What are they stuck on? Beta. Give the grade, the lesson on the table, and where they got stuck. A lesson already written opens with its own words. Anything else still opens. The need is sent back, and the next lesson written is one a parent asked for.
Fractions Half is bigger than a third They think 1/3 is bigger than 1/2 because 3 is bigger than 2. 4 ways ready Fractions Adding without adding the bottoms They do 1/2 + 1/4 and write 2/6. Both numbers get added. 4 ways ready Problems Read the story before the numbers They see two numbers and multiply, or add, before they know what the question asked. 4 ways ready Writing One idea, then stop The paragraph is a list of facts, or one sentence that never lands. A new idea sneaks in halfway. 4 ways ready Reading A word they will not try They freeze, guess from the first letter, or wait for you to say the word. 4 ways ready Facts The 7s without counting up from zero Asked 7 × 8, they start at 7 and count on their fingers from the beginning. 4 ways ready Place value A number is tens and ones They read 47 as a 4 sitting next to a 7, not as four tens and seven ones. 4 ways ready Subtraction Borrowing, without the word borrow They subtract the smaller digit from the larger no matter which is on top, or they freeze when the top digit is smaller. 4 ways ready Time A clock with hands They read the long hand as the hour, or they say the hour the short hand is closest to even when it has not arrived. 4 ways ready Reading A word with a silent e They sound every letter, so 'make' becomes mak-uh, or they ignore the e and say the vowel short. 4 ways ready