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[quote=Anonymous] I teach first grade and we spend a lot of time in the beginning of the year doing guided discovery of materials to help students learn how to treat materials. Our resources are pooled and the students have to demonstrate that they know how to store and use materials in order to have materials at their table. Nobody chews on pencils because we explicitly teach that there are two ways to hold a pencil (in your hand, ready to write or on the table still in front of you). I think the best solution is to teach students how to take care of their materials instead of writing off some students as unable to do so. It is an important skill that kids need to have. [/quote] I'm the pp regarding the pencil headache. I wish the primary teachers at my school had undertaken that philosophy. Once you get into upper grades, the pressure to dive into curriculum right away is so high and there isn't as much time to set those routines.[/quote]
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