Submitted by Colleen (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 18:13.
I really enjoyed reading your blog. You are so right about all the wasted time we have throughout the day. I teach kindergarten and as you know, everything takes time! I try to make the most out of my time by playing little games during transition time and restroom breaks. The children love participating because I make it like a game show. We review rhyming words, sight words, letters and sounds. I have found restroom breaks go so much smoother because the children are interested and would rather be in the game than playing around in the bathroom. It can be hard when you have these block times you need to fulfill with language arts and math and constantly have interruptions! I just continue with my routines and classroom management to minimize the interuptions and maximize the learning!
Wasted time
Submitted by Colleen (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 18:13.
I really enjoyed reading your blog. You are so right about all the wasted time we have throughout the day. I teach kindergarten and as you know, everything takes time! I try to make the most out of my time by playing little games during transition time and restroom breaks. The children love participating because I make it like a game show. We review rhyming words, sight words, letters and sounds. I have found restroom breaks go so much smoother because the children are interested and would rather be in the game than playing around in the bathroom. It can be hard when you have these block times you need to fulfill with language arts and math and constantly have interruptions! I just continue with my routines and classroom management to minimize the interuptions and maximize the learning!