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