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About two years ago I joined a school that did this thing called, morning meetings. Now you may say come on that's what you should always be doing. In the last 14 years I would just jump right in and start working. Well morning meetings have changed the whole feeling of my classroom. Each day we start with a positive message or quote that we focuse on for that day. We then just do a few minutes of small talk or stories about things going on in our lives. This is my students favorite part. I tell them stories about my two boys and they just cant wait for those stories. Morning Meeting is a powerful way to start the day. It meets students’ needs for belonging, significance, and fun; provides students with an opportunity to practice social and emotional skills; and prepares students for the days’ learning. The Responsive Classroom https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/category/morning-meeting/ Responsive Classroom is an evidence-based approach to elementary and middle school teach

Why do we use the clip charts? Do they help or do they really cause anxiety and worse behaviors. This is my first year I decided to trash that clip chart and man it was amazing. I wanted to share my thoughts and experiences with that color coded clip chart. We all had that one kid that no matter how many times they went up or down they just didn't care and neither did the parent. Then we have all had that kid that went to red and to the office they go only to come back with a piece of gum and sticker. WHAT! UGG the life of a teacher. Have we ever thought that the clip chart is the cause of stress and anxiety on you and some of the kids? My son started kindergarten this year and man that clip chart was a disaster. I mean straight disaster hurricane meets Add to dictionary. He would FLIP OUT if he has to move his name and the anxiety he had was off the charts. We realized that he needed a separate behavior plan separate than the clip chart. It made me think how many other kids have m

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Why Use Picture Books? Picture books are important because of how readers interact with them, especially the read-aloud experience. No matter how many awards it may have won or how beautiful the prose or illustrations, an unread picture book collecting dust on a shelf is just paper and cardboard. The magic begins when a child or grown-up reader opens up the book. My Favorite Author Eve Bunting Writer Anne Evelyn Bunting, also known as Eve Bunting, is a Northern Ireland-born American writer of more than 250 books. Her work covers a broad array of subjects and includes fiction and non-fiction books. Her novels are primarily aimed at children and young adults, but she has also written the text for picture books. While many of her books are set in Northern Ireland, where she grew up, her topics and settings range from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Bunting's first book, The Two Giants, was published in 1971. Due to the popularity of her books with children, she has

Self-regulation is something everyone continually works on, whether we are cognizant of it or not.  We all encounter trying circumstances that test our limits from time to time.  If we are able to recognize when we are becoming less regulated, we are able to do something about it to feel better and get ourselves to a better place.  This comes naturally for some, but for others it is a skill that needs to be taught and practiced. This is the goal of The Zones of Regulation (or Zones for short). Check it out: http://zonesofregulation.com/index.html This idea was my favorite using paint strips for the zones.