As we head into the holiday madness and the home stretch for 2019, everyone's in anticipation mode. This can be fun or agonizing depending on what's going on in your classroom and school.
On the one hand, there's holiday programs to prepare for and all kinds of assemblies and other events that are fun and exciting. On the other hand, losing precious instructional time is always difficult for us teachers. I want both but something has to give. As I always say...a YES to one thing is a NO to something else. We have finite time in our day. We simply can't do it all.
Put everything on the calendar that you have no control over - Christmas play, a sing along, school assembly, etc. Make up your mind to be happy for all the moments that make your school a community.
What are the essentials I need to teach in December? [This applies to the end of the school year madness as well.] Put the essentials on the plan - schedule them all. You'll have to be creative and come up with lessons that do double duty like a language arts lesson that also deals with your social studies or science curriculum. The goal is to be effective and efficient so you can relax about the learning and focus on enjoying the moments and staying on top of your classroom management.
That's the million dollar question, isn't it?! Well, there's not a perfect answer, but here's 4 things that will help.
I have great faith in you. You can get through this craziness with grace and, at least a little, sanity. ;)
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