Reader's Notebook Organization

Conversations in Literacy: Reader's Notebook Organization: When students come to my table for reading, I like everything neat, organized and easily accessible.  Saves me and them  a lot of time th...

This is a great blog post from Conversations in Literacy about how to organize notebooks for Reading Groups.  Awesome!

Classroom Before and After

Kindergarten...The final frontier!

Here I boldly go where no Collier has gone before!

I am an organization freak, so it took me a good week to get everything in 'apple-pie order'!

This is my classroom when I moved in!  

Lots of space and lots of furniture to organize!

Soon to be Teacher Area.

Here's the front of the room.  I looking over my boxes and tubs.

Closets before!

Lots of great materials, just need some organization!

Closets after!

I got about a million of those shoe box tubs at Home Depot when they were 75 cents a piece!

Classroom Set up

Better late than never!  Right?!

Here's the Classroom set up!

By the front door:

Birthday chart, Conduct, and Station Chart

Teacher nook

Calendar, Charts, Schedule

Computer, Writing Station, Word wall

Towards the back

Station baskets, Display wall

Library, Listening Station, Small Group area

Another view of the Library

Sink area and Sunshiney Discovery area

Promethean Board and Flannel Board

Calendar and Pocket chart

More updated Writing Station and Quiet Station

Sink and Discovery area

Classroom!

Heather's Heart: We Care Bag...and a *freebie*

I just love love love this post from Heather's Heart about the "We Care Bag."  I know we all have a kid or kids in our room that could use some extra TLC.  I've always tried to find ways to help my uber angry kid(s) decompress, like sharpening pencils, hanging out in the quiet stations, but this is wonderful!

She reminds us that if kids are in a primal mode, learning bounces right off!

Heather's Heart: We Care Bag...and a *freebie*: One of the things I love about Conscious Discipline is the building of the School Family. Many, many of my kiddos do not have the most nurtu...

Clutter-Free Classroom: Birthday Displays - Setting Up the Classroom Serie...

Clutter-Free Classroom: Birthday Displays - Setting Up the Classroom Serie...:

I loved all the different birthday displays, but I think I want to try the picture chart!

Clutter-Free Classroom: Birthday Displays - Setting Up the Classroom Serie...:
"This post is part of my Setting Up Your Classroom Series. Click here to view more posts from the series . There are tons of commercially-ma..."

Conduct Chart

I looked and looked for a conduct chart that would fit my needs exactly, and I found a lot that came close.  There were a lot of really cute ones out there, but I wanted mine to have STARS!  So, I went ahead and made it myself.  Here it is:

The levels are Super Star, Awesome, Great Job, Ready to Learn, Slow Down, Teacher's Choice, and Parent Contact.

Everyone will start out on Ready to Learn.  That is the green section which is a bit larger than the rest.  Then, everyone will move up or down throughout the day.

I've seen a few different ideas about what reward a student might get if they end the day on Super Star:
1.  A special sticker in their take home folder.
2.  A sticker on an incentive chart to earn a trip to the treasure box.
3.  A line on their wooden clip, and after 5 or 10 lines they get to trade for a new COLORED clip!

Moving below "Ready to Learn" a child first lands on "Slow Down" and then, "Teacher's Choice."  At this level I will conference with the child about his/her behavior and depending on the actions, decide on an appropriate consequence.  At the level of "Parent Contact," the child's parent will be contacted by note, email, or phone call to discuss the behaviors, and how we can guide him/her back onto the right path.

Grab these here at my TPT store!

Enjoy!

Awesome Blogs

I have a confession to make:  I've become addicted to blogs.  I tell myself that I can stop any time that I want, but I don't want!!  Here are just a couple that I've come across that are A-MA-ZING!

Enjoy!


Dr. Jean & Friends

Amazing ideas, songs, cheers, management and fun!!

Yes!  Dr. Jean!




Clutter-Free Classroom

Great organization and management tips, plus themes and lessons!


Little Priorities

Lots of great ideas for management, lessons, organization!  Gotta love organization!!


Check out these great blogs!!