1.07 · Peek into the Classroom
Let’s peek into three classrooms where workstation time is being used effectively: a Kindergarten classroom, a first grade classroom and a second grade classroom. These clips were filmed in the spring, when students had been in these teachers’ classrooms for 7 or 8 months. So, they offer a vision of what’s possible during literacy work stations when teachers have built an effective practice in the earlier months of the year.
Let’s watch each video a first time to get an initial impression.
As you watch, jot down your observations about each video. What do you find
impressive or
inspiring about the work these students are doing?
(responses not gathered in this demo version)
Video 4a: Peek into a Kindergarten classroom
The students in this first clip are working independently at the Word Work station, first on a fluency task. When they complete it, they move on to a phonics task.
Video 4b: Peek into a 1st grade classroom
These first grade students are moving from morning meeting into differentiated workstations.
Video 4c: Peek into a 2nd grade classroom
In this classroom, one group is with the teacher and other students work in small groups on a writing assignment.