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An example lesson
plan for the first day of school.
First day schedule…
7:45 Meet and greet- kids enter room, put their things in the student
closet / cubby. Students begin working on the student information
sheet as others come in the room.
8:10 Collect the sheets and begin with an introduction of yourself…
Who can read the first rule… Who can tell me what that means
in Spanish…
8:15 Quick first look at the rules / why they are important …fire
drill practice. First thing is to practice getting in line. Then
to the outside of the classroom. Then back in. Then out again and
to the drinking fountain / bathroom and back. Explain how the bathroom
break will work. Explain where and how they will stand outside during
the fire drill. Each step should be repeated until the students
can do it without confusion.
8:35 Go over the rules again with a little more detail. Ask ‘why
do we need this rule?’ what would happen if we didn’t
have this rule?… Repeating them in both English and Spanish.
Explain that there is a system to the conduct that you will explain
later.
8:50 Explain that there will also be a disaster drill. What is this
for?…. How are we going to / what are we going to do? Go through
it again (first in line, next leaving the classroom). Third positioning
themselves and assuming the position.
9:20 Take roll. Explain that someone will be in charge of taking
the CAR to the office every day… that there will be many classroom
jobs…
9:25 Bathroom practice. Explain how 4 students will have special
jobs during their bathroom breaks. Two door holders and two people
holding / giving out tp and soap. Door holder also counts and lets
only a certain number of people in the bathroom (as many as there
are toilets…). As they come out they may get a drink before
getting back in number order. When the students get to the bathroom
boys and girls to step out of line and position the boys…
10:00 Practice getting the students to their ancillary class groups.
Explain the letter system. Remind them as to who has what letter…
Practice getting in line. Walking out of the classroom and down
the hall. Dropping off each group outside their respective door.
Also explain what class each group will have for the first week.
10:20 Planning
11:14 Be waiting for class D. Drop other groups off. Have your students
get in number order before going in the room.
11:15 Go over rules again.
11:30 How do we go to lunch. Explain how two people will help clean
the lunchroom after eating… Get things for lunch. Get in line.
Out the door. To the lunch room… Go over rules for the lunch
room.
11:35 Get ready for lunch and go to lunch.
12:11 Come back from lunch. Back to room.
12:15 Go over the rules again.
12:20 Bathroom break Go over rules and procedure again.
12:40 Go over the entire color / point system. Conduct. Lunch redemption…
End of the week point totals. What colors mean. To be on Green,
Y, R, Black…
1:00 Explain about Read Aloud time. How they are supposed to act.
Where they will sit. The rules for read aloud time. Practice going
to the read aloud area. Then do the read aloud. Talk about the book
after and during…In Spanish.
1:30 Back to their desks. Explain about the All about me project…
The area, have them sit on the floor in front of the display and
ask them to make predictions… Explain that starting tomorrow
they are going to start their own all about me project…
2:00 Bathroom
2:15 Free lunch and information packets. Go over every sheet, showing
each part…
2:45 Read aloud in English.
3:00 Explain about how to leave the school every day. Who rides
the bus? Who walks? Who gets picked up. How to clean up around their
desks. Get in line… You as the teacher should stay with your
kids outside of the school until every child is picked up…
3:15 Dismiss.
3:30 Start getting ready for tomorrow! Congratulations, only 186
days left! ;0)
Links below:
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Go to e-Lective
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Learning
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here the
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of text for developing readers and language learners...
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Dave's
ESL Cafe great resource
for teachers on language minority students...
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Crawford's
Bilingual Policy Web explains
the politics and policy behind bilingual education and those
who seek to diminish it...
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