Earthquake Drill

Today we had an earthquake drill that was an hour long. Our school does it right though. They practice everything and the earthquake container is amazing! The field trip went well today. I was a little nervous about my class and how they would handle such a long drill. We bring books and then runners bring our containers that have paper, crayons, supplies & books. There was also suppose to be a tarp for us to sit on that mysteriously disappeared. Luckily the field was dry and my kids were able to sit in the wood chip area. It made things a little more chaotic and they still did well. I brought a piece of gum for Toby that worked well for a long time. I then gave him a squeeze ball. When that wore off I had him do crab walks and we made it through the hour. Shawn also asked to do crab walks and then he separated himself from the group so he could read. He is getting really good at self-regulating. I also think he liked the idea of doing something different. There were also three deer on the field during the drill. Crazy!