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Meeting with some classes twice weekly

by Cait

Aug 15, 2015

I teach elementary K-5. Our principal struggled with the master schedule and made a million revisions. there are 19 total classes that come to art, but I will be teaching an art class 26 times a week - meaning I see some groups twice. For example. We have 4 fifth grade classes; one of which has art twice. They will receive twice as many art lessons as the other 3 5th grade classes. I have to write 12 lesson plans a week instead of 6 (K-5) because this affects every grade level. How what you work around it? What kinds of things might you plan for those second classes? Does anyone else have a crazy schedule like this?

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Artme On 8/15/15, Cait wrote: > I teach elementary K-5. Our principal struggled with > the master schedule and made a million revisions. > there are 19 total classes that come to art, but I will > be teaching an art class 26 times a week - meaning I > see some groups twice. For example. We have 4 fifth > grade classes; one of which has ...See More

Aug 15, 2015

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Thanks! On 8/15/15, Josie wrote: > On 8/15/15, Cait wrote: >> I teach elementary K-5. Our principal struggled with >> the master schedule and made a million revisions. >> there are 19 total classes that come to art, but I will >> be teaching an art class 26 times a week - meaning I >> see some groups twice. For example. We ...See More

Aug 16, 2015

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Thank you! On 8/15/15, Dana wrote: > On 8/15/15, Josie wrote: >> On 8/15/15, Cait wrote: >>> I teach elementary K-5. Our principal struggled with >>> the master schedule and made a million revisions. >>> there are 19 total classes that come to art, but I will >>> be teaching an art class 26 times a week - meaning I...See MoreOn 8/15/15, Dana wrote: > On 8/15/15, Josie wrote: >> On 8/15/15, Cait wrote: >>> I teach elementary K-5. Our principal struggled with >>> the master schedule and made a million revisions. >>> there are 19 total classes that come to art, but I will >>> be teaching an art class 26 times a week - meaning I >>> see some groups twice. For example. We have 4 fifth >>> grade classes; one of which has art twice. They will >>> receive twice as many art lessons as the other 3 5th >>> grade classes. I have to write 12 lesson plans a week >>> instead of 6 (K-5) because this affects every grade >>> level. How what you work around it? What kinds of >>> things might you plan for those second classes? >>> Does anyone else have a crazy schedule like this? >> >> >> Yep-- I've been there. Had something similar (but worse) >> last year. In my scenereo some students had art every day >> but they were mixed in classes where some of the students >> only had art every other day. Seriously? Ridiculous but I >> made it work. You will too. Why? Because we are out of >> the box problem solvers.... Unlike the administrators who >> write the schedule. Well, I suppose some may say they are >> out of the box thinkers... Just their out of the box thinking >> always seems to screw the art teacher in the end. ;) >> >> In your situation the second class will just get more art... >> More projects. You'll have to treat it as "extra" if you have >> an SLO so that you cover all of your standards in the >> amount of time the other class has (the one with less art) >> and just add projects that reinforce the standards with the >> one that has extra art. Good luck... Always an adventure >> what they throw at us at the last minute eh? :) > > > I usually have one of each grade level twice a week. It then > rotates every 10 weeks so everyone gets a chance to have > art twice a week. It can make things crazy when the > administrators decide/ think they are doing what is best for > the kids. I agree with the other post that you can give these > students a little more detailed lessons or reinforced lessons. > Also, you can make sketchbooks with this group and every > time you see them extra treat it as a sketchbook time- > perhaps reinforcing the Elements of Art. They can also do a > long project, or research an artist that you can present to the > other classes. Maybe this is the class you can try out some > fun new lessons. I'm sure you will make it work. Good luck > with your school year.

Aug 16, 2015

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Cait On 8/15/15, Artme wrote: > On 8/15/15, Cait wrote: >> I teach elementary K-5. Our principal struggled with >> the master schedule and made a million revisions. >> there are 19 total classes that come to art, but I will >> be teaching an art class 26 times a week - meaning I >> see some groups twice. For example. We ...See More

Aug 16, 2015

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Sarah Cait,

I'm in a very similar predicament this year. I'm teaching art for the first year and it is part-time which means I only teach in the mornings (9:00-11:40 back to back for 40 minute sessions). I have 13 classes total-2 of each grade except for 3 kindergarten classes. My first grade, second grade, and one fourth grade class I will see ...See More

Aug 19, 2015

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