Classroom Factors

Physical Features:
The second grade classroom has very much space for moving and being active. There are 5
groups of desks with 4 students at each and 1 group with 3 students. The teacher has an oval
table as her desk. She also has her laptop, printer, and teaching stand at the front of the room by
the Smartboard. There is a large rug at the front of the room for students to sit. By the door and
by the bathroom are two separate hooks for students book bags and belongings. There are math
manipulatives beside one window, a non-fiction and fiction book shopping center, and computers
along the back wall.
Availability of Technology:
The classroom has three computers which students may use during morning work and RTI time.
There is a schedule that accommodates all pull-outs in which students may have a time at the
computer once a week either in the morning or afternoon. There is also a class set of iPads that
we share with our neighboring classroom. There is also an iPad schedule to where we get them
every other morning or afternoon. We use them usually every afternoon that we have them and I
plan on using them more frequently in math. Some apps that we have set up and use often are
Epic, Word Cloud, and Kahoot. The students use Epic to read books that are specialized to their
own reading level, age, and interests. They use Word Cloud to practice their spelling words and
have a little fun with them at the same time. They use kahoot usually with the teacher as a review
strategy for vocabulary or simple math problems. The Smart Board is also used for educational
instruction and videos.
Equipment:
The classroom has a Smart Board and white board. Each student has a desk to sit at and a chair
to sit in. The classroom has a counter top for the computers. There is another counter top for sink
area. The teacher has her oval table for her small groups. The classroom also has hooks for
students belongings.
Learning Environment:
The classroom is very second grade friendly and very reading oriented. Almost everywhere you
look is either a stack of books, book shopping cubbies, or caddied that contain individual baggie
books. The big rug is used for learning, interacting with the students, and a spot for independent
reading. The computers are used for media learning. The desks are used for independent or group
work.
Resources:
Most of what the students do on the Smart Board comes from YouTube, Pinterest, the ebook to
their math book, or something that I have scanned to have a larger image. The classroom has
three computers for students use, along with iPads. Websites that they particularly use are Thats
a Fact, Odyssey, and Dream Box. There are posters and displays located all over the room for
reference.

Parent Involvement:
There are a few parents that volunteer to help in the classroom or pull small groups that the
teacher arranges. The parents also donate supplies to the classroom and provide all supplies for
their own child. A few parents in my classroom take part in PTO, as well.
Classroom Rules:
The school follows PBIS which is a proactive systems approach to preventing and responding to
classroom and school discipline problems. Its emphasis is directed toward developing and
maintaining safe learning environments where teachers can teach and students can learn. Inside
our classroom, students are expected to work quietly, be respectful to everyone, and do their best.
There is also a schoolwide system where each day every student has their clothes pin clipped to
Ready to Learn! As the day goes on, depending on their actions, their clothes pin can be
moved up or down. The categories start from Going for Gold to Ready to Learn to Needs
Improvement to Conference. The teacher also created a system where if s a student raises
their hand and waves it, that means they need to go to the restroom. Also, ever since I took over,
I began using the your time, my time management system. When the student are being overly
talkative during instruction, I say My time! and they usually understand that they have had
their turn to talk.
Classroom Routines:
Every morning when the students come to class, they unpack their folder and place it in a
selected basket. They are then to begin their morning work that is already placed on their desk.
We have a computer and book shopping schedule as well so each day during this time, selected
students are also on the computer and book shopping. During independent reading, students have
the option to go anywhere in the room to read. All transitions are also known to be a quick and
quiet move from one place to another. On the playground, when the teacher blows the whistle,
the students know to line up to go inside. During lunch, the students know that if the red cup is
placed on the table, that means no talking. During RTI time, students know that this is also
computer time for the ones selected for that afternoon. The students know to take their folders
that contain homework home every night to be completed and signed.
Grouping patterns:
Students are divided into their desk group based on behavior and IEP/Resource accommodations.
The students are also divided into groups for guided reading depending on their level.
Scheduling:
Every morning the children have the option to eat breakfast or not. If not, the student will go sit
against their teachers wall in hallway until the teacher comes to pick them up. When the teacher
arrives, the students go to the classroom, unpack their folders, begin morning work, and watch
the school news. Then, students go to the rug for word study and readers workshop. Then, we
begin independent reading. At 9:30, we line up to go to activity. After activity is math and
writing. Next is lunch from 12:00-12:25. Then, we go back to the room for science/social studies.

Then we go to recess. Lastly, we come back to the room for guided reading and RTI time.
Around 2:20 the students begin to pack up for dismissal.
Classroom Arrangement: (Diagram attached)
When you first enter the classroom, on the left wall you will find the three computers on a
counter top. Straight ahead is the student bathroom. Along the right wall is the area for the sink,
fridge, counter tops, and storage. Also along the left wall are shelves for lunch boxes and
computer lab earbuds. There are also hooks for the students belongings. In the back left corner is
the nonfiction book shopping section. On the side wall is the fiction book shopping section, as
well as the restroom and math manipulatives. On the front wall is the Smartboard, the carpet, the
white board, and the teachers desk. (Display is attached).

Daily Class Schedule

Student Characteristics Demographics

Demographi
c
Age 7
Age 8
AfricanAmerican
White
Hispanic
Special Needs
Reading
Level

Females

Males

Total

9
1
4

11
2
5

20
3
9

6
0
5

7
1
11

13
1
16
6 on grade-level
7 above grade-level
10 below gradelevel
10 on grade-level
12 below gradelevel
1 above grade-level

Mathematics

Fall Developmental Reading Assessments

Number of Students
2
6
2
2
4
4
2
1
Allergies/Health Conditions

Description of Allergy
Nuts

Number of Students
1

Special Need/ESOL
Description
Speech
ESOL
Reading Interventions
Resource
OT
Vision
Math Interventions

Number of Students
4
1
9
2
3
1
2

Tier Breakdown
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III

7
6
10

Instructional Implications
Based on the contextual information I have gathered from Mrs. Stevens class, I will apply this to
how I instruct the students. Saul is an ESOL students so I need to always have a backup plan and
clear directions for his understanding. Michael is visually impaired so I need to make sure he
always wears his glasses and keep him close to the board during instruction. Saul, Elijah, Brady,
and Mark are pulled out for speech, so I need to make sure that they are understood when
participating. Also due to having 9 reading intervention students, I need to make sure they get a
rich guided reading lesson at least twice a week. Each day, I will continue to have independent
reading time to also elaborate on this issue. Due to RTI time at the end of the day, I need to make
sure I cover all critical material in the morning while everyone is present in the room.