Just had this same conversation for the umpteenth time today. We have the same issues, only in fifth grade we switch, so I feel I have even less flexibility. What I would not give for 2.5 hours of Language Arts with both of my classes! Maura 5 /NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Cc: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 1, 2009 10:01:30 PM GMT -04:00 Atlantic Time (Canada) Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Time, oh time
I teach 4th grade on Long Island, NY and find it impossible to teach it "all". 4th grade is a huge testing grade - 4 standardized tests to prepare the students for. Plus we have children rotating out of the room for instrumental lessons, remedial reading, AIS math, speech, OT, PT, et. The gaps are huge, but no one wants to listen. They just keep throwing more and more curriculum at us. I try to stick to ELA all morning (9-11:30 approximately). Math is after lunch, then there's a prep period, and I then get to choose which subject I want to cover in the 42 minutes left to me. Oh, and every 6 days, we have chorus in those last 42 minutes. Social studies is easier for me to cover, because I can very often integrate it into my ELA block also. I don't know if this helps you at all, but I feel better having put this out there. Myra Brand 4th grade Plainview, NY ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrea Jenkins <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:13 pm Subject: [MOSAIC] Time, oh time To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <[email protected]> > Friends: > > > > The topic of time is always a big one, and I apologize if this has > been a > repeated discussion here. In limited hours during our day, how do > you find > time to teach all subjects? About how much time do you spend on > writingworkshop, reading workshop, social studies, science, word > study, and math? > > > > Strategy instruction can so easily get lost if time is not > dedicated to > this. > > > > Administrators: how have you handled the time conflict? Do you > emphasize, or > put priority on one subject over another? If so, how is this handled? > > > > Many thanks, > > Andrea > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
