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We have been in school for 4 weeks. I know…we began JULY 31! I spend 3-4 weeks working on whole class routines & schedules. Then we spend a week or two working on centers ( without me actually taking reading groups) so I can monitor HOW they are doing during independent centers. AND THEN????
We begin INDEPENDENT CENTERS without the teacher!!! WHAT??? Yes!!
294 domino cards for short vowel practice. Domino games can be differentiated by vowel sounds, picture cards, or word cards. Fun activities for student learning. Games help students stay engaged while practicing short vowel CVC word families.
They LOVE THIS! They beg for more time! Get your WORK done so you can PLAY!
YES! I love it when a plan works!
And so here we go!
Small groups for me..independent centers for them.
Small groups are leveled so I can reach each student at their level and help them become
BETTER, INDEPENDENT READERS!
HOW? How do I know?
ASSESSMENTS!
Assessments drive your instruction.
DATA. What DO they know? What DON’T they know?
All of this data becomes the source of my instruction.
If I have a concept that a LOT of them don’t know…. whole class lesson! RETEACH THE WHOLE CLASS!
BUT, if only a FEW are missing a skill or strategy…SMALL GROUPS! Reteach it during small groups.
OK. HOW?
How to Group students for SMALL GROUP reading. 1stgradefireworks
Assessments drive your instruction for small groups!
I use MULTIPLE ASSESSMENTS. Curriculum, DRA, Running Records, BPST, Letter sounds/names, blending, segmenting, sight words, etc.
PLEASE…. DO NOT sit a child down and assess for more than 15 minutes!
Better to assess over DAYS than HOURS!
You want to know what they truely know.
I put ALL of my data on a spreadsheet,
I like to see ALL of it together.
THEN WHAT?
Look for patterns.
Do they know letter names & sounds?
6 kids are “inconsistent”? GROUP THEM FOR practice! Small intervention group with letters, white boards, & pictures,
Your first small group is ready to go!
Missing sight words? BAM! Small group for sight word practice, reading with the teacher, writing sight words in sentences, and more sight word practice.
Fluency? Do they “robot read”? Another strategy small group! Fluency practice. I read. You read. We read. I read. YOU read. WE read. They need to hear YOU for fluency & intonnation practice.
Here are some “helpers” for small groups that I found on PINTEREST!
Effective Grouping for Small Group Instruction – Learning with Mrs. Langley
How to Use Small Group WarmUPs with MissDeCarbo.com
What is a BALANCED LITERACY CLASSROOM? 1stgradefireworks
Purge ANYTHING I have not used in two years! YES!!!!
Find my teacher tools.
Check technology… after updates…check technology. After call to district office…check technology AGAIN! Finally works! UGH! I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with technology!
Schedule teacher PD meetings. ( 5 days before kids come..starting tomorrow!)
Write Lesson plans for the FIRST WEEK! ( don’t go further…things WILL change.)
Update list.
Unpack the 10 boxes of NEW Science Curriculum. Inventory. Find missing pieces. Inventory again. Store? Stack in a corner.
Add to my list: Unpack science curriculum & go through it. Plan?
Are class lists ready? I need to ADD names to numbers!
Make a LIST ( alphbetically, of course) of students by first names. (WOW! I have an “extra” student on my list…boy will that mess up my alphabtical list. TEACHERS: YOU GET THIS!)
Don’t care that my alphabetical student names will be OUT OF ORDER! 🙂 Breather!
Cross things OFF list. ( After you have added MORE) I know. It’s LONGER than when I started. It’s OK. Ths kids won’t know!
GO HOME EARLY! Relax. Take a walk. Pour some wine. Hug your family. It’s a job. The kids will be there ready or not. THEY won’t care if I didn’t finish ALL of the ANCHOR CHARTS I want to make. ADD that to my LIST!
Classroom 2019 Making my LIST!
Classroom of 2019. Making my LIST of things to do!
Classroom of 2019. Making my LIST of things to do!
Classroom of 2019. Making my LIST of things to do!
Classroom of 2019. Making my LIST of things to do!
Classroom of 2019. Making my LIST of things to do!
Classroom of 2019. Making my LIST of things to do!
Classroom of 2019. Making my LIST of things to do!
My list is long.
BUT… The kids are coming to see YOU! They will look around and SMILE AT YOU!
The smiling, happy teacher who gives giggles, grins, hugs, & high fives!
They want to know they are safe & happy. And so are YOU!
Finally, don’t forget…your list will come & go. Smile. Breathe.
And Love them! That’s what we do.
I don’t need to add that to my list. It’s ALWAYS there!
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