Great tour. I have a middle school Extensive Needs classroom for kiddos with autism and additional disabilities. I have flexible seating and we absolutely love it. I call that area "the living room" because it's right in front of the classroom tv. Yesterday, I put on a video. One of my new 6th graders put in a request for popcorn and a soda. It's the living room, not a movie theater! lol Competing for the (very awesome) rocking chair, AR points is a great way. Our site uses iReady, so to include the Extensive Needs classrooms, we do everything by ratio (I have 9 students, the other homerooms have 25). So, classes where the students complete a given amount of iReady, regardless of academic level, can compete fairly. My kids have won different competitions, which is amazing! Thanks for another fun video! I've sent your videos to several of the teachers I've mentored over the years for tips and tricks. Always amazing! -Terri
Oh great ideas! Thank you so much for the suggestions. And can I just say how much I love your student requesting the popcorn?! That’s a kid after my own heart. 🍿🥰 Thank you for taking the time to share my content with others. That’s very awesome of you!
You have such a great, kid-centered classroom, and I can see why your kids like it. Tell us about the space on your board that has a card that says “Ms. D’s errors” … I’ll bet they love that you’re so human! If I weren’t retired, I’d definitely request to steal that practice from you! Also, great idea to buy outdoor carpets at the end of summer! Awesome tour! Have a great year!
Thank you so much for the kind words! 🥰 Good eye on the “Ms. D’s errors.”One of our classroom agreements is: We celebrate failure because it helps us to succeed faster. I’d never ask the kids to be so vulnerable without me having to do it first, so I let them point out my mistakes and then I say what I learned from them. The first day that section was full! 😆 Turns out I spaced about an assembly and we were late. lol.
We have incentives when kids complete iReady Diagnostics with their % growth. Not sure if you do something like that in your school across the grade levels. That’s a fair competition for the chair 😜
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Great tour. I have a middle school Extensive Needs classroom for kiddos with autism and additional disabilities. I have flexible seating and we absolutely love it. I call that area "the living room" because it's right in front of the classroom tv. Yesterday, I put on a video. One of my new 6th graders put in a request for popcorn and a soda. It's the living room, not a movie theater! lol
Competing for the (very awesome) rocking chair, AR points is a great way. Our site uses iReady, so to include the Extensive Needs classrooms, we do everything by ratio (I have 9 students, the other homerooms have 25). So, classes where the students complete a given amount of iReady, regardless of academic level, can compete fairly. My kids have won different competitions, which is amazing!
Thanks for another fun video! I've sent your videos to several of the teachers I've mentored over the years for tips and tricks. Always amazing! -Terri
Oh great ideas! Thank you so much for the suggestions. And can I just say how much I love your student requesting the popcorn?! That’s a kid after my own heart. 🍿🥰
Thank you for taking the time to share my content with others. That’s very awesome of you!
You have such a great, kid-centered classroom, and I can see why your kids like it. Tell us about the space on your board that has a card that says “Ms. D’s errors” … I’ll bet they love that you’re so human! If I weren’t retired, I’d definitely request to steal that practice from you! Also, great idea to buy outdoor carpets at the end of summer! Awesome tour! Have a great year!
Thank you so much for the kind words! 🥰
Good eye on the “Ms. D’s errors.”One of our classroom agreements is: We celebrate failure because it helps us to succeed faster. I’d never ask the kids to be so vulnerable without me having to do it first, so I let them point out my mistakes and then I say what I learned from them. The first day that section was full! 😆 Turns out I spaced about an assembly and we were late. lol.
Love this. Can you provide the title or link to the video about the birthday envelopes? Thank you.
Absolutely! Here is the link: th-cam.com/video/0VAZhTTJ36k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=S48EXodOhgrSJPJu
I call my Cozy Corner Zen Zone.
Love the alliteration! 🧘🏻♀️
We have incentives when kids complete iReady Diagnostics with their % growth. Not sure if you do something like that in your school across the grade levels. That’s a fair competition for the chair 😜
Love it! Anything that gets me closer to keeping that chair. 😉
Which class gets the most compliments from other staff in the halls
I love it! What a perfect way to build community and accountability. 🥰
You can use % of attendance or the amount of books/pages/minutes read?
Oh those are great ideas! I’ll share them with Stephanie. Thank you!