Welcome to Room 36!: management. This works, I promise!
All you have to say is “Power Position” and the room is instantly quite. The first child to have a “bubble” in their mouth and arms folded gets a power pellet. They die for these. I filled my jar with heart gummies. Check out what the teacher wants to download the label. What Happens in First Grade: FUN Hallway Behavior Management Idea. Fun Friday Linky Party...on a Sunday night?
Better late than never I hope. I had a post planned for Friday to link up with sweet Kelly over at Teaching Fourth but when I got home from school Friday I was all kinds of exhausted. Seriously wiped out. And then yesterday got off to a productive start. We went to the grocery store EARLY and put groceries away, cleaned a little, and walked the dog all by 10 am. After that...the productivity came to a screeching halt. The rest of the day consisted of football, buffalo chicken dip, and naps. Back to School Advice & Tips for New Teachers: Link Up Your Best Advice! This school year will be my 10th year teaching!
Ten years blows my mind because I can still tell you the names of all the kids in the class I student taught. It’s strange realizing that you’re not the total newbie on campus anymore. Reflecting on my 9 years of teaching leaves me with some complicated feelings. I’m proud of myself for hanging in there, amazed that I still haven’t figured out all the things that I thought I would surely know at this point, peaceful & calm about a new year starting (which is a definite improvement from Brand New Teacher Me’s summer stress levels), & excited to keep trying new ideas & to meet a new crew of cute kiddos! 8 ways teachers can talk less and get kids talking more. If you do fewer teacher-directed activities, that means the kids will naturally do more talking, doesn’t it?
Not necessarily. I have often found myself talking almost constantly during group work and student-directed projects because I’m trying to push kids’ thinking, provide feedback, and help them stay on task. Even when the learning has been turned over to the students, it’s still tempting to spend too much time giving directions, repeating important information, and telling students how they did instead of asking them to reflect on their work. Here are 8 ways teachers can talk less and get students talking more: 1. It can be uncomfortable to watch kids struggle to figure out an answer, but they need time and silence to work through it. 2.
It’s easy to get in an instructional rut when you stand at the same place near the board all day long. How to Be Successful in Your First Year of Teaching Elementary School: Everything You Need to Know That They Don't Teach You in School by Tena Green. Are you nervous about your first year teaching in the elementary level?
How To Be Successful In Your First Year Of Teaching Elementary School by Tena Green What a fabulous resource! This book fills you in on everything you need to know for dealing with the parents of your students, other teachers, and of course, your students! You will not believe the amount of information that is packed into this volume! Tena walks you through the entire journey of teaching. The author explains the best possible solutions for surviving your day. Chapter seven and eight are also must- reads. The final chapters of this marvelous book deals with parents and how to interact with them, tips for maintaining a good attitude, and ways to end the school year with happy feelings, despite the sadness you may encounter as you watch your children march out of the classroom one last time! E is for Explore!
Beyond the grades...: Organization. OK before I left today I remembered to take pictures for the blog.
I also decided to redo my seating so the desk seem kinda odd in some of the pictures. Enjoy :) This first one is from the entrance of the room. I originally had my desk set up in a U shaped, which I really liked but sadly didn't work well with my material set up. This is against the side of the room not shown in the first picture. Google "Have you filled somebody's bucket today? " This is from the front of the room pointed towards the entrance. Classroom Chit Chat: Classroom Set-up. I thought I would share with you a visual I use for my Daily 5 routine.
I have been using D5 for quite a few weeks now (and loving it) but now feel confident enough to start tweaking it to suit me and my classroom. I began by letting the students have choice in their activities (as the Sisters suggest) and the children have loved it. Some boys in my class have particularly enjoyed having control over the activities that they get to do and when they get to do them. I now have children who weren't engaged in reading and writing asking ME when we are doing Daily 5 each day. It's great. Memosfromamultisensoryteacher.com - memosfromamultisensoryteacher Resources and Information. This website is for sale!