Sweet Sounds - Quality Kodaly Resources for Elementary Music Educators

Sweet Sounds - Quality Kodaly Resources for Elementary Music Educators

This is my quick, easy, AND FREE morning meeting using Capturing Kids Heart that you can use in your virtual or Face to face classroom.

This easy End-of-the-Year Affirmation/Bucket Filling Message Activity will complement Bucket Filling, SEL (Social Emotional Learning), CKH (Capturing Kids Hearts) and any other climate building or team building activities you do in the classroom.This product contains 5 pages of positive message star...

If your school district has ever participated in Flip Flippen's Capturing Kids' Hearts training, you are probably familiar with the process of sharing good things each day with your students. With many teachers across the country scrambling to put a plan together for teaching online, a lot of us are still hoping to keep our students in the habit of sharing good things as a way to bond. For me, keeping our students in the habit of sharing good things is not only fundamental for keeping with the Capturing Kids' Hearts process. No doubt, it is important for any person

Sweet Sounds - Quality Kodaly Resources for Elementary Music Educators

I had another blog post written on websites and apps I use in the classroom, but once again I’m pushing that aside. This is a rather long post, but it contains very valuable information to help emp…

How are you making Capturing Kids’ Hearts work for your classroom? Check out how Mrs. Hendrix at Livingston Junior High is making good things work for...

If your school district has ever participated in Flip Flippen's Capturing Kids' Hearts training, you are probably familiar with the process of sharing good things each day with your students. With many teachers across the country scrambling to put a plan together for teaching online, a lot of us are still hoping to keep our students in the habit of sharing good things as a way to bond. For me, keeping our students in the habit of sharing good things is not only fundamental for keeping with the Capturing Kids' Hearts process. No doubt, it is important for any person

Make learning the months of the year an exciting adventure with this vibrant set of 12 kawaii-inspired calendar illustrations! Each month is represented by a unique and cheerful character, making it easy and fun for kids to associate and learn the sequence of the months. Perfect for nurseries, playrooms, or classrooms, these illustrations brighten up any space while serving as an educational tool. With delightful designs and vivid colors, they are sure to capture the hearts of both children and adults. **************************************** YOU WILL RECEIVE: •12x high resolution (300 dpi) JPG file - size 16-20 inches scalable : 18x23, 11x14, 8x10, 4x6 •12x high resolution (300 dpi) JPG file - A3 international paper scalable : A4, A5 • File Type: High-quality JPEG • Resolution: 300 DPI, perfect for large prints • If you need another size, please contact us. INSTANT DOWNLOAD: The files will be delivered electronically within minutes of your order and payment. An email will be sent to the address associated with your Etsy account with a link for your download. Usage: Ideal for kids' rooms, nurseries, classrooms, and play areas
Delivery: Instant digital download, no physical item will be shipped. IMPORTANT: • This is a digital product; no physical items will be shipped. • Digital items are not eligible for returns or refunds. • Colors may vary slightly due to differences in monitor settings. NEED MORE HELP? If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. We're here to help! NOTE: This design was created by Playful Palette Colors. This purchase is for personal use only. Please do not resell, reproduce, distribute, or use for commercial purposes in any form.

Students will be performing rigid transformations: reflections, rotations, and translations. There are 3 activities: (1) Students will determine the type of transformation that was performed and color the hearts according to the color key code, (2) capture the lovebugs by performing transformations, and (3) a harder version of capturing the lovebugs by performing transformations.

IB Learner Profile CLASSROOM POSTERS THIS INCLUDES: 10 posters (1 for each learner profile) -Each poster measures 4.25 inches x 11 inches (2 posters fit on one standard page) POSTERS INCLUDE: Thinkers Inquirers Caring Principled Risk-Takers Balanced Reflective Open-Minded Knowledgeable *Each poster includes a kid-friendly definition, along with a unique visual image, featuring a "growth mindset "brain!

The first week of school generally consists of getting to know one another, in addition to discussion and practice of classroom procedures and routines. We also got our creative juices flowing by creating summer reflection writing pieces, squiggle stories, and "All About Me" mini-posters. Students are getting to know one another and me, and we are learning to work together to build a successful and positive classroom environment. On Wednesday, I wrote out six questions, all having to do with how to make our classroom and ourselves function to the highest level, on six pieces of chart paper. Students, in groups of three, spent two minutes at each chart, collaborating and responding to each question on a sticky note. After all groups visited each chart paper station, I hung all of the charts up and we discussed each answer and noticed some very interesting trends. Here's the finished product, which you can click on to enlarge: Inspired by Life in 4B To tie into the previous activity, I was inspired by my wonderful teammates, Mrs. Fadden and Ms. Mattox, to develop at class pledge with my students. We reviewed our responses to the above questions, and then we put all of the ideas together to form a cohesive paragraph that we have all agreed will help us to remember why we are here at school and what our common goal is. Below is the rough draft of our class pledge (which I will type up, make pretty, and have all of my students sign): Since we were able to develop a class goal (to achieve success in third grade), I also had each student determine an individual goal after reading the story Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni. I displayed our "Hopes and Dreams" for third grade near the classroom door, so that we can refer to, and revisit, them throughout the year. Lots of students are interested in learning how to sharpen their cursive skills, multiplication and division skills. I was very impressed by the number of students ready to take on our 40 book challenge! More on that later! Here's our class display of our hopes and dreams for third grade: Lastly, I read a book called Have You Filled a Bucket Today? The premise is that everyone carries an invisible bucket everywhere they go. When your bucket is "filled" you feel happy.When your bucket is "empty" you feel sad or upset. People can fill buckets by lending a helping hand, smiling, being kind, including others in games, and more. People can empty buckets by teasing, being ungrateful, acting disrespectfully, and more. I encourage my students to recognize the actions of bucket-fillers by writing them quick note and sticking it in their bucket display. This helps make everyone feel good. When we feel good, we want others to feel good. Therefore, kindess is passed from person to person. This is our bucket-filling display, complete with ways we can fill buckets and ways we can empty buckets: I look forward to more of these types of meaningful activities that promote teamwork, kindness, and achievement with your child!

The first day of school always comes with a roller coaster of emotions, from excitement to anxiousness to relief when it is all over! School supplies and

I was so eager to get back to my kids this week. Eager to hug them and talk to them and let them know I loved them. Coincidence or not, on Friday I pulled my kids together to talk community building and all things family. I have always been so big on building community in […]

Use these responsibility books and videos during social-emotional learning lessons and character education activities with kids.

5 easy and quick ways to build relationships with kids every day. Being connected with students helps teachers maintain positive classroom management and behavior.

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Use an April sticker challenge to encourage and reinforce individual student positive behavior and goals. Download your April Sticker Challenge boards FREE.

1-2-3 Come Do Some Constitution Day Activities With Me With a federal mandate that any schools accepting federal funds, need to do some educational activity associated with the Constitution, on September 17th, I wanted to think up something that my Y5’s could easily understand. With everything else that teachers have to cover, I also wanted what we did to be something simple and especially relevant to them. This packet does exactly that, because I've tied it into classroom management: jobs of students and teachers, as well as the rules and regulations they must follow. These activities not only tie in with the Constitution, they are quick and easy to implement. Children can wrap their heads around these Constitutional comparisons and the result will be a more caring classroom climate, with less inappropriate behavior. The Constitution is a document that serves as the foundation of American government. To help explain this to students, make a document of jobs as well as rules for your classroom and have all of the children sign it. The Constitution is broken up into 3 branches. (Legislative, Executive, and Judicial) They all have specific jobs. Like wise, teachers and students have jobs. First, discuss and make a list of all the jobs and responsibilities of a good student. Then make up a list of jobs (responsibilities) for teachers. I’ve included headers for you to put up on your board, so that you can brainstorm with your students and write things under the appropriate heading. Children’s discussion will often involve what they think the qualities of a good student and good teacher are. I’m sure some of their ideas will make you smile. ( “Teachers need to smell nice.” ) Write students’ ideas on the board. I’ve included a completed list of things we thought of to help you, as well as blank templates to fill in your own. I’d enjoy seeing what your kiddos come up with. You can e-mail me at: [email protected] Hang up your lists on a bulletin board. There’s also a poster that you can put in the middle of your board, after all of your students have signed it. Next, discuss your rules. Because students have been in school for several weeks, you’ve hopefully have already established a list of rules with them. If you don't have a set of rules posted, click on the link for my simple rules poster. Review the rules and make a list of them on the board. (Tie this in with the Constitution, as our country also has rules, which are laws that people must follow.) Discuss how things are going . Is everyone following the rules? Are they good rules; fair rules; necessary? Do you need to change, modify, or add any rules? (Tie this in with the Constitution by briefly explaining the amendments to the Constitution.) I've included a writing prompt page where students can jot down 3 reasons why doing their job and following rules is important. What are the consequences of not following the rules? What do they think would happen if there were no rules to follow and everyone adopted an “anything goes” attitude? (Briefly discuss the correlation of this to the Constitution’s checks, balances and punishment for breaking laws.) An easy way to make your classroom constitution is to make a social contract. Head your poster: “We the (kindergarten) students of (Orchard Trails Elementary) promise to . . .” and then list what students feel are important promises (rules, jobs and responsibilities). Have each child sign the poster. (Remember to have new students sign it too.) This is now a working document (like the Constitution). Discuss how signing something is a big deal. This is binding. Even young children understand the importance of a promise and following through. (“But you promised . . .) If the class as a whole, or an individual student, is not keeping their promises per the terms of your social contract, refer to the poster and ask: “Did you promise to follow the rules, be a good listener, be kind to one another? etc.” (Obviously they did.) After thy take responsibility for their actions then ask: “What would have been a better choice? What should happen now?” Click on the link to view/download the Constitution Day Jobs & Rules Packet. I found a cute social contract over at Corner Character blog spot. I like how she wrote each promise in a different color marker and then had students add their painted handprint to the side of the chart, adding their names when the paint dried. I designed my own social contract, tracing my students' hands on a variety of colors of construction paper. I glued our "promise poster" to the center of a piece of tag board, then "framed" it with the colorful prints. For more accountability, have children sign their own names, which makes them feel important & more accountable. For added pizzazz, when school pictures come back, copy, cut & glue one to each child's hand. Our social contract has been so successful, that I decided to share it in a "School Rules Classroom Management" packet. Click on the link to check it out. Follow up these activities by reading “We the Kids” by David Catrow. He makes understanding the Preamble to the Constitution accessible to children in a fun and humorous way. A glossary of terms and a foreword by the artist are also included. Since the Preamble is one of the most famous and familiar parts of the Constitution, I’ve included several trace and write worksheets in the packet. I find that a short video is often the best way to review and get more information into my students’ minds. A nice way to end your day is to choose a short video from this American history website. The first one is only 4 minutes, another on the Founding Fathers is 3 minutes and a final one entitled America Gets A Constitution is 4 minutes. They are easy for little ones to understand and include some good background information. Thanks for visiting. Time to go watch the Detroit Lions hopefully win a football game! "If you want to know where your heart is, go to where your mind goes when it wanders." -Unknown

Last week, a reader asked a question I’ve gotten a lot over the years. “How should I hold difficult students accountable?” It’s a topic I haven’t covered specifically because the answer is so simple and direct: Just like everyone else. You calmly approach the ... Read more

Welcome to our class! I’ve changed some parts of my classroom this year and I have to say that I’m loving how everything turned out. Please note that this is my 12th year of teaching and I did not create this environment overnight. It’s taken years to accumulate and/or create everything that is in this ... Read More about Learning in Wonderland Classroom Tour

You stayed up late pulling together an awesome activity that is sure to be a slam dunk with your students. You go in early to make the copies and put everything in its place. When

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