One of the most difficult things my students seem to struggle with at the beginning of every new school year is walking in the hallways. Entering 3rd grade, most have been at the same school for four years. However, from the looks of it, you’d think they’d never walked in a line before. From the…
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Help! I’m Chaperoning a Field Trip.
I’m going on a field trip this week. It’ll be the first one I’ve ever witnessed from the chaperone’s perspective. I’ve done it as a teacher—with all the joys of carrying permission slips, contact information, EpiPens, inhalers, extra pencils, snacks, and a position of ultimate authority just a smidge shy of the bus driver’s (who…