Planning their day in Lower elementary classroom

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Planning their day in Lower elementary classroom

by CM

Oct 17, 2011

What tools you use for the students to plan their work for the day. I am new to lower elementary classroom. The ex teacher had some worksheets with Math, Language, Culture etc. and when I look at some old ones, looks like not many children filled it up. Any suggestions!!! Do you do it on daily basis or weekly basis.

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Cat Each student in our lower elementary classroom has a "work chart." Each one is customized for the student, but has the same basic format: five columns, and four to nine rows. Each column is labeled with the date. The rows are labeled "large math," "small math," "language," etc, corresponding with the shelving units in our classroom. Students write ...See More

Oct 25, 2011

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CS I had a similar concept but mine was a weekly record sheet of paper with 5 columns (M to F) & rows.

At the beginning of the year, the kids wrote in the works they were to do. But they HAD to at choose from each of the areas (Journaling, Lang, Math, Culture, Reading, etc). We used to have a 3 hr work cycle in the morning & almost an...See MoreI had a similar concept but mine was a weekly record sheet of paper with 5 columns (M to F) & rows.

At the beginning of the year, the kids wrote in the works they were to do. But they HAD to at choose from each of the areas (Journaling, Lang, Math, Culture, Reading, etc). We used to have a 3 hr work cycle in the morning & almost an hour & half in the afternoon so they had plenty of time. If they were left with *free* time, they could read, choose more work, educational group activities or I would offer suggestions.

Due to the nature of the students I had, I had to lay down the expectations that each day's work was to be completed that day (unless it was a large detailed work that could be saved) otherwise it would carry over to the next day. Rarely did they have a problem with this.

After Christmas, I amped up the weekly record sheet. I put in some specifics wrt shelf work. Each student had it individualized but throughout the week it would contain specifics like "Math facts", "Spelling review", "Sight words", "Reading groups", etc. The sight words as well as the spelling test (on Friday) was something they could give each other. They loved it!

Whatever you choose, GL & take into account the dynamics of the students in your class. Never hurts to start off slow & then crank it up later! :)

On 10/25/11, Cat wrote: > Each student in our lower elementary classroom has a "work > chart." Each one is customized for the student, but has the > same basic format: five columns, and four to nine rows. Each > column is labeled with the date. The rows are labeled "large > math," "small math," "language," etc, corresponding with the > shelving units in our classroom. Students write in each work > that they do. Most students have two to four works that are > assigned daily. They may choose when to do these works, and > there is no penalty for choosing not to do the work, so I > guess it's more of a "suggestion" than an assignment like > you'd have in a non-Montessori classroom. > > Most of the students fill out their work chart before > beginning work, deciding which works they plan to do and in > what order. I go to each of our younger/less mature/less > normalized students individually, if they've not settled onto > a work right away, and I help them to plan out two or three > works. > > Another nice thing about this method is that the work charts > go home to parents at the end of the week, so that parents > know what their child has been working on. > > On 10/17/11, CM wrote: >> What tools you use for the students to plan their work for >> the day. I am new to lower elementary classroom. The ex >> teacher had some worksheets with Math, Language, Culture >> etc. and when I look at some old ones, looks like not many >> children filled it up. Any suggestions!!! Do you do it on >> daily basis or weekly basis.

Oct 26, 2011

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