We start the year out by determining how learners look and act. We talk about being “EAGLE listeners and learners” (an EAGLE is our mascot). As a class we participate in team-building activities that help us to understand that in order for…
Individual Student Behavior Tracking: Just as students don’t respond to a one size fits all approach to teaching reading and writing, I find they need differentiation for behavior management as well. I’ve developed several individual behavior tracking sheets. Some are goal…
PBIS Rewards We are a PBIS school. As a part of our Tier 1 behavior system, we have established our school-wide expectations – Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible. We also have a school-wide behavior matrix. Each classroom develops a…
I begin this strategy/activity typically in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of school. We have several other classrooms in our school that also are “Bucket-Filler” classrooms. We read several books about being bucket-fillers and not bucket dippers. We put magnets…
There are a lot of aspects to managing students and a classroom. This page will focus on strategies that I currently use to manage student behavior. Overall, I use Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports. Our entire district has adopted PBiS. To…
When I’ve been having a challenging day, my colleagues have been known to shout/whisper at me, “Just CHAMP it, Meach!” I return the favor if they seem to need it. In 2012, several of us took a CHAMPS class together. …
THIS post was last updated on: 8.21.22 It has been my pleasure providing so many teachers with [free] updated Calendar Math files for so many years. In truth, I have not had the opportunity to use the files for the…
Ugh! WHY, oh why haven’t I thought of these organizational systems earlier?! Missing Parts: This friendly container solves the problem of lost manipulatives, game pieces, and other ods and ends. We just add lost things to this basket I take care of them when I…
I keep a dish/tub/bin full of my Scholastic Book Club resources. Whenever I get something that is related to book clubs, I toss it into the dish/tub/bin. Download Scholastic Book Club Documents – At the end of August, before school…
My classroom has tables, and I don’t like to store things on the tables, so we have storage boxes that I supply for students. I bought these 3-drawer units from Wal-Mart. I think Target has them too. They were approximately…
