It's true. I don't use a clip chart as a behavior system. Are you still reading or did you click out already? I know. I'm such a rebel. So is Jen over at The Teacher's Cauldron. She recently talked about her behavior system which is not a clip chart either. She inspired me to be brave. Thanks, Jen. I did use a clip chart at one time. Back in the ... Read More about I Don’t Use a Clip Chart. Please Don’t Throw Rotten Tomatoes.
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Talk About It Tuesday
This just might have been THE MOST DRAMATIC SEASON FINALE EVER. EVER. So we started with Chris Harrison in the studio audience of which I was not a part of. Excuse me. It wasn't for lack of trying. He said a little of this and a little of that and then we finally got on with it. Nick got to meet Andi's family first. And he bombed. Terribly. At least in the ... Read More about Talk About It Tuesday
Five for Fraturday
Oh thank goodness it's Saturday! Hallelujah, God is good! WHAT A WEEK! Five more days, five more days, five more days . . . and before you go thinking that I don't love teaching and I'm not a good teacher because I'm counting down the days until freedom, I just have to say it's because SANTA IS COMING AND MY KIDS NO LONGER HAVE ANY SELF CONTROL AND IT IS HARD TO TEACH RIGHT ... Read More about Five for Fraturday
Classroom Tour
Finally, right? All because of ONE director's chair which turned into three. Go figure. There are a lot of pics. You've been warned. Another warning: I took the pictures with my hubby's fancy camera and, as I imported them to iPhoto, I realized each picture was crooked. This is either because the fancy camera is gigantic and I can't hold it up properly, or it's ... Read More about Classroom Tour
Gold Tags Behavior Management Plan
A week from today, I will be in my classroom and there will be children staring at me. And not the neighborhood children who keep seeing me in my pajamas in the middle of the day, either. Nope. It will be real, live, actual, human first graders. I cannot even believe it. We go back officially this Wednesday for staff meetings and continental breakfasts and how was your summer and ... Read More about Gold Tags Behavior Management Plan