In both my system and the system in the original post (it seems), students have the opportunity to move their names back to green/earn tickets...
I like your idea! I use a four color system where students move their names according to their behavior, either up or down. One question I have...
My students are used to me moving them around quite a bit, but I just hate having to move desks every time I want a different grouping...
I attended professional development on Cognitively Guided Instruction last week, and am looking forward to implementing it in my classroom this...
I have been pondering an idea this summer and am struggling with the logistics of implementing it, so thought I'd ask for your advice. In my...
I love the literature binder idea for students that are more advanced! What kind of activities do you add to the binder for them to do?
I have had the idea for a couple of years to display my student's birthdays using layered cakes in a type of graph format. What I did last year...
I'm not sure if you would find it here, but have you heard of the website Paperbackswap.com? This is a website that allows you to post books you...
No plans to buy the turtle or a poster of President Obama on my to-do list!:-) As much as "tell the president" appeals to my sarcastic nature, I...
Excellent feedback and some wonderful ideas! Thank you all!!! My 2nd graders LOVE to tattle. I talk to them, what feels like daily, about the...
Two of my favorites are... *"Mrs. ____'s Grape Bunch" I use purple balloons and green/brown curling ribbon, gather the balloons into what...
As I was looking through a teacher supply catalog, I noticed something they have for sale called the "Tattling Turtle". It's a stuffed turtle...
Each week at my school the teachers select one student to be their "Shining Star" for the week. Usually I select which child will be chosen, but...
one of my favorite call-backs is to say "Oh me!" and my class will respond with "Oh my!". (after they're done responding they put their hands on...
"Ms. _____'s Grape Bunch" - put each child's name on a purple balloon and staple (very carefully;-)) to your bulletin board (also needs green...
I totally agree with the comment about allowing [B]any child[B] to use the quiet place. It is NOT a time out area, and some kids just need a...
....and to answer your question about the other students also wanting to be included in the "play time"....I would hesitate to do that during...
When I would do the 5 min. of work/5 min. of sensory time, I would usually be sitting in my desk, and my student would be in his "cubby hole"...
I have had several children with autism in my 2nd grade classroom and the things I would suggest are: 1) a quiet place in your classroom away...
