1st Grade Instructional Guide

debriefing session with whole class. Phase II: Introduction: Multiple Tasks—Teacher Monitors

●​ Teacher quickly reviews each of the expectations and routines for small-group time and the Practice Station #1. ●​ Teacher chooses students to model some expectations and routines while the whole class watches. ●​ Teacher introduces 2-3 independent seatwork tasks and the practice station activity. ●​ Teacher lets a group of students move into the Practice Station #1 area to work on the activity while other students remain at their seats. ●​ After a set amount of time, teacher assigns a new group to Practice Station #1. ●​ Teacher monitors room, but does not engage with students. ●​ Teacher ends small-group time with a debriefing session with whole class. ●​ Teacher introduces and explains each of the expectations and routines for Practice Station #2. ●​ Teacher chooses students to model each expectation and routine while the whole class watches. ●​ Teacher lets a group of students go to the Practice Station #1 and lets a group go to Practice Station #2. ●​ Teacher gives the remainder of class 2-3 tasks (that need little explanation) to do independently. ●​ Teacher monitors the room, but does not engage with students. ●​ Teacher ends small-group time with a

●​ Students listen while teacher reviews. expectations and routines. ●​ Individual students are asked to model for others what some of the expectation and routines look and sound like. ●​ Two groups of students (more groups if length of small-group time is increased) work at Practice Station #1 independently. ●​ The remainder of the class works on the independent seatwork tasks. ●​ Students actively participate in a debriefing session.

Practice with Independent Work and Practice Station #1

8-9

45

●​ Students learn about Practice Station #2 and discuss the importance of each with the whole group. ●​ Individual students model for others what the expectations and routines look and sound like. ●​ One group of students works at Practice Station #1. ●​ One group of students works at Practice Station #2. ●​ The remainder of the class works on independent tasks at their seats. ●​ Students actively participate in a debriefing session.

Introduce Practice Station #2

10

45-60