Today was awesome. Mainly, it was awesome because anything that could have happened was surpassed by how well the first grade CTT class went. I made the young man who visits me all the time and can be a lot to handle my helper. My teacher's assistant if you will. It went over so well. Not only did it mean I didn't have to worry about him, the "George" if you will (as I've called him in this blog before), it instead enabled George to assist in classroom management and working the lesson. I was so pleased with how it went. It also helped that the other student who usually causes a lot of trouble was not present.
Additionally, I was just very happy with the lesson. Much of this week was about really getting into the Orff and other instruments objects in the classroom. It's a slow introduction where we are adding numbers. I look forward to the time when we can all have instruments at the same time. For now, working in single groups is the way to go. Otherwise, today was a lot of fun. This class just made me so happy. I like the idea of more student ownership in class and behavior contributing to a more positive classroom.
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