5th grade Instructional Guide

debriefng session with whole class. Phase II: Introduction: Multiple Tasks—Teacher Monitors

● Teacher quickly reviews each of the expectations and routines for small-group time and the Practice Station #1. ● Teacher chooses students to model some expectations and routines while the whole class watches. ● Teacher introduces 2-3 independent seatwork tasks and the practice station activity. ● Teacher lets a group of students move into the Practice Station #1 area to work on the activity while other students remain at their seats. ● After a set amount of time, teacher assigns a new group to Practice Station #1. ● Teacher monitors room, but does not engage with students. ● Teacher ends small-group time with a debriefng session with whole class. ● Teacher introduces and explains each of the expectations and routines for Practice Station #2. ● Teacher chooses students to model each expectation and routine while the whole class watches. ● Teacher lets a group of students go to the Practice Station #1 and lets a group go to Practice Station #2. ● Teacher gives the remainder of class 2-3 tasks (that need little explanation) to do independently. ● Teacher monitors the room, but does not engage with students. ● Teacher ends small-group time with a

● Students listen while teacher reviews. expectations and routines. ● Individual students are asked to model for others what some of the expectation and routines look and sound like. ● Two groups of students (more groups if length of small-group time is increased) work at Practice Station #1 independently. ● The remainder of the class works on the independent seatwork tasks. ● Students actively participate in a debriefng session.

Practice with Independent Work and Practice Station#1

8-9 45

● Students learn about Practice Station #2 and discuss the importance of each with the whole group. ● Individual students model for others what the expectations and routines look and sound like. ● One group of students works at Practice Station #1. ● One group of students works at Practice Station #2. ● The remainder of the class works on independent tasks at their seats. ● Students actively participate in a debriefng session.

Introduce Practice Station#2

10 45-60