Back stories: Year's ago I had a class of 14 Sunbeams and 13 of them were very active boys. At the time we didn't have enough people for 2 adults in every class so I was by myself. When I first got called I was like oh boy I have to be super prepared or this will never work. I rigged up a Science Fair board with clips and velcro so that I could walk in and have everything ready to go. Stories and pictures in folders on the velcro, or clipped onto the board. I do a similar thing now with my school classes. I go into 26 different classes each week to teach social and emotional learning skills and I have 20 - 30 minutes for most of those classes - a small time to teach important lessons, sound familiar. Over 1/2 of the time the class is already there and ready for me, however, the easiest way to lose children is to have a pause while you get ready. I started the year with all my lesson plans for each grade - I teach Kinder - 8th grade - in file folders by grade level in a rolling crate cart with a tote on top for the misc things I need like a bell, sometimes puppets, etc. It actually took longer than I wanted to give and left the door open to lose a few children. So I added two kitchen cupboard organizers to the side to put 3D type things in. It works brilliantly. I walk in and I am instantly ready to teach 22 - 30 children/tweens. Here are my top tricks for smooth transitions for Singing Time - before (interesting note that this is now 3 months after I posted this and my Primary President just asked me how I always was there and ready without skipping out of Sacrament meeting early.) :
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Here are my tried and true tips/tricks based upon my past experience, CFM, Preach My Gospel, and also using my teaching strategies/philosophies that I also use in my day job.
Most are simple directed listening (Focused Attention) based for easy memorization and then also focusing in on topics for internalization of the Gospel messages. Lot's of my different ideas on a few pages :) Archives
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