HYBRID Classroom Setup! - We're going back!!!!

[@teacher345]

The doorbell is definitely the best purchase I’ve made on Amazon; I love it!

[@michelledominguez44]

Thank you for this! 75% of our staff is fighting going back, they approved TK, Kinder (me!) and special needs hybrid. I'm so happy to meet my kiddos but with half the staff so divided, I forgot to be excited😥 thank you! Your ideas are great and I adore your videos😍😍😍

[@Anne-V.]

I’m so happy for you. I know you’ve been ready for in person learning since like ... all year.

[@pamela.imagines.p10]

Thanks for all you do. Good luck next week. I appreciate the classroom setup/tour. You truly love teaching and I love all of your ideas. Enjoy your weekend.

[@SocialStudies401]

I am sure you all are glad to be back! I have been "back" all year and its... a lot. I am currently teaching FULL in-person, hybrid, and online-only all at the SAME TIME (I teaching 7th and 8th grade esl middle school) Its hard! I appreciate your honesty ❤️ Teachers are inspirational troopers 🌟

[@Peacefulh20]

Omg, my sons school did the mask face drawing at the bugging of the school year in August. It’s such a cute project. My sons school here in Southern California went back March 30th. I wish our district did the same as you. Our hybrid is 4 days a week, 3 hours a day. Monday is virtual. There is an am and a pm for each class. There are 9 kids in my sons am class and 10 in the pm. 8:15-11:15 for am then an hour break then the pm kids go 12:15-3:15. There are just as many desks because they don’t want the kids sharing a desk so instead of spaces between the desks, there are desks lol (still plenty of space though between the desks) each kid has their own supplies in their own box. They will be bringing home everything at the end of the year, including their boxes because they don’t want any sharing at all. Back packs stay outside. Nothing comes in the classroom other than the kids. Recess is just snack, no playing. They sit at a table, 6 feet apart and when they are don’t with snack, they go back to class, wash their hands and get hand sanitizer. As with all, masks are mandatory. We have a daily health screening we have to fill out every morning before we take our kids to school. We can walk our kids to the gate but that’s it. We also can meet them at the gate after school. They stay in the same room the entire 3 hours except for snack. Kids in RSP or speech have their sessions at a table in the back of the room. 1 kid at a time. There is a plexiglass glass divider on that table so the kids and the teacher are separated. For speech, the kids wear the face shields. There is no virtual at all for the hybrid kids other than the Monday meeting and independent work. The kids whom are virtual have a different teacher. The ones who decided to stay virtual went to a different teacher once the hybrid went back (only reason my son went hybrid, seems kind of ridiculous to have the kids change teachers with only 7 weeks left of our school year (we get out May 21st) 4 of the kids in my sons class stayed virtual and now have a new teacher and 3 kids that were with the virtual teachers are now in my sons class....talk about confusing lol) we ent by another school (it was a private school) before my son went back and the kids were all playing together on the playground. I now feel bad for my son since they just sit. Glad you guys get to have fun. Hope your first week back was amazing :)

[@dannimack1020]

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼so happy for you, be prepared for the exhaustion! It’s so great to have the littles back! We go back full time today! 🥰 thank you for the video during the crazy time!

[@karenlee6666]

I hope you had a great first day back. :) I'm in Florida ..... We've been face to face since August. I have 20 second graders in my regular sized classroom. They are not even 3 feet apart. HOWEVER, they are 100% masked, except for lunch which is in the lunchroom and I don't have lunchroom duty. Even at recess and PE they wear masks (we just have too many kids). We do offer online, but the number is small -- maybe 30% of our school? In second grade we have 8 teachers and 7 have face to face kids. Even our online kids follow the same schedule so those kids are online with a teacher from 8:45 - 3:00. Good news is we haven't had much (if any) transmission in our school. We have had cases in school (caught covid outside of school) but it doesn't seem to be spreading in school.

[@AK141415]

So crazy!!!! We started in CT on hybrid with half of our classes every other week until October and then we started in person... I have 22 kiddos in person 5 days a week since October with 5 feet of distance between desks. I’m so lucky to have a school district where we have an online learning school. When we had hybrid we went to school until 2:00 and had an hour for our online school. I hope you’re feeling okay with baby on the way!!!!

[@kaetillery1619]

I love the "behind the mask" project! So smart!!

[@emmykathryn12]

So glad you're going back! We have been back 5 days now since the beginning of March. Everything seems to be going well and the kids are adjusting! Happy learning!

[@rachel.lauren]

I live in AZ and I have actually been in school since September! I feel very lucky to have been in school for this long.

[@IvelisseLaboy-wt3yg]

Wish you the best Shelley! God bless your beautiful family. ❤❤️💛🕊️🙌✝️🙏🌹💓👋😊

[@briannabrookshaw9318]

It really says something when all kids want to go back to class!!

[@melissaknitter7611]

So excited for you and your kids. Have a great time. I pray it is as stress free as possible.

[@nickandlauren99]

Yay!!! So excited to see your first week hybrid!!!

[@beachgirl503971]

I am a special education teacher in the bay area! My students went back hybrid in December and school started back hybrid for all students last Thursday!

[@caschpmn11]

We're going back hybrid April 5th. I'm going in this week to set up and tech virtually.

[@jlanspery]

I'm so happy for you! I was waiting for this.. OMG, I literally go back to hybrid tomorrow in Virginia and I can't wait!! Such a great video.

[@brittonriley8651]

Dude I just clicked on this video, first time ever watching her and I already loveeeeeeee her energy!!!

[@stowedstuff]

Can’t believe you guys are just starting hybrid!!!!

[@GeordieMark]

I bet your pleased to get back into the swing of things.

[@amandarutledge7256]

Yay for having your kiddos back! Praying it goes well 🥳

[@ryanross981]

love that you guys finally get to go back!!!!!

[@emilylightsey6374]

Thank you for vlogging for "your people"! We have been in person since September. Masks on all day. Breakfast and lunch in the classroom, but they go to their specials and PE. I think all teachers across the country will be relieved when this school year is over. It has been challenging no matter what your school's situation is. The light at the end of the tunnel is near! We can do this!

[@heidiwitter4490]

OMG!!!! Had the BEST first day back today girlie-mama!!!! EPIC day for this third grade teacher for sure. Hope yours was just as such...

[@LaurensDesigns]

It is so interesting to see how the other side of the world teaches. We have been teaching only on line and only in class. SO My class since Sept, has had 22 students in desks in front of me. Parents who opted out, are in the "online" school. The hardest part I think has been stopping them from talking while eating.

[@pandabears7530]

Not all schools are like this. Mine is not even close to this. The kids go to school for 7.5 hours a day, everyday.

[@stronger7995]

I teach 6th in WA. We went back hybrid in feb, so far so good! Good luck!

[@beverlysmith7684]

Hello from Maine. Somehow we made it all year without going virtual. We have been in person all year. We had a snow day, but we went virtual. So we have been trucking along. It's been quite a year.

[@belenrugama.a]

Love her energy 💕💕💕

[@deidraroberts9628]

Watching your video made my day better. Thank you.

[@denisew7752]

I just found your channel. I'm virtual, but just loved this video so I kept watching. I love your voice-level signs, do you have them in a tpt store?

[@c.matherne1392]

I'm so happy for you! I have been teaching in-person at full capacity since September. I can't imagine having to be fully virtual. If it makes you feel better my school has had zero cases of student-to-student or teacher cases of infection.

[@brendaeunlin972]

Wow! That's interesting! Where is your school? And how were you able to avoid cases?

[@c.matherne1392]

@@brendaeunlin972 the students wear mask. We have had kids get covid but every case has been from contact outside of school. No student to student cases.

[@mr.kylecohen]

We are HERE for some classroom setup. Lucky lucky students!!!

[@leticiaangel3127]

Missing your vlogs/videos! Hope you're doing well!

[@ninaroo2]

I work in kindergarten in a private school in Brazil and we've been doing the boxes for school supplies + anything else they bring since they're are not allowed to share anything! It works so well in our class

[@Anne-V.]

So excited for those vlogs. Welcome back to school!

[@allisonbaker6919]

I wish I could help you because I LOVE organizing! I LOVE office supplies ❤️ office supplies are the BEST 🤩

[@victoriaLL345]

Awesome! Stay safe.

[@TheCalvinMarshall]

I have been teaching in NY- grade 2, 5 days a week all day, all year with 6ft socially distant and masked kids I have 15 kids. We have ZERO online learning unless students signed up for 100% virtual. It's been GREAT. No student to student spread. It's possible and safe. I see 15 kids all day every day. It's great. No rug for gathering, no small groups. Kids are NOT giving to each other in school. All virus spread- which has been super minimal is due to the adults in the building or homes.

[@chloe_3787]

That doesn’t work everywhere. I am a high school senior in PA and have been hybrid since the beginning of the year. With our model, we are able to be six feet, and no spread has taken place in the buildings. However, if we were to return fully, some classes would not even be able to fit students 3ft apart. My district has been *phenomenal* and our teachers are happy too. We just had a big board meeting to talk about fully reopening (we’re not) and so much evidence was presented that “learning loss” is not actually occurring and mental health is not declining.

[@TheCalvinMarshall]

@@chloe_3787 our HS is the same way. I’m talking our elementary school. We can fit all the student who opted to return to in person. 30% of elementary school children chose the all virtual option we gave them, making more space for those who chose all in person. Parents had a choice. Teachers are either teaching all in person OR all virtual never both in elementary. HS and MS are hybrid.

[@chloe_3787]

@@TheCalvinMarshall that’s awesome! Our families also had a choice. And elementary teachers are either in person or virtual, not both. I think it works well for them. However, still, our elementary classrooms just do not have enough floor space to fit everyone. Some classes would still have 20-25 kids, and at max, they can fit like 18 in a room. Luckily, hybrid is working even better than anticipated as far as routines and learning go.

[@DebZaragoza]

I wish we were doing this. I go back April 12th, only I will be "zooming" in the mornings still, and meeting with Group A/Group B from 12:45-2:45. I'd rather zoom in the afternoons...

[@mzzzzzzday]

We have the SAME schedule, but I'm in the bay area. Last week, our in person 2 hour and a half classes was taken up with procedures/routines. I feel like we will have it by the beginning/ middle of april BUT we have spring break, then we'll have to start from the beginning and we may have another schedule change.... I just...its really the end of the year! so weird lmao Things should be dialing back, but we're like going 100 mph right now. nice to see kids in person though!

[@Laura_aa123]

So interesting how different it is versus the Netherlands! Here we make “bubbles” so, when 1 kid is positive on Covid, the whole class (22 kids) is going in quarantaine! So we have whole classes in the classroom, no distance between kids or teacher with kids! Lots of love, enjoy today!! 😘

[@ju1iaaaaa160]

Same in Germany! However, we've split our classes to make smaller groups.

[@jodilea46]

Where did you get those teal book bins? I love the color!

[@EarlyEDventures]

Dollar tree a few years ago!

[@bumh21]

hi ! bumped into your video, I am a Filipino Teacher by the way . I like the class structure that was implemented in your county . I wish we can do that here too, unfortunately we can't due to high covid cases . I wish the Department of Education here will adapt hybrid classroom soon .. 😔

[@annaelisafarrugia500]

I’m 2 minutes into the video and am saying to myself how similar our scenario is apart from the fact that we are on a mini lockdown and am 100% virtual as from last Wednesday. However before that I had two shifts, A and B and 3 fully online kids. We worked at school from 7.30 till 11.15 and then at home with the shift that stayed home.

[@mountaingalhomemaker4179]

interesting in your state you can teach all the way to 6th grade in ours 6th grade teachers have to be for 4th through 8th only. i taught for 4 years before i started staying home with my kids and i taught ela and social studies to 4th graders. it was always interesting because my team teacher had been teaching for nearly 30 years and had been my 4th grade teacher when i had attended the same school. our school was tiny and had only 2 teachers per grade.

[@13kgigi34]

Stay safe out there!! My whole school is going back 5 days starting in may but 8th grade goes first this week 5 days then 7th grade but I been going 5 days now!

[@addisonswannack]

Love the video!!

[@Dede_5718]

Nice! Who did you say makes the stages in IG again? Did you say miss classy stage?

[@EarlyEDventures]

@classystages on Instagram

[@lizbethcampos223]

Where did you get the treasure box? I been wanting one like that one

[@justplainpeachy9352]

I feel so bad for you! We have been blessed to be in class all year long (limited social distancing, masks only in the hallway).

[@elissajames5062]

Not 100% your in the Uk but this is why in the us they have had much less covid spread in schools and less kids having to isolate but I will say it is a price we pay to be back full time 5 days a week

[@themomto5323]

@@elissajames5062 I’m in the US and our kids have been full time extended ( longer class day 7:55 to 4pm) with little to no social distancing because honest it hard to social distance 1000 students in halls. They wear mask but not always correctly. With little to no spread of covid and none since January.

[@themomto5323]

Not that it’s not real... just saying there are schools that have been full time with little effect from covid. We have missed almost 4 weeks of school this year because of hurricanes and ice storms.

[@rachelmcmahon2527]

So hard for you not to hug them when you see them!!

[@belenrugama.a]

She inspires me now I want to be a teacher now 😂

[@Abbyb9649]

I play teacher so. When I am older I want to become a teacher so this will be a good idea how to lay out my class room. If covid hits again I would be prepared for teaching. Lol 🤣

[@belenrugama.a]

@@Abbyb9649 same!!!

[@Rose-ht8bu]

I went back to school in September as hybrid and then in November we switched to fully in person I’m from Louisiana

[@sarahp444]

What are your school's precautions this year for specials, lunch, and recess for hybrid?

[@poeticlinda]

I work in the hayward district. What is your district doing about after school programs and childcare?

[@galfor54]

Omg the guidelines in your county are CRAZY in the UK we have our whole class back (26) we are classed as a bubble and the main rules mean that each bubble stays apart BUT within your bubble you can pretty much be as normal (children are in rows and hand washing etc) we have quite low levels at the moment but at least we can be as normal as possible at the moment.

[@galfor54]

Oh yeah and young kids aren’t forced to wear masks.

[@suha1230]

In my city if you're pregnant you get an accommodation to work remotely for the school year. It has been a huge relief for me since I'm currently pregnant. You seem enthusiastic about going back so it doesn't seem like you would be interested, but since pregnancy is considered high risk for Covid, I wonder if your district would accommodate you being that there are no clear recommendations for pregnant women in regards to the vaccine?

[@mountaingalhomemaker4179]

our public schools went back in august full time in our district but my kids have and never will attend public school. my oldest 2 attend a boarding school as will all my kids starting in 7th grade but they have not gone back at all. at this point they say that they could but its not pratical with less than 2 months left of school to open the campus.

[@amymiller9982]

Your school's plan is basically the same thing as ours. Not many schools are doing it this way. But I'm so grateful I don't have to teach virtually at the same time as in-person.

[@gaellegoutain1286]

How was your first day? I am coming back tomorrow with my 4th and 5th and on the 12th with my Middle school students. I am ecstatic, because we have 4 days per week with the students.

[@dakotagarrett718]

Will you please try to do a first week back?!?🙏🥺 Also will you be giving a name hint for baby boy?

[@pamelajaimes9765]

i need a job like hehe im english teacher and i love ur video

[@mckoyfamilyvlogs4270]

we are in san diego and we are going back on april 12th

[@Belushi87]

if the kids have bubble wands, they can use them as a pointer instead of the lightsaber. no need to pass it around and constantly having to wipe it down.

[@taylorlevin7464]

How do they play with bubbles with masks?

[@randoff32]

Who is the leader of the school supplies? The ruler!

[@lexirose1093]

Good one 😂✅

[@TessaAndrews]

Omg. Who gave this video a thumbs down?! Haterrrrrr 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 Anyway... love your stuff girl! Stay safe.

[@EarlyEDventures]

😂😂 there’s always miserable people in the world. Ignore them 🙃

[@peytonlaird452]

we did that same face mask drawing in art class

[@sabrinagraziose6286]

Since kids are sharing desks, will they be sanitized every night?

[@emilyperry368]

I believe she said in the beginning of the video that the same kids will come on Monday and Tuesday then they’ll clean Wednesday and then a different set of kids will come Thursday Friday.

[@EarlyEDventures]

Yep!

[@dannimack1020]

Ahh! The desks are no longer triangles!!! That deserves a whole other comment!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@EarlyEDventures]

YES IT SURE DOES!!!!! 😂

[@andreww8019]

Who doesn’t love a good day of watching FRIENDS

[@tulip3379]

What grade do you teach I’m in the six grade

[@kennedyfrank80]

The name tag thing Is similar to our but in high school we have to where our ID and that Is also your bathroom pass and also our lunch pass to get thing from the cafeteria

[@nicolepszonak6336]

So your going be teaching everything thing like 8 times in one day

[@EarlyEDventures]

Haha twice but ya

[@themomto5323]

My kids have been in school all year no hybrid. They go to 7-8 classes a day. School is even longer this year because of a hurricane and freezing. They go from 7:55 to 4pm... Since the end of January NOT one student in the school district has come down with Covid. There is 6 elem, 2 middle and 1 high school. Also I’ve seen them at PE and after school. If you didn’t know any different there isn’t anything different from pervious years. They haven’t social distanced at all... not that the school hasn’t tried. Not saying anything other than I hope normal will return soon.

[@brendaeunlin972]

Wow! None of the teachers came down with Covid either? That's amazing.

[@themomto5323]

@@brendaeunlin972 none.... I’m sure some have been sick with other ailments and I know students have had to be pulled because parents have been exposed but no confirmed COVID case in the schools period since January 2021. Even with the mask mandate being lifted

[@cearabostick9315]

It’s crazy that you guys have been all on zoom.. My kids school has been back since like October.. I live in Ohio and there’s like no Covid cases(there never really was) I think we got to a max of 2,000 Covid cases in our county! I’m so happy for you though, I know how much you love your kiddos and teaching!

[@nicolepszonak6336]

So your going be teaching everything like 8 times between A and B groups

[@EarlyEDventures]

Twice a day

[@lucasabdey357]

Congratulations on having a child are you expecting a boy or a girl my name is Lucas I’m not a teacher by any means but I just love teaching videos because you guys keep things very organized if you will

[@EarlyEDventures]

another boy!

[@lucasabdey357]

@@EarlyEDventures Congratulations hopefully your students will be good for your substitutes

[@randoff32]

I got fired from the unemployment office, and still had to show up the next day.

[@adelyncox1252]

We don’t have guidelines

[@tulip3379]

Me trying to figure out what grade she teaches hear they get a snack and bubble it has to be elementary

[@vanessahenderson306]

Llll