Someone commented
this week that you should do what “they” tell you to do the first four days of
the week and Friday you should shut your door and teach the way you want
to. That’s pretty good advice, don’t
you think?
When I taught
first grade in the 70’s the Friday Fairy visited my class each week. You don’t know the Friday Fairy? She would fly in while the children
were eating lunch and put a little piece of candy in each of their desks. (The fairy was actually a 5th
or 6th grader.) I’d
probably go to jail now for doing that and giving kids sugar! However, there might be some adults
walking around right now who have a fond memory of that little treat.
Here are some
other ways to celebrate Friday!
The Friday
Dance
Come on, everybody
and take a chance. (Step back and
forth as
It’s time to do
the Friday dance.
you snap your fingers.)
Everyone get up on
your feet.
Clap and get the
Friday beat! (Clap hands.)
It’s Friday! It’s Friday! It’s Friday!
Yeah! (Hands in the
air and
dance
around.)
Friday Free
Time
The last 15
minutes on Friday let the kids take off their shoes and do whatever they want!
Game Day
Invite children to
bring board games (NOT video games) or card games from home and play the last
30 minutes of the day.
Sit Where You
Want
Friday afternoon
let children switch places and sit wherever they want.
Chew and Write
To encourage
writing about what they learned during the week give each student sugar free
gum to chew. They can chew the gum
as long as they are writing.
Jamboree
Get together with
another class or all the children on your grade level and sing! A different class could be in charge of
this event every week.