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July 22, 2018 · Leave a Comment

Fast Finisher Board – Do you want a Fantastic Freebie ?

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How many times have you heard the question “What do I do now?”   It has been the bane of my existence in the classroom for going on 28 years now.  No matter how many times I tell the children what they can do when they finish their work, they just can’t seem to do it.  I’ve seen these “fast finisher” boards and whatnot around for a while now.  But when I look at them, they just seem to hard for first graders, especially at the beginning of the year.  Also, a lot of them involve me checking work when it is finished.  I just don’t want to make that extra work for myself.  I needed to come up with my own version of fast finisher board.

Use this Fast Finisher Choice Board to forever end the "I"m done. What do I do now?" question! #beginningoftheyear #backtoschool #fastfinisherboard

Use this Fast Finisher Choice Board to forever end the “I”m done. What do I do now?” question!

How Do I Get Started making a fast finisher board?

Enter Dollar Tree.  Every few days I stopped in to browse around just to see what they have.  When I last stopped, I spotted these.  (Dollar Tree no longer carries these.  You can find a similar item here.)

Those looked interesting.  Then the little picture up in the corner got me thinking.  I bet I could make a fast finisher activity choice board to use with these.  So I got to work and came up with this.

Fantastic Fast Finisher Board

 

Printing it out at 190%, I carefully cut and lined up edges, glue pieces down, and added some tape.  Then I tried the fast finisher board with my class.

How did it work with the students?

It worked great!  Now, I have three charts  on the side chalkboard. Every morning, I spin them to tell the kids each morning what they should do if they finish their work early.  I like the idea of switching it up a bit each day, but there will be lots of overlap of activities as well. I really hope this does away with the “I’m done.  What do I do now?” question in your classroom, too!
If you’d like to print out the board, you can download it by clicking on the picture below.  Did I mention that it includes an editable component for you to customize the Fast Finisher board to your classroom  needs?
Fast Finisher Choice Board, preprinted and editable versions included

Fast Finisher Board, preprinted and editable versions included

If you’re looking for some activities to include on your fast finisher board, then these would be great!
Have a great weekend!

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About Lesley

Practice Makes Perfect is an Early Childhood/Elementary Education teacher from Southwestern Pennsylvania. After graduating college, she moved to South Florida, where she taught kindergarten in the Palm Beach County School District for 8 years. After having children, she decided (with her husband) that Florida was too far away from the rest of the family, and she moved back to her hometown, where she took a few years off to spend time with her son. She has been teaching in the parochial school system for 20 years now, first at kindergarten, and currently in a first grade classroom. Lesley has also taught 2nd and 3rd grade Spanish and 4th grade social studies. Visit Practice Makes Perfect at her Facebook page, Practice Makes Perfect, to get great teaching ideas and grab a freebie. You can also find Practice Makes Perfect at her blog, Practice Makes Perfect, on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/lalmypal, and on Teachers Pay Teachers.

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