I have not touched work this holiday.
I woke up this morning thinking about my to-do list written on the Friday before leaving school. I started off reading some of my email and noting what needs to be shared.
I created a new agenda to be populated. I do this weekly, it helps remind some of us of what is coming and what needs addressing.
As an old fashioned paper and pen or pencil teacher, I prefer to use my Lesson plan book. I have to see the week at a glance and fill in all the slots for my lessons. I fill in all my duty spaces and times for various meetings, most of which I double check on my calendar.
Then it comes to the nitty gritty! Where I have started making a brainstorm of all my topics and content to be covered on an A4 paper. I’m sure you can tell by now that I am a big picture person. I tend to be more effective when I can map out everything I need to teach and slot them on my weekly schedule.
Having done this, I now have to make time to read and prepare for the content I will be teaching. I have many questions to answer. Not in any particular order, though the questions will guide me when planning my mini-lessons and activities.
What was my last lesson? What do groups of students already know? Do I need any resources prepared? What do I need to read more on? What did the formative assessment or my anecdotal notes inform me? How will I scaffold the teaching for groups of students?
I’m sure I have missed some of what I need to prepare. Yes, I forgot finishing grading and updating the assessment document.
GIFTS 
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