Thematic units are used in the classroom incorporating all areas of the curriculum. Teachers provide s tudents with lists of books that fit within their reading and interest level. Once a book is read, a quiz for comprehension is done on the computer and provides immediate feedback. The Anytime Math series is used which not only stresses addition and subtraction facts but word problems and mental math. Teamwork is stressed in academics using the best of cooperative learning and interact ive learning techniques.
Every effort is made to help children become responsible for their own work.
Come One, Come All , Reading Journal. Math Anytime Math , Harcourt Brace and Company, NY, 1995. On My Own Practice Activities , as well as the kit of manipulatives and the interactive set of charts. I Know , Houghton Social Studies, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA, 1994. Healthy Choices, Balanced Meals , Dairy Council of California.