This Week’s Lessons…
1. The day one of your students forgets lunch is the day the canteen will be closed. LESSON – Have a snack bag ready.
2. When you risk it and get to school later than normal, that will will be the morning where everything snowballs. LESSON – Hide in your classroom. Lights off!
3. When you find an AWESOME website (Scholastic’s StudyJams) check that it PLAYS ON A MAC. You have made this mistake before. Home PC = Classroom Mac = Stalling time while class get restless. LESSON – Get to school earlier and check before class!
4. Life education rocks. So many good strategies for engaging students from inside Harold’s Van. If only I had carpet walls…sigh. LESSON – Ideas are everywhere.
5. Another successful engagement tool for boys, using Brain Busters… Make it a competition and Voila! Intense Interaction. LESSON – Make More!
Hi Justine,
I love the way you have shared your lessons – it’s great to see teachers reflecting in the same way we expect our students to. I learned a lot from your lessons – thanks 🙂
I laughed at the PC vs Mac call too. I have a Mac at home & a PC at work, and I swear, I spend half the day trying unsuccessfully to hit Apple+Q at school & Ctrl+P at home – disaster!
Keri-Lee
Hi Keri-Lee,
Thanks for the comment. I agree with you about teachers reflecting, it is important and I think most people do it without even realising!
PS: The Mac and PC have still not patched up their relationship. I will remain a mediator between the two!
Justine