Friday, November 11, 2016
1st and 2nd graders
My class starts off with half 1st graders and half 2nd graders. After the morning meeting they switch and all of the 1st graders go to the other teacher and all of the second graders come into our classroom. In the afternoon they switch back to their original classes that have half 1st graders and half second graders. The hardest part to what I have seen from this is that they switch rooms at specific times so you have to be done with your lesson in time. Also if the students are understanding and get through a lesson quickly then the teacher has to find an activity for the students to do before they have to switch rooms.
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ReplyDeleteHi Lauren,
ReplyDeleteI am so confused as to why these students are switching classrooms all the time and having classes together as one group, etc. What is the reasoning behind it? Do you know?
It seems like it could be harder on the teachers for this as class does not always go as scheduled. How do the teachers compensate for that? Has there been a time when the two classes were supposed to meet together and they did not meet because one class was not on schedule?
This seems odd to me. I have never heard of this before at the Elementary Education level. Does the whole school do this or just the 1st and 2nd graders?
I look forward to learning more and hearing how this pans out for you during your experience in the school!
Hi Lauren,
ReplyDeleteI remember being placed in a multiage classroom when I was in the second and third grade, but I can't remember all of the details.
What happens if the teacher does not finish the lesson by the designated time the students must switch classes? Does your cooperate teacher have a list of short activities s/he can use if the class does work through the lesson quickly?
Talk to you soon!