“Masks up!” has become the most commonly used phrase in Christale Tuck’s second grade classroom at Jim Pearson Elementary School in Alexander City this year as students and teachers alike learn to navigate the new normal of COVID-19.
But masks are not the only change for classrooms in 2020. Hand sanitizer and Lysol have become must-have staples in the classroom, too. Schoolwork has been drastically reduced from paper and pencil to a completely virtual experience to cut down on the transmission of germs. And of course, in order to keep the classroom exciting, social distancing is a must.
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