Afternoon Parents -
Ask your kindergartner about our SILENT Clean-Up Time today!
Mrs. Bryson and Ms. Cahill were calling children over to do an assessment, and of course we wanted to be respectful of our friends as they tried to concentrate and do their best. But Clean Up Time is a noisy process...what to do?
Enter Mrs. Sero's SILENT CLEAN UP CHALLENGE - children were asked to clean up all of the centers in the classroom without saying a word! They could only communicate with each other using hand motions. You would have been AMAZED at the "sign language" they invented to get this job done. It was one of the most incredible things I've ever seen from a group of kindergartners! AND they thought it was SO COOL!
(In case you're thinking of trying this at home...I'm sorry, but I'm afraid this kind of trick may only work for teachers, and probably only once or twice at that!) :-)
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It would be so much fun to have watched the silent clean up...maybe next time someone could make a little movie of the challenge...that way the parents could actually see something they may never see at home...a peaceful, quiet, cooperative clean up. They'll be able to say they saw it with their own eyes. Good for you Mrs. Sero.
I have done this with my 2nd graders almost every day since Christmas Break. I make it a competition between the girls and boys, or kids wearing red and blue, etc. It is amazing how little it takes for the extra SILENT effort! A sticker and word of praise goes a long way! I'm glad it has worked as often as I do it. We will see how long it lasts!
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