First Six Weeks of School,The (Strategies for Teachers) - Softcover

Denton, Paula; Kriete, Roxann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1892989042 ISBN 13: 9781892989048

Publisher: Northeast Foundation for Children, 2000

Synopsis

Learn how to structure the first six weeks of school to lay the groundwork for a productive year of learning. Discover how taking the time to build a solid foundation in the early weeks of school can pay off all year long in increased student motivation, cooperation, responsibility, and self-control.

This comprehensive guidebook for K-6 teachers features:

• Daily plans for the first three weeks and commentary about these plans at three grade levels: primary (K-2), middle (3-4), and upper(5-6
• Detailed guidelines for:
  Building community
  Creating rules and teaching routines
  Introducing engaging curriculum
  Fostering autonomy
  Integrating social and academic learning
  Establishing high expectations for learning and behavior
  
• An extensive collection of games, activities, greetings, songs, read-alouds, and resources especially useful during the early weeks of school.

About this title

About the Author:

Paula Denton, EdD, began teaching children in 1982 and working as a Responsive Classroom consulting teacher in 1990. She later managed program development at Center for Responsive Schools (then called Northeast Foundation for Children). Roxann Kriete taught at both the elementary and secondary levels during her thirty-five-year career in education. She began working at Center for Responsive Schools in 1985, retiring in 2011 after serving for ten years as the organization's executive director.

Review:

The example schedules, activities, and games make The First Six Weeks of School a one-stop shopping trip for a whole day of meaningful, age-appropriate activities. --Kelly Trottier, 5th grade teacher

"Top-Notch Book" -- New Teacher magazine, Spring 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: Northeast Foundation for Children
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1892989042
• ISBN 13: 9781892989048
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240