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Post: 5th grade situation--need advice
Posted by Melissa on 5/05/08
I'll apologize in advance because I do not really have a
specific question, but I need all the advice I can get! I was recently hired to teach 6th 7th and 8th grade at a
school starting in August. I have only ever taught third
and fourth grade, so this is new to me. Unfortunately,
the current 5th grade teacher passed away suddenly last
week, and they need to replace her in the next few days,
so I agreed to take over for her class. These are the
same kids I will have for my 6th grade homeroom next
year. I will be basically starting from scratch in a very
sensitive time for these kids. I do not want to come in
with my own complete classroom management agenda, since
they, I'm sure will be used to the way their teacher
taught and I don't want to change everything, especially
since there will only be 4 weeks left of school. At the
same time, I don't want to go too easy on them since I
will have the same kids next year and I need them to know
I mean business. Since I have never taught 5th grade, I
guess I just need some tips on managing this grade,
especialy in a time like this when they will still be in
the grieving process. FYI The class size is really small,
probably about 10-12 kids, and I won't have a chance to go
to the school since I am out of state on vacation until
the day I start next week. Any advice would be greatly
appreciated!
Posts on this thread, including this one
5th grade situation--need advice, 5/05/08, by Melissa.
Re: 5th grade situation--need advice, 5/05/08, by Lacey.
Re: 5th grade situation--need advice, 5/05/08, by Admin.
Re: 5th grade situation--need advice, 5/06/08, by ~connie.
Re: 5th grade situation--need advice, 5/06/08, by Leah.
Re: 5th grade situation--need advice, 5/06/08, by Mshope.
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