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suggestions on a mixture of 2nd to 5th graders
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Wed, 9 Mar 2005 03:20:29 GMT
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Hi,
I am going to hold an afterschool enrichment class designed for 3rd to 5th
graders. The organizer made a mistake of taking in a lot of 2nd graders as
well. Now, the class has 8 2nd graders, 10 3rd graders, 10 4th & 5th
graders. Yes, I do have one instructor and two assistants. However, I
just think including 2nd graders in the same curriculum is just too
unrealistic.
Now, since the organizer has already informed and accepted the enrollment of
these 2nd graders who most likely very much look forward to the class, I
hate to disappoint them by removing them.
My next immediate solution is to move the 2nd graders to another class, but
it leaves budgeting problem as far as making payment to another instructor.
I wonder if I can borrow ideas of the most sensible solutions to this
situation.
Suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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Elizabeth Mabrey
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| (...) I'd agree with the other poster, strongly dependant on the individuals. I worked with a group of 4-to-10 year olds for a couple years and got some useful stuff done. The biggest hurdle was programming - the younger kids didn't seem to have the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| Liz, I don't envy you. It'll be hard to keep the attention of such a diverse age group. From my experience, the 2nd and 3rd graders will be the easy ones. The 4th and 5th graders, well, I don't envy you. I am always impressed when I go to my (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| (...) Hi Elizabeth, As a favor to a community services manager I took on a class of 1st graders last year (usually I teach 3rd - 8th graders). It was a bit like hearding cats but I learned a few things from the experience. They're a bit young at (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
| | | Re: suggestions on a mixture of 2nd to 5th graders
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| One activity I've used w/a huge age range is "A chair for Mr. Bear" (URL) being listed as a k-2 activity, I've used it on pre-K through college level. The challenge is deceptively simple--build a chair that can survive a fall from knee height. The (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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