I just rented an apartment with my best friend. I don't like chicken. I am blonde with blue eyes. I like photography and take photos at the bar. I work at the bar. I am saving for college. I teach fourth graders. I teach piano and vocals. I don't have a girlfriend. I am in a band. I'm busy with my band and teaching. I write my own songs sometimes. I play metal and punk music. I play the piano. My band has been together for 4 years and all the members are childhood friends. I speak Spanish and English. I like silver over red. My band needs a photographer. My band has a website and social media accounts that need to be updated. I am a teacher. I sometimes find classroom management challenging.
I have a boyfriend. We just rented an apartment and we move in next Tuesday. I live near a lake. I do photography as a side business. I am good at editing photos. I teach fourth grade. I teach history. I have been teaching for three years. I speak Spanish, English and French. I prefer muted tones of red and silver. I go to concerts. I like to travel. I am free to work next month. I have some ideas for the band photos. In my experience having a lesson plan can help with classroom management.
I tried to develop a lesson plan as you suggested and it really did help me with classroom management.  I am so glad you took my advice. I would not be able to function without one. I find I even seem to have more time now that it is all planned out. I hope it works out that way for you as well. It is wonderful to some some extra minutes to be at one with the students and talk to them regarding their feelings and any feedback.  Yes, having a lesson plan can help to improve operational efficiency of the class room. I have been slowly adapting to making a lesson before class. Do you think there are any particular challenges when planning an arts class. I find history lessons are relatively straight-forward to plan out as long as their it time allotted for inquiries. I imagine piano and vocals need some freedom for the artistic juices to flow.  The biggest challenge I face is that each child is on a different level for creativity, so sometimes it can be hard to plan a lesson that will fit all the children's creativity and aspirations.  a That is tough. Maybe you can discuss with each one what they personally want to get out of the classes. I find that fourth graders are actually way more in tune with how they learn best than we give them credit for.  I wonder if I could create several lesson plans/topics and have the children pick which one would work best for them. Kind of like a class vote? Wow! That is a really good idea. And it will empower them while making them responsible for their own learning. I really love this idea. I may even have to steal it! I think it would be a great idea too, but it would certainly be more work for the teacher since they would have to come up with multiple lesson plans at once! Initially, yes, but I think you will quickly learn what works and what doesn't. I am sure the kids have lots of ideas too. Maybe it would also be fun to start the day with some musical improv to get the creative juices flowing. Then you can toss some ideas around. Hey, thats a great idea and I think that could work. I believe music can help to open the mind and get people thinking, especially children! I am right there with you. As much as I enjoy history, it has taught me that the arts are way more important than we give them credit for.