2014-2015 Classroom Schedule
As we all know in special education, we have to be SUPER flexible. Our schedules are constantly changing to meet the needs of our students, staff, and schools. I usually try to have some order to my classroom. No, wait, I ALWAYS have a plan, because if I didn’t I’d go crazy. So I made my schedule and with that I know it will change 56 more times before I get it the way I want it. For the time being this seems to be my best option.
Morning Meeting- This is where we do calendar, weather, social skills, read the News-2-You paper for the week. It’s a lot of skills packed in one. I co-teach this with my SLP and it is awesome!
Morning Work/Chores- These are binders I have set up and tasks throughout the classroom that I have my students do after they get unpacked for the day. Something that is structured that keeps them busy while I run around taking attendance, calling parents, and other crazy stuff.
Math DI/Reading DI- This is my students one on one time with me in either reading or math. They have binders with specific curriculum picked out that I use just with them geared towards IEP goals or skills that we have deemed necessary for these students based off beginning of the year assessments.
Science/Social Studies- I use the News-2-You and Unique Learning System to create my lessons for these subjects. We either rotate topics or if the students are really interested in something we will carry on with it for a week or even a month!
Fluency- This station is run by one of my para-professionals. Each student has sets of cards of skills they need have recently mastered and we work on maintaining fluency of those skills so the students can maintain them. each student has their own set based on what they need.
Binderwork- This is also tailored to each student and what they need and is run by my other para-professional. It could be math, reading, writing, grammar, handwriting, and more.
Inclusion- This is when my students are out in regular education for their instruction.
OMG! I didn’t realize how much I had to explain. If you have questions please don’t hesitate to ask. There are a few pieces to this schedule that I’d like to do separate posts about because they are so specific and there is a lot to them! I will also post pictures of my reveal soon and that can help create a picture as to how things work in my room!
