G1-3 Schedule = 15 min math Date sent: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 13:32:19 -0500 From: Gloria Hoffman Send reply to: ghoffman@bellatlantic.net Organization: Education Consumers Association of Central PA To: Educational Consumer Association Copies to: "Hoffman, Gloria" Subject: Daily Classroom Schedule Our learning consultant has been presenting material to our teachers about how to rearrange classroom schedules and furniture. After examining the following daily schedule it is not difficult to determine the reason our children are not learning. I have asked one of our school board members why the learning consultant would encourage teachers to spend only 15 minutes on Math. Of course, a mother told me yesterday when she questioned her daughter on her Math lesson the daughter replied ,"Oh we did not do Math today, we made MONKEYS." The mother said the monkeys went along with a book the children were reading. Our school board member told me these are only examples, does not necessarily mean the teachers are using these for their classrooms. I think I am going to ask to see examples of teachers' planbooks. When I taught in NJ the state mandated that a school district must teach certain subjects for a specified amount of time during the day. I certainly hope that Pennsylvania is mandating more than 15 minutes. Gloria Hoffman First Through Third Grade Sample Daily Schedule using Integrated Curriculum 8:45-9:30 Opening Exercises,Calendar Activities,Journal Writing 9:30-10:45 Integrated Curriculm (Science, Social Studies, Art, Drug Education, Cooking, Health, Music, Citizenship Education) Whole Language (Shared Book Experience Routine and/or Writing Workshop) 10:45-11:00 Math Their Way (Directed Lesson) 11:00-11:30 Lunch 11:30-11:50 Gross Motor Activities/Recess 11:50-12:00 Recall and Feedback Time 12:00-12:15 Story 12:15-12:45 Center Time/Computers 12:45-1:10 Fine Motor Activities 1:10-1:50 Language Arts (Extended Integrated Curricul-m) 1:50-2:20 Tubbing or Workjobs 2:20-3:00 Special Activity Time (Physical Education, Music, Media, Art) 3:00-3:15Recall, Evaluation, Prepare for Dismissal . 3:15 Dismissal '- .~ - . · ,. , ~ Date sent: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 14:18:03 -0500 From: Gloria Hoffman Send reply to: ghoffman@bellatlantic.net Organization: Education Consumers Association of Central PA To: Educational Consumer Association Copies to: "Hoffman, Gloria" Subject: Another Daily Schedule! My classroom schedule never looked like this ..I think common sense would tell you this is why children are not learning...This schedule devotes about ten minutes to MATH! I do not know if Carman-Ainsworth is a school or a program. Does anyone have a clue? Our district is paying a thousand dollars a day for this terrific guidance!!! I think the administration and school board are very stupid people.. ! SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULE FOR A CARMAN-AINSWORTH SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM FOR A DEVLOPMENTAL LITERATURE BASED INTEGRATED CURRICULUM · A.M. 8:50 Quiet Activity: Duties , student and room ger-ready,attendant and lunch count pins, READ 9:00 Pledge, Songs, Current Events,Calendar History of the Day, Constitution Tidbits 9:10 W.E.B. (Wonderfully Exciting Books-an at home reading program) Sharing 9:15 Big Book (modeling)-whole group activities 9:40 Aerobics for Children 9:45 Reading Groups I (1/2 hour each, 3 groups, heterogenous grouping) 1 with teacher 2 silent/partner reading 3 reading active - activities 10:15 Center Activities A (25 minutes, 5 minutes clean up; studentplans/activity chosen 10:45 RECESS 11:00 Media/Story Time ( filmstrips,read a book, choral reading, etc.) 11:15 Reading Groups II 11:45 Aerobics/Movement Activity 11:50 Math Lesson (modeling) -whole group activities P.M. 12:00 Teacher REad Aloud: Chapter Books 12:15 Clean up for Lunch and Line Activity "Brain Twister" Problem Solving" 12:20 Lunch (Wednesday is "Brown Bag-It Book Lunch" (SSR in Room;last 10 minutes teacher or student reads aloud/shares book) 1:05 Drop Everything and REad(Silent Reading)(Teacher also!) 1:15 Reading Groups III 1:45 Journal Writing (Teacher Also!) 2:00 P.E./Art/Music Block (Teacher Planning Time) 2:45 Centers Activities B 3:15 Sharing, Time/Author's Corner/Evaluation of Day's Activities (Individual and Group) 3:30 Music- songs,rhythms, instruments 3:38 Prepare to Depart/Clean up/Chairs Up/Chosen person for the day does claendar(Records one of the day's events done daily and calendar is sent home at end of the month, with a newsletter) Reading groups start in chapter books, then move to single story books; then individualized. Daily informal observatoions and evaluations are done by the teacher. (VCR and cassettes are also used) Parent/Volunteer involvement CRUCIAL!!!!