As summer approaches, you will need to take some simple steps for safely stowing your Walking Classroom program materials so they are ready for action come fall! For those of you adopters implementing the program in a classroom setting, use these suggestions to help you pack up and plan for next year.
Bid Adieu to Your Batteries … at Least for Now!
Your batteries don’t want to spend the summer sizzling away in your WalkKits. Pop them out or you’ll find yourself face to face with corroded batteries come August.
You can accomplish this with a little help from your class. After returning from your last walk of the school year, simply ask your students to remove the batteries. Not only will this student support save you time, it will also guarantee that you won’t come back to messy and damaged WalkKits!
Keep Your (WalkKits!) Cool!
Storing your WalkKits in a cool and dry environment is critical. This will help to ensure that nothing happens to the devices while they are idle over the summer. Even your WalkKits can enjoy a break of their own!
Take a Little Time to Plan!
Whether you will teach the same grade and/or content area, or you will experience a slight shift in the new school year, take some time to revisit that list of podcasts from the teacher guide (or the website). Determine which podcasts you might incorporate in which teaching unit, or build a content area or thematic unit around several podcasts. Putting some fresh eyes on the options can be refreshing for you . . . and for your teaching!
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