Training Log Archive: barb

So this week I'll have taught this many classes:

Grades K-2: 2
Grades 3-5: 2
Grade 6: 1
Grades 7-8: 2
Plus a teachers' meeting.
Plus, just, working full time.
Prepping some ONA articles.
Helping with junior travel logistics/communication.
Getting Isabel set up to study and train in Europe. Fun with bureaucrats.
Taking a class.
Starting an orienteering education non-profit. We now have 8 members of the board. First meeting in a couple weeks.
Transplanted tomatoes from the basement to the great outdoors.

It is busy.

In July I will enjoy watching movies. I will enjoy that very much.

Taught at Harrington today. Pretty fun.
Regular orienteering course with the 7th and 8th graders. Throw them in, see what is hard, then pair up next time so the ones who got it can teach those who struggled.
With the kindergartners, we drew maps and then did a treasure hunt just looking for controls outside.
One stolen control today, out of 12. Urban park...

C • Stolen control 11

Taught the 6th grade class - regular orienteering courses and did Q&A with an elite orienteer (Isabel).
Left early, leaving Ann Marie and Mr F in charge, in order to get to another class at a school across town, grades 3-5. There we looked for places matching photos I'd taken, put streamers up there, and then ran courses.
In the evening, we had a meeting of the teachers plus Jason who is helping design the lesson plans. There were 6 teachers. (!) Good discussion about what is working and what is hard.

Taught the 7-8 grade. Mr F afterward suggested that there be more movement and less sitting around.

Rushed to the Fitzgerald to teach 2 more classes: K-2 and 3-5.

K-2
Circle. Boys: when I say "go", stand up, run touch a tree, run back, sit down.
etc. (worked great!)
Then the gather game, run around touching and counting trees, and when I wave the flag, come to me and tell me how many.
Then we looked for objects in the photos. (so so)
Then it was time to stop.
Idea: use 3x5 name cards (but they can't read - photos?) to make a map of where they should sit in the circle.

3-5
Draw maps from memory of school ground.
Find objects in photo cards, mark on one of the maps.
Play capture the flag (nothing to do with maps).

Green Y day 2 - Splits