What’s the Big Idea?

Abstract

Throughout twenty years of teaching in the primary grades, my classroom structure and style of teaching has altered a little each year. I am currently teaching first grade and have an active group of twenty-two students. Knowing the days of larger class sizes are looming overhead I am grateful for my current class size. Among these students, two who are staffed with behavior IEPs (Individual Education Plans) and two are staffed with academic IEPs. I share this information so you know that this approach helps all students achieve success. All twenty-two students are present during science instruction.