But first…
- I know that every school, every district, every administrator and every state is different. Plus, every class has very unique needs. My schedule won’t work for everyone. Got it?
- Yes, I had a very unique start and end time. Most students at my school were in classes with a traditional 8-3 type schedule. There were a few classes in each grade that had this alternative schedule. Parents loved having a choice. Plus, it allowed the school to fit more students in one classroom because they had an AM group and a PM group that shared the same classroom (but had a different teacher.) Please look past the time of day and focus more on the amount of instruction time I used for each subject if you can.
- I am not in the classroom anymore. I left the classroom to work on curriculum development and professional development. You can read more about this choice by clicking HERE. I am just sharing what I did when I was teaching third grade. Okeyie-Dokie?
Not a comment but, a question: did you do all of your Tier 1 reading instruction in small group? The schedule you wrote never stated when that was? Sorry if it seems like a dumb question. I am newbie- 2yr teacher and scheduling and time management have become my nemesis.
Hi Elizabeth,
You may find this blog series helpful. I share information on what I did in whole group and small group instruction.
https://notsowimpyteacher.com/2017/08/my-ela-block-reading-whole-group-lessons.html