I am joining my bloggy besties from Freebielicious for a Throwback Thursday post on Classroom Management. This is one of my most popular posts & I thought it would be a great time to revisit it...perfect timing! READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM................HINT...HINT! I'm joining some of my blogging bff's over @ our collaborative blog, Freebie-licious for week #5 of our summer linky party series. I believe it was my 3rd or even 4th year of teaching when my former principal, Mr. Ja**a** had the nerve to mark me off on an evaluation because my students were talking when they transitioned into the line to leave. Oh, they also were too loud while adding dice...really???? Don't even get me started. Well, I don't take criticism well at all but my kids were good! You know how you promise them 10,000 fuzzies if they are good or everyone gets a sucker...come on, admit it! We all do it. Well, that day I did & they were very well … [Read more...] about Classroom Management Using Warm Fuzzies and Reward Coupons
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Classroom Management Linky Party
READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM................HINT...HINT! I'm joining some of my blogging bff's over @ our collaborative blog, Freebie-licious for week #5 of our summer linky party series. I believe it was my 3rd or even 4th year of teaching when my former principal, Mr. Ja**a** had the nerve to mark me off on an evaluation because my students were talking when they transitioned into a the line to leave. Oh, they also were too loud while adding dice...really???? Don't even get me started. Well, I don't take criticism well at all but my kids were good! You know how you promise them 10,000 fuzzies if they are good or everyone gets a sucker...come on, admit it! We all do it. Well, that day I did & they were very well behaved. Anyway, when I had the meeting afterwords I had written a rebuttal to my evaluation...ever since then I was a target. He actually handed me a classroom management book by Harry Wong!!!!!! I was absolutely appalled beyond belief. … [Read more...] about Classroom Management Linky Party
Reward Coupons Set #2 in the house! + a Freebie!
OH.MY.WORD What a relief it was to finally get these done. They have been a work in progress & many have waited a LONG time for this next set. My students are L.O.V.I.N.G these new coupons! They love the fact that they had so much input on each & every one of these. I also interviewed previous students who are now in upper elementary on coupons they would want. I have no clue what those old kids like...ha! Before you ask.... here is what this intrinsic classroom management reward system is all about & what is included............. My Reward Coupons Set 1 is my BEST SELLER! And they are also one of the top sellers on TPT. They are so popular in my school and others that the demand for more was my motivation to get these done before this school year ended. Well, my little nuggets behavior was my BIGGEST motivation...something had to be done...& quick! This is by far the BEST behavior modification I have ever done! I got rid of the … [Read more...] about Reward Coupons Set #2 in the house! + a Freebie!
Classroom Management Reward Coupons…CONTINUED
And the obsession continues.................... We are up to 55 DIFFERENT coupons! Oh.my.word! I can't wait to show my students from last year my NEW coupons! I actually had some help from my niece, Skye, who is going into 3rd grade. I also got help from some of my BFF's children who are school-aged. Honestly, I would never have thought this many things would float their boat! I started out with the container below...see post here. I now have enough coupons to change them out every quarter! I can't tell you how excited I am for my kiddos! If my class is ANYTHING like the class I had last year I will probably be making more. I think I just had a mini heart attack thinking about them & I can feel a grey hair growing. They about sent me off to the looney bin last year. That is why I knew I had to change up my rountine & fast! I CAN'T offer these for FREE because of the amount of graphics that are on these. The TOU'S (Terms of Use) from some of the … [Read more...] about Classroom Management Reward Coupons…CONTINUED
More reward coupons!
Remember these??? I made these coupons in the beginning of this school year. After I had become grey after the first week of school I knew I had to do something. If you missed the original post...find it here! I am on Spring Break this week friends! I have found the time to make some more of these magical behavior reward coupons. Oh.my.word! My kiddos nearly brought me to tears on Friday with their horrid behavior. Was it a full moon??? ALL.WEEK.LONG??? Seriously! They were SOOOOOOOOOO B.A.D! This got me thinking. I think those little devils nuggets need some more coupons for me to tease them with. We all know if they have a little break they forget all the rules. I WILL NOT be miserable after break. I REFUSE. I am just going to dangle these magical coupons in front of them & they will be dying to trade! Dying! I know you must have the same problem. This will eliminate the "runners" when I call bus riders to the line. … [Read more...] about More reward coupons!
Behavior Coupons
This is definitely NOT my idea! I was inspired by some behavior catalogs I stumbled upon on Pinterest. This got my wheels turning because I have been looking for a way to get rid of my treasure box. While creating these I had it in my mind that I wanted something for my students to hold onto & for me not to create more work for myself to keep track of what they picked. So I made coupons & printed them on cardstock & laminated them. So every Friday the kids will be able to trade in their warm fuzzies for a coupon or two of their choice. They can ONLY pick one of the same coupon. They will be responsible for holding onto their coupons and handing it to me BY THE BELL....otherwise they "expire". So if I have a student pick "Wear your favorite hat to school" this will ONLY happen in my classroom IF they give me their coupon right away. I used to let them only cash in coupons on Fridays BUT I changed that & I will let "cash in" their coupon all week … [Read more...] about Behavior Coupons