I am so excited to link up with Rachelle & Natalie's linky party. This is honestly my favorite topic to blog about! This has been my biggest obstacle when I started teaching nearly 10 years ago. If you're anything like me if it's a challenge you must accept the challenge and overcome the obstacle and I did! Last year's group of students was the MOST challenging bunch I've ever had! I knew within the first day either I was going to retire @ 39 or have to come up with something really good. First I'm going to give you some examples of things I do in my classroom that have gotten me to this point & have worked magically. I have a secret...it's magical & it's NOT too late to start.............2 words.........WARM FUZZIES. I have been using this for at least 9 years & LOVE IT! Here are my fuzzy containers. Here are my two containers for big & little warm fuzzies. One BIG one equals 5 little ones. So to get a big one is … [Read more...] about Classroom Management Linky
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Classroom Management with Warm Fuzzies
I'm back....yes, I'm back. I am finally feeling good & up to blog again. After getting a ton of messages from new teachers & even seasoned teachers about classroom management I thought it was time for a more detailed post about how I keep my classroom manageable. I have a secret...it's magical & it's NOT too late to start.............2 words.........WARM FUZZIES. I have been using this for at least 6 years & LOVE IT! Here are my fuzzy containers. This was stolen borrowed from a former 1st grade teacher I used to work with...IDK where she got the idea from but I heart it! Here are my two containers for big & little warm fuzzies. One BIG one equals 5 little ones. So to get a big one is kind of a big HUGE deal to a first grader. I will give some examples for earning & losing fuzzies...big & little. BIG FUZZIES: 1. Each student that passes an AR test gets a BIG fuzzy. 2. If a student gets a "wow" on a … [Read more...] about Classroom Management with Warm Fuzzies
Pinterest Linky Party
I was so psyched to see that Michelle from Math in the Middle is having a Pinterest Linky party! What a fabulous idea! Now all us teachers can be in one place & we can now stalk each other on Pinterest too! Well I have been quite the psycho pinner & have over 1500 pins so you will definitely will want to stalk me on Pinterest. Here is how to find me. or click on my follow me on Pinterest button on my side bar. I was uber excited to see some of my stuff floating around on other pin boards! I was getting just as excited to see this as when I see my button on another blog! Here are some of my items that I have seen floating around Pinterest. My warm fuzzy idea..click here to find out about it! My classroom jobs board. Click here to find out about this. I just saw one of my bulletin boards today. Click here to see & pin more. I saw my Apprentice organizer several times. Find out more about how I organize it … [Read more...] about Pinterest Linky Party