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My Kindergarten Classroom

Background Information

My School

For the past four years I have been teaching at James W. Rice Primary School in Phoenix, Arizona. James W. Rice is a Title One school located in a low socio-economic area. My school begins the day with free breakfast and the majority of students receive free lunches as well. As a kindergarten teacher, I am responsible for teaching all core subject areas as well as special areas since their is no funding for my students to attend art, gym or music classes. Despite these obstacles, our schools' mission is to be a safe and welcoming learning community, where we support and inspire everyone to achieve or develop his or her full potential.

My Students

As a teacher in a public school, the students that make up my classroom continuously change throughout the school year. In general my classes have included between 20 and 25 students. My first two years of teaching the majority of my students were in English Language Learners (ELLs). The past two years I have had a mix of ELL and mainstream students. Regardless of my students' backgrounds, how many students I have, or how long a student will be in my class, I strive to create and maintain a safe and positive learning environment for each individual student.

Looking Around My Classroom

On the Walls

Calendar

Layout

My classroom has been carefully set up to allow a variety of teaching structures to be used, such as whole group, small group, and cooperative, student-led exploration.

Displaying Student Work

Student work is displayed throughout the classroom, as well as on our hallway bulletin board and sometimes even around our classroom door!

Student-led Learning

Literacy Lab

Listening Lab

Science Lab

Technology Lab

Problem-Solving Lab

Learning Labs allow students to work with subject and theme-based content through cooperative, student-led exploration. Throughout the year learning labs are changed so that they can address different standards and support opportunities for the use of new vocabulary terms.

Math Lab