Today I feel I have a lot to share for Tara’s linky! Last Monday I showed you the labels I made for my IKEA boxes. I wanted to make them a big cuter so I added some ribbon I found on sale at Michael’s. I’m super proud of my portable clip chart that I made. […]
PORTABLE Behavior Clip Charts!
As I’ve been wrapping my mind around the fact that I’ll be teaching 5th grade instead of 2nd, there is a lot I need to change. But I’m stubborn and there are things I love and don’t want to change. In second grade I LOVED my clip chart. I love how positive it is. I […]
Engaging Reluctant Learners
Amy at Adventures in Teaching is having a linky about engaging reluctant learners. I thought I’d join in. Oh my darling, reluctant learners, there have been so many of you. I don’t know where to begin. I have had some systems in place that helped. (What am I going to do in 5th grade??) While […]
My Teacher Story
Janaye at Tales of Frogs and Cupcakes is having a linky. I started wanting to be a teacher in 2nd grade. I had teachery leanings. As early as 11 I was volunteering with the Education Department at Marine World Africa USA. I worked with their summer camp and some of the smaller animals and got […]
Dealing With Divas
April at The Idea Backpack asked an interesting question today. How do you deal with divas? She defined a diva as “that overly dramatic…everything is a crisis…nothing is ever my fault student” As I read her descriptions of situations, I realized that I have two main strategies for them: redirect and/or turn the responsibility around […]