Category: classroom management

Tip: What to do with Incomplete Work

 I have a quick and easy tip for you! With my student desks, the students would have folders where they were supposed to keep their incomplete work in there. Of course some students did and  some just shoved their papers in their desks. I found this idea somewhere on the internet

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Flexible Seating: What I’m Keeping; What I Ditched

Let’s talk flexible seating! Some of you know I  changed my classroom into a flexible seating set up during the last school year. It was really exciting and so beneficial to my class. Once thing to think about if you are switching to  flexible seating for the first time, is

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Why I Won’t Let You Go to the Nurse

What has been one of my biggest classroom management challenges this year? Requests from students to go to the nurse. If you are an elementary school  teacher you understand. I am pretty sure I get 300 or more  requests  to go to the nurse  during the 180 days of school.

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Sit Spots!

Hey everyone!  I wanted to let you know about SitSpots! Have you heard of them?  Did you know they were created by a kindergarten teacher in 2012? She had switched from 5th grade to teaching 25 kindergarteners and quickly realized spatial management would be one of the keys to success.

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A Unique Way to Start the Year with Class Dojo

Hey everyone! I wanted to share with you how I was getting started with Class Dojo this year! I can’t credit myself totally – I think I read the idea somewhere but can’t recall where. I can tell you my friend Tabitha at Flapjack Educational Resources has some great ideas

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Tips for Interactive Notebooks in Grades 1-3

Hi everyone! I am bringing you some tips for using interactive notebook with your students! I teach second grade so based on my experience I came up with these tips to help you help your students with their interactive notebooks  and help you keep organized and manage them. ONE People

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