Paddock Multiage |
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•The multiage program at Paddock Elementary School began in 1996.
•Molly Jeppesen is one of the original teachers who started this multiage program.
•Liz Sutherland has been teaching in MaP since 1998.
•We have balanced classrooms – mixture of boys & girls, grade level, academic levels, interest, behavior, etc.
•Rotation of curriculum over two years
•Same curriculum as in other classrooms
•Meet National, State, and District benchmarks
•Promotes independence
•Social Skills
•Clerical work – attendance, lunch count, returning forms and permission slips, homework
•Student Jobs
•Literacy
•Math
•Social Science
•Science
•Current Events
•Responsibility
•Life Skills
•Problem Solving
•Life Skills
•Compliments
•Thoughts & Ideas
•Daily News
•Schedule
•Public Speaking
•Listening
•Dancing
•Hand Shakes
•Sharing
•Reader’s Workshop – Debbie Miller, Steph Harvey, Susan Zimmermann, and Ellin Oliver Keene
•Literature Circles – Harvey Daniels
•Guided Reading
•Mini-Lessons
•Phonics/Phonemic Awareness
•Small and flexible groupings
•Centers
•Running Records – palm pilot – MCLASS
•Writer’s Workshop – Lucy Calkins
•6 + 1 Writing
•Mini-Lessons
•Small flexible groupings
•Centers
•Writing with a purpose
•Writing for an audience
•Fine motor skills - penmanship
•Spelling
•Grammar
•Reinforce concepts from curricular areas
•Small groups = hands on experiences with manipulatives
•Social skills
•Collaboration - Positive interaction with peers – variety of ages, experiences, skill, homeroom
•Fun!
•Positive interactions and experiences with adult volunteers
•Kinesthetic learning
•Inquiry Science
•Social Studies
•Follow national, state, and district guidelines
•Interactive – hands on learning •Centers
•Interactive slide shows
•Cooperative Learning Groups
•Cross curricular – literacy, math, etc.
•Field trips
•Special guests visit MaP
•Everyday Mathematics – grade 1 and grade 2
•Math reasoning and basic facts
•Reinforce in centers and other curricular areas
•Hands on experiences
•Centers
•Manipulatives – snap cubes, geo blocks, stencils, dice, cards, white boards
•Workbook
•Scroll
•Foster Grandmother
•Mystery Reader
•Specialty Courses
•Paws With a Cause puppy – fostering dog #6
•Student Led Conferences
•Community Garden & Nature Center
•Field trips – Special guests in MaP
•Class T-shirt
•End of year picnic
•Poetry Night
•Student Teachers
•For the rights of others and self
•For the feelings of others
•For authority
•For property
•For the world
•Phone calls & notes home
•Time-Out Sheets
•Behavior plans when needed