Today I received a new student from Mexico right in the middle of my Treasures' first grade Reading Comprehension Lesson (a story about Roberto Clemente). I had to stop to talk to his mom and grandmother quickly about: My parent packet, his homework, does he have lunch money, and where to pick him up when school ends. I also had to tell her today is our early day we get out at 1:19 but the rest of the days we leave at 2:19. I am doing all this in the best Spanish I have, but the reason I decided to write this evening is because I feel it's important to understand this 10/15 minutes I lost talking to my new student's parent resulted in me having to just STOP my lesson and just forget about it. The moment was gone. Sometimes it is hard for us to realize when to stop, but it's best to just quit. If you think about it there will be plenty of lessons in your Reading series that accomplish the skills that you were teaching. So don't feel guilty, just STOP when you feel you've lost your students or the moment. I did today and things went more smoothly for me and I wasn't as frustrated as I would have been if I had continued.
Tomorrow is another day!!
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