Making the Schedule
Arrival and Breakfast

Morning Routine


Centers




- ELA
- Math
- Boom Cards
- Independent Work Station
- Play/Leisure
- E-books
You may have noticed that I have six centers and we are only doing four rotations. Remember those out of my control times I discussed earlier? Well, because of those, we only have time for four centers at this time but we will revisit centers later in the day to finish all six.
Snack and Recess

Morning Meeting Continued

Centers Continued


Lunch and Recess

Quiet Independent Time



Whole Group Learning

Centers




Recess

Dismissal

Clean Up
By the time students are gone, my paraprofessionals have about 15-20 minutes left in their day. Some will clean and reset the classroom while others will begin to work on cutting, laminating, and velcroing various tasks.
Time to Go!

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This summer I have learned a lot from reading about your routines and schedules.
Can you tell more about your treasure box? What is inside? Is the reinforcer contingent on behavior?
Thanks so much for sharing!
Hi Jacqueline! Thanks for reading! My classroom treasure box is simple – most students get it at the end of the day if they are interested in it. I like to end the day on a positive note and reward my students for packing their things up. It’s also my time to say goodbye to them individually. Sometimes, depending on the learner and in the event of physical behaviors (hitting, biting, etc) that we are attempting to replace, we may withhold treasure box but in my years of teaching, I’ve realized that it’s not a great reinforcer as the students have to wait until the end of the day to receive it and that is difficult for my age group. I keep things like individual packs of goldfish crackers, lollipops, stickers, party prize toys (from Amazon), pencils, etc in there. I try to keep the cost of things down and buy the most items for my dollar since I spend my own money on this. I hope this helps!
What grade(s) do you have in your classroom?
Hi Cathy! I have TK, K, and 1st grades in my classroom.
How many hours per day are your kids in school?
Do you have any non verbal kids?
Hello! My students are in school about 6.5 hours each day. Yes, I do have some non-speaking students.
Do you have a para that runs each of the centers during center time?
I have a para who runs a direct instruction center, a para who acts as a floater between my independent centers, and new this year, I have a para who takes students mainstreaming. When that para is not mainstreaming, they are helping with my independent centers as well.