Blogging Challenge 4: In the Class This Week

I tried to write this entry several ways, but none of them seemed just right. So, because I love lists (see entry 2) and my brain works best this way, I am going to list a few highlights from this abbreviated, welcome-back week.

1. I started using a digital timer with a loud alarm on it to manage LOTS of activities in my room and it has worked amazingly well on a lot of levels. It has help students to stay on task and complete work and helped me to make sure I am getting everything done and said in a class period. 

2. Got a new student who has already covered the objectives we are doing now, but has not learned the objectives we have already covered. This is a new issue I am not sure how to tackle.

3. I laughed uncontrollably for a few minutes, when a student listed "corn" on his paper as one of the layers of the Earth. Then regained my composure and realized I need to do more visual and less auditory for some students.

4. I taught my kids the sign language letters for "t" and "f" so we could  do some true false questions together without screaming out answers. Worked great! For sure a keeper. 

5. I stopped fighting and just started buying pencils.

Have a great weekend everyone!