My students love high fives. We high five when they go to lunch. We high five when they leave at the end of the day. We high five when students work hard in class. It’s just something we do in our classroom.
Of course, with concerns over Coronavirus, we’ve had to adjust our high five policies. My primary goal as a teacher is to keep my students safe. That includes creating and maintaining a classroom environment that is as free as a fourth grade classroom can be from germs. So, we’ve moved from high fives to air high fives. We keep our hands a good apart and simply try to make the best of a tough situation.
We will keep the air high fives going until we know more about this virus. Until then… air high five!