Showing posts with label Behavior Management. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Behavior Management. Show all posts

Friday, August 9, 2013

A Pinterest Kind of Start To a Great New Year

It's hard to believe that we have come to the end of preplanning and the first two days of school.  I have to say I love, love, love my new class of K-Crew Kids.  All 24 of them.  They have all walked in like little pros with very few tears shed for the beginning of the year.  I'd say that's pretty good.  When setting up my classroom this year, I decided to put my pinterest finds to use.  I can't wait for you to see all the adorable things in room 6 this year.  Love it.  



A look into room 6 from the door


Love my room this year.  Full of cuteness.


My new listening center.  Look at the adorable chairs I found at Walmart. 


We gave the mailboxes a makeover this year.  Once the kids learn the color in their mailbox, we can pack up by color.  This also cuts down on having so many at the mailboxes at one time.  


I gave my behavior chart a facelift this year.  The first change was to put it on a magnetic board.  I then took buttons and glued magnets to the back.  The top of the button has each students number on it.  I then added up and down arrows so that they will understand the direction they are asked to move. I added a  happy and sad face so they will understand what the words mean.  It turned out really cute.  

Love my organized shelf.  I attached  boarder to the edges to dress up the shelf.  I then put all of my organized supplies on it.  I am loving it and the organization.  

Here are my crayon containers.  They were made from cupcake pans and sippy cups from the Dollar Tree. I put velcro on the bottom of the cups, so that they stay in place.  The crayons and other items are sorted into their own individual cup.  Loving them.    


This was one of the best inventions that I discovered toward the end of the last school year.  Place a sponge inside a container of your choice.  Pour glue over the sponge.  The glue will soak into the sponge. The kids touch the item they are gluing on the sponge.  It saves glue and mess.  When not in use snap the lid on.  


So proud of my clip boards / marker boards.  I covered the front and the edges of the clip board in duct tape.  I then hot glued these marker boards that I found in Walmart on the back.  So fantastic!!!  Takes up less space and so much easier to keep up with.  

Here is the dry erase boards from Walmart.  I'm sure you can search for them if they are not in your local store.  

Cute bubbles for open house. 

Markers with pom pom for erasers glued on the end.  

I gave these flower pots a face lift.  Cute.  

Love my new flower arrangement.  So easy to make.  Take a container of your choice.  Hot glue a Styrofoam ball inside the container.   Then simply stick the dum dums in the styrofoam.  I then decorated the outside.  

Love my wreath hanging outside my room.  My wonderful K-Crew teacher Kaleigh made it for me.  So cute.  



Here are my new table markers. They are hanging above each table.  Loving it.  

Here is my chalkboard frame that I made to mark special days this year at school.  I took each child's picture holding the frame.  All I will have to do is take the titles off and add another.

I hope you enjoyed taking a little glance into room 6.  I have so much more I would like to add, but we'll save them to another time.  I can't wait to watch my group of new k-crew kids grow and learn.  It's going to be a great year in room 6.  

Lisa 
K-Crew Kids Rock

Friday, February 15, 2013

Presidents, Valentines and Toy Jail Oh My!

The last couple of weeks have been very busy in Kindergarten land.  A lot of learning is going on.  We have been talking and learning about leaders and presidents.  The kids always love learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.  They always seem to soak it in.  Take a look at their presidents and writing below.  They did an awesome job.

Abraham Lincoln Circle Map

Abraham Lincoln and Writing Board

Abraham Lincoln with great writing from the circle map.



George Washington Circle Map

George Washington and Writing Board

George Washington with wonderful writing from the circle map. 



Valentine's Day

Valentine Bubble Map

Valentine's Day craft and writing






Check out these cute valentine cookies that one of my mothers made.  They tasted as good as they look.     The kids and I loved them!


Toy Jail?

This is one of the greatest things I have come up with in a very long time.  I don't know if you have problems like we do.....but the kids are always bringing toys in the classroom and playing with them when they should be working.  So a few weeks ago I came up with "Toy Jail".  It has been wonderful.  If I see them with a toy inside my room, it goes to toy jail.  It stays there a few days and gets released back to its owner.  It has cut down on the problem so much.  On Wednesday of this week the toys were released.  One of my students spoke up and said "I'm not bringing them again"  Inside I said "Yes!"  Now so that you don't think I'm a mean teacher :-)  they can play with their toys at recess, they just have to live in their book bag until that time.  Love, love, love this.  

See you next time
Lisa
K-Crew Kids Rock

Friday, August 10, 2012

A Rockin Preplanning and First Day of Kindergarten in Room 6

We've had a great start to our new year in room 6.  Preplanning and then our first day has flown by with excitement and anticipation for all that we will do and learn this year.  Our new K-Crew kids are awesome and full of energy.  I always love to watch them grow, change and learn as the year progresses.  So much fun.  No other grade can you see so much progress.  I can't wait to blog about all of our adventures.  Hold on, it will be a Rockin Ride.  We are family.....Everybody's learning with me.  (Sing along)


Some of my K-Crew and our assistant principal Valarie Lawson

I'm so excited to welcome Kelly Rogers into my classroom this year.  We are going to make an awesome team.  Since it was our first day of kindergarten together also, I thought we should take a 1st day of kindergarten picture.  All of our K-Crew kids took a picture with the same frame.

Our room 6 door

My pinterest inspired sign with a little extra added.  I love it!  I think it turned out so cute.

My room 6 K-Crew kids sign.  Cute.

Our polka dotted hooks and our Rockin board.

Kindergarten ROCKS at Smith Elementary!

A peek into our classroom.  The look from the door.  This is the first thing you see when you come to the door.  Love it!

Our mailboxes 
Another look into the room.  

And another view.....

Our meeting board/calendar

Our behavior chart.  This is my 3rd year using this system, and I have to say it is my favorite.  My students can move up for good behavior and down for behavior that is not appropriate.  The great thing about this system, is that even if they move their clip down, they always have the opportunity to move the clip back up.

Polka Dotted Clock :-)  
My rock star chair.  I gave it little face lift this summer, and it turned out so cute.

word wall.  We use every inch of our classroom.

Mrs. Ring's class ROCKS!