Starting our school day off on the right foot is important to us. It sets the tone for the entire day. Or, so it feels... But, we really cannot predict what the transition from home to school has in store for us until each and every last foot has crossed through our classroom door, all chairs are down, kids accounted for, and the teachers can commence breathing... We find having a morning routine is incredibly important to our sanity in class. It helps set each day off right and gives our ... VIEW POST
Classroom Morning Routines…
Raise Your Cool Blue and Repeat After Me!
We are now in week 4 of school and really starting to get into the groove of First Grade. We've been reviewing our phonics, sounding out words, working on blending, and writing up a storm! We introduced our Cool Blue Capital Pens *click the link to read more* the other day, and wouldn't you know it ~ they're getting it we're learning! We are noticing that a few of our friends are sprinkling capitals in the miDdle of a woRd or Writing their entire sentence in blue. We get it. They're super ... VIEW POST
Stick to Good Behavior: Sticker Board Classroom Management Motivator
Even after 15 years of teaching first grade, we are constantly rethinking our behavior management system. What may have worked last year, doesn't quite pack the same punch this year. Then suddenly, that circa 1999 teaching trick we thought we retired along with our potato sack dresses, works like a charm! Kids are funny that way...Unpredictable, yet totally predictable at the same time. We have found one thing that has stayed pretty predictable over the years... Kids LOVE stickers! and Kids ... VIEW POST
First Day Jitters & Classroom Quick View
What a week... We don't know about you guys, but we are T-Minus 9 hours and 8 minutes from the first school bell of the year, and we can hardly wait. We're so excited to meet our new batch of fantastic first graders, but we're totally nervous too. It doesn't seem to matter how long we've been teaching, we always get the first day jitters. Do you get nervous for the first day? Typically, Christy's brain is so full of ideas tonight, she crashes. Tammy on the other hand, sits with a brain so ... VIEW POST
