Welcome! This is my 5th grade oasis! I've been a 4th and 5th Grade (Gen Ed and Bilingual Teacher) since 1999. I've seen the best and worst of both grades and I will share with you my experiences through my videos. I hope you get some "take aways" and thank you in advance for your support! Please like and subscribe!
Thank you for your video. Do you have any advice on how to help your non-readers, below grade level readers, since you can't really slow down and help them. Thank you.
@@joshsepeda4334 This is a horrible curriculum for non readers. The first thing I did was to talk to the parents of those kids and explain the situation. Then I created a package of material (at their level) for them to work at home or in centers. Parents have to be committed to work with you as a team. The non reader kids will never be able to work the way Amolify is designed unless they catch up on their reading skills. I also focused on certain skills more with them instead of all at once. I focused mostly on vocabulary, basics of plot, basics of informational text. Small steps. Good luck my friend!
@@MaricelaArce-u6q This program is not really designed to work in groups! It’s mostly whole class. However, I still do reading groups and small groups several times per week but I teach 5th! I would think that as a first grade teacher you just do reading groups but don’t really count on this textbook as your resources unless it’s mandatory.
@@shanellleyva1635 Hi! Thanks for you comment! I do read sometimes and other times I just say the info in my own words because it’s way too much! In the beginning I was preparing my own slides but it was taking me so much time! Later on we complained so our district prepared slides for us to present and that’s what I kept using. This curriculum is a “killer” 😆 so you’ll have to really use your judgment with it! Good Luck! 👍
Thank you so so much for this! I kept looking for a detailed resource that could help understand what was essential to my classroom and this is it! I'm starting my first year teaching in 5th grade and your videos have been so helpful and soothing. I hope you are able to post more :)
I'm taking it right now and It is horrible!! I agree with you that their is too much info for the short amount of time. Some of the teachers are NOT good teachers.
Yes! There are many cognates you can use to begin teaching them English using Spanish words they already know! I have a video on cognates in my channel! I hope it helps and I wish you a great school year! Thanks for your comment 💕
I am also a veteran teacher and have been using "I do, you do, we do" for years. I am always self reflecting and looking for ways to improve my practice. This is how I found your video. Your video gave me many ideas but what I most appreciated was your easy to follow structure for using this GRR strategy. I feel like I need to be more efficient in this area and your video gave me some great ideas on how to easily tweak what I'm doing to be more effective and efficient. I subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your teaching strategies. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m glad to be of service and I hope you have a fantastic school year! Even as veteran teachers I’m still learning new things as well! A true teacher never stops learning 💕
Hello there! It all depends on the amount of time you have for your class and the academic level of your students. I’ve done some stories in parts. Others I’ve done at once. I think just the poems I’ve done in one read. Some of the texts are above grade level so I suggest you do those in parts. If you have a long class period then you can read it at once but then do close reading. Good luck!
I believe this is okay if the students themselves have Hispanic heritage but if they don't I feel like you shouldn't force them to do it since they really have no connection to these cultures you can maybe have him do a history report or something about it over the history of it but if they have no significant ties to this culture I feel like it could be hard for them to have it to it instead if they don't I feel like they should be doing a report over Hispanic History Month or something like that
Hello there and thank you for your opinion. Well, we have different point of. view as teachers. I feel it is important to teach students about all cultures regardless if they have the heritage or not. Just like we do during “Black History Month” I assign a project to everyone about important African Americans, and during November “Native American Month” I also assign each student to research a twice regardless if if part of their heritage or not. A true social studies/history teacher knows this is important. Take care!!
I have been using HMH for 4 yrs, starting year 5. There are MANY components, but overwhelming for teachers to "piece" together a good road map for the classroom. It is defiantly overwhelming to new teachers who are learning the material and how to write lesson plans. I dove in determined to find the pieces that were the best fit for my students. I am about the same with you on which stories I use. I also love that I have the option to assign Spanish and English. I really like Writable and Amira, but the district took it away. I did pair some of the stories with other novels. For example, Willie B. is great with The One and Only Ivan and The True Story of Ivan (Children's book) It was such a great way to tie in fiction and nonfiction. The students enjoyed doing a group project on the characters I bought from Teachers Pay Teachers. This year we will add a small research assignment on the History of the Atlanta Zoo and write and argumentative paper.
Great job! Keep on tailoring it to your kids needs and what you think it’s appropriate! HMH is a complicated curriculum for everyone but specially newcomers.. it’s sad they took away Amira and Writable because they were great supports for ESL kids! We don’t use HMH anymore, We are using another curriculum called Amplify which is even worse! Thanks for all you do!! Have a fantastic school year!
Thank you for your video. I teach 5th grade ELAR and have several new non-English speaking students. I am able to let them listen to our stories in Spanish and English. I have bi-lingual students that I have paired them with, use google translate and say Hi app to communicate, and have began placing labels in the classroom. I also have spanish Library books available. Some concerns I have are making sure my student helpers are not losing their own classroom time by helping the other student. (I do not speak or understand Spanish) and finding materials on their interest level to make them feel a part of the classroom community and getting grades from them.
Thank you teacher, I have to give a demo class for a potential english teacher job for 5th and 6th graders and want to be prepared, covering all bases. I am a rookie teacher and my previous experience was over five years ago. Great video. 😊
Thank you so much for watching my video! Good luck! I’m glad it helped! I hope you do get the job.. sending good vibes to you! Have a fantastic school year!
Thank you for sharing! This is my second year using this curriculum and I still feel like I am not using it to the best of my ability. I also agree about the stories, some of them are so long and it takes us forever to finish them!
Hello there and thank you for your comment! This is a challenging curriculum, specially if you have students below grade level, so it’s not you! We used it for three years and the district decided to change it right away. Good luck and have a fantastic school year!
Thank you for sharing your ten tips and suggesting additional activities. Our textbook ends with the Civil War, but after watching your video I think I would like to continue with territorial expansion and events in the 1900s.
Hello there! Thanks for your comment! I totally agree with you, keep on with the 1900’s if you can! There are many important things to cover from that time period and great biographies too! Have a fantastic school year!
Thank you SO much for this! I am 32 and switching from the tech industry to become a 5th grade teacher starting in less than a month, despite most everyone discouraging the change. I love this encouragement. Would love to see more tips on how to not work past your school hours and to stay motivated amongst other teachers experiencing burnout. Thank you!
Hello there! Thank you so much for this comment! Congratulations on your new job! It will surely be a new adventure and I truly hope you enjoy it.. it will be a big change coming from other profession. You will probably have your roughest time at the beginning of the school year when all things are new, but working with children is the greatest thing ever at least for me, so be patient, organized and always ask questions. My best advice to use time wisely is to maximize your planning periods to do all the copies and grading (instead on spending time on phone or gossiping with other teachers). You can also plan ahead for several weeks at a time. You can make copies ahead as well. Answer emails once a day, and be mindful of deadlines. Soon I’ll be posting a video about tips on how to better manage time so that you don’t have to work so much from home.. I’ll let you know when it is ready.. Take care!!! Big hugs!!
@@moncerathlerma2760 You need to! It’s a skill that you have to practice because everyday they will bomb you with a million things to do, learn how to say no, learn how to prioritize one important task per day, and think of you and your family first! Because they will replace in a minute , but you can’t replace your valuable time and personal life 😊
