Description
Busy-bags are all the rage with mothers of young children–they’re just a collection of activities that are easy to grab, low-prep, and able to amuse little hands and minds for a few minutes. Lisa Van Gemert’s five-minute opportunity strategies are a “bag of tricks” for educators to pull from, but rather than keep the student occupied, the strategies are meant to help you build a relationship and connection with them in those rare unfilled minutes.
This course will help you:
- Get strategies to build a connection in a short amount of time
- Understand the importance of trust for G/T students
- Use music to create smoother transitions in your class
Lavada – ANDREWS ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas
rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent presenter!
Karen – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it!!
Jean – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
I really like this course. She gives so many FUN ideas that you can use in your classroom. I love having a variety so that you can choose what works best for you and your students.
Debra – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas that can be easily implemented
Naomi – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it!!!!
Lisa – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Loved it! It gave lots of great ideas that can be easily implemented in the classroom.
Joanna – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
great
Jennifer – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas that are immediately useful in the classroom!
Linnea – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Really enjoyed this course.
Rachel – FAIRBANKS LOCAL (verified owner) –
Good ideas that I have not tried before.
Karla – MARION LOCAL (verified owner) –
Many interesting ideas & useful tips
Debbie – FAIRBANKS LOCAL (verified owner) –
Great ideas!
Sandra – Pilot (verified owner) –
Lots of great ideas.
Lisa – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas that can be implemented almost immediately. I already have several ideas I want to incorporate into my classroom for next school year!
Sherry – BELTON ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas for all students!
Carri – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great, useful ideas!!
Heather – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives you a lot of great ideas to use in the classroom!!
Matilde – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas!
Haylee – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
There was a TON of great information in this course.
Tamra – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
This course offers many wonderful and child centered ideas to use in the classroom. I have taken several courses, but this one is a favorite!
Cristina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
gave lots of ideas to try
Chris – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
This course was great because it Incorporated many sensory ideas to relieve stress that may occur in the classroom. It also focused a lot on ways to improve concentration in classroom. Lisa does and amazing job not only explaining a ton of wonderful ideas you can use in your classroom but also provides resources so that you can turn around and use those ideas immediately in your classroom. Lisa is my go to trainer.
Anna – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
Interesting activities.
Sheila – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This course inspires you to create a calm classroom environment and one with strong teacher/student relationships.
Rachel – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
This was SO practical!
Amy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Some of the ideas were useful, but her classroom sounds very busy to me.
Brett – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
I really appreciated the different strategies provided and how they were explained. Top notch instruction. I Love Lucy, lol.
Judith – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
A lot of the activities were focused on elementary students. A lot of the high school activities I have tried but needed a reminder. I am eager to again begin to do more of the activities next year.
Erik – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
A lot of good ideas
Marcy – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Helpful ideas!
Jodi – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Great ideas.
Krista – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
This course had many great ideas to use in the classroom.
Tanya – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
This course is great for the new or beginning teacher.
Carlota – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Wow! So many wonderful ideas to help your class work more effectively and joyfully.
Kimberly – New Lexington City Schools (verified owner) –
I liked the various ways to help students relieve stress. We are here for them to learn and stress does not help them.
Kara – NEDERLAND ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas!
Haley – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
I thought it was great. I really enjoyed hearing about ideas to use in my classroom for social and emotional support.
Myra – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It gave a lot of information on ways to calm students.
Cheryl – RIDGEDALE LOCAL (verified owner) –
A very practical and useful course
Paula – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
Great ideas that can be used even in secondary classrooms. Can’t wait to try some.
Hollis – HILLSBORO CITY (verified owner) –
Good ideas presented very well.
Cheryl – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I think that the title was misleading. It was geared towards younger kids and teaching in the middle school age group, there is usually little time for these or not as much need for as many calming activities of this type.
Martha – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
I loved the ideas and cannot wait to start implementing them.
Darlene – PROSPER ISD (verified owner) –
The instructor gave a lot of ideas that could be implemented in your classroom immediately.
Kathy – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
I love all of the ideas to help students calm down, refocus, and enjoy learning!
patricia – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
This course gives you great ideas about how to reduce stress and increase focus in your classroom. Even with more than ten years in the classroom, I came out with ideas I had never thought of. I also appreciated knowing why these ideas work.
Nancy – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –
Useful information and good reminders.
Clarissa – MERCEDES ISD (verified owner) –
Great course
Natalie – CHARDON LOCAL (verified owner) –
I loved all of these ideas. I like how she mentioned Donors Choose. I feel like I want to go on that site and see if I can get all these items for my classroom!!!