22 Aug, 2020
With so many schools either starting back or about to start back, including mine, I thought now might be a good time to start blogging again. I don't know about you guys, but I feel all sorts... nervous; excited; overwhelmed; scared; motivated; lost; organised; totally disorganised....it changes by the minute and is quite often totally contrary to the emotion I was feeling just before. My own class are only littlies, and I know they won't be able to (or expected to) social distance as we are using the bubbles/pods approach. However, despite the acknowledgement of this in the guidance documents, there are still references to and expectations of us adding in distancing where possible, extra cleaning (of them and everything around them!) and oh-so-many adaptations and adjustments. It's A LOT to be thinking about, especially when all I really want to do is get stuck in, have fun, make a routine for us all after so much disruption, and make new, happy, learning-filled memories! A little while back, when I returned to teach a small 'pod' during the Summer Term, I created some posters and handy guides for Socially Distanced Schooling. If I'm being perfectly honest, I'm not sure who I was trying to reassure more...the children, or myself! I certainly felt better for knowing I had tried to do something towards normalising this very weird time, and had some resources to hand for when I needed them. I made some posters with alternative no-contact greetings, some hygiene/keeping safe posters, and a whole set (24) of games which can be played on the playground or in PE at a safe distance. If you fancy them, the "Showing You Care from a Distance" pack is available for free here and if you click the image at the top, you can get the full pack in my TpT store . I wish you all the best for returning to your classes, in whatever form that looks like. Stay safe and stay well! Em x