Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Entertaining The Kids

Keep The Kids Active and Entertained. This short book titled Get The Camera Out shows how it can be done.
One of my classes had thirty kids in it from nine to twelve years old.
When boredom set in I'd get permission to go around the block with
them. They knew if they didn't stay in line they wouldn't get to go again
so they were well behaved. We would play Indian games like, Find what
you hear. Count the number of birds, squirrels, cats, dogs, etc.. When
they REALLY got bored I'd bring out the camera and we'd play “Gather
around Suzy.” If class lasted long enough for that to grow boring too I
would bring out the bright light and they would trace outlines of each
other. My all time favorite activity was the month I told them that if they
were good all month they could paint my van. “I'll supply the paint and
the brushes. Yawl just show up in old clothes.”
Right Click on the title to download your copy. Be sure to pass it around.

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