Mira

Posted on 7/26/09

Maria: We always have had about 30 kids in our class (sometimes even
a bit more). Voyager has 2 independent stations plus the teaching
station (which is intended for about 6 kids , maybe 8 tops). That
would have still left me with 12 kids per station which I think is
way too many (especially in kindergarten). I aimed to have about 6
kids at each station (sometimes less). I found that this made a
huge difference in the overall atmosphere and management of station
time. It made each station more manageable (in terms of materials
and also allowed the team leaders to really "lead" their group). If
you have a smaller class size, you wouldn't need as many stations.
Just remember: the key to the whole program is the teaching station
so try to implement the independent stations with as much
"fidelity" as you can, but remember they are not the focus and as a
teacher you need to adjust them to meet our class's needs. Hope
this has been helpful. -Mira

On 7/22/09, Maria wrote:
> Wow! thanks a million Mira! The way you describes it sounds so
> easy. I know it won't be easy, but it really helped me put a
> picture in my head as to what I need to do. One question: You
> say that you added two extra stations, how many kids are there
> per station? In total you have five stations plus "teaching
> station" right?
>
> Thanks, Maria

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