Special Area Google Classroom Set up

This past spring was a surprise and we as teachers did our best to pivot quickly to distance learning. It wasn't pretty and at my school we had some participation in Specials to start which quickly fell off a cliff. Partly because families were overwhelmed and partly because we were not well-organized (which made it more overwhelming!)

We are starting back this school year virtually and we don't know when we'll be back in the classroom. The way our schedule is currently set up we will only be doing asynchronous pre-recorded lessons. The students have 30 minutes of Specials in their daily schedule. It's not ideal but there are some schools where they aren't having Specials at all so I'm happy with what we've got. 

That being said, however, I don't want to see the same levels of participation so our team decided that we should house our Special Area lessons all in one place. This way students only have to check one place to see what are they supposed to be working on that day.

School doesn't start for another week and a half so this is all still in process so I'll keep you updated on how it all works out as we add more and the students get in there and start working.  And if you're not an elementary teacher then I recommend THIS VIDEO for how to organize your classwork.  I'd also love to what your schedule is going to look like this year and how you plan on organizing and posting work for students! Share in the comments below!