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When you're having a bad day, you have to act like you're fine and dandy, and this is especially true with Kindergarten. I once had a student teacher say it surprised her that you had to almost perform or act as a teacher, and it's so true. I try to be energetic with all of my grade levels, of course, but with Kindergarten it is SO important.
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You can read more about transitions in this blog post. My activities are typically five minutes or less, so we are doing many activities in a short amount of time, but all with purpose! When I had 35 minute lessons, I would sometimes have 10 activities all in one lesson, but with smooth transitions from one activity to the next. I have found this rule of thumb to be very helpful, especially in Kindergarten. So, a five-year-old can handle a five minute activity before losing attention, a six-year-old can handle six minutes, etc.
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I was once told in college that when lesson planning, you should think about the child's age and transfer that to minutes to understand their attention span. Pair that with not having the best classroom discipline at that point and having a behaviorally challenging class, and it was an adventure! Things have gotten MUCH smoother since then, so I thought I'd share my tips for Kindergarten music lessons. I saw one class twice…in the same day…for forty minutes. I remember Kindergarteners being my favorite grade level while student teaching, and then I had my first year of teaching. Ah, Kindergarten music class…it is at times so joyful and fun and at other times a bit daunting.