PS94Dual Language Class

3-303/3-308

Xuange Liu/Yibo Lu10/21/11

Basic infoSchool: • PS 94 is a Teachers College Collaborative K-5 elementary school

located in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.• A huge public school with over 1300 students and 100 teachers• Dual language program: Connecting Cultures Through Languages

Class:• 3rd grade dual language classroom • Student population: 26/27students, all Chinese immigrants • The flow of the day: 1. Extended day (for ELLs)2. Read aloud3. Reading workshop4. Writing workshop5. Social study/word study6. Lunch7. Prep8. Math workshop9. afterschool (Chinese)

Basic info

Class 303

Class 308

SEPTEMBER BULLETIN BOARD (WRITING)

• Aligned with the Common Core Standard

• Students work with rubric

OCTOBER BULLETIN BOARD (SCIENCE TOPIC)

MATH CENTER• Vocabulary Wall• Unit of Study• Chart paper of every

day focus• Strategy and tools• Students work• Notebook &

Workbook• Read Aloud book and

other tool (cubes, rulers, patterns, etc)

SCIENCE CENTER

SOCIAL STUDY CENTER

OTHER CENTERS

• Chinese center• Computer center• Series fiction and

non-fiction book

WRITING AND READING CENTER

Reading workshop

Writing Workshop

Chinese Writing Workshop

• Tight Schedule (7 periods)

• Challenging kids

• Humongous workload (assessment/chart paper/bulletin board/homework)

• Traditional characters

STRUGGLESTime Management

Balance of personal life and career

Strategies

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ENJOY TEACHING• Laugh when you want to laugh• Proud to see students’ achievements• Show your love to kids

Strategies