Field Experience - 3/27/2012

Management Strategies

During tuesdays class we continued our gymnastics unit. Our host teacher set up several stations. He  added the rope climb and the rock climb to the activities incorporated in the lesson. He split the class up into groups and let  me know that things will probably bit crowded over by the balance beam (where I was working at). He was right. Within the first minute of rotations the balance beam line became extremely crowded. The next plan was to add another station so that it could keep the kids more occupied. He brought out a couple 4 wheeled scooters for the kids to maneuver up and across mid court. This would help delay the line getting longer but would not prevail. After everybody got a few rounds of getting on the beam I was told to skip students that already proved that they were more than capable of performing the task at a proficient level. By doing this it would eliminate the delay for the beam line but right after it was the wall climbing line which took just as long. I would have to move the kids along past the rock climbing wall too. This management of activities need to be organized differently so that everybody gets an equal opportunity to do the tasks without feeling rushed or uncomfortable.