tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post7615518392128423279..comments2024-03-23T21:08:20.365-07:00Comments on Forever in First: Finding More MinutesTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-66142083880861672812013-06-13T08:48:53.177-07:002013-06-13T08:48:53.177-07:00Barb, the end of the day is a harder one for me. ...Barb, the end of the day is a harder one for me. I don't like feeling rushed to get ready but I don't like being ready too soon either. Every minute does count though.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-8195466183305161022013-06-13T07:01:52.399-07:002013-06-13T07:01:52.399-07:00Great reminder. Most days I wish the day was a bi...Great reminder. Most days I wish the day was a bit longer too. It's amazing how much time can be wasted with transitions. We're always the last class out the door at the end of the day. My kids start cleanup 2 minutes before the bell cause I want to make use of every minute. Works for me though I'm not sure how the parents feel:)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776494983428336686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-82722631048378027202013-06-12T20:22:05.275-07:002013-06-12T20:22:05.275-07:00Fran, your post got my blood flowing. I was more ...Fran, your post got my blood flowing. I was more than happy to share it with as many readers as I could. Thank you for sharing such great thoughts with us!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-11835647411116712022013-06-12T20:05:46.230-07:002013-06-12T20:05:46.230-07:00Tammy,
I'm honored to have my post linked in ...Tammy,<br /><br />I'm honored to have my post linked in your blog. I am also a Regie Routman fan because her classroom responses are always so "spot on" and her sense of "urgency" is contagious.<br /><br />There is always room for improvement and you have captured that so well!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-78174498565094953882013-06-12T15:57:00.355-07:002013-06-12T15:57:00.355-07:00Lori, thank you always for your supportive comment...Lori, thank you always for your supportive comments around here. Yes, transitions can eat up way too much time if we're not careful.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-57320616949184112722013-06-12T15:55:26.363-07:002013-06-12T15:55:26.363-07:00Kelly, I hope you found some useful transition ide...Kelly, I hope you found some useful transition ideas from that link I mentioned too. I think we're all guilty of needing to work on tightening things up here and there. :)Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-36175863674216831222013-06-12T15:52:48.665-07:002013-06-12T15:52:48.665-07:00Amanda, thank you for coming by. I'm so glad ...Amanda, thank you for coming by. I'm so glad you found these ideas valuable!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-67826223458821614872013-06-12T15:51:09.587-07:002013-06-12T15:51:09.587-07:00April, thank you. I thought those quotes were gre...April, thank you. I thought those quotes were great too.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-61979233787836699882013-06-12T15:50:02.017-07:002013-06-12T15:50:02.017-07:00Kimberley, that's awesome. When kids are taug...Kimberley, that's awesome. When kids are taught tight transitions like that, we can accomplish so much more. Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-73033310953886418292013-06-12T15:47:07.866-07:002013-06-12T15:47:07.866-07:00Chrissy, oh I love lighting fires under people. T...Chrissy, oh I love lighting fires under people. That's exactly what the links did to me. Enjoy!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-24573177537394146992013-06-12T15:45:20.380-07:002013-06-12T15:45:20.380-07:00Sheree, the minute the bell rings I'm out the ...Sheree, the minute the bell rings I'm out the door. :) Glad you enjoyed the links!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18053983168084838303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-12735887039122826272013-06-12T14:13:40.883-07:002013-06-12T14:13:40.883-07:00Such a great post, Tammy! Transitions can be a ti...Such a great post, Tammy! Transitions can be a time eater. I am always looking for more time in my day!<br />Lori<br /><b><a href="http://conversationsinliteracy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Conversations in Literacy</a></b>Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511344892381128298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-28494455843816130362013-06-12T13:26:21.219-07:002013-06-12T13:26:21.219-07:00Guilty! i know my transitions are not smooth. I wi...Guilty! i know my transitions are not smooth. I will definitely be going back and reading your old post. A few years ago, we had to make up 9 snow days. Instead of adding days to the end of the year, they added 45 minutes to every day form February to the end of the year. I loved it!<br /><br />Kelly<br /><a href="http://fundamentalsinfirstgrade.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher</a> Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877388703388130759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-18786846588245663152013-06-12T12:50:27.885-07:002013-06-12T12:50:27.885-07:00This is a wonderful post! I am so glad that I fou...This is a wonderful post! I am so glad that I found your blog! Thanks so much for sharing this great information. I love your core ideas-they are very powerful and very true!<br /><br />Amanda<br /><i><b><a href="http://dailylearningtothecore.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Learning to the Core</a></b></i><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15224826690391412383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-77336108392939575262013-06-12T11:14:11.234-07:002013-06-12T11:14:11.234-07:00Love this post. I think we as teachers could alwa...Love this post. I think we as teachers could always use more time. Love the quotes.<br /><br />April<br /><a href="http://wolfelicious.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wolfelicious</a>Wolfelicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00732694615597621109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-64069661203136257592013-06-12T10:39:47.666-07:002013-06-12T10:39:47.666-07:00I love this. Someone told me about teaching kids t...I love this. Someone told me about teaching kids that transition times should be less then 3 minutes. So I would put on transition music that lasted three minutes. My first graders got used to the music, so they knew when it was wrapping up. I felt like we gained so much time by learning what three minutes feels like and the ending bars of music were like a Pavlovian response. The kids snapped to attention and focused.<br /><br />Kimberley<br /><a href="http://1stinmaine.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">First in Maine</a>Kimberley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944774091932084680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-45257041820393780732013-06-12T10:10:29.221-07:002013-06-12T10:10:29.221-07:00This post is lighting a fire under me! :-) (I can&...This post is lighting a fire under me! :-) (I can't find the youtube link, btw! It is going nowhere and I want to see what you shared!)<br /><br />The last quote is also my favorite. Our (kindergarten) transitions to recess, lunch, specials, are timely only if I am the first one at the door after the chime has been rung. If I give the signal and then stop to grab papers to be copied, a coffee mug to be refilled, whatever, then the students spiral quickly out of the routine. Because I do lunch and recess duty, I kept a small bag prepped with tissue, bandaids, a pen and notepad. I could grab it, drop in my cell phone, and ring the chime.<br /><br />I wasn't always successful with those line-up transitions, especially if I needed to copy things in the office after my class was dropped off at a special. But this is one of my goals for next year! Thanks for the links, Tammy! I'm hopping over there now.<br /><b><a href="http://read-write-sing.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">ReadWriteSing</a></b>Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841483739221560253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7605926763598675958.post-34557192816669063612013-06-12T09:40:14.587-07:002013-06-12T09:40:14.587-07:00I am like you always trying to find more time. My ...I am like you always trying to find more time. My kids are first off the playground too. My kids even ask why. I just tell them it's because I have so much to teach. Love this post and the links thanks.<br />Sheree at Petersos-PadSheree Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04746699150632658825noreply@blogger.com