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Remote Wednesday Schedule When All Students Are Present
We are doing a hybrid schedule. I see Cohort A on Monday and Tuesday in person while I see Cohort B on Thursday and Friday. We are all together on Wednesday online so it is a special day. Here is our Wednesday schedule:
8:20 - 8:30 Check In
8:30 - 8:45 Sharing (2 or 3 students share; I tell them the week before so they are prepared to share something from home that cannot normally be brought to school).
8:45 - 9:15 Making Words. Last year, Ms. Ross, a Content Specialist, would visit my class once a week and do a making words activity. My students loved it so I started doing it again this year.
In this making word activity, I share my screen on Kami and give the kids the vowels and consonants. Then we get to work. I usually start with one and two letter words, and we work our way up.
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Here are the letters we used yesterday (12/23):
a a e c l m s s t
As the kids say the words, I write them down. Yesterday, I gave each student a chance to say a word. If they don't have a word, I give a hint: "What word is the antonym (opposite) of first?" We end up with quite a long list of words that we sound out, and we talk about phonics, too. We spend any where from 20 to 30 minutes on this activity.
9:15 - 9:45 Spelling Test (if there is one that week)/Review that day's independent work/Review new material.
9:45 - 10:15 Inclusion: Math.
Pear Deck + Break-Out Rooms = Just Right Math
A para. comes to my class from 9:45 - 10:15. Plus, there is a full-time nurse due to a student with a medical issue. Consequently, I divide the class between me and these people; then the students are "relocated" to the correct break-out room.
During this time, we have been doing Pear Deck that center on word problems, fact families and other math-related topics. You can click here to check out one for free on TPT!
Snack 10:15 - 10:25
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After Math, it is bathroom break and snack. While the kids eat snack, I read an ebook from my local library or the Internet Archive Library. Last week I read Poppleton in Winter.
I LOVE Poppleton books! The kids LOVE the Poppleton books because they are funny, but they are also easy to use to teach theme and summary!
10:30 - 11:45 Directed Drawing/Cursive (if time)
We LOVE directed drawings! I always try to connect the drawing to what we are learning in class. When we were learning about the Wampanoags, I wanted to make a longhouse with the kids. I could not find an easy how to draw on TPT so I made my own! Click here to check it out!
10:45 Wrapping Up!
I am often online until at least 11:00 with students who want to chat and show me their finished drawings. I enjoy this time.
11:00: Independent Work Posted
For independent work, I post my Morning Message as the first piece of work. My Morning Messages center on academics. For the kids who are in class, we read the message together as part of our Morning Meeting. I did not want the at-home kids to miss out on the messages.
Example of Morning Message at school:
vs. Google Form Version
I always have 5 questions on these Google Forms, and they are self-correcting so that I can see what I need to review. I do know that I absolutely need to review summarizing when we go back to school!
As always, if you have any questions or would like to know more, please let me know.
Happy Holidays and Vacation!
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