
How excited am I to be here!? I am Melanie from Momma with a Teaching Mission. I am a first grade teacher in Maryland. I teach on a departmentalized team. Departmentalized means teaching one subject to the entire grade level, instead of teaching multiple subjects to the same group of 20 kids.
I am a mother of four amazing kids! I was able to finish my dream of becoming a teacher after having three of my own children. I teach 1st grade in MD. God has abundantly blessed me!!
I LOVE what you said about all of the first grade teachers being accountable for ALL OF THE KIDS. That is wonderful.
I look forward to hearing more about your first grade "CLASS."
Best wishes!
Jen Bradshaw TeacherKarma.com
I'm in a departmentalized classroom for the first time this year, however we do not level the kids. I'm not sure that would be possible because there are only three teachers and I'm afraid one of the classes would be too big for one classroom. Do your kids take supplies with them? I don't have the kids bring anything to my class but the other teachers need them bringing notebooks, books, etc… Our transitions seem to take between 5-10 minutes. I'll be interested to read more posts on the subject.
Kelly
I'm in a departmentalized classroom for the first time this year, however we do not level the kids. I'm not sure that would be possible because there are only three teachers and I'm afraid one of the classes would be too big for one classroom. Do your
I totally love this concept! Last year I taught on a departmentalized team, but with a twist. We only have one section of each grade, so the fourth, fifth, and sixth grade teachers combined. I taught Reading/Writing, another taught Math, and a third taught Science/Social Studies. We then each taught our own spelling and grammar. I LOVED that I got to teach the subject I was most passionate about. The students loved that they were able to move from room to room. And the parents loved that their upper elementary students were getting ready for middle school. Win, win, win! 🙂
~HoJo~