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by Reading Teacher
Mar 10, 2007
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Does anyone use these in their classrooms? I am looking
for examples of activities that aren't too expensive, time
consuming in the beginning, but easy to keep going
throughout the year. Any suggestions, stories, etc. would
be appreciated.
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I am moving from half day kindergarten to a second/third
grade combination class with 21 students (eight second
graders and thirteen third graders). We use Everyday Math,
Foss Science, Houghton Mifflin Reading, Linda Dorn, Six
Traits, Reading and Writing Workshops, etc. I am going crazy
trying to figure out s...See More/blockquote>
I am moving from half day kindergarten to a second/third
grade combination class with 21 students (eight second
graders and thirteen third graders). We use Everyday Math,
Foss Science, Houghton Mifflin Reading, Linda Dorn, Six
Traits, Reading and Writing Workshops, etc. I am going crazy
trying to figure out scheduling and what I can teach as a
whole class,as grade levels and still differentiate
instruction. If anyone has any suggestions or web sites they
can refer me to I would be most thankful!
Deb
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Orangethorpe School’s Alternative/Multiage program is in
its third decade and is comprised of students from grades K
through 6. We have come to view our mission as a commitment
to perpetuating an authentic learning experience in
academic disciplines and critical thinking skills, cradled
in the safe and nurt...See More/blockquote>
Orangethorpe School’s Alternative/Multiage program is in
its third decade and is comprised of students from grades K
through 6. We have come to view our mission as a commitment
to perpetuating an authentic learning experience in
academic disciplines and critical thinking skills, cradled
in the safe and nurturing environment which best provides
room for social and emotional growth. In this program
teachers and parents provide a backdrop for learning and
social development that acknowledges these cornerstones:
The belief that children learn best when allowed to learn
at their own pace, and that they have a more meaningful
experience in school when they can choose a method or
approach to understanding a subject, or a life skill, that
is relevant to them . The belief that when children learn
in an environment with a diversity in age, background and
culture they have a greater chance of acquiring the degree
of leadership, tolerance, and compassion necessary to
become pro-active citizens. The understanding of the
priceless value of parental participation in a child’s
educational experience And finally, the belief that a
learning environment which continually stresses one-on-one
interaction between adults and children fosters the
independent and responsible child. So it is upon these
cornerstones that we, as multiage teachers, have placed our
years of experience, and as parents our thousands of
combined hours of volunteer work, to create what we believe
is one of the best educational opportunities available.
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Orangethorpe School’s Alternative/Multiage program is in
its third decade and is comprised of students from grades K
through 6. We have come to view our mission as a commitment
to perpetuating an authentic learning experience in
academic disciplines and critical thinking skills, cradled
in the safe and nurt...See More/blockquote>
Orangethorpe School’s Alternative/Multiage program is in
its third decade and is comprised of students from grades K
through 6. We have come to view our mission as a commitment
to perpetuating an authentic learning experience in
academic disciplines and critical thinking skills, cradled
in the safe and nurturing environment which best provides
room for social and emotional growth. In this program
teachers and parents provide a backdrop for learning and
social development that acknowledges these cornerstones:
The belief that children learn best when allowed to learn
at their own pace, and that they have a more meaningful
experience in school when they can choose a method or
approach to understanding a subject, or a life skill, that
is relevant to them . The belief that when children learn
in an environment with a diversity in age, background and
culture they have a greater chance of acquiring the degree
of leadership, tolerance, and compassion necessary to
become pro-active citizens. The understanding of the
priceless value of parental participation in a child’s
educational experience And finally, the belief that a
learning environment which continually stresses one-on-one
interaction between adults and children fosters the
independent and responsible child. So it is upon these
cornerstones that we, as multiage teachers, have placed our
years of experience, and as parents our thousands of
combined hours of volunteer work, to create what we believe
is one of the best educational opportunities available.
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by language teacher
Apr 7, 2007
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If you had a choice, would you combine k-1, 1-2, or 2-3?
Which grades do you think would be more compatible for
combined instruction?
by Wondering???
Apr 9, 2007
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Our independent school is going to start looking for some
new curriculum for various content areas in the next school
year. Currently we don't have a "set" curriculum, but
everyone does sort of their own thing.
What programs are out there that use regular books, not
"readers" for all levels? We have mu...See More/blockquote>
Our independent school is going to start looking for some
new curriculum for various content areas in the next school
year. Currently we don't have a "set" curriculum, but
everyone does sort of their own thing.
What programs are out there that use regular books, not
"readers" for all levels? We have multi-age classrooms and
I don't imagine we will start teaching 3rd grade curriculum
to 8 year olds and 2nd grade to 7 year olds, etc, while all
being in one room. As it is, I feel most of our students
read well beyond grade level. I teach 8-9 year olds. Right
now we have a pretty typical "readers workshop" model and
the kids read library books or classroom books. We also do
some novel studies with books that we have class sets of.
In the 4, 5 and 6 year old classrooms we have some very old
sets of phonics based readers. The teachers don't do guided
reading groups, but do match the books to the kids reading
level and do a lot of one-on-one, as we have a very small
student-teacher ratio and full time aids. They also use big
books, do student publishing and many other wonderful
things.
In other schools I have worked at, we had Rigby and HM. I
don't think this school would like anything like that. Does
the "Four Blocks" method work with all books, or do you
need to have specific books to do it? This seems like it
would go best with our needs, as our "readers workshop"
model is a little loose and probably needs some fine
tuning.
We are pretty low-tech and I don't imagine that accelerated
reader would work either, as we are very non-competetive,
don't believe in testing and have no grades/grade levels.
We don't do ability grouping either. I do think we could
use some more systematic forms of assessment, but they have
to be easy.. nothing time consuming like the DRA. I am the
only teacher at the school currently who has taught in
public school in the last 5 years. Everyone else has been
in our school for 10-30 years and haven't experienced the
testing craze our state is currently in.
by Doreen Hershey
Apr 18, 2007
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I have been teaching a 1st and 2nd grade multiage for 10
years, and I love it. But, our district is moving to the
new Scott Foresman "Reading Street" Reading program. It is
very grade regimented. Is anyone using it in a multiage
class? Any ideas are appreciated!
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I have taught at schools with multi-age classrooms over the
past five years. Combining two grades works great. The
older kids get to listen in on review lessons and the younger
kids get enrichment. Certain subjects such as Religion, Art,
PE, Music, Social Studies, Science, and Health can be taught
as one...See More