My predictions about November being over in the blink of an eye were correct and now we're into December! Perhaps because October was a nightmare of a month for me (my entire household had Covid and I missed nearly 3 weeks of school), November seemed easy breezy in comparison. I also feel incredibly fortunate that my school has invested in building substitutes so my colleagues and I are not constantly covering classes the way I know so many other educators are right now.
The biggest positive change for me though was a more relaxed approach to our 3 feet apart rule to allow for temporary student groupings. Students can't sit in groups permanently, but I am now allowed to have a group of students move their desks together while I work with them and then move their desks apart when we're finished. This was especially helpful during the essay writing we just finished up. Prior to this change, all of my teaching was either whole class or one on one, and I am a small group kind of gal. My preferred method of instruction is the station rotation model.
