Tomorrow is the first day of school. This year I am teaching a 4th/5th grade combination class. It has been a little stressful trying to get ready for this school year because I still don't have all of my fifth grade curriculum. I am hoping that when I show up at school tomorrow, everything will be in my classroom and be ready to go (but I won't hold my breath). I have been reading things online about how different people handle teaching combo classes, I have also been looking for books about how to, but it doesn't seem like there is very much out there on combo classes. So, I thought I would blog about things that have been successful and things that maybe didn't turn out as good as I had planned (Who knows maybe someday I can turn my blogs into a successful book that could really help some teachers out?). If anyone else out there has some helpful hints or ideas to contribute it would be very appreciated.
So far the biggest thing for me is organization. I have 4th grade curriculum in one area on my back counter. The 5th grade curriculum is right next to it. Having the two curriculums right next to each other really helps. I also ended up buying two Lesson Plan books. I tried to cram everything into one book, but the sections that they give you just aren't big enough to fit two grade levels in.
Wish me luck! I will keep everyone updated on the latest and greatest combo class!
Nicole
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