20 Ways to Keep Your Students' Attention
As the end of the year approaches, it can be more and more challenging to keep your students' attention. Brain Breaks are important, but there are plenty of things you can do within a lesson to keep kids from day dreaming...or worse yet, nodding off. Here are some ideas: Desk Switch: Students have ten seconds (count down from ten) to find another desk to sit
Storytime Song
I originally came across this wonderful chant at http://steedreads.wikispaces.com/file/detail/Hands+Go+Up+storytime+song.m4v I was browsing through different librarian wiki's when I first got hired. I wanted to get some ideas on library management with the little ones who seemed so wiggly! I tho...
Sensory Balloons!!
Happy New Year Friends!!! This month we are kicking off 2012 by learning about our bodies. In January we will explore the five senses, body parts, and how to keep our bodies healthy! This week we will start talking about "touch" and "smell."A simple activity to explore "touch" is Sensory Balloons!! I gathered some balloons and used a household item to fill each one. For example you could use dry beans, coffee grounds, hair gel, flour, baby powder, rice, water, etc. The great thing about the…
10 ways to calm a class after lunch or recess
After recess or lunch can be one of the toughest times to transition back into instruction. Often the kids are so wound up that it takes 10 minutes (or more) to get everyone ready to learn again, and with the amount of curriculum we need to teach during the school day, that’s 10 minutes we can’t afford …
Constitution Day Activities
1-2-3 Come Do Some Constitution Day Activities With Me With a federal mandate that any schools accepting federal funds, need to do some educational activity associated with the Constitution, on September 17th, I wanted to think up something that my Y5’s could easily understand. With everything else that teachers have to cover, I also wanted what we did to be something simple and especially relevant to them. This packet does exactly that, because I've tied it into classroom management: jobs…
Daycare Schedule
Here at Learning Zone, we strive to live up to our name by providing a structured daily routine that includes nutritious meals, snacks, and plenty of learning activities! Here's what your child can expect to do during a normal day at our center:
A.D.H.D. Tips
Drops pencil on the floor, gets a tissue, gets a drink of water, sharpens pencil, twirls pencil, fall out of seat . . . everything BUT working on assigned work! Does this sound familiar? Do you have a student who gets distracted with everything under the sun, so he or she never completes schoolwork? Here are a few things to try: Bumpy seat: textured seat provides plenty of texture and will even let your wiggler move from side to side without falling out of his/her seat. You can buy this at…
Kindergarten and First Grade Classroom Rules anchor chart (picture only.)
"In Our Classroom" {Posters for Classroom Expectations and Community Building}
Poster display for classroom expectations/community building $
Tuesday Teacher Tips: Transitions with a Yes Line!
Need help during the school day with your students' hallway transition behavior? I have just the tip with my FREE Yes Line! Fern Smith's Classroom Ideas Tuesday Teacher Tips with a free poster
Calm Down Techniques - Books, Posters, and Supports
Calm Down Techniques will help you teach your students strategies to calm down when they are upset. It includes a class read aloud, calm down posters, calm down cards, yoga cards, deep breaths visual, book list, positive notes, and more! Teaching students how to manage their emotions is a life skil...
Voice Levels Wall Chart
Volume Chart for the Classroom This resource is an absolute class management must. Use the scale to educate your children about which voice levels are appropriate for different scenarios. Pin the chart up in your classroom and refer back to it to help your children feel confident about which voice to use and when. Get them involved and turn it into a fun activity with some prompt questions. Can they think of any other situations when they would use 3 - their normal voice? If they were…
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