I really like to put my personality into my classes. My certain degree of quirk but not too much, I'm still firm with them, I've found a good balance between kind and firm. I like to make my students laugh, so these are some moments that were pretty hilarious from my standpoint.
Number 3
Scenario: Doing a review activity with one of my grade 1 classes. The goal is for everyone to participate and see who can raise their hands the fastest (that is ultimately a gimmick because I sometimes call on people who don't raise their hands). We were reviewing plurals and I would say a word that they would know and have them tell me the plural.
Me: Who can tell me the plural of the word tooth?
(Students raise hands)
(Calls on a student)
Student: Teeth!
Me: Who can tell me the plural of the word (I realize that we've gone over all the words that they know and the activity needs to cease) [shouts random gibberish]?
They're reaction was the funniest part because everybody raised their hands.
Number Two
Scenario: Wrapping up my grade one class with a game called "touch". I say everybody touch [insert object here], and they all do it. My afternoon grade one class loves it.
Me: Everybody touch the whiteboard!
(Students do it)
Student: Everybody touch Teacher Jordan!
Me: No, no, no...
(Students all pile onto my chair we fall over they're unharmed and I bruised my back)
We won't be doing that game again.
Number One
Scenario: Before my time off there was a sort of a lul on Thursday and Friday because Monday thru Wednesday was devoted to tests and movies. I didn't want to start anything new because I would have to review it after the break. For my C/L (Conversation and Listening) class I had the idea of telling stories to improve their listening skills. They wanted scary stories, I told them the story of the mysterious thumping noise (Dad if you remember it was Jupiter trapped in the computer room) and stuff like that. They wanted more, more! I was out of scary stories but I had the most hilarious, brilliant, possibly stupid idea ever...
Me: Let me tell you the story of Simon Belmont...
This is hilarious to me because I summarized an old video game that was based off old horror movies! Since that game is so old they had no idea that I was talking about a game. The funny part was that they were into it. I told it well and the fact that I improved the whole thing made me laugh harder (in my head). I learned in those couple of days that I can tell stories. From now on I give my students the option (if they earn it) to end class with a story or a game. My classroom management system is based off of incentives. If the class is acting up they get one strike on the board, this applies to the whole class. Meaning that if one student acts up, all I have to do is look at them, uncap my marker, and the problem resolves itself. I'm certain more funny moments in teaching will come up.
Till next time
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