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Re: Any one-room school teachers?

Posted by islandgirl on 7/07/07

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Hi,
I also teach grades 3-6 in a two room school house. I also use reading circles and
writing workshop to teach reading and language arts. Math is the only subject that I
teach from leveled textbooks, although I do use leveled readers for guided reading
instruction. For science and social studies, I have developed units based on some of the
curriculum and content that kids are expected to know when they get out of
elementarry school. Then I set up a rotating curriculum. Every three years i teach these
unit. So for instance, one year we may really focus on our community, the next our
state and the last US history and geography. I have to scaffold the lessons in each of
the units for the different grade levels, so fifith graders may be responsible for more
research while the third grades are getting a broader overview integrating skills that i
want them to be getting. It does take a while to set it all up and i am alsways changing
and tweeking depending on the dynamics of how many in each grade level but it is still
alot easier than trying to teach three different curriculums each day. I would be happy
to correspond more with you and am curious about where you are.
Carol

On 7/04/07, Sadia Haq wrote:
> Adrienne,
> I will be teaching a 4th-6th classroom. I need any ideas you
> can give. I want to cover all the standards, but I can not
> ignore the others while I work with one grade. I was going to
> have a guided reading program and a writing workshop based on
> Lucy Caulkins. I am confused how to integrate science and s.
> studies. Should I use text books for each child? What are your
> suggestions?
> anything you have would be so helpful! Thank you!
>
> On 4/25/07, Adrienne wrote:
>> Phew! How do you do it? I thought a 1/2 combo was a
>> challenge. I can't imagine all of the standards, curriculum
>> areas, and special needs you must be juggling.
>>
>> As I said, I teach a 1/2 combination class and use the
>> Houghton Mifflin program as well. I've found that the stories
>> on CD work well as an independent and engaging activity for
>> students to participate in while you are teaching a mini-
>> lesson to other students. I also have students pair up to do
>> worksheets from Houghton Mifflin and rely on each other to
>> answer questions while I am instructing the other grade. This
>> way, I can make the most of my direct instructional time
>> without being interrupted.
>>
>> Email me directly at adriennella2000@yahoo.com if you would
>> like to talk more or have specific questions.
>>
>> Adrienne
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4/23/07, Susan wrote:
>>> I am a long-term sub in a K-3rd grade, two room school-house,
>>> with:
>>>
>>> 5 - K
>>> 2 - 1st
>>> 6 - 2nd (two levels)
>>> 2 - 3rd
>>>
>>> The other teacher has 17 students and teaches 4th-6th, as
>> well
>>> as being principal.
>>>
>>> I began February 5 and plan to stay until the end of the
>>> school year, 31 more days. It has been hit and miss, sink and
>>> swim a lot of the time, as I have come in the middle of the
>>> year and have no prior knowledge of what they've been
>>> learning. I am constantly torn with teaching Kindergarten,
>>> because they seem to have such different needs in order to
>>> nurture them in to the schedules of regular school from
>>> pre-school.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated and
>>> needed. We use Houghton-Mifflin for Language Arts and Saxon
>>> for math. The Kinders are here from 8:00 - 12:30 (lunch is
>>> from 11:45 to 12:30). 1st through 3rd is here from 8 AM to
>>> 2:45 PM.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/29/06, Donna wrote:
>>>> I am so gald to see that this board is working again! .... I
>>>> am in my second year of our one-room school adventure. This
>>>> year I have 15 students; K-8, however no students in either
>>>> 1st or 2nd. We start next Tuesday, so it's crunch time!
>>>> ~ Donna