So, this post is probably going to sound crazy. I am going to tell you about this "classroom management strategy" and you are going to think I'm nuts. It's okay. It won't hurt my feelings. I'm telling you, this is going to sound ridiculous but it WORKS and my kids LOVE, love, love, love it. Alright, here we go... If you work with young kids ... read more
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Classroom Management Tips for Happy Classrooms
You've heard the expression "If Mama ain't happy - Ain't nobody happy", right? Well, the same thing is true for our classrooms. If you, the teacher, aren't happy - you're students won't truly be happy either. And for the word "happy" we could easily substitute "calm", "focused", "motivated", "enthusiastic" ... almost any adjective works in that little scenario. When I stop to really think ... read more
6 Things This Sunday
Hello forgotten little blog! Let me start by saying I had EVERY intention of getting a "catch up" blog post together last week... It was going to be a "Back to School, Back to Blogging" kind of thing. The plan was to link up (for the first time!) with "Five for Friday". However, as you can see, Friday came and went. So instead of letting another week go by I am going ... read more