the following:

• Who came to School Today? Finished size: 17” x 33”
• Editable Individual Fish for students’ names.

Directions:

It is suggested to print all pieces on card stock and laminate for durability. To attach the fish names to the chart use the Velcro dots.

Who Came to School Today? Fishbowl chart is tiled over (8) pages with a 1/8” overlap. To assemble cut, along image’s outline. When all pieces have been cut out, simply lay the corresponding piece a 1/8” over until print edges match. Finished size: 32” x 17”

I also have included Who Came to School Today Fishbowl chart as one piece measuring 32” x 17” on page 15 for those of you who would like to take it to a print shop or Sams Club which also offers large format printing at a reasonable price.

The individual fish for students’ names are (6) to a page and can be printed (2) ways. I created an Adobe Form for the individual fish names where you can type the name of your student directly on the fish. The form is set up to AUTO so it will shrink large names to fit on the fish. The second way is to simply print the individual fish names onto card stock, write individual students’ names, and then laminate for durability.

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