Little Miss Kindergarten is hosting a terrific transitions party & I just linked up. I've been out of school for three weeks now so I am brainstorming everything I do. What I do know is out of 8 years of teaching this year I've had the best control of my classroom & I think it's a combination of changing some of my techniques that I will discuss. *One of the biggest differences was using "bucket filling" in my room. The kids got along sooooo much better and treated everyone including adults with more respect than I have seen in years. Check out my bucket filling ideas for tips & freebies.Next year I am doing a Hollywood theme so I made a new "Secret Walker" sign that you can grab here. I print is out 2 pages tall & wide so it winds up being poster size and I will hang it on my door. I have about 5 different sets of sticks around my classroom with each student's name on it & one is by the door. One of my classroom jobs is "line leader" which is … [Read more...] about Terrific Transitions Linky Party
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Not sure how to do a screen shot w/ a link yet on a PC...I tried. I made these signs last year & it really helped out in the beginning of the year. I'm guessing you know how it is the first week of school..you go over & over & over procedures until they "get it". I usually take pics of a few students doing each step & create a slideshow for them to watch to make sure they get everything done by the bell. If you would like a copy of this sign click here. BTW, when I print this I print it 4 pages so it's poster size. I also created another sign for the end of the day procedures. After a few weeks of going over & over the procedures, I take down the beginning of the day & end of the day slideshow and tell them to read the sign to make sure they don't forget anything. If only that worked for all my students..if only! You can get the Before You Leave sign here. Here is a picture of the signs hanging in my classroom. I actually … [Read more...] about FREEBIE Management Tools
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The following FREEBIE are some organization labels using Lettering Delights oh so funtastic fonts! All you have to do is use Avery 8163 or 2x4 labels & your good to go! For the "sharpened pencils & "please sharpen" labels I would put them on cups, idea stolen from Really Good Stuff. The rest of the labels are self-explanatory. I personally use my meeting labels on folders where I store notes & on the different notebooks that I use for the meetings. Hope these are helpful. Enjoy! Click Here for the FREE LABELS! … [Read more...] about Holla if you heart labels! Here are some FREE organization labels for you!