Privacy Folders in First Grade
Preventing Distractions and Providing a Quiet Work Environment (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
5-9
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rdFood Groups:
Primary: Classroom Tips
Transcript
Something that I've recently discovered that I really like is the Privacy folders. When my students feel that they need some privacy, they ask me if they can have a privacy folder because they might have problems concentrating. They get distracted a lot. Sometimes I tell them, I think you need a privacy folder, just put a privacy folder so you can be more efficient with your working. I use it also to create this sense of working individually when certain times they need to work individually. First graders are not used to doing that. They are used to working in teams, working in groups, looking at their neighbor, and that's fantastic, I use that a lot because they like working that way. But also, you have to get them used to the idea that sometimes, they have to work individually, that they cannot look at their neighbors, and they cannot copy each other. That way, they are ready for certain challenges in older grades. The nice thing about this is when I use this, the whole classroom goes in silence. They stop talking because they have this privacy folder. They concentrate and then they do work. They have a sense of this is really important. This is individual work, don't talk to me. So it's a nice thing to have in the classroom.
Activity Objective
The goal of Privacy Folders in First Grade: Preventing Distractions and Providing a Quiet Work Environment (Virtual Tour) is to support students to work independently in the classroom. The folders encourage students to stay focused and to self-regulate by permitting them to choose when they need the privacy folders to work effectively.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Students can personalize their privacy folders as part of an art project.
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