What are Blurt Beans?
Blurt Beans are beans you want to use to help remind students to STOP blurting out during your lessons. Blurt beans do work in helping students to identify the number of times they interrupt or blurt out during class. How Blurt Beans Work You will have a jar full of beans (coffee beans, dried beans, […]
Tips For Implementing Classroom Jobs In Your Class
Let’s talk about classroom jobs! If you aren’t familiar with the term, classroom jobs are simple and meaningful tasks that you assign each student in your class that will be their responsibility. Tasks like line leader, trash cleaner, cubby inspector, attendance taker, book monitor, etc. You can think of small tasks that they can complete […]
Why You Should Be Using Classroom Jobs For Your Students
In all of my years of teaching, one of my favorite classroom management strategies is assigning classroom jobs. While it’s not a method of tracking behavior directly, it does improve it and generally, the operations of the class run smoother as well. What are classroom jobs? Classroom jobs include things like “line leader”, “cubby inspector”, […]
Why You Need A Visual Schedule In Elementary
We all know how important it is to get our students in a good routine for a smooth running classroom. Students thrive when they know what to expect for their day. Studies show that a good routine helps with behavior management issues in the classroom. It also helps your students feel more safe with the […]