There, We Said It! Somebody Had to… Teachers everywhere are already tired. Parents everywhere are already tired. Students everywhere are already tired. It's been 1 month since we started school...ONE month. But, we’re still going. We don’t give up. We don’t give in. We never, ever sit down. For if we do, we will crash or get sick...or both. September as a teacher... It’s like waking up one day and running a month long marathon. It’s like getting engaged, planning a ... VIEW POST
September Stinks…
Class CHAMPS Classroom Management for Little Champions
About this time 5 days ago, the words, "We're getting our butts kicked by 6 year olds" might have come out of our mouths gone through our heads. But fortunately for three day weekends, we did what any teachers who are getting their butts kicked by 6 year olds have a 3-day weekend would do... We devised a plan! We've been using CHAMPS behavior management for a few years now. But, since we were getting our butts kicked by 6 year olds started school last week we decided to kick it up a few ... VIEW POST
Bright Ideas for the Classroom ~ Get Your Class Newsletter Read at Home!
You've probably walked down this road school hall before... You write a class newsletter... To thoroughly communicate with parents. You spend hours recapping all of your class events, providing important announcements and keeping all our students' families in the loop. Then you send it home... And hope...And possibly pray... That families will actually READ IT! But, they don't... Instead they show up at your class door and ask you questions to which you really wish you could ... VIEW POST
