Who else is like me? All summer long I think about my classroom, what will I change, what will I keep the same? I will even be out shopping and only think about what would look cute in my classroom, or what weird thing I can incorporate in my room. This may be my fifth year teaching, but I have NO idea what is best for me or the kids yet at this point...
Let's get one thing straight... One step at a time. I am SO not good at this. I will be walking into my classroom for the first time since school let out for summer, and I am already overwhelmed. So, what I did was this... I made a schedule.
Monday - Restring guitars and set up new guitars. Lesson plan SK and 1st grade ONLY as well as prepare as many visuals as I can before time runs out! This year I am using Jeff and Randy's GamePlan books for SK and 1st grade... and this is new to me. I am really excited about this opportunity and cannot wait to share with you how it all works out. I will also be teaching lessons at 3 and coaching volleyball from 5-7.
Tuesday - Lesson plan 2nd and 3rd grade - using the Conversational Solfege books by Feierabend. Yes, I know it is weird... why not be consistent? Well, I only have SK and 1st grade GamePlan books... and I have always wanted to be strict about the Feierabend curriculum because I feel like it will be a great way to get them prepared for the years to come. Also, because I can't do the same thing with everyone, I will get bored! Also, make as many visuals as I can!
Wednesday - Lesson plan 4th and 5th grade - I am using the Silver Burdette Making Music series for these grades because I have the books and CDs for these books. Also, make visuals and get everything ready.
Thursday - Bulletin Board Day - I feel that I will be staring at my bare walls the entire time I am in my room this week and will finally have come up with what to do with them. I have about 1,000 ideas and only a couple bulletin boards.
ALSO!!! I have some VERY exciting news. As you have read, I have ALOT of work to do with my visuals. Up until now, every visual of mine is on large manilla paper. BUT... guess what? I am taking a 50" TV to my classroom and hooking up an AppleTV! Can you believe it? I am MORE than excited. I can't wait to incorporate this technology with the kids and the school. I will be the first and only teacher with an AppleTV in the classroom, so I have to be sure I am on my A game for REAL. I hope to share some of those visuals with you all on this site as well, and hopefully will get some great feedback!
Well, thanks for reading. And I hope my schedule inspired you to make your own schedule. One step at a time... and it will be great! You can do it! You can get SUPER excited as well as be practical. Hopefully I will follow this schedule, but we will see. :)
Thanks for reading!
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