ROUTINES and RESOURCES to BEGIN the YEAR Elementary

ROUTINES and RESOURCES to BEGIN the YEAR – Elementary

This document provides helpful start-the-year instructional routines and management supports, to move students toward becoming independent 21st Century learners in a safe, respectful, and responsible school community.

These routines are grouped to support each of the areas below:

COMMUNITY COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION CONTENT Structures Practices Protocols Supports (Including Pearson)

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COMMUNITY: Safe – Respectful – Responsible Sample Establishing Teacher Tools Purpose Suggested Objectives (use Firefox or Chrome Resources Routines for browsers) (use Firefox or Chrome browsers) INSTRUCTION – Create a positive Using LAUSD “Be Safe, Be http://tinyurl.com/sa Whole Group classroom community Respectful, Be feresponsible environment. Responsible” posters, as a class define “Safe- MELD First 10 days Establish procedures Respectable-Responsible” and norms for classroom large group expectations: Classroom S and campus behaviors. – Bring students’ attention Management Booklet earch “behavior” on back to whole group (Vicki Gibson) lausd.net website for Establish levels of – Transition between many resources & response and activities examples. consequences. – Self-manage grouping and Participation working in small groups Protocols Poster – Logistics – materials use and distribution – To-from class: morning – recess – lunch - dismissal, assemblies, food lines, restrooms, library, yard, etc. – Responsible use of Technology HSS - CIVICS Support HSS instruction Consensus agreement Classroom & Civics goals among students & History/Social Science HSS teaching teacher: Government & Establish roles and website resources responsibilities for – Rules and enforcement of Participation classroom participation rules and leadership. 2 ROUTINES and RESOURCES to BEGIN the YEAR – Elementary (Constitution Day is – Offices held 9/17/14.) – Responsibilities of each office (e.g., President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Judges,) – Signatures CONFLICT Create a classroom – Empathy and identifying Second Step RESOLUTION environment of feelings program collaboration and – Impulse Control cooperation – Problem Solving Positive Behavior Peacebuilders Students learn to – Anger Management Support website pledge address issues, consider other views, resolve Peacebuilders problems. curriculum

COLLABORATION: Cooperative – Engaged – Rigorous Establishing Teacher Tools Sample Resources Purpose Suggested Objectives (use Firefox or Chrome (use Firefox or Chrome browsers) Routines for browsers) TREASURES Small Group • Rules Discussion Protocols & Students learn to use Phased in over time Managing Small poster independent time I Whole Group, teacher Groups (Gibson & Independen Fisher) t productively: monitors II Whole Group, Introduce Part 1 • Collaborativ menu, monitor Part 2 Read or work independently e Work III Teacher pull 1 group, Part 3 Collaborate others work from menu of Research and explore required tasks Rotations Use technology resources IV Teacher pulls multiple Draft/revise/proof writing 3 LAUSD Office of Curriculum, Instruction & School Support rev. 3/6/15 ROUTINES and RESOURCES to BEGIN the YEAR – Elementary Practice previously taught skills groups, others work from menu of required and optional tasks Debrief: Reflect on successes and challenges, share new learning. Teacher facilitates. Science Establish Science Inquiry Groups Chart for rotation Assigned Groups LAUSD Science website Collaborative Establish Roles: Function and Safety rules ROLES table cards: work Rotation ROLES: Reporter, Starter, (examples) Getter 1, Getter 2 Reporter, Starter, Getter 1, Getter 2

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COMMUNICATION: Clear – Thoughtful – Authentic Establishing Teacher Tools Sample Resources Purpose Suggested Objectives (use Firefox or Chrome (use Firefox or Chrome browsers) Routines for browsers) Discussion Large & small group discussion (see Speaking & Listening Discussion-Talk Core Academic protocols below for more resources) Moves video Conversation Skills chart Rules and roles for discussion: Respectful – sharing protocols Talk Moves video 2 Discussion starters Timekeeper, facilitator, recorder, More formal register Talk Moves poster (English & Spanish) etc. Evidence from text Sentence Frames – Academic Conversation Linguistic Patterns Skills & Prompts Provide feedback to reinforce Placemat Construct viable arguments and skills – English critique the reasoning of others Linguistic Patterns - Constructive (Math Practice 3). Spanish Conversation Skills Poster Roles for discussion & cooperative groups Math Practice 3

Speaking & Clear Communication Norms: Listen to each other; Class rules for Sentence Extension Listening Awareness of Task, Purpose and Share our own ideas and speaking & Routine Audience explain them. Respect one listening (active Core Academic another’s ideas, even if listening) Conversation Skills chart Oral and Visual they’re different. Gestures to cue SigningSavvy.com online Face to Face Respectfully disagree and try and remind to see the other viewpoint. video ASL dictionary Giving Presentations Let others finish explaining Sign language to Speaking/presenting their ideas without support flash cards interrupting. Try to come to vocabulary, reinforce routines, 5 LAUSD Office of Curriculum, Instruction & School Support rev. 3/6/15 ROUTINES and RESOURCES to BEGIN the YEAR – Elementary

some agreement in the end. practice spelling Thinking Maps English & Take turns and share airtime. Graphic organizers Spanish Emphasize ongoing habit of to capture staying on topic – keep information and focused. vocabulary Respectful, appropriate volume and body language

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LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT CULTURALLY & LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE

ELD START SMART MELD START SMART LAUSD CURRICULUM MAPS Designated ELD Lessons 2015 Mainstream English Language Academic Language Development ELD Treasures Enhanced Lessons Development Resources

LITERACY & FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS CA TREASURES INSTRUCTIONAL ROUTINES HANDBOOK: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, High Frequency Words, Spelling, Comprehension, Grammar-Usage-Mechanics, Writing, Research, Questioning, Management

MATHEMATICS FIRST 10 DAYS OF MATH 3 PHASES OF PROBLEM MATH CURRICULUM MAPS ESTABLISHING DAILY MATH ROUTINE Choose g/l and scroll down SOLVING