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The Weekly Planner Archive

Date	Week of the Year	Comments
April 2, 2206	Week 1	.Students learning days of the week and month of the year
April 10, 2005	Week 2	.Students Continue to review and practice the days of the week and the months of the year
April 17, 2005	Week 3	.Students are called aside idividually to recite/say the days of the week and the months of the year

Courtney Walker | Back

What and Why?

It is essential for the students to learn the days of the week as well as the months of the year for general information purposes and for futeure use. One problem that often occurs is that there are a numbered few that seem to struggle with the days of the week and or the months of the year. These students are pulled aside at certain times of the day and given a one on one with thte teacher so that they can get help learning the days of the week and the months of the year. This helps the student(s) to eventully get and remember the needed information to move on.

Dates and Details

April 2, 2006
Students are learning the days of the week as well as the months of the year. They are to go home and practice wuth their parents. Students are also learning about the changes in animals such as the frog and the monarch butterfly. This requires that they observe the animals that are provided in class. They can discuss any changes that they see with classmates, their teacher, and their parent or guardian.

Objections

A couple of concerns have been raised about both the efficiency and the value of such work in the "real world" outside of university instruction.

Efficiency

SOme wonder why we try to get students to look at things such as the days of the week and the months of the year so soon. This is done so that when they reach first grade they will be prepared to do subjects that will require the use of this type of knowledge. If a student does not know the order of the nonths or the day they cannot answer a question that asks how many days or months are between _______ and _________? So by giving then this information we help them keep track of their personal time as well as aid them in future schoolong.
Learning the animals is a requirement as well as something that leads to future learning experiences and possibly future careers.

Value

Some feel that we as teachers are trying to give to much information to young. I will agree that there are some things that I even question why we teach it so young but the majority of the things we teach are things that students will need to know before starting the next grade level. These things allow a student to at least begin in the right spot. I feel that as long as the information we are giving to students is age appropriate and the students are able to grasp and use the information given then it is not to early to teach it.

Effective Schools

Some teachers fear having the one student who does not get it and seems to struggle with simple tasks. All parents should be encouraged to work with the teacher for the betterment of the student and never work against or alone. We as teachers regardless of the predicted or visible success of the student should always get the parents involved in the education of the child. They can help in many ways if by nothing more than being a supportive and encouraging parent. These types of thing lead to not only a better school environmetnt but also a better community, and the students seem to do better overall.

Courtney Walker

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