Love your duet-trio-quartet idea! I frequently have students “turn and talk” and this will help partner up more quickly! The turn-and-talk is great for So MANY reasons: they all get to share ideas, I can easily hear who understands and who needs help, they often re-teach one-another when needed and more. Love it and will use your great idea! Please let us know how this goes for you. Happy School Year!
Yes! I could not have said it better myself! It is so important to let them talk and interact 😁 No problem! Glad you could use it to enhance what you already do!
My first year I went all fancy and bought star and foot shaped sitspots for my toes and circles and they were destroyed within the year. Being on maternity leave for 2 1/2 months certainly didn’t help but I found that the more corners the more likely my kids are to pick them. I just buy circles now and they can last for a few years IF you are on the kids about picking them and making it a part of the expectations. I saw somewhere on FB a about a teacher who tells them they are hiding treasure under the sit spot and I’d they pick up their number or move off it if when they are sitting I might turn into a pirate and steal their treasure! Also with sit spots, you can wash them which I’ve had to do before and I can buy specific numbers and colors if I need to replace just a few. Highly recommend!
Great video and so helpful to see how you set things up. Question: I LOVE your "Expectations" posters at 16:00 in the video. Enter, Exit, Always Be Kind, etc. Are you planning on putting those on TpT?
should never face the of a piano towards the students cause they can throw things and damage the back of a piano im a prior piano technician from years ago, but the sound board in the back of the piano is very sensitive to impact and very easy to damage so i highly recommend turning the piano around with the front facing towards the students instead if you haven't already done so.
Hey! I noticed you don’t have chairs. Last year I didn’t use chairs in my classroom either but I only taught K-2, this year I’ll be K-5. Does having no chairs for older kids works well for you?
Hi Emily, I have never used chairs for even my older kids and it has been totally fine! Thanks for the question! Good luck with the transition! The older kids are fun too
Love the idea for using bean bags to "plot" out your sit spots! Thanks!
Yes! So easy to move them around and get it just right.
Love your duet-trio-quartet idea! I frequently have students “turn and talk” and this will help partner up more quickly! The turn-and-talk is great for So MANY reasons: they all get to share ideas, I can easily hear who understands and who needs help, they often re-teach one-another when needed and more. Love it and will use your great idea! Please let us know how this goes for you. Happy School Year!
Yes! I could not have said it better myself! It is so important to let them talk and interact 😁 No problem! Glad you could use it to enhance what you already do!
My first year I went all fancy and bought star and foot shaped sitspots for my toes and circles and they were destroyed within the year. Being on maternity leave for 2 1/2 months certainly didn’t help but I found that the more corners the more likely my kids are to pick them. I just buy circles now and they can last for a few years IF you are on the kids about picking them and making it a part of the expectations. I saw somewhere on FB a about a teacher who tells them they are hiding treasure under the sit spot and I’d they pick up their number or move off it if when they are sitting I might turn into a pirate and steal their treasure! Also with sit spots, you can wash them which I’ve had to do before and I can buy specific numbers and colors if I need to replace just a few. Highly recommend!
Your room is so big! I’m a little jealous up here in Ontario. Looks great.
Haha music teachers really do need big rooms!! I wish I could send some of mine to you!
Great video and so helpful to see how you set things up. Question: I LOVE your "Expectations" posters at 16:00 in the video. Enter, Exit, Always Be Kind, etc. Are you planning on putting those on TpT?
For the sit spots, I buy large ones and cut them in half. They're not exactly a circle anymore, but now I get 2-3 years out of it.
Ooh that is a good idea and budget friendly! Thanks for the tip!
Love your classroom setup vlogs 😁
Thanks Janelle! Me too! I binge watch so many of them! They are so fun 🤩
should never face the of a piano towards the students cause they can throw things and damage the back of a piano im a prior piano technician from years ago, but the sound board in the back of the piano is very sensitive to impact and very easy to damage so i highly recommend turning the piano around with the front facing towards the students instead if you haven't already done so.
Are you doing other classroom video and lakeshore classroom supplies extra supplies
Try pushing the button in on the table, it is adjustable.
Ooh Candace you are on to something! I will check it out. Thank you!
You can call one pink - pink and the other one - rose.
Hey! I noticed you don’t have chairs. Last year I didn’t use chairs in my classroom either but I only taught K-2, this year I’ll be K-5. Does having no chairs for older kids works well for you?
Hi Emily,
I have never used chairs for even my older kids and it has been totally fine! Thanks for the question! Good luck with the transition! The older kids are fun too