This time of year in the classroom is crazy wild and fun! Today is a pajama day and it is two days from the break. BTW, I'm giving a quiz!
In working with "A Christmas Carol" I had a few students who could not do the same kind of lessons I had planned for the other students. I was excited to take this as an opportunity to create fun for these students. These kids would work in the library and I added elements of fun like a warm-up of chess and other games. Is that really funny? They are reading Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and responding to questions and summarizing to me what they read in a Video Email.
Oh, media staff had agreed to supervise while I taught.
Sounds really fun? Right? No, not really. Each day I try to give them something in the email that is goofy for them to do. One time I had them make a funny face at the end of the video, another time a goat noise, this time I had them do a British accent. Why? It is about being a little silly sometimes. My hope is that they find more excitement in the work they have to do. I hope it gives them something to look forward to and allows them to get into the time period. I try to connect each funny task to the lesson. It actually has me laughing quite a bit while viewing and watching them. I really liked what I added to these lessons and if I would have gone too crazy it could have taken them off the learning in front of them.
The kids are enjoying the videos and are hilarious! We still have a couple more days before the break but I think these kids are having a great experience and are happy with the tailored lessons for them.
