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Created by: Jill D. Kuzma 2008 http://[email protected]

5 Ways to Work in your Classroom

Listen as a whole class

Small group with a teacher

Small group without a teacher

Partners

Independent Work Time

Examples:


Rules for Working in your Classroom

Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…

When you are done working…

Listening in the

whole class

- Voice off - Stay in your seat - Raise hand if you want to speak - Look at the speaker at all times - Do not play with paper scraps, paperclips, tape, etc

- Do most of the talking - Decides who gets a talking turn when kids raise their hands - Can tell you to put things away not about the topic.

- Must raise your hand and wait until you are called on. - Look around at what the other kids are doing for clues

- Teacher decides when you are done. - Teacher gives a direction of what to do ~ usually go to another class or start working independently on an assignment

Small group with a

teacher

- Mostly listening to teacher and group members - Talk to share your answers and ideas - Probably still need to raise your hand - Switch who you look at ~ the speaker might change

- Makes sure that all kids get a chance to talk - Controls interrupting - Does about half of the talking - Teacher decides the topic

- Sometimes you raise your hand about ½ way up (not really high like in a whole class) - Sometimes you can just say, “Excuse me, I have a question”

- Teacher usually decides when you are done. -Teacher may ask you to do more, or do something over again. - Teacher will dismiss you – you cannot just leave

Small group without

a teacher

-Everyone talks a little bit. -Talk to share your ideas and answers - Everyone does work, you may not just watch others - Do not need to raise your hand to speak - No interrupting

-Walk around the classroom, watching the groups. -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decides when the work time is done

-One person raise hand to get the teacher’s attention, or 1 person walk over the teacher. Other people wait. -One person asks the teacher the question while others listen

- Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all done. - Stay with the group when work is done – try not to separate yourself. -Listen for teacher direction to stop

Partners

-You must talk to your partner, ask questions and make comments. -Do half of the work, do not just watch

-Walk around the room, watching partner groups -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decide when time is done

-Both partners may raise hands -Both may walk up to the teacher -One person asks the question, the other person listens

-Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all done. -Stay with your partner and talk to them. Do not separate yourself.

Working

Independently

-Keep working on the assignment until it is done. - Silent voice -No talking to other kids - No laughing out-loud, only silent

- Quiet voice or whisper most of the time. -Watch for kids raising hands with questions. -Decide when work time is over

- Raise your hand & wait for the teacher to walk over to you - Do not ask other kids - Take your work, walk quietly to the teacher.

-Even if you are done, it’s still independent work time for others - Work on homework for another class -Read quietly -Do not talk to other kids, even if they are done



Listening in the

whole class

- Voice off - Stay in your seat - Raise hand if you want to speak - Look at the speaker at all times - Do not play with paper scraps, paperclips, tape, etc

- Do most of the talking - Decides who gets a talking turn when kids raise their hands - Can tell you to put things away not about the topic.

- Must raise your hand and wait until you are called on. - Look around at what the other kids are doing for clues

- Teacher decides when you are done. - Teacher gives a direction of what to do ~ usually go to another class or start working independently on an assignment

Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…




Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Small group with a

teacher

- Mostly listening to teacher and group members - Talk to share your answers and ideas - Probably still need to raise your hand - Switch who you look at ~ the speaker might change

- Makes sure that all kids get a chance to talk - Controls interrupting - Does about half of the talking - Teacher decides the topic

- Sometimes you raise your hand about ½ way up (not really high like in a whole class) - Sometimes you can just say, “Excuse me, I have a question”

- Teacher usually decides when you are done. -Teacher may ask you to do more, or do something over again. - Teacher will dismiss you – you cannot just leave



Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Small group without

a teacher

-Everyone talks a little bit. -Talk to share your ideas and answers - Everyone does work, you may not just watch others - Do not need to raise your hand to speak - No interrupting

-Walk around the classroom, watching the groups. -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decides when the work time is done

-One person raise hand to get the teacher’s attention, or 1 person walk over the teacher. Other people wait. -One person asks the teacher the question while others listen

- Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all done. - Stay with the group when work is done – try not to separate yourself. -Listen for teacher direction to stop



Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Partners

-You must talk to your partner, ask questions and make comments. -Do half of the work, do not just watch

-Walk around the room, watching partner groups -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decide when time is done

-Both partners may raise hands -Both may walk up to the teacher -One person asks the question, the other person listens

-Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all done. -Stay with your partner and talk to them. Do not separate yourself.



Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Working

Independently

-Keep working on the assignment until it is done. - Silent voice -No talking to other kids - No laughing out-loud, only silent

- Quiet voice or whisper most of the time. -Watch for kids raising hands with questions. -Decide when work time is over

- Raise your hand & wait for the teacher to walk over to you - Do not ask other kids - Take your work, walk quietly to the teacher.

-Even if you are done, it’s still independent work time for others - Work on homework for another class -Read quietly -Do not talk to other kids, even if they are done



Listening in the

whole class

Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…




Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Small group with a

teacher



Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Small group without

a teacher



Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Partners



Your job

Teacher’s Job

If you need help…


Working

Independently

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