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Empower students everyday!



I love this door! When I get my own classroom and I am going to put this somewhere in the room! I think it is a great thing for students to see everyday, to know that they are loved and thought of everyday!

What do you have in your classroom to empower YOUR students?

<3 Mrs. Crouse :)

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Mystery Hero

Love this idea! Pull a name from the Mystery Hero jar. Don't say their name, but let kids know you are watching your Mystery Hero. If the Mystery Hero does a good job reward them, and if they aren't on their best behavior just say to the class that the Mystery Hero needs to try harder. Don't call the student out or let students know who it was.

At the end of the day I would give that person a special treat to pick from. Candy, fruit snacks, drink, etc. It is a great way for all the kids to work hard and do good during the day. Because they don't know who the person is going to be!

Pin It Monday: This is such a good idea!

Do you use large anchor charts? Do you ever wish when a kid has a question that you could refer to your anchor charts again? Well now you can! This great idea came from Teaching My Friends Blog check it out!

Reasons to love!

1. It keeps my anchor charts available all year long.
2. It's handy for my friends.  They know where it is and know how to use it.
3. It's a great reminder for me for the next year.  I am a believer in making 90% of my charts with the class.  I may set up the title and clip art or graphic I want on it, but the content is generated with my friends.  Of course, I know what must make the chart, but you would be surprised at the different things that come up each year with different classes that we end up adding.
4. It's a great resource to use with my small group and individual student meetings to target specific needs.

Thank you Nancy of Teaching My Friends!

Pin It Monday...A Day Late :S

Sorry I'm late on my Pin It Monday! I have not been feeling well since Sunday afternoon. Sinuses have been acting up...no fun at all. I actually left work early today because I just did not feel good at all. Head hurt, I was achy all over,dizzy...ya, no fun.

But anyway, look what I found on Pinterest this week! Perfect for those kids who get their B's and D's mixed up! I am so going to try this!

Pin It Monday!

The workshops I went to on Friday went great! Instead of going to the one about How to Manage a Class, I decided to go to one about Getting up and Moving! It was so much fun! We did different activities that get your kids up and moving. Because we all know that kids cannot sit in their seats for long periods of time! Get them up and actively participating in class!

Today is going to be Pin It Monday!
I love Pinterest! And I found this great idea for when I get my own regular ed. classroom!

This idea came from the blog Seriously Primary, check it out!

Cute idea for keeping track of class compliments. Each time the class is complimented (in the hall, at specials, etc.), they receive a "brownie." Once the brownie pan is filled, the class gets a reward.
{so doing this whenever I get my own classroom!!}

If I ever get the lower grades, this will work so good! Kids always want to hear that they are doing good. And if they get rewarded for getting compliments that's even better!