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 * || What it is || What assistant does ||
 * Writing Workshop || 2nd grade- Children are creating their own written pieces, usually related to the theme that we are studying. For example, during the mystery unit, children write their own mystery stories after carefully working on a step by step creative plan. || * take a small group out that needs extra help in their story--perhaps they are stuck or don't have all the requirements down.
 * take out a small group that are finished and need to start on something else.
 * walk around the room (with teacher) covering certain areas (zone defense) and check in, making sure they are following the plan that they have created, seeing their progress, and listening while kids share what will come next in their stories.
 * Being an active and attentive listener to kids share, sometimes offering compliments or reminders. ||
 * Guided Reading ||  ||   ||
 * Math Activities ||  || * taking out a small group that need extra help with a new concept or catch-up time
 * taking out a small group that needs extra challenge work
 * helping with math games, playing with children if we have an odd number that day or roaming to make sure everyone understand the instructions
 * walking around the room, watching for raised hands and help children with directions or things they might not understand...making sure to "help them see" how to do it for themselves ||
 * Morning Meeting || Wonderful way to start the day! Teacher, (sometimes the assistant) and children come together in the circle. The parts of morning meeting are: greeting, sharing, activity and the reading of news and announcements. || * be a quiet helper to the teacher, so as not to distract the whole group, to those that have a hard time sitting and listening "show me how we sit in morning meeting, or just a quiet "cris-cross applesauce" or pat on the back
 * help with activities such as limbo, or supervision with activities that require some children to go outside the class for a brief time
 * quiet work such as cutting, sorting, etc. while watching class to see if help is needed ||
 * Read Alouds ||  ||   ||
 * Lunch ||  || * This is a very active, busy time for 2nd graders since children are just coming in from recess! Assistants help children as they enter into the small lunchrooms since teachers are in the serving line area. We help them find their seats (usually assigned for the week), help children clean spills and open containers, give "inside voice" reminders, and basically make sure they are safe, happy and eating their lunch! ||
 * First Thing in AM ||  || * making copies for the day
 * greeting children as they come in, making sure they read news and announcements, sign in and get started quietly on morning work
 * taking up homework notebooks, pulling homework and filing notebooks ||
 * Enrichments ||  || * assistants usually take children to enrichment and pick up after enrichment, reminding class of expected line behavior...teacher language would be things like: "body behind body, voices off, whispering feet"
 * during enrichment assistants usually do copying, preparing any lesson activities per teachers instructions, cutting, checking papers, etc. ||
 * Transitions ||  || * reminding students what they need to be doing at that time "show me where your folder needs to be now" and helping those that tend to have a hard time during changes ||
 * Reading Workshop ||  ||   ||
 * Snack ||  || * 2nd grade children bring their own snack, our class has "emergency snacks" and each child gets one a week if necessary, I am in charge of keeping up with this list and handing out the snack
 * making sure that children quietly get snacks from backpacks and return to classroom quickly ||
 * Whole Group Mini Lessons ||  || * listen and be ready to explain it another way ||
 * Recess ||  || * 2nd grade children have 4 choices for recess, they are: indoor, wooden structure, white top, or sports/field games. Assistants help in the "line up" process for each choice and have a weekly rotation schedule with their teacher. After recess, assistants help children line up, clean hands, and enter the lunchroom. ||
 * Recess ||  || * 2nd grade children have 4 choices for recess, they are: indoor, wooden structure, white top, or sports/field games. Assistants help in the "line up" process for each choice and have a weekly rotation schedule with their teacher. After recess, assistants help children line up, clean hands, and enter the lunchroom. ||