Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Scrabble - OMG!

I know I haven't written in forever.  My job keeps me on my toes most days!  Last year I started a Scrabble club at my school.  It was fairly successful with about 25 active students.  We had a lot of fun and I was able to receive a grant that has allowed me to purchase more boards, new tiles, and dictionaries.  I started up the club again this year and it has simply exploded.  Today alone, I had 66 students come to a meeting.  I have a lot of new ideas that I'm incorporating this year.  I just hope I find time to keep up with it all.  One of the counselors approached me today and asked it I was interested in having a Scrabble class for next year.  Once we talked about the logistics, I told her that I was interested.  I would be able to hand-pick the class.  I could really focus on a lot of vocabulary development and potentially groom students to be more competitive.  It would be a lot of work.  I would have to create a curriculum for it.  It would take time out of my day.  When I'm gone, we'd have to figure out a substitute situation. But I think it might be cool to give it a try.  Now I just have to figure out how to deal with the 66 that are participating right now!