Organisation is key!

Wow I can't believe we are in March already! 

First term always flies by so quickly! With testing, getting to know your new students, getting your head around new timetables and analysing data, first term can feel like a crazy roller coaster ride!

Being organised is the key to surviving as a teacher, so using my phone calendar is an essential part of my planning routine. Last year when teaching my students about calendars it became apparent that they had little knowledge about calendars and how to utilise them. ALARM BELLS! It made me wonder... with all of our lives wrapped up in our phones and technology are children lacking exposure to things such as calendars, maps, getting hands on with money and more. 

I decided that I was going to create a large class calendar to help my students better understand the concept of time, how to utilise a calendar and essentially build on their organisational skills!

My students are loving the giant calendar in the room, labelling upcoming events and counting down the days until the Easter holidays (or is that just me? haha). As a warm up math lesson, I had my students help me change the calendar over from February to March. The students and I were able to engage in great discussions around the days in each month and state facts about what they had observed in regards to days and dates. They loved placing upcoming events in March onto the calendar and having an understanding of the concept of time. 

Designing the calendar, laminating and cutting and changing it over each month does take time...but it's so worth it if my students are building on their knowledge of calendars and organisational skills!

~ ORGANISATION IS KEY ~