Abigail Quinn

Prep

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• set out the chairs

• set up the things needed for working with the kids one on one

• Cut out pictures and words needed for lessons

• glue pages into the kids scrap books

• hide cards around the class for the kids to find later

• put pages in the kid sharing and home reading books

• clear the drying rack

• Put pages in planar bags to go home

• Put library books in the appropriate bin

• check the kids back packs for sharing books, home reading books, and planar bags

 

Working one-one-one or with small groups

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• Provide an “out let” for kids who just need someone to talk to

• work with a student to improve skills in areas they are struggling with

• Help the kids improve their fine motor skills such as cutting squeezing and handling a pencil

• Help the individual to slow down their speech and practice listening for individual sounds

• Teach new words

• teach the kids literacy skills such as rhyming

• Reaffirm concepts the kids are already learning in class

• Get to really know the kids and do activates that are geared specifically to their learning style

• Work with small groups on activities that promote sharing and taking turns

• Help the kids learn ways to problem solve

 

Monitoring

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• Make sure that the students are behaving appropriately

• Help the kids open their container and packages at lunch

• Help kids get their outdoor cloths on and off

• Answer questions the kids have

• Get to know the kids while watching over them

• Check up on the kids and make sure that they are being included and connecting with other kids

• Help the kids with costumes

• help the kids go up and down the stairs when they are going around the school

• Monitor at special events the kids go to such as concerts and dances