Lovin' the Kindergarten Chaos in the Classroom
So I’m back today to share the fun & fabulous Sight Word Soup Game! While flash cards play an important role in rote learning, they are not the only way to master these skills. So take a break from the cards and make this adorable, inexpensive, yet meaningful game! I went to my local dollar store to get the supplies… Read More
Teaching your child to identify letters and letter sounds is made easy with these free Quick & Easy Printable Alphabet Cards w/ Sound Pictures! This week I am so happy to team up with Carolina over at Always Expect Moore for a very FUN & Educational Week of ABC & Sight Word games for early learners! Both Carolina and I… Read More
Ask and you shall receive!
Remember the other night I asked if anyone would be interested in a freebie of our Pumpkin Number Order activity? Well, the crowd spoke and here it is!
I am so excited for all of you to use it in your classrooms!
You can download from here:
kindergartenchaos.com/free-printable-ordering-pumpkins-for-1-12/
Our Pumpkin Themed Letter Activities Includes:
Upper and Lowercase Alphabet Cards In Color and Black & White
CVC Picture Cards In Color and Black & White
Corresponding Response Sheets
Label A Pumpkin
3-D Parts Of A Pumpkin
Easy Prep
Get it here: kindergartenchaos.com/product/pumpkin-themed-literacy-activities-letter-id-cvc-words-label-a-pump...
Well this is a fun idea!Um YES! I am 💯 percent adding this to spice up our door-talk about a good laugh!Thanks for the idea @alatteloveforsecond! #memes #classroom #funny #memesdaily #iteachtoo
YES!D E P E R S O N A L I Z E // Let’s chat about inappropriate behavior for a sec. Depersonalizing is an EMPOWERING way to work thru behavior for both you and the student.
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Let’s imagine a child has misbehaved in your class. When this happens, it’s a natural response to take this personally and assume the child is being defiant on purpose. This often leads us (the teacher) to respond emotionally with the intent to exert our control and/or punish the child.
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Taking behavior personally and being punishment-minded intensifies the situation by immediately propelling us into a power-struggle. It also damages the relationship we have built and rarely results in a learning opportunity for the student.
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Let’s flip that reaction to something that doesn’t usually come quite as naturally to us. When we assume kids need PRACTICE, not PUNISHMENT, it reminds us to focus on what we can control in the situation - ourselves. We can’t force anyone to do anything, but we CAN make it safe for the child to learn and grow by reteaching and modeling the expectations.
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Let’s commit this year to depersonalizing misbehavior and looking at it as an opportunity to reteach and model our expectations so all students can experience success. Who’s with me? 🙋🏼♀️
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#iteach #teacherlife #backtoschool
Have you tried Vooks yet??
kindergartenchaos.com/using-vooks-in-the-classroom-free-printable/