Include a strip of paper with each of the children s names from your class printed on one of the strips. Place them in a bowl or large jar. At the beginning of the day announce that you will be drawing one strip from the jar and if the student s name you draw follows… Read more »
“Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn’t know that so it goes on flying anyway.” – Mary Kay Ash
Mother Theresa “We can do no great things – only small things with great love.” –
Look, Lock & Listen- Make an L with your index finger and thumb. Look, Lock, and Listen with your hands moving across your face. Follow Directions-Show children the index and middle finger walking across the back of the other hand. You can also do a rap song. Follow directions the 1st time given not the… Read more »
Teaches Character Development Skills Character Classics is music that not only is fun for kids to sing (and boy, do they love to sing the songs) but they also are introduced to various composers like Bach and Beethoven. Here are some examples of some of the skills presented in the Series One collection: Character Classics… Read more »
“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us!” – Helen Keller
There is a high correlation between motivation and discipline. In searching for the motivators that move kids to action you might want to consider the following Kid Currency. (Things that kids value.) Contrary to what many believe, kid currency is not just stuff but a number of different things that are really valuable to children…. Read more »
I use 2 monkeys in my classroom as a target behavior or used to symbolize the differences of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. Responsible Monkey is a monkey who represents appropriate behavior. He sits at his own desk, is ready to learn, and loves to enjoy the company of the children who are following directions. However,… Read more »
A Tribute to My Dad I was cleaning out the cabin recently and I ran across Dad’s old tool chest. As with most of his things they were second hand and heavily used. I began to throw out most of the contents knowing that most people would pass them by in a garage sale, but… Read more »
This song was from a wonderful Head Start teacher in Androscoggin County, Maine. She would use it, and I have used it, for children waiting to settle into their seats after a transition. Use the tune “Are you sleeping Brother John?”. Sandy Connor I see (Child’s Name) (Children already sitting down) I see (Another Child’s… Read more »
