Submitted by Myrose, here are some very specific tips on getting organized to teach kindergarten… I am currently teaching Kinder OCR 2002, but many of the ideas are still applicable. –myrose Here are some of my organizational tips–I hope they help you: –I keep all my big books in a small chart box, in the …
Category: Classroom Mangement
Organizing English Language Development
In second grade at our school, we had some success splitting up our classes for English Language Development time. In California this is a required 30 minutes a day that I get the sense is rarely implemented. One teacher would take ELD 1-2 (that was me), another took ELD 2-3, another 3-5, and then we …
Five Things to do Before Starting School Thursday (if you start school Thursday)
1. Revamp your workshop/independent work time. No doubt by the end of the previous school year your IWT was starting to fall apart. It always does even if only slightly. Plan to start IWT off right this year. I usually start in the second week of school by picking a time that will remain sacred …
Time Management in Open Court
The demands of the program are such that you need to maximize every minute of your teaching. I have been asked frequently how I am able to fit in Independent Work Time, Writer’s Workshop, all of OCR, and other curricular areas. I think the answer is moving quickly through the program components. You cannot do …
Activities for the First Day of School
It’s almost the first day of school again for many teachers teaching at year round schools. (That would have been me two years but we’re now traditional). Although I start the Open Court program on day one, I make sure to go slowly and do the things you need to do to establish your classroom, …
Teaching Teamwork
Many teachers forget that when you have students work collaboratively, working collaboratively is a skill that needs to be taught. Some groups might have a natural knack for it but all groups can be taught to work cooperatively if you teach the skills necessary explicitly. This is how we do it… an excerpt from Classroom …