New Wonders Curriculumn

Aloha everyone!  Just a quick post today to talk about my new Wonders curriculum planning.

I know many schools across the country have adopted this new curriculum.  It's aligned to common core and with everything that it offers it's got you covered.

If you have looked at everything it is very OVERWHELMING!  I want to fully implement it, but I still want to keep my own teaching style.  I plan on using most of the elements, but I need to really differentiate with my new group of students.  

I plan on using my language arts block the same way I have in the past.  I will still follow a Daily 5 model, but will be using more of the Wonders resources to implement.

In order to help me plan I created a template with all the components that you need to cover for the week.

This should help me to at least get a general overview of the week, without having to flip through the manual each day.  If this might be helpful to you, click on the picture to download it.

My good friend Angelia from Extra Special Teaching has already dove head first into the curriculum and has created supplemental activities for many of the units!!

This is a free resource with some activities to get you started.

She plans on making a pack for each unit and already has a few finished!

The games she has created will be perfect for my word work centers.  I love that I won't have to go hunting for the specific skills that we will be focusing on for the week.

My friend Kate from EduKate and Inspire is creating supplemental spelling activities for each unit.

The Wonders program does have spelling lists and activities, but I LOVE the way Kate has laid out the format for her spelling lists.  You can check them out {HERE}.

How are you doing with your planning?  

If you are implementing Wonders what tips do you have to share?  

I would love to hear your thoughts!