GRADE TWO
OPTIONS
PRESENTATION
Traditional
Classrooms
SINGLE-GRADE CLASSROOM
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Self-Contained Classroom
All students the same age
Follow a grade-level curriculum
Blend of teacher and student centered
instruction
Blend of published commercial and teacher
created materials
Some teachers switch classes for content
area subjects
BENEFITS OF SINGLEGRADE CLASSROOM
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Consistency with one primary classroom
teacher
Individual teacher constructed learning
environment
Self-contained daily schedule and routine
Opportunity to experience a new teacher
each year during time at the Mindess School
Build social relationships with a variety of
students each year
INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODOLOGY
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Flexible grouping (interest and level)
Math aligned with the Common Core
Standards
Guided Reading elements
Differentiated instruction
Eclectic blend of cooperative learning,
classroom projects & theme-based learning.
Dual-certified teachers in some classrooms
3rd GRADE CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS
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3rd Grade Thanksgiving Play
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Cross-curricular projects
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Students work on in cooperative groups
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Invention Convention
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Field Trip to Plimoth Plantation
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BAS assessments
4th GRADE CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS
 Switch Math
~ Assessments completed every four weeks
~ Leveled groups created based on data
~ Fluid grouping ensures appropriate placement
 Iditarod
 Canada/Mexico Switch and Mill Switch
 Field Trip Lowell Mills
 Gingerbread Geometry
 Field Day
 Pumpkin math
 Poetry Share/Parent vs. Kids Kickball
5th GRADE CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS
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STEM: Science-Technology-Engineering-Math
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Cross-curricular projects
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Students work in cooperative groups
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Egg drop project
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Switch Science