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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I taught in a UMC area a few years ago and when kids are constantly in motion and have activities provided to them all of the time, they become anxious/uneasy when there is down time. “What do I do know?” They couldn’t sit and draw or read for a few minutes in between classes. They would ask that question repeatedly. Any kind of downtime was a problem that they wanted an adult to solve. [/quote]

What age were you expecting kids to sit and read between classes?[/quote]

As a former preschool teacher, I'm going to say that some kids can do this at 3, and the vast majority at 4.  I mean, many of them are looiking at books, not reading them, but sitting for 5 minutes with a book is a realistic expectation before Kindergarten. [/quote]

My kids in 4th and 5th weren’t coloring pictures. They were doing homework but when is all this down time “between classes”? Usually they are putting away things and getting out the things for the next class. [/quote]

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