5 Ways to Work in your Classroom. Listen as a whole class. Small group with a teacher. Small group without a teacher. Partners. Independent Work Time

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1 5 Ways to Work in your Classroom Listen as a whole class Examples: Small group with a teacher Small group without a teacher Partners Independent Work Time

2 Listening in the whole class - Voice off - Stay in your seat - Raise hand if you want to speak - Look at the speaker at all times - Do not play with paper scraps, paperclips, tape, etc - Do most of the talking - Decides who gets a talking turn when kids raise their hands - Can tell you to put things away not about the topic. - Must raise your hand and wait until you are called on. - Look around at what the other kids are doing for clues - Teacher decides when you are. - Teacher gives a direction of what to do ~ usually go to another class or start working independently on an assignment Small group with a teacher Small group without a teacher Partners Working Independently - Mostly listening to teacher and group members - Talk to share your answers and ideas - Probably still need to raise your hand - Switch who you look at ~ the speaker might change -Everyone talks a little bit. -Talk to share your ideas and answers - Everyone does work, you may not just watch others - Do not need to raise your hand to speak - No interrupting -You must talk to your partner, ask questions and make comments. -Do half of the work, do not just watch -Keep working on the assignment until it is. - Silent voice -No talking to other kids - No laughing outloud, only silent - Makes sure that all kids get a chance to talk - Controls interrupting - Does about half of the talking - Teacher decides the topic -Walk around the classroom, watching the groups. -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decides when the work time is -Walk around the room, watching partner groups -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decide when time is - Quiet voice or whisper most of the time. -Watch for kids raising hands with questions. -Decide when work time is over - Sometimes you raise your hand about ½ way up (not really high like in a whole class) - Sometimes you can just say, Excuse me, I have a question -One person raise hand to get the teacher s attention, or 1 person walk over the teacher. Other people wait. -One person asks the teacher the question while others listen -Both partners may raise hands -Both may walk up to the teacher -One person asks the question, the other person listens - Raise your hand & wait for the teacher to walk over to you - Do not ask other kids - Take your work, walk quietly to the teacher. - Teacher usually decides when you are. -Teacher may ask you to do more, or do something over again. - Teacher will dismiss you you cannot just leave - Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all. - Stay with the group when work is try not to separate yourself. -Listen for teacher direction to stop -Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all. -Stay with your partner and talk to them. Do not separate yourself. -Even if you are, it s still independent work time for others - Work on homework for another class -Read quietly -Do not talk to other kids, even if they are

3 Listening in the whole class - Voice off - Stay in your seat - Raise hand if you want to speak - Look at the speaker at all times - Do not play with paper scraps, paperclips, tape, etc - Do most of the talking - Decides who gets a talking turn when kids raise their hands - Can tell you to put things away not about the topic. - Must raise your hand and wait until you are called on. - Look around at what the other kids are doing for clues - Teacher decides when you are. - Teacher gives a direction of what to do ~ usually go to another class or start working independently on an assignment

4 Small group with a teacher - Mostly listening to teacher and group members - Talk to share your answers and ideas - Probably still need to raise your hand - Switch who you look at ~ the speaker might change - Makes sure that all kids get a chance to talk - Controls interrupting - Does about half of the talking - Teacher decides the topic - Sometimes you raise your hand about ½ way up (not really high like in a whole class) - Sometimes you can just say, Excuse me, I have a question - Teacher usually decides when you are. -Teacher may ask you to do more, or do something over again. - Teacher will dismiss you you cannot just leave

5 Small group without a teacher -Everyone talks a little bit. -Talk to share your ideas and answers - Everyone does work, you may not just watch others - Do not need to raise your hand to speak - No interrupting -Walk around the classroom, watching the groups. -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decides when the work time is -One person raise hand to get the teacher s attention, or 1 person walk over the teacher. Other people wait. -One person asks the teacher the question while others listen - Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all. - Stay with the group when work is try not to separate yourself. -Listen for teacher direction to stop

6 Partners -You must talk to your partner, ask questions and make comments. -Do half of the work, do not just watch -Walk around the room, watching partner groups -Teacher does not talk much -Answer questions -Decide when time is -Both partners may raise hands -Both may walk up to the teacher -One person asks the question, the other person listens -Can talk or whisper quietly about fun topics if work is all. -Stay with your partner and talk to them. Do not separate yourself.

7 Working Independently -Keep working on the assignment until it is. - Silent voice -No talking to other kids - No laughing outloud, only silent - Quiet voice or whisper most of the time. -Watch for kids raising hands with questions. -Decide when work time is over - Raise your hand & wait for the teacher to walk over to you - Do not ask other kids - Take your work, walk quietly to the teacher. -Even if you are, it s still independent work time for others - Work on homework for another class -Read quietly -Do not talk to other kids, even if they are

8 Listening in the whole class

9 Small group with a teacher

10 Small group without a teacher

11 Partners

12 Working Independently.

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