Just Some Thoughts

Okay, so I tried to jump right into the LESRA model Change Project!  Well, that did not go so well the first week of school, nor did the second week of school!  Yikes!  My class (being lower than expected) and a very young group, we needed (and still need) to practice routines and procedures longer than my regular routine.  We are taking things slow.  Before I let them "explore" we need to know the proper way to "explore" without having major chaos.  When I thought of using this method, I was at the end of the kindergarten year and those students were well on their way to understand the dynamics of my rules and expectations.  So, like I said, we are taking things very slow.  Once I have them in order with how to use the manipulatives, workmats, voice levels, etc. then the LESRA model will run much smoothly!  :)