Keys to the Elementary Classroom: A New Teacher?s Guide to the First Month of School

by Carrol Moran, Judy Stobbe, Wendy Baron, Janette Miller, Ellen Moir

Overview

Best practices to help you start the school year in a powerful way!

For elementary teachers entering the classroom for the first time, this updated edition of the bestseller Keys to the Classroom provides practical guidelines to help you build a foundation for a successful first year.

Written by a team of experts, this invaluable resource offers new teachers a daily structure and clear classroom procedures and activities to help establish a positive classroom climate and eliminate most behavior problems. This practical, easy-to-use guidebook includes lesson plans, tips for organizing the first day, and reproducible student worksheets in English and Spanish. The new edition features:

• An added chapter on planning and creating the classroom environment
• Voices of novice and experienced teachers
• New assessments for students’ learning styles and preferences
• Revised instructional materials for English as a second language

With strategies that can be adapted across grade levels, ways to develop relationships with students' families, and resources for professional development, Keys to the Elementary Classroom, Third Edition, will help you get a positive start to the school year and a rewarding career.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632200136
Publisher:	Skyhorse
Publication date:	12/30/2014
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Carrol Moran has worked in education for over thirty years, from preschool to graduate school, focusing on low-income students of diverse language backgrounds. She serves as Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Education Consortium and the UC Santa Cruz Educational Partnership Center. She currently Resides in Santa Cruz, California.

Judy Stobbe is currently a classroom teacher and staff development specialist in a two-way bilingual immersion program specializing in emergent literacy, effective math instruction, second-language acquisition, and effective bilingual education. She resides in Santa Cruz, California.

Wendy Baron has taught Grades K-6, served as a Title I reading specialist, supervised and instructed prospective teachers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and for the past 20 years, she has worked directly with new teachers and principals in Grades K-12. She resides in Santa Cruz, California.

Janette Miller has taught grades K-6, served as a reading specialist, evaluated new employees in Santa Cruz City Schools District, and supported new teachers through the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project. She is a Cotsen Family Foundation mentor. She resides in Santa Cruz, California.

Ellen Moir is founder and executive director of the New Teacher Center. For more than 20 years, she has pioneered innovative approaches to new teacher development, research on new teacher practice, and the design and administration of teacher induction programs. She currently resides in Santa Cruz, California.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Phases of Teaching: The Ups and Downs of a First-Year Teacher
1. A Guide to Planning and Creating the Environment Annual Planning Midrange Planning: Getting to Know Your Students and Community Daily and Weekly Planning Room Arrangement Environment Checklist Preparation Prior to the First Day
2. Assessments Assessment Overview Assessment Forms
3. Routines and Procedures Cardinal Rules of Classroom Management Freeze and Listen Cleanup Procedures for Lessons, Groups, and Rotations Strategies Regarding Behavior Daily Ongoing Activities
4. The First Two Weeks of School...A Detailed Account Overview of the First Two Weeks of School for Kindergarten and First Grade First Two Weeks of School-Kindergarten First Two Weeks of School-First Grade First Two Weeks of School-Second and Third Grades First Two Weeks of School-Fourth to Sixth Grades
5. Activities for the First Month Community Builder Activities Language Arts Activities Math Activities Other Activities
6. Fingerplays and Songs for Oral Language in English and Spanish Attention-Getting Fingerplays Inclusion Songs Songs That Are Adaptable to Thematic Units
7. Home and School Communication First Day of Kindergarten / Primer Día del Kinder Donation Requests / Donaciones, Por Favor Daily Snack Program / Programa Diario Del Bocadillo Classroom Volunteer Request / Voluntarios, Por Favor Homework Schedule / Horario de la Tarea The Writing Process / El Proceso De la Escritura Resource A: Bibliography for Teachers Resource B: Read-Alouds, K-6, in English and Spanish