First Grade
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First Grade "Team Teaching"
Asked by E.L. from Detroit
on June 24, 2011
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My six year old daughter will be going to first grade in the fall, and we recently found out that they do team teaching (combining two classes and two teachers) with ...
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- The question to ask before you get all hot and bothered is this: Do they combine for every subject? Do they combine all day? Do they teach the concept this way and the...
- Hi E., I used to work at an elementary school that had team teaching starting in 3rd grade. My nephew who was living with us at the time had a hard time adjusting ...
- Have you ever been in a classroom? I am not being uppity, just curious. Even with 16 "at risk" kids when we had 3 teachers having just 3 absent made the whole dynami...
First Grade BULLY
Asked by C.T. from Phoenix
on January 29, 2012
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I became aware of the classroom bully after the first day of 1st grade. My son came home and told me that he does not like ______ because he is a bully. This same co...
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- Half of the class is out of control? Where do you put him then? Is the entire school like this? Elementary school was nothing like this for my daughter. Where in t...
- As hard as this is to swallow, suspending this child will not help. He is not old enough for suspension to do anything but be "time off" for him. He needs to be pl...
- I don't know what you can do to improve the situation...it isn't in your control. However, if it were me, I'd pull my child out of the classroom. What kind of educat...
What Is Normal for a First Grade Girl?
Asked by M. from Dallas
on January 24, 2013
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I feel lost! My daughter is 6 and in the first grade. She is also a first child. I was a third child, pretty quiet and non-emotional as a kid. She is very dramatic, ca...
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- As the parent of two verrrrry dramatic girls, I can assure you that your daughter sounds pretty normal for a first grader! I would honestly take the teacher's word for...
- I substitute teach a lot (10+ yrs) and mostly in 1st grade. You are describing some typical behavior I witness among girls. They are often hot and cold with each o...
- i think you described half of the girls in first grade! My daughter is in first and all of them seem to be hot and cold and learning how to interact and learning how ...
Negative First Grade Teacher
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on March 16, 2010
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My son is in first grade and in a self contained LD class. Every day he brings home a journal that I am to write notes to teacher and the teacher writes notes about h...
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- First of all, have you spent any time in your son's class? I volunteered for two straight years in both son's 1st grade classes. O.M.G. It's a madhouse. The teache...
- Having raised a daughter through the public school system, I feel your pain. Not that these things can't happen in a private school either, but it just all feels unfa...
- I think you did an awesome thing reminding the teacher that the notebooks are for good feedback and not just for criticism. She tried today even if you may not think ...
First Grade - Husband Resistance
Asked by J.L. from Chicago
on March 10, 2011
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Our daughter is a young five. Her birthday is in August and she will be six. She started Kindergarten this year and my DH has always been OVERLY concerned because o...
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- Because being held back a grade will be SO good for your daughter's development and self esteem?? Has your husband met with your daughter's teacher? I don't really...
- I have not read the other posts, I am just going to give you my opinion based on my experience with my own kids. I have 3 kids with birthdays in August - 2 of them ar...
- Hi Lucky! One of my daughters was born the day before the 'cut off' date...I seriously toyed with the idea of keeping her back a year before K garten...she was on t...
1St Grade Homework
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on September 17, 2009
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My son just started first grade and is getting a lot of homework. I just wanted to check with others to see if it is just us or if the teacher is being unrealis...
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- Seems like too much. What are they doing in school all day that they can't complete this there? And 60 words written? What if he already knew the words? He still had t...
- That does seem like a lot because that is what I give my fourth graders they go home with math every night. They have three times each on Mondays. Also, sometimes they...
- Hi C., When my daughters first grade teacher was asked this question at the meet and greet, she said first graders should NOT have more than 20 minutes of homework a ...
Repeating the 1St Grade
Asked by L.W. from Atlanta
on May 12, 2008
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i got the letter on friday. the meeting is on thursday but i know what's going down. she has struggled since kindergarden. she has adhd with odd. i've had so many ...
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- My sister's 4th child has ADHD, ODD, is severely dyslexic, has Asperger's with sensory integration, etc., and other issues/problems as well. Although her son has never...
- I have a son that started life with a developmental delay because he couldn't hear and it was horrible getting a doctor in Florida to ref us to a ent for him to have e...
- L.- It seems like you've gotten a lot of good advice here but I wanted to add one thing. You may want to see if it's a personality conflict with her teacher. One ...
Retain a Young 1St Grade?
Asked by M.D. from Tulsa
on April 8, 2009
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My daughter has a late August birthday and we had always planned on starting her later. We put her in preschool at 3 and since then we have just pushed her along with ...
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- I held my son back from the begginning- on my own. I put him in pre-k at 5. Instead of kindergarten. (All-day program). He has a June b-day. I think kids are pushe...
- Hi M., As a teacher, if your daughter is not struggling or failing, I would recommend moving her on. That's great that she is reading and doing the math work. It would...
- As a mother of 2 with late birthdays and a grandhild who also will not meet the birthday entry requirment, at first it upset me. Later I saw that they were much better...
Picking Friends in 1St Grade
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on September 17, 2009
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In my daughter's first grade class, there are two helpers per day. One of their privilidges is that they get to pick a friend to sit with them in a special chair duri...
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- I agree with the teacher. I think our society is really not doing a good enough job teaching children coping skills. Life can't always be fair to everyone and children...
- I actually think a better way would be to have the teacher pick who they sit with ( someone new everyday), then you get to know everyone better, and maybe make an unex...
- "Rug time" is either reading or calendar, in both cases a direct academic activity. The kids are probably distracted by the social implications or being picked or not ...
Do I Have My Son Repeat First Grade Again or Move on to Second Grade
Asked by T.J. from Kansas City
on May 13, 2007
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My oldest son started first grade at different school this year. In December we moved back to where I am from. Cause my husband and I have four little boys under the...
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- T., I was a second grade teacher in Norman for 16 years. It is hard to see kids struggle who should have been held back. Do you live in a small town where al...
- My sister in law is having the same issues with her 1st grade son and was told by the 2nd grade teachers to go ahead and send him that many teachers call 2nd grade the...
- I would def go ahead and send him on to 2nd grade, and also have him tested for any LD. I agree that it could be due to changes going on in life etc.. With your husban...
