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…
Because I choose to have tables instead of student desks, we need to find a place to store our math workbooks; BEE books; poetry binders; and notebooks for writing, word work, reading, science, and social studies. We store them in…
We have Open House before school begins. It is a time for families to come in and meet the teacher, tour the school, and bring in school supplies. I don’t do anything special during Open House, other than make myself…
Love ’em, and kinda hate ’em, but LOVE ’em more… Mostly just don’t like setting a pile of papers down on a wet spot left by a water bottle that is demonstrating it’s ability to participate in the process of…
