Help me give my students privacy folders for independent work time to help students block out distractions and regain focus in a busy, first grade classroom.
I teach first grade at a Title I school in Beaverton, Oregon. My school is one of the most diverse schools in our district. We have approximately 27 languages spoken at our school. I love to see the diversity of languages and cultures in my classroom. There is also a huge diversity in ability levels. Having such different abilities in the classroom can be challenging, yet it is overwhelmingly rewarding to see the end results!
That means that 40% of the students that I meet on the first day of school will have moved at sometime during the year and I will have a different forty percent at the end of the school year.
Our students work super hard and they love to explore, discover and learn.
These incredible young learners need all the necessary support from their teachers including my love for them and my love of learning with them.
My classroom consists of six, hexagon shaped tables that each holds 4-6 students. When all of my students are sitting at their tables, there is not much space between the kids.
When we work on writing, reading, math or need to have a quiet space for assessments, these privacy folders will give my students an area to focus on their own work and not be distracted by others. The stand will be used to hold the privacy folders out of the way when we don't need them.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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