New Teacher - Page 2

Skittl1321 · #26 03-23-2010, 08:28 AM

Oh you poor thing! Teaching just one tot for an entire class is a unique form of torture. For private lessons for little ones, half the length of a class is generally enough. Thankfully, most parents agree.

Clarice · #27 03-23-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by sk8ryellow

So on Saturday only one kid showed up and she was very sweet but all she wanted was her dad and she did not want to skate. She didnt cry but all she would say was no and i want my daddy. I played little games with her and got her moving a little but her attention was elsewhere. so I think that when I have the other two kids back it will be much easier to do games and other such

Oh, that IS difficult! Sometimes when I only have 1 or 2 we "take a walk" all the way around the rink (be careful not to get in the way of other classes). That takes a pretty long time with little ones. We sightsee along the way - I point out my favorite pictures on the sponsor boards (one has a picture of lizards, for instance - we always stop to tickle them). We look in the hockey boxes, peer into the music booth, see the garage door where the Zamboni lives - you get the idea. Sometimes if they want to hold my hands, I make them "pull me" around the rink - anything to keep them moving. I reinforce marching skills while we do that.

Skittl1321 · #28 03-23-2010, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Clarice

Sometimes if they want to hold my hands, I make them "pull me" around the rink - anything to keep them moving. I reinforce marching skills while we do that.

Ooh- we make the kids push/pull the teachers a lot. They think it's hysterical.

dbny · #29 03-23-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vesperholly

Kids also loooooove when I bring stuffed animals. I bought a whole bunch of small ones at the Target One-Spot for $1 apiece, and got a small laundry basket. I let each kid pick an animal, put the basket a few feet away and have them put the animal in their "home". The basket is perfect for transport, too.

Just be sure your skating director approves. If you have only one to three kids, a plush ball can work wonders. They get lost in playing catch and forget to be afraid. Just hand the ball back and forth at first, and gradually increase the distance. A few times I've had to put the ball away when a kid got wild with it, but that rarely happens. As a last resort when you have just one or two and they don't want to stay on the ice, you can let them use the markers for a while. I always insist they sit first, and I keep the caps so the don't go into mouths.

vesperholly · #30 03-26-2010, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by dbny

Just be sure your skating director approves.

She was the one who gave me the idea!

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