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k/1 combination

by Wendy

Jul 10, 2009

I would love ideas on how to teach a k/1 combo. I will have about 18 Ks and 12 firsts. The Ks go home at noon. We won't have aides. I am suppose to get the independent older Ks, but who knows!! I would love to know... 1. Do I still need a play center for the Ks 2. What will the firsts do during the play center time? 3. What do Ks respond to as far a discipline? (I've been teaching frist for many years and am a pro at that) Any input would be appreciated!!!

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Terri Hoornstra On 7/10/09, Wendy wrote: > I would love ideas on how to teach a k/1 combo. I will have > about 18 Ks and 12 firsts. The Ks go home at noon. We won't > have aides. I am suppose to get the independent older Ks, > but who knows!! I would love to know... > 1. Do I still need a play center for the Ks > 2. What will the firsts do during...See MoreOn 7/10/09, Wendy wrote: > I would love ideas on how to teach a k/1 combo. I will have > about 18 Ks and 12 firsts. The Ks go home at noon. We won't > have aides. I am suppose to get the independent older Ks, > but who knows!! I would love to know... > 1. Do I still need a play center for the Ks > 2. What will the firsts do during the play center time? > 3. What do Ks respond to as far a discipline? (I've been > teaching frist for many years and am a pro at that) > Any input would be appreciated!!!

I will also be teaching a K/1 combo this fall. I've been teaching for 35+ yrs., over 20 in K and a total of 9 in first, including the past 3. I am also looking for any suggestions, but I'd like to address the play centers issue:

I will only have 6 Ks, and the other two straight Ks are taking 3 each for their play centers. Play centers are SO important for Ks and good for 1st as well. If the other Ks weren't taking them, I'd make a Centers time that both K and first can do at the same time, using activities that can be K or first. At my first grade centers, I have construction (blocks, legos, other); read/listen to story on tape with a written (1st)/drawn (K) response; learning games/puzzles (you can make them grade-level appropriate), art (something that doesn't need too much supervision, or get a parent helper); and computers (learning games such as I Spy, multi-level math review games). Sometimes they'd be science and math. Centers teach interpersonal skills (working with a group, sharing, conversation skills, winning/losing. so much more!) along with the learning skills. I just got a letter from a K student from 10 years ago, and the main thing she remembered from Kdg. was Centers. It was her impression we did those "most of the time", when in fact it wasn't more than 30 minutes a day!

Discipline: Keep the Ks BUSY! Prevention is 90%. But they are less "civilized" - hopefully they will have preschool experience. You have to assume, if they make disciplinary "mistakes", that they may well not have been exposed to the social skill, or classroom etiquette yet. You should calmly direct their attention to the applicable rule, which you've developed with the class at the start of school; i.e. "Remember our rule says "Be nice to each other." Is .... (state the behavior)... being nice to (Name)? They will take their cue from you as to how calm they should be. This is important because Ks CAN still have temper tantrums.

I'm not sure what kinds of things Ks can do when I'm working with the firsts. When I taught K, I was always "with" them.

Jul 11, 2009

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Pamela On 7/11/09, Terri Hoornstra wrote: > On 7/10/09, Wendy wrote: >> I would love ideas on how to teach a k/1 combo. I will have >> about 18 Ks and 12 firsts. The Ks go home at noon. We won't >> have aides. I am suppose to get the independent older Ks, >> but who knows!! I would love to know... >> 1. Do I still need a p...See More

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