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This document outlines the daily schedule for K-1 Specialist periods, including structured morning routines such as library time, handwriting, writing workshops, and interactive reading sessions. In the afternoon, students engage in math workshops, social studies, and science, along with time for creative activities and collaborative play. The schedule emphasizes developing a sense of community, teaching responsibility, and fostering critical thinking through various learning units and hands-on experiences. Parent involvement is essential for trips and classroom activities.
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Learning in K-106 • Specialist Period Schedule
Daily Morning Schedule • 8:15-8:45 Library Time and Independent Reading • 8:45-9:00 Morning Meeting • 9:00-9:20 Handwriting, Word Study (Spelling & Letter/Sound Work) • 9:20-10:00 Writing Workshop • 10:00-10:15 Bathroom
Morning Meeting • Developing Routines and Building a Sense of Community • Special Good Morning • Who’s Here? • Morning News • Calendar Activities • Review Daily Schedule
Word Study & handwriting • Word Study-developing phonological awareness • Word Wall-reference for frequently used words • Interactive Smart Board Program Practice
Reading Workshop • Teachers College Reading & Writing Project • Mini-Lesson • Independent Reading and Buddy Reading • Shared Reading • Guided Reading • Levels (green dot thru pink dot)
Reading Logs • Can be filled out at home on a daily basis. • Send in monthly inside the red folder. • Students are welcome to fill the logs out at home on their own or with the assistance of parents. • When the log is complete we will replace and send the old one home with a sticker.
Writing Workshop • Writing Workshop • Modeled Writing • Shared Writing • Guided Writing • Independent Writing • Interactive Writing • Folders • Individual and Group Conferences
Writing Units of Study • Launching the Workshop • Looking Closely: Looking Like Scientists • Writing for Readers • Procedural: How To/Writing to Teach Others • Informational Books/All About Books • Persuasive Writing/Using Words to Make a Change • Informational Books in Science • Narrative Stories
Publishing Parties • Students will share published work • Publishing Celebrations will be held at the end of some writing units.
Afternoon (Approximate Schedule) • 11:20-11:35 Rest, Water • 11:45-12:00 Shared Reading • 12:00-12:45 Math Workshop • 12:45-1:00 Snack • 1:00-1:20 Read Aloud • 1:20-1:50 Social Studies or Science • 1:50-2:15 Activity Time • 2:15-2:25 Pack Up
Math Workshop • K and 1st Grade Curriculum • Common Core Standards • Investigations & Math in the City • Learning Rooted in Explorations • Focus on Process, not just answers • Games and Small Group Work
Units of Study • How Many of Each? • Making Shapes & Designing Quilts • Solving Story Problems • What Would You Rather Be? • Fish Lengths & Animals Jumps • Number Games and Crayon Puzzles • Color, Shape and Number Patterns • Two’s, Fives, and Tens • Blocks and Boxes
Important Number Strategies • One to one correspondence • Counting Up • Conservation • Organizing and Keeping Track • Sequencing Numbers (forward and backward)
Activity Time • Approximately 30 minutes where students have the opportunity to play in various centers & work on problem solving & interpersonal skills including: • Puzzles • Games • Wooden Blocks • Dramatic Play • Drawing and Painting • Magna Tiles & Lego
Trips & Additional Specials • Spanish will be on Monday afternoons. • Chess will be on Thursday mornings. • We will be making several trips. We will inform of the places and dates. (Central Park Zoo, Theatre Productions, Art Museums)
The city is our classroom…. • Trips for 2013-2014 • Parent Volunteers • Parent will be assigned from 1-4 children. • All trips will either be walking or yellow school bus. • We will always return before 1:45pm. • Brown bagged lunches are easiest!
Chess Chess in the classroom is a great opportunity for kids to get exposure to the game. If they enjoy it they may enroll in afterschool opportunities to play. Provides kids a chance to develop critical thinking skills.
Homework • Official homework packets will be distributed in January. (Optional packets are available Oct.-Dec.) • Students should be reading or be read to daily. • They should be bringing home correct level dots. • PLEASE LABEL all correspondence with place, name, class
Lunchroom-Every Moment Is a Teachable Moment! Teaching our Kids Responsibility. *For their belongings (labels) and for their food while sitting in the lunchroom. *Setting and reaching goals for keeping cafeteria clean. *Parent Volunteers are most helpful when they are guiding the kids. For example: “I noticed that there are some wrappers under your table. Can we work together as a team to clean under the table?”
Social and Emotional Learning • Through literature and class discussions we are learning to resolve conflicts peacefully • Discussions about our feelings and the feelings of others • Respecting differences • Learn to cooperate and problem solve through play