Bridget Heos - Lets Meet a Teacher

cl verleaf books TM

Community Helpers

L ets M eet a

T eacher

Bridget Heos Illustrated by Kyle Poling

With thanks to fourth- grade teacher
Kelly Crawford Van Maren B. H.

For my teachers throughout the
years at Circleville City Schools and
Columbus College of Art & Design K. P.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Heos, Bridget.
Lets meet a teacher / by Bridget Heos; illustrated by Kyle
Poling.
p. cm. (Cloverleaf books. Community helpers)
Includes index.
ISBN 9780761390268 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. TeachersJuvenile literature. I. Poling, Kyle. II. Title.
LB1775.H453 2013
371.1dc23 2012022481
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 BP 12/31/12

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One

Lots of Learning

Our class is on a mission.
We want to find out
what a teacher does.
We decide to visit Ms.
Crawford. She teaches
the fourth grade.

Im a learning expert, says Ms. Crawford.
What does that mean? asks Noah.
Come inside my classroom. Ill show you.

Today my class is learning about
animal homes, says Ms. Crawford.
Her classroom is so quiet. Everyone
is busy reading and writing.

Molly raises her hand. Why arent you teaching?
I am, Ms. Crawford says. Im teaching them how
to learn by reading. But reading time is done now.

I n elementary school, classroom
teachers teach most subjects. They
often teach math, English, social
studies, and science. I n middle
school and high school, most
teachers teach one subject.

Ms. Crawford says there are many ways to
learn. Today she is teaching the students to
learn from one another.

They put their animal notes on a
whiteboard that connects to
a computer. Everyone takes turns
being a teacher.

Teachers have many classroom
tools. They use chalk and markers
on chalkboards and whiteboards.
Other whiteboards work with a
computer. Teachers also have
classroom supplies such as pens,
pencils, and worksheets. And of
course, they have lots of books!

Chapter Two

Stickers and Red Pens

Who taught Ms. Crawford to teach?
Ms. Crawford says she learned to
be a teacher in college.

I bet you got stars on all your
work. Bella says.
Ms. Crawford smiles. I worked my
hardest. Thats what I want
my students to do too.

People learning to be teachers
are called student teachers. They
watch other teachers teach.
Then they practice teaching a
class themselves.

One of my jobs is to check
my students work, says
Ms. Crawford.
She shows us a sheet of
homework. She put a
sticker at the top.

Teachers are workers in the
community. A community is
a group of people who live
in the same city, town, or
neighborhood.

I can tell this student worked hard,
Ms. Crawford says. She did her best.

Edward raises his hand. Dont
you want your students to
make mistakes? Then you get
to use your red pen.

Ms. Crawford laughs. No, I want them to get the
answers right. That shows me they have learned.
It shows that I did a good job teaching.

Teachers never stop learning. They
take special classes to learn how
to be even better at what they do.
They also go to large meetings called
conferences. There they share ideas
about teaching with other teachers.

Chapter Three

Paper Clips and Pizza Parties

Making classroom rules is another part of a
teachers job. Rules teach students how to be
good community members.

RULES
FOR MS. CRAWFORDS CLASS

Be respectful and
responsible.
Pay attention and
follow directions.
Raise your hand
to speak.
Keep hands and feet
to yourself.
Be prepared for
class and ready
to learn!

Ms. Crawfords rules help her
students be kind and work hard.

Teachers and schools have been
around a long time. The first
public school in America opened
in 1635. I t is in Boston. Some of
our countrys earliest leaders went
there. The school is still open but
is now in a different building.