Always Upper Elementary

Wow, what a day… I am so incredibly proud & also still trying to wrap my head around everything that happened!

The days are long, but the years are short.
Savor the time you have with your kids.
What a gift it is to be a teacher ♥️
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I’m so proud of my kids for all the work they put into studying! They did so well!!

If you want the link to my favorite markers, teacher tees, or other grading items, comment “link” & I will DM you!

I will also send you the link to my 50 states & capitals resources if you comment, “50 states” below :)
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REAL TALK: student behaviors & classroom management are more challenging than ever before…

During my hardest year of teaching, I decided to create a targeted approach to address specific behaviors as a whole group & it was a LIFESAVER!

Don’t get me wrong, there were still hard days... but this system encouraged positive change, provided my students with tangible positive reinforcement, & promoted teamwork as our class worked towards a common goal.

On the anchor chart, I wrote down the behaviors I wanted to see more often.

So I changed...
- “distracting others” into → “staying on-task”
- “arguing & fighting” into → “keeping small problems, small”
- “talking back” into → “being respectful”
- “blurting” into → “listening to the speaker”

When we all worked together and followed these expectations, we got a smiley face in one of the circles.

As a class, we evaluated ourselves 2-3x a day to see if we earned smiley faces in any of the four categories.

When all of the circles were filled, we had a class party / whole group reward.

When I implemented this system, I saw more…
- teamwork
- honest self reflection
- kids offering support to each other to reach our goal

If you want to save your sanity too, comment “classroom management” below & I will DM you the link directly, but you must be following me in order for my message to go through 😊🫶🏼Otherwise it will be stuck in your “requests” folder in your messages!
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THIS is exactly what you need to survive “spring fever” & end the school year strong 👏🏼👏🏼

Seriously, these are the best books I have purchased for my classroom! They have been worth every single penny!

Plus, I can give nonverbal redirections by simply pointing to them on display in my classroom! It is actually sanity-saving 😂🙌🏼

Comment “behavior management” below to get these read alouds for your classroom too!
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