I am going to be teaching a K/1 combination next year and I need help! I have taught grade 1, but I am wondering how to manage the K/1 combo. Any ideas or suggestions would be great!
I am a third grade teacher and I just found out there will be a 4/5th grade split next year. Could anyone give me a website or other information that discusses how to develop a 4/5 split. Our third grade team needs to meet to form this next year's class. How do you choose how many 3rd graders, ability levels, behaviors etc. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!!!
I teach social studies and science together. For science we use Foss Kits, which are considered 3/4 so they work for me... the next kit up is 5/6. If you use something like that, maybe alternate the kits. If you have text books, alternate the units if you have to. You can also integrate science into writing and the kids can write reports on topics relating to science. For example, if you are doing a 4th grade unit, the 5th graders will have xyz extra to do for their reports to cover the standards not met in the 4th grade unit.
For social studies, I teach in units and we do it as a whole class. I can teach ss however I want though-- no text book, so this works for me. If you can't do that, alternate units, or try to integrate ss into reading (which I do as well.)
On 9/08/07, Michelle wrote: > I'm also looking for information on managing content such as > social studies and science in a 4/5 split classroom.
I have just been informed i might be teaching a 2nd/ 3rd grade split canyou guys give me any info. Class management, sitting arrangement, etc.???
thanks, yenny
On 7/26/07, Cyndi wrote: > I will be teaching 4/5 for the first time this fall. Is it best to > have students work in centers? I've never been big on centers > before. How do you handle assessment? I would love more feedback > from teachers who have experience. > > > On 7/23/07, Tania wrote: >> I too have recently been given a 4/5 split. My 5's are low, I >> don't know my 4's. I'm trying to put together my activities now >> so as to have them ready for the early part of the year. I have >> a few ideas - email me and we can share ideas. >> >> >> On 5/19/07, Stephanie Raymoure wrote: >>> On 4/27/07, Adrienne wrote: >>>> I've been teaching a combination class for several years. >>>> The best advice I can give you is to ask for independent >>>> (and quiet) workers if you can get them. That way, you can >>>> count on one grade level working quietly and independently >>>> while teaching the other. If you would like to talk more, >>>> email me. >>> >>> >>> Hello >>> I've just been told that I will be doing a 4/5 split and am >>> also looking for any advice someone can give me about their >>> routine or management. I'm excited about the challenge but at >>> the same time very nervous! I'd appreciate any help!!! >>> Stephanie >>> Holly Michigan
I just spent some time looking through your site. How impressive! Thanks for sharing your information.
On 6/17/07, April wrote: > After two years teaching in a multiage setting, I will be > updating my site to include much more specific anecdotal > information that I have gathered over the last two years. > If you want to bookmark my site now, and then check back > later in the summer (my chances of finding my way back to > this board are slight), I will hopefully be able to offer > you some insight. > > Good luck next year! > > April > [link removed].
I recently received a job offer for a 3rd/4th grade position in Milwaukee. I am finding your site very useful also.
On 6/17/07, Adrienne wrote: > I just spent some time looking through your site. How > impressive! Thanks for sharing your information. > > On 6/17/07, April wrote: >> After two years teaching in a multiage setting, I will be >> updating my site to include much more specific anecdotal >> information that I have gathered over the last two years. >> If you want to bookmark my site now, and then check back >> later in the summer (my chances of finding my way back to >> this board are slight), I will hopefully be able to offer >> you some insight. >> >> Good luck next year! >> >> April >> [link removed].
I'm not a teacher, but I do give historical tours of old town san diego. We tour the Mason St. school house and I like to get out my picture of a one room school house in upstate New York, I believe taken in Parishville. One of my grandmother, the other of my dad, both standing in front of the same one room school house with their students. Taken in around 1908, the other the early 1930's
On 5/27/07, Donna/WI wrote: > I am teaching in a one room school house. While we offer grades > 1-8, next year we will be having grades 3-8. Kids bring their > own lunches and we all do the janitor work! It is great. >>
How wonderful! I am a firm believer in one-room and two-room schoolhouses. They produced some of our greatest people! Cherish this time. I envy you. I teach for an online K-12 school, and I hate it. I get to work at home and be off my bad knees, but it is not rewarding at all. Enjoy yourself! This is what teaching is all about!
On 5/07/07, Chris wrote: > I'm not a teacher, but I do give historical tours of old > town san diego. We tour the Mason St. school house and I > like to get out my picture of a one room school house in > upstate New York, I believe taken in Parishville. One of my > grandmother, the other of my dad, both standing in front of > the same one room school house with their students. Taken > in around 1908, the other the early 1930's
My name is Diane and I am a Head Start teacher in an inner city in Michigan. I am in a contracted Head Start program in a private childcare center. We have three's and four's.I have agreed that when my Head Start program ends this year, I will take on the school age summer program at our center. The room is licensed for 22. There will be many of my 4 year olds and some 5s and the few actually older kids we get. Yes, what AM I thinking, lol.
It's been awhile since I have run a non-preschool program. We don't have an area to make a garden but we are some areas for some creative container gardening ideas. I have also got permission to clear a side lot behind an auto shop that is up next to our playground to create a nature area. Well, as much as one can this deep into the city.
What I need is some links to Camper ideas. They call the summer program, Camp __________ (our center name.) And I like that idea. Its also been even longer since I attended summer camp. I will be in my same classroom but I want to remove EVERYTHING that looks like our preschool room and give it a different look, lodge like, cabin stuff. I will take all ideas on this - need links to camper type activities & crafts. Nothing is worse than a bored 8 year old, arrrrgh! We will go on field trips every other week. On the weeks we don't have fieldtrips we will have special visitors - oh so I hope, lol. Usually I plan in March what I will do in the summer. Then the first week of May I lock down my fieldtrips and visitors. I am getting a late start. They just asked me this Tuesday about this, arrgh!
I have a reputation at this center so kids are excited to be in my room. BUT that is a lot of work to maintain, lol. This is my first inner city classroom and my first inner city summer program. I plan on working with the library to have a reading program but I need some "cool" ideas too. I want to knock their socks off. Any ideas how???
I am my school's Reading Coach. I have been given the task of finding professional development opportunities for a multiage classroom teacher in our school. I have done some searching and am having no luck. Can any of you recommend workshops, conferences or resources to her this teacher?
I taught a 2-3-4 this year... whoa! I can give advice, but more than would be possible on this message board.
I had a few low readers, a couple of kids with dyslexia, one with dyslexia and dyscalcula, and a few gifted kids. Talk about a challenge!
If you want advice on how I set up my day, reach each kids, do small groups, etc. please email me!
JJ
On 5/18/07, malanki wrote: > This is my first year teaching and I have been asked to do > a 2-3-4 split. This is a class of non readers also. What > do I do to begin.
I am teaching 4-7 Tag learner this year. I would begin by looking at the standards for each grade level closely. Where they overlap, this is where you can teach lessons as a whole group and then perhaps differentiate the assignments for higher level learners. For areas where ability level shows a big gap, You will need strong assessments that will help you place students in groups early on. Then you can use a rotation or center arrangement where you teach separate lessons if necessary. In this situation you can rotate according to a schedule or have students that are not at the teaching table work on a Math Menu which is a list of tasks to complete while you are busy with a group.
On 5/20/07, JJ wrote: > I taught a 2-3-4 this year... whoa! I can give advice, but more than would be > possible on this message board. > > I had a few low readers, a couple of kids with dyslexia, one with dyslexia and > dyscalcula, and a few gifted kids. Talk about a challenge! > > If you want advice on how I set up my day, reach each kids, do small groups, etc. > please email me! > > JJ > > > > On 5/18/07, malanki wrote: >> This is my first year teaching and I have been asked to do >> a 2-3-4 split. This is a class of non readers also. What >> do I do to begin.
I am looking for a good set of alphabet books in Spanish for preschoolers, the kind where each book emphasizes a specific letter and the storyline incorporates lots of words that start with that letter. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I just received my very first teaching position teaching a Grade 6/7/8 multiage classroom. I have never worked with a multiage classroom and was hoping for some advice.
I went to a Montessori Middle school, and 6-7-8th grade were in one room, with 28 students. (I posted some of this before for someone) Are you teaching every subject? Do you have to teach seperate curriculum for each subject or can you teach to the whole class? Will you have an aid of some kind? Can you get/do you want parent volunteers? These are important considerations.
Regardless, here are some of my ideas (based on what I know about teaching 2-3-4, and my experience in middle school.)
Assuming you are teaching all content areas, and that this is a class of less than 30:
I was in a Montessori school, so we were expected to be able to work independently. We had weekly contracts with all of our assignments. We would have block time to complete the assignments (LA, Math) and the teachers would also meet with us in small groups.
You will need to do math groups, for sure. 6th grade math is still very elementary, while 8th graders should probably be doing algebra..
I like doing units of study in math, something broad, like geometry can begin with a warm up activity for everyone, such as tangrams or origami, then you meet with small groups while the others do independent practice, or group work (don't do group work until you can effectively put groups together and you know they can work together.)
Whole group novel studies can be done and used to integrate the curriculum. Find historical fiction that can lend itself to your state history, to world cultures, or world history. I think it would be facinating to do a study on Red Scarf Girl: A memoir of the cultural revolution. It is about China during the communist regime and really interesting! Another idea would be to read Zlata's story, which was about Serijevo (sp?) Both are really fascinating stories... I would browse the bookstores and do lots of summer reading. If you get to develop your own units, I think using literature as a jumping off point can be very useful.
You should be able to do social studies and science with everyone. Adjust your standards depending on grade. The only problem will be if you have specific units you HAVE to teach to each grade level. For example, if 7th graders need state history, you will have to find a way to teach this. Everyone could do it, but that means that everyone would do it every year.
Also, middle schoolers should be able to do research projects... I think... my kids can with lots of coaching. Do the first one with them, then allow them to do their own.
Above all else, remember that middle school is a very social time in child development. They need lots of opportunity to talk, sit around and socialize and play around. With 6-8 grade, you will also have lots of little romances!
On 5/22/07, Dana Toews wrote: > I just received my very first teaching position teaching a > Grade 6/7/8 multiage classroom. I have never worked with > a multiage classroom and was hoping for some advice.
I teach social studies and science together. For science we use Foss Kits, which are
considered 3/4 so they work for me... the next kit up is 5/6. If you use something
like that, maybe alternate the kits. If you have text books, alternate the units if you
have to. You can also integrate science into writing and ...See More