What’s Field Day like for self-contained classes?
Our school hosted a version of Field Day in which students of all abilities were together (the only separation was grades k-2 on one day, 3-5 on the other). The lower grades had 5th graders helping out.
The self contained kids often seemed overwhelmed, overstimulated, and left behind in nearly all activities. I heard several parents say they were going to skip the day because it was “just too much” for their kids.
I’d like to suggest, and lead if necessary, a separate field day area. Ideally, we would be able to borrow a handful of 5th graders to help facilitate, cheer the kids on, and provide peer modeling.
Curious if your schools have special accommodations for the students with disabilities and if you’d be willing to share examples of activities that went over well. I can tell our school admin has intentions to be more inclusive, but I often feel like they just don’t quite get it…