Classroom Management Ideas

This summer, I have been doing some research on how to modify my classroom management for next year. Last year, I did bucket fillers, Whole Brain Teaching, and CHAMPS. CHAMPS is a positive reinforcement classroom management approach. It really helped when I was doing my Daily 5 workshops. After my experiences from last year, I've decided to tweak my classroom management plan a little. I have a couple ideas that I am really excited to start! I'm going to continue with Whole Brain Teaching with simlies/frowns (scoreboard), "Class! Yes!," hands and eyes, and the classroom rules posters. Third Grade Thoughts has some excellent resources and explains how to implement Whole Brain Teaching into your class. Here is a great clip of how a first grade teacher implement WBT: I talked earlier in my blog about also using 7 Habits. I've been doing some research and have found many supplemental resources to help with launching 7 habits. Here are some resources I have collected: 1. 7 Habits Rewards (free download on TpT)

2. 7 Habits Bookmarks (another FREE download on TpT)

3. 7 Habits PowerPoint Presentations (created by Barren County School District) 7 Habits PowerPoints 4. Supplemental Stories to help understanding of each habit.

You can download the PDF from this website. 5. This packet is meant for students to get notes HOME. However, I thought it would be a cute idea for kids to give these notes to EACH OTHER. Yeah? (Another free download from TpT).

6. Lastly, I found a packet (from TpT) a reflective journal that I thought would be great for my student to reflect and set goals. If you have seen 7 Habits, you know that they have the cutest little critters as characters in the story. I was so excited to find the CUTEST TREE-Mendous Behavior Chart created by First Grade O.W.L.s. I thought it was SO adorable and it goes PERFECT with the 7 habits characters and the tree theme I have in my classroom.

There is one last idea that I have. I really like the idea of brownie points and cookie points. I think it goes great with the WBT scoreboard. Mrs. Heeren's Happenings has created an awesome FREEBIE packet for cookie and brownie points. I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to incorporate it into my classroom management. However, it is something that I really want to incorporate because of the positive rewards that she included.

Question: What classroom management techniques have worked in your class?

7 Habits

Last year, I had several teachers at my school do 7 Habits. I was going back and forth because last year I did bucket fillers! But, I decided to try something new and I've been doing some research on other resources I could use. One resource that I was really excited to find was a Glog about the 7 habits. After spending 3 days with Common Core Training, my goal for next year was to use more technology in my class, which I was going to do through www.glogster.com!

Anyway, on Pinterest I found this great like that has a glog for each habit!

I even found songs to go with each habit! This website has a song for each habit! http://kkershaw.wikispaces.com/7+Habits

These are just a few resources that I will be using next year to launch 7 habits! 

Jessie