Starting with an Apology
So, I looked back at my last post and realized I did not tell you about TWO important parts of my planning!!! YIKES!! I am SO SORRY!
First, here is the link I use to create my yearly planning. It is a plan....I do not follow it exactly. I teach what I need to teach when it fits my schedule. This is just a guide I use as a checks and balance system to be sure I have taught all the skills I should have taught. It stays in my lesson plan book so it will remind me to look at it every now and then to keep on track.
The second item I forgot to show you was an actual lesson plan. *Samples at the end of this post.
One thing I incorporate into my lesson plans is called "The Wiggles". At the Primary (especially) and Elementary levels, it is important to give the kids an opportunity to "get it all out" so they can focus on the story and lesson. This way, you can say, "You all had a chance to get your wiggles out, now it is time to be still." I use reading parody songs, Go Noodle and other learning songs to have them get their wiggles out. Here are some examples of some I have used the first week of school:
If you plan your time right, they will not be sitting still for long. Giving them time to wiggle also gives you a few moments to get organized before the lesson begins. Many media specialists do not have a lot of time between classes, so this will afford you a bit of time to get things ready to roll.
**The first week, you will have to do the wiggles with them to show them what it looks like and what it sounds like.
This way, as the year goes on, you will be afforded those precious minutes.
Spend most of your first media class time showing them procedures:
-Where to come in
-Where to sit
-How to sit
-Introductions
-How to leave the table area
-How to line up to leave
-Where to line up to leave
*In one of the previous posts, we discussed having a set plan in place for traffic flow. You need an easily identifiable place to come in, sit down and line up. It makes transition time run MUCH SMOOTHER!This Clifford poster was a designated spot where classes lined up to leave. It wasn't near a doorway, there was room for other classes coming through or open checkout kids to get around.
In one school, I had risers where the kids sat during story time. After the story, we would move to a table area to work on an activity and checkout books. The kids "earned" the right to sit on the top riser.This made it more special and safer. Plus, it motivated them to earn their way to the top!
Here is a sample of my first week's media lesson plans:
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| Here is the book used in the lesson plans below. |
It is always good to have a plan. Some of you may not need to write as much as I did. My district wanted lesson plans just like the classroom teachers. Even if you aren't required to have lesson plans, at least use a monthly/yearly outline to keep yourself on track.
HAPPY PLANNING AND
WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!!
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