http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/site/camp-activities/camp-games.html

I found another good site that I will be utilizing after Spring break comes to an end...tear. It is aimed at camp...but it can be used in a classroom. The games and activities are also good.

I found an activity about guessing someone who is the news that I think my kids could do as a form of current events. A person of the day if you will. I will give them clues and they can guess while learning facts.

Here we go

So instead of trying to change everything the week before spring break...(not the best idea) I've decided to do little by little of implementing bits of the Morning Meeting! I thought it would be so simple, but no never is! I am feeling so cramped for time in my classroom!! I don't know what I am doing wrong this year. The day is flying by and some days I feel like we got through one thing. Then I feel like I'm throwing all these things at them so I can say that I have done them. It doesn't help that my students are soooo chatty so it takes us so long to even start an activity. I am really hoping by implementing this in my classroom, it will help the classroom management aspect so my kids are more calm...Am I wishing too much?

So I have decided to just add the greeting this week. The kids are having fun with it, and it seems like it will go well. I was never consistent with the greeting, but I know I have to make that effort. As I delve into my book The Morning Meeting book over spring break, I will generate new ideas on how to compose a better morning meeting following SPring break.

Origins Responsive Classroom

http://www.originsonline.org/rc_classroom.php

This website provides multiple ideas for the responsive classroom. It offers a plethora of greetings for my morning meeting

Check it out!

New idea

Well...my life is everlasting changing therefore my ideas are also changing. I know have changed my focus to the Morning Meeting. My morning meeting or group time is calendar, weather, schedule how many days in school. Stay tuned for more....

Positive Behavior Support

I found an article discussing a few parts of the Positive Behavior Support System. The article was about a 3rd grade teacher who had a student who got frustrated during writer's workshop. The teacher led a problem solving conference. There were certain steps that were given to follow and the author provided an example with their own student.

It seems like a great idea to have a problem solving conference. In the past, I establish rapport and do a brief conference. However, the times get cut short usually with needs from some of my other students. But by having lunch together to discuss the needs could be very helpful.

I think this is something that I will try out in my classroom. Following each step and staying calm because the student may be also feeling frazzled over the problem. I also like how involved the student is in choosing the solution to the problem.
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/9550415/18j6tw0c15mnav4y0toy

Questions

As I am embarking on my research, I have began to ponder the following questions.

1. What can I do in my classroom to help improve behavior management? Currently I utilize the "take a break chair" and stoplight method. I do a lot of positive reinforcement.
2. What other methods are out there to help reduce disruption in my classroom?

What do you do in your classroom?

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!!!! I am a first grade teacher, who has had experience also teaching at the kindergarten level. Currently I am teaching in Minnesota. I created this blog as a part of my Masters program. This blog was created with the intentions of collaborating with other teachers. I hope you will find some useful tools to help you out in your classroom.