Every teacher knows the drama of nameless papers. Reminding kids to write their names on their papers is an on going battle in every classroom. At the beginning of school year, we recommend a mini-lesson on what you expect in terms of students labeling their papers. To lessen my frustrations, I created a “Stop! Did […]
Classroom Behavior Management Idea: Star Student
Every teacher wants a positive and productive classroom environment to conduct learning. On any given day, that can be a challenge. Behavior management was the most challenging for me when I had a classroom of 32 students. Yes, you read that right, 32 students! I could have nearly lost my mind teaching messy art activities […]
Classroom Reward Idea: The 100 Box
I can’t take credit for this idea. This is actually from my 8th grade teacher, Mr. Fontanetta (who by far, was one of the best educators in my life). Sure, the debate rages on with using rewards in the classroom. Some theories state that learning should be its own reward, but for some of our […]