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These favorite classroom management ideas and tools are easy, inexpensive and effective classroom management solutions for any classroom.
I have to share with you something that I absolutely love: The WOW board! This beautiful piece of poster board was introduced to me by my friend and colleague. I used it throughout the year but found it especially helpful near the end of the school year.
This week I will be beginning a poetry notebook in my kindergarten classroom. We will use each of our poems as a shared reading a...
Children will practice using context clues as they identify the correct homophone in this grammar and spelling worksheet.
It's frustrating when students don't follow directions the first time! Here are 5 quick tricks for getting students on track fast!
When I was teaching, I often had a tricky time getting my prep students to line up in an orderly fashion. It was even harder to get them to walk sensibly around the school. That’s when I made my mystery walker cards! All you need to do is print off enough cards for your whole […]
These are some of my Behavior Management tools... Our school mascot is a Pirate, so we designed what we call "Pirate Bucks." They ...
It was so nice to stop saying "shh" all the time.
I can't believe back-to-school time is coming up so quickly! I've been thinking about my classroom decor and decided to go a little different route this year. I want to try and use as many actual photos as possible to make things super clear for my students and help with explicitly teaching classroom procedures. I've made some new visual posters and wanted to share them with all of you. My first change was with my class rules posters. I have used a modified version of the Whole Brain Teaching rules for the last several years. I also wanted explicit Voice Level posters for my students. If you haven't checked out A Day in First Grade's blog post about her morning meeting, it's a must read {here}. I loved how she gave her students three choices for sitting on the carpet. Last year, I had a lot of students who didn't want to sit criss-cross applesauce. I think my students will be much happier with these options. If you're interested in any of these visuals, you can download them all below for free by clicking on the pictures! I hope these are helpful in your classrooms!
These Trello card tips are hiding in plain sight. Use them to improve your productivity.
A warning is a courtesy you provide your students. It’s a declaration of free grace you offer by letting them know that you are aware a rule has been broken. But that no real consequence is forthcoming. It’s a consequence only in the sense ... Read more
The school year is almost over, and it’s time to start working on CVCE words and long vowels with my students. I love using themed centers during our reading and phonics time. These CVCE crab…
Want to differentiate your sight word instruction? Learn how to make these DIY sight word folders & create a home-school sight word program!
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