“Life is like
riding a bike. If you stop
pedaling you fall off.”
Change is
inevitable and children will constantly be challenged to adapt to new
circumstances in the future.
Many Ways
– Sing different versions of the same song or read different versions of folk
tales. Remind children that there
are many ways to do things, and that’s O.K.
Variety –
The Spice of Life – Vary work groups and seating arrangements in the
classroom.
*Have students turn their chairs around and face the back of the
room.
*Let children exchange seats with a classmate.
*Do “Tummy Time” where children lay on the floor and
read, write, and work.
State
Changes – How about Whisper Wednesday where you whisper all day?
*Turn off
overhead lights.
*Give children
sugarless bubblegum to chew.
*Have silly
sock, sports day, cap day, dress up day, and other theme days.
*Use colored
paper or colored pencils.
Schedule –
Write the activities in the day on index cards. Include specials like music and P.E. Put a piece of magnetic tape on the
back of each card. Every morning
put the activities up according to the schedule for the day.
Opposite
Day – Flip your schedule for the day by starting with a good-bye song and
reversing the order until you end with a good morning song. Read a book from the last page to the
beginning. Be sure and eat your
dessert first when you go to lunch!
Self-Directed
Learners – Make individual contracts for students with a list of
assignments, centers, and so forth.
Allow them to make decisions about the order and length of time they
spend on the activities. Set a
deadline for when all work should be completed.
