Hello, loyal blog readers! I feel like it's been a while, and I apologize. It's not for lack of news to share--things are always happening in Room 9! But, we did have spring break not too far back, so I suppose that's part of the reason for the delay. In any case, we are back in action! Last week, our schedule was slightly adjusted, as we started to eat breakfast in our classroom rather than the cafeteria. It's been a good change. One advantage of eating in the room is that students can eat at their own pace. If they get to school right at 8:35, eat, and are done by 8:45 or so, they can use that time to make a quiet and calm "settle in choice." Our "settle in choice time" has been quite popular, and quite amazing, in my opinion. Students have done very well with finding a calming activity--building with blocks, painting, drawing, reading, doing a puzzle--there are many choices. We finish breakfast/settle in choice time by 9:20ish, and then our day is off and running with a very positive start. Below are some photos of this earliest part of our day.
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