As a first grade teacher, Jill, the second author, went in search of decorations for her classroom prior to the start of the school year. She purchased multicolored Slinky toys, which she thought would add a nice touch to the white ceiling. She spaced them evenly above the children’s desks. As the students entered the classroom she turned on the ceiling fans, which made all the Slinkys start to bounce. Some children seemed to enjoy the sensory output from the bouncing Slinkys, yet were able to stay focused on classroom tasks. Other children became distracted, more interested in the movement of the Slinkys than in what Jill was asking them to do. During recess, Jill sat at one of the children’s desks to view the classroom from their perspective.
The lights on the christmas tree shone different colors across the faces of the children as they roasted marshmallows in the fireplace. Half empty hot chocolates sat beside them. How the Grinch Stole Christmas played over the television set, not quite drowned out by the children's laughter and discussions of what presents they would be getting the next morning. The man, in this moment, couldn’t help but notice just how beautiful his wife was. The way her nose crinkled up, when she laughed with the children, the way she snuggled closer to him while watching the movie.
This event took place while most of the class was sitting quietly waiting for the teacher to give them directions about their next
“Dr. Seuss: Wild Orchestrator of Plausible Nonsense for Kids” by Cynthia Gorney, catch the reader's attention and tells a story. Instead of just writing about Dr. Seuss, Gorney brings the readers into the environment of Dr. Seuss. She also has a unique way of writing. She writes the story in a way that captures Geisel perfectly. She is structuring the story using various elements like details, observations and a wide range of quotes.
Fidget Spinners What do you think are fidget spinners a big distraction or are they really helping students in the classroom. I think that students should be aloud to care a spinner around. Spinners can help kids in many different ways. One way spinners are helping kids is by keeping them busy so they 're not talking or running around because think about it would you rather have kid talking and running around a classroom because there is nothing to do or they 're bored or have kids spinning a fidget spinner that will help them focus and not be as bored Another reason fidget spinners should be aloud in class rooms are because they can help kids get there work done. Kids that have certain disabilities can easily spin a
Standard: California Common Core State Standard- Reading Standards for Literature 1st Grade. Key Ideas and Details. Section 3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. Materials used for activity: The books, “Jobs Around Town” by The Berenstain Bears, “Helpers in my Community” by Bobbie Kalman, “A Day with Police Officers” by Jan Kottke, “A Day with Firefighters” by Jan Kottke, “The Jolly Postman” by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, “Froggy Goes to the Doctor” by Jonathan London, “Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel” by Virginia Lee Burton, “Nurse Clementine” by Simon James, “Let’s Meet a Construction Worker” by Bridget Heos, “The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist”, “Whose Tools Are These” by Sharon Katz Cooper,
Brennan was observed during the morning in his first grade classroom. At the start of the observation, the class was instructed to sit on the carpet for an activity. Brennan got up out of his seat and appropriately sat on the carpet. Brennan’s teacher, Mrs. Jones, began to engage the class in a writing activity. As she engaged the class in a discussion and wrote sentences on the board, Brennan appeared to pay attention as he stared at the board.
The new boy provides a pasted smile as his wondering gaze converges towards the teacher. As if the puppeteer is moving their strings, the class instinctively returns to their allocated seats, filling the room with a hiss of chatter. With a visible swallow, James scans
She did not notice Johnny -- alone of all the children -- watching her through his half-closed eyes. She went softly back to her desk and the prayer ended, and the children opened their eyes and they stared at the candy and they were overjoyed. "I'm going to pray to Our Leader every time," Mary said excitedly. "Me too," Hilda said. "Could we eat Our Leader's candy now, teacher?"
Throughout the story, the narrator makes statements such as, “There was not a sound in the classroom, except for Miss Ferenczi’s voice, and Donna DeShano’s coughing. No one even went to the bathroom” (Baxter 140). The children are interested and engaged in hearing what she has to say. The fourth graders value the idea that Miss Ferenczi is trying to impart: that learning can be fun and
She and the other children being taught had to stay as discreet as possible. They would
On the first day of the exercise the blue-eyed children were given pride of place in the classroom. They were given extra recess time, a second helping of food at lunch, and they were allowed to
Above are pictures of Mrs. Pollard’s classroom at Hartwood Elementary School. The atmosphere of the room is extremely bright and learning-oriented. The lighting is bright and there are posters around the room that are colorful. The picture on the left shows the set-up of the entire room and the picture on the right shows the front of the room from the perspective of the students. If anything is difficult to see in the pictures, Mrs. Pollard has Orff instruments set up on the side, a piano in the front, and two desks in the back; which leaves a space in the middle of the room for students.
“Charles had to stand in the corner during story time because he kept pounding his feet on the floor” (Jackson 74). As every teacher would say reading and
The teacher reacts with the children to keep them interested and moving. Some of the time the children just likes to sit in the teacher 's lap and not get involved with the other children. One day, Mrs. Lauren sat on the rug during sensory play and two of the children wanted to sit in her lap while the other children wanted to play. Sometimes the children seem to get out of control. Mrs. Lauren always makes sure that she handles the children with love and care.
Also, the children were able to make a mess, and not really worry about it. The children also had the freedom to create whatever they would like. The teachers were engaging the children by asking them what about their creations. The teacher also asked the children to create certain pictures, such as circles, squares, triangles, and letters. The teacher would ask the child these questions, only when they were no longer using their paintbrushes and the materials to draw images.