Classroom Management

Pic of happy child and the text Positive Classroom Management Idea: Shout-Out Stickers

Fun Positive Classroom Management Idea

This classroom management post contains affiliate links for Amazon. By purchasing an item on the Amazon site using these links, I will receive a small commission on your purchase (with no extra cost to you). For more information about my Disclosure Policy, please visit this link! Positive Classroom Management Idea I have to admit, I LOVE stickers! I always have. I had quite a collection when I was a student. I stored my stickers in a photo album with self-stick pages I got from Walgreens. I really wish that I still had it! I was going to put in an amazon

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Fostering Independence in the Classroom

Let Them Do it! Fostering Independence in the Classroom!

We all want our students to be independent.  We want them to figure out a solution to the problem, to get their work done, to make sure that they put their things away, and not lose their homework.  Check out some ways that I am fostering independence in the classroom! So, I figured out the other day that I have been teaching for 17 years.  Sheesh, that seems like such a long time, but it has really flown by! One of the things that I have always had some trouble with is being a control freak, perfectionist,  little reluctant to relinquish

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best classroom seating arrangement

Best Classroom Seating Arrangement?

  What is the best classroom seating arrangement? Today I wanted to talk about seating.  I have seen TONS of blog posts, Instagram pics, and Facebook Posts about flexible seating in the classroom!  It is all a buzz in the teaching world! So, what is the best classroom seating arrangement? Whatever works for you! Here is what is going on in my classroom. I have wanted to try flexible seating in my classroom for years! The problem? 1.  Storage.  There was no place in our schoolhouse to store all of the desks that I didn’t want. 2. We have recently

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easy classroom management idea

Easy Classroom Management Idea

I love it when I have a brilliant idea (well, I think it’s brilliant)!  Who doesn’t right?  Easy Classroom Management Idea for your Writing Center! I am always looking for an easy classroom management idea! In my room, we use a lot of paper. My writing center is a popular place all throughout the day! My students can use the writing center in the morning when they are finished with their morning work, during the Writing Workshop (of course), when they are finished with their classwork, etc. My students also love to use my writing center during inside recess! That

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