SUBSCRIBE MY LINKS:    chat center Chatboards Lessons Projects Classifieds Mailrings Jobs Harry Wong Live! Gazette Advertise CHATBOARD MAILRING LESSONS TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Share | Print | Report Post Kindergarten Teachers Chatboard Hot Now... • May 2008 Gazette • Harry Wong • Teacher Tech Center • The Lesson Bank Featured Lesson: Creative Position Word Center Activity Most Popular • Set Your Quick Links • Chat Center • All Chatboards • Lesson Bank • Teacher Mailrings • Project Center • Classified Ads • Live Chat & Meetings Select by • State/Region • Grade Level • Curriculum • Interest Group • Teaching Method Special Topics • Technology • Languages • Hot Topics • Career Center • Distance Learning • Fundraising • Tutoring Center • Teacher's Bookshelf • Free Printables • Classroom Photos • Meeting Archive • Teaching Articles • Library • Web Tools • Webring • Search • Advertise   Re: Thinking of moving to first grade Posted by Heidi on 5/10/08 It's been about 17 years since I taught first grade, but I remember it being so much harder than K! I realized that it was harder when I moved to K. I think that at the time anyway, the standards for K were lower, though. My impression of first is that they have to know SO much more at the end of the year, yet they are not much more mature than in K. There is more sitting and more worksheets, and less help (like volunteers) at least in my school. K teachers at my school now also have an aide, whereas first teachers don't. It was also a much longer day to be in charge of a group, since at the time we were half day K, but we only had to teach the morning or the afternoon class, and assist the other teacher with the opposite scheduled class. The bad thing of course about it was that I had to share a room in K and team closely with another teacher, which was a fairly hard transition for me. I felt my creativity was just squelched. But after a while, I learned to team and still be creative. I have thought recently about looping or switching to first sometimes. Then I regain my sanity! Heidi On 5/09/08, What are your experiences? wrote: > Hi! I've taught K for years and years. I'm thinking of > moving to 1st. Same school. I'm coming from two half day > sessions. What are the biggest differences? Will I love > or hate it? Is it more or less work -- work doesn't scare > me by the way. > > I'll have a lot of the same kids -- will I need to get all > new bulliten boards? Books? The thought of building a > new library and buying all new stuff worries me. Some -- > yes -- but not from scratch. > > Help me with my decision! > > Thanks! RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one Thinking of moving to first grade, 5/09/08, by What are your experiences?. Re: I have the same questions. Anyone w/answers?, 5/09/08, by kh. Re: Didn't have to move. Still in kindergarten, , 5/10/08, by but first grade curriculum got moved down. Re: Didn't have to move. Still in kindergarten, , 5/10/08, by laura/md. Re: Thinking of moving to first grade, 5/10/08, by Heidi.

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