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My teacher teaches math to both of the sixth grade classes. She follows the pacing of the math curriculum with giving the students one lesson a day. My teacher also mentioned the importance of getting into routines within the subjects so that the students always know what to do and when to do it.
My teacher teaches math to both of the sixth grade classes. She follows the pacing of the math curriculum with giving the students one lesson a day. My teacher also mentioned the importance of getting into routines within the subjects so that the students always know what to do and when to do it.
My teacher teaches math to both of the sixth grade classes. She follows the pacing of the math curriculum with giving the students one lesson a day. My teacher also mentioned the importance of getting into routines within the subjects so that the students always know what to do and when to do it.
School: San Benito Elementary District: Atascadero Grade Level: 5th grade/6th grade combination 1. How do you plan for the year? What do you decide to teach and in what order? To plan for the year my teacher meets over the summer with the other 6th grade teacher to create a curriculum lying out what is going to be taught when for both of them. My teacher teaches math to both of the sixth grade classes. When she plans for math she follows the pacing of the math curriculum with giving the students one lesson a day. For social studies and science they plan out one lesson a week with a week between each one for review, writing tasks, and tests. For English, the other sixth grade teacher has four modules and each module has three units with each unit taking up to a week. How do you plan for a month/week/day? For monthly and weekly planning, my teacher gets together with the other sixth grade teacher to ensure that they are on track with their curriculum guide that they created over the summer. They discuss whether or not they are on track and if they need to move things around for any reason. For daily planning my teacher follows her curriculum guide with flexibility. It is important to move things around as needed for assemblies, drills, and special events. She also mentioned the importance of getting into routines within the subjects so that the students always know what to do and when to do it giving them a sense of self-responsibility. Learning about students: How many boys and girls are in the class? There are nineteen boys and thirteen girls in the class. How many ELs are there, and what are their EL Levels? There are three EL students in the 6th grade class. Laly, Luis, and Julio. Julio is very close to testing out, but Laly and Luis are still considered EL students. During walk to learn time these three students see their EL teacher for reading and writing support. Which students have learning disabilities or health issues? Gabi- IEP for learning disability Giovanni- In progress
Leeann- IEP for learning disability and is emotionally
disturbed Justin- IEP from leukemia (no longer has, but has difficulty processing information from the scarred brain tissue. What accommodations are made for these students? These students have access to and are pulled from class to be helped by speech therapists, occupational therapists, and the health clerk. They receive special accommodations within and outside the classroom to fully meet their individual needs at all times. How many students are performing at grade level or below? There are around 29 students who perform at grade level or below. Do you use any kind of differentiated grouping of students? It depends on the assignment. Typically they are grouped high, medium, and low for big projects. What are the general mental and emotional characteristics at this grade level? o Hitting puberty. Some are going through it and some are not. This grade level is more emotional because of the body changes they are going through. How do they differ from children at the preceding/following grade level? o The preceding grade level is less emotional, and the following is somewhat the same but more intense. What are some of the things these children seem to have strong interests in? o Many kids are into sports and athletics and being active o Most of them like computer games, videogames, or mind craft o Some students are in band and play instruments Is there anything else I should know about this group of children to help me work more effectively with them? In own classroom learn about their home life and their parents. Know where they come from and what they go home to. 2. What kind of classroom management system do you use? She uses a purely positive discipline system. Students have a clip up and clip down chart to monitor their behavior. Each student has a clothes clip with their name on it. When they are portraying positive behavior and
following directions they are able to clip up on the chart. If
they are portraying negative behavior they are to clip down. Students who continue to clip down will end up with a note home to their parents, but have the opportunity to change their behavior and move their clip up before the end of the day. Students are also given tickets for turning in homework and getting parent signatures on their homework planners. With these tickets they are able to buy special things within the classroom. They are also to use these tickets to use the restroom during class or to buy back items that are left on their desk after class. Lastly, the students have a marble jar. When the whole class is on task and following directions they can ear marbles. Once the marble jar is full the students earn a class party. However, when the class is off task and not following directions they can lose marbles out of the marble jar. 3. What would you say are three things that are most important for beginning teachers to know? 1. Plan on being flexible, not everything goes the way it is planned. 2. Be cautious in how you say yes and no to opportunities that come up. Figure out how to balance the day with outside commitments to the school. 3. Stay organized. Find a system that works for you, but dont be afraid to change it. The best you can get organized, the better. 4. Dont be afraid to ask for help.