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Danica and Michelle-We wondered if work place activities can be used for small groups or if they have to be at different times? We talked about how the work places seem like they require a lot of independent work from students and how to balance that and the needs of our students.

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Luz, Sarah, Amy, Tanya: You teach it, then give children an opportunity to practice it on their own.  At the beginning of the year it starts with more of just exploring, then it moves into using materials for learning purposes.  It will help with teaching students to use materials more appropriately. Teach kids how to keep them in their boxes so they are available to use when needed and it will be successful.  The gradual change and keeping it fresh, you introduce something add it and remove the other.  Aligns with ECERS learning areas-designated spot in your classroom for Work Place.  It talks about a math free choice time versus just regular free choice time.  It makes sense since children like to mix materials in centers so some materials might end up in the dramatic play center as soup, but if we teach them it could be successful.  All interconnected learning.

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Seven minute warning....one group has returned.

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Melanie likes how there are developmental variations in each activity. Children learn in their own way. Sharon says having the ability to explore will be a necessity.

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Shelley-Love the suggestion to use drop off time for work places.

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We wonder about the progression and if this is supportive of all the different ages and developmental levels reflected in our classrooms. How flexible is it in how fast or slow we move through?

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It can be used as a baseline, the frequency that math is done within a given day. Suzannah likes it in general for our teachers, it gives them something to follow. Better for our teachers especially those who don't have a lot of background knowledge.

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Margarett, Sara and Vero- we liked the details, good to have alignment with kindergarten. Wondered about Work Place time on our classroom schedules and some ideas we shared are center times, use them with non-nappers, arrival, afternoon time.

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It seems like small groups/they can be a center activity/structured with the content itself.

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Important Points Melanie, Sharon, Suzannah, Carol

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Question: Are work places to be done everyday?

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Group: Lexie, Kim and Liz. We like the pre-teaching aspect of how to use activities and how this leads to a Gradual release of responsibility to students to lead their own learning explorations. Rotation of materials. Materials have designated purpose and use. Likes developmental variations to address student developmental levels.

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I like the idea of scaffolding

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Shelley-agree I think this will help us with getting back in the routine of pre-teaching and/or extension activities.

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It feels like a structured small group time then activities are embedded later on (Sharon)

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Michelle: work places focus on a key number, geometry, or measurement

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Name of breakout members: List important facts