During this week, teachers are supposed to offer more choice. The authors talk about different greetings. I've done different ways to say, "Hello" and the kids really seemed to enjoy it. I find that any of the greetings that require an inner circle and outer circle take too long. What do you all think? What greetings work well for you?
Do you assign seats for Morning Meeting? I haven't and it hasn't become much of a problem, but different classes = different issues. This might be the year! LOL!
There are different activities discussed in this chapter including Zoom, Hot and Cold, Follow the Sound, and Coseeki. Has anyone done any of these activities before? What is your favorite?
One of the most important parts of this chapter for me was the introduction of Logical Consequences, and the use of time out/rest stop/take a break. How do you use time out in your class? Do you have a special chair? I definitely would like to do this this year. I really liked the paragraphs under "When the teacher makes a mistake" because we are human, and I really like the fact that you address that if the child feels that there is an injustice, they can speak to you about it later. This should cut down on the arguing when you initially send a student to Time Out/Rest Stop/Take a Break. What do you all call it? Does Time Out have a negative connotation?
When the authors wrote about paradoxical groups on page 130, it reminded me a lot of The Daily 5, but it doesn't sound like we'll be using Daily 5 much. However, students still need to be able to work independently during things like Math Tubs or other small group intervention times.
I really liked the Self-Portrait book idea on page 131. I'd like to do that this year so that they can be added to the classroom library.
What are your thoughts?
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