I love that you don't just jump to losing recess! It is their one time to get energy out. Matching what they did wrong with a discipline makes so sense. I remember being in school and having to write sentences or losing recess for silly things or even things I couldn't control. Also you gave awesome tips to focus on the positive. Thank you!
I just found your channel and I love it. My dream is to become and teacher and help children. When I was in 3rd grade I had a very hard time. I would often cry and scream under a table just from being overwhelmed. I loved the fact that I could just go out in the hallway and clam down with my teacher.
Love your classroom management philosophies! I really took a lot of that to heart, especially when I hear so many conflicting things that just don't sit right with me (field instructor told me I needed to be more "stern and assertive," when it really just made me feel mean). I appreciate your taking the time to share what works for you :)
Thank you! Don't get me wrong, I do still have to be stern and assertive at times, but overall I try to use some of the other strategies. If/when they don't work, then I do have to firm up. It's all about balance. :)
Thanks, Kayla! :) I'm so glad you are finding them helpful! Being in the classroom by yourself is so different than student teaching and is such a learning experience!
Do you do chapter books for high level kids in guiding reading as a "book club" I keep hearing about this and I want to try it for the last grading cycle ... any ideas! A guided reading video would be awesome!!!👨🏫❤️
Yes, I give my higher readers chapter books, but they also have other books as well, sometimes even along with some comic books, just for a variety. :) I do not have a "book club" necessarily because our school has one put into place already, but I do meet with my kiddos for guided reading several times a week! I usually have a particular teaching point for each group when I meet with them, so it just depends on what we're working on that guides instruction and helps me to choose which book we will use. I have a guided reading video planned for April! :) Coming Soon!!!
Thank you so much for posting!!! subscribed&liked-->New teacher here: QUESTION: over what length of time are they earning these points? Do they earn them over the course of a week? How often do you reward them? once a week? over a month ? How do you know when to restart? or..do you keep it going because they are losing points as time passes when they use up their points.
in first grade we did a classroom thing where depending on how much homework you did, you would get a some amount of tickets and you would put them in a huge bucket and on friday she would draw names and u could get a prize
We did the Wow tickets as a school a few years back. We had some 5th graders get there hands on store bought tickets outside of school and present them as our Wow tickets. I would like to be able to get some custom printed. They would be much less likely to copy those.
I teach first grade but next year I am doing kindergarten. I taught kindergarten my first year but it's been a few years so I am nervous! I am going to try out class dojo next year. Thanks for the help !
You will do GREAT! I miss kindergarten every now and then! :) I sure do love the little ones. Class Dojo works great in K, too! They especially LOVE the treasure box.
i do class dojo as well! every day the kids start off with five points. if they drop down to 4 points it is just a warning, 3 is silent lunch, 2 note in the agenda, and 1 is a reflection of their behavior sheet. the next day i clear the points and they start fresh with five. when you go to the class report, you can hit view all time and then on the right "view spreadsheet". here i can see how many points they have banked up. every wednesday i hand out coupons to the students who have earned fifty points. now since the year has progressed, it is every additional fifty they earn. so they may be at 200, 300, 450. but they have to reach that next fifty mark. (i hope that makes sense) then they can choose a coupon: lunch with a friend in a different class, recess with a friend in a different class, switch seats by a friend in class, fluffy friend, hat day, free ipad time...stuff like that! they love it!!
Based on what you said in the video, does your school use PBIS? I'm looking to utilize Class Dojo to communicate with parents about their students' progress, but not sure how.
What kinds of items do you put in your treasure box that students are interested in? I teach Kindergarten and I give out stickers and pencils for many things so they are not as excited with those being in the treasure box. I also try not to do candy either. But I am finding that keeping it filled and exciting is hard to do while also not spending a bunch of money.
I completely understand! I actually had some parents donate items, which really helps out a ton! Sometimes I ask for donations about this time of the year for supplies we have run out of and I include "treasure box items" on that list. I have all kinds of goodies in my treasure box! Usually, I pick up little toys/goodie bag items. Dollar Tree has a lot of great ones. I also look in the party section at Wal-Mart and get some of those party favors. This year, I found some adorable clipboards at Dollar Tree! I will make sure to show you the inside of my treasure box during my classroom tour! :)
My son's teacher used Class Dojo and had to constantly keep her cellphone with her, which I didn't approve of as a parent. She spent more time using the app than teaching. I found that the students with trying behaviors don't respond well to constantly moving up and down a chart or point system like a yoyo. This doesn't come across as consistency. Also, each time they lose points translates to how many mistakes they made through the day, which I have an issue with since not all mistakes need punishing or consequences. Also, all children do not respond to consequences positively. If I use Class Dojo in my classroom, I may have a set number of times I record behaviors, unless they are extreme. If the kids know they can be "caught" doing something good for the extra points but don't know when they'll be observed, it seems like it would be more effective.
I should have a video on reward coupons in the next couple weeks on my channel. Keep your eye open and you can use any of them you like for your dojo :)
A Classroom 👨🎤 I have filmed my reward coupon video and it should be up mid week I didn't forget. Just got busy, lol 😂 I hope that some of them will help you out ;)
If i were to go back to 3rd grade, I think the biggest prize would be getting driven by a teacher and taken out to eat. Even if it's like a mcdonalds or whatever.
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I love that you don't just jump to losing recess! It is their one time to get energy out. Matching what they did wrong with a discipline makes so sense. I remember being in school and having to write sentences or losing recess for silly things or even things I couldn't control.
Also you gave awesome tips to focus on the positive. Thank you!
I always say that if you take away recess, they are going to find another time to play! They need to get their energy out.
Where was this 30 years ago?
This is a great video! Bottom line, form relationships with your students and parents!
I just found your channel and I love it. My dream is to become and teacher and help children. When I was in 3rd grade I had a very hard time. I would often cry and scream under a table just from being overwhelmed. I loved the fact that I could just go out in the hallway and clam down with my teacher.
Love your classroom management philosophies! I really took a lot of that to heart, especially when I hear so many conflicting things that just don't sit right with me (field instructor told me I needed to be more "stern and assertive," when it really just made me feel mean). I appreciate your taking the time to share what works for you :)
Thank you! Don't get me wrong, I do still have to be stern and assertive at times, but overall I try to use some of the other strategies. If/when they don't work, then I do have to firm up. It's all about balance. :)
Positivity is key 🔑. If you come down on them they will push back
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Preach on , +Kate The Sleepy Teacher !!
Thank you! I love your ideas and presentation.
So thrilled to you you using class dojo. Way to go!
to see you**
Excellent idea this sure will work great with all grades i believe.
You have some great ideas! I can't wait to use them this fall when I begin teaching. :)
Thanks, Kayla! :) I'm so glad you are finding them helpful! Being in the classroom by yourself is so different than student teaching and is such a learning experience!
have you done calm classroom before ? i honestly loved it because it helped me calm down when i got frustrated in class
These are soo helpful, i actually take notes in my teacher binder
Thanks for your ideas.
I love class dojo! 💕 liked your video
Thank you! :)
Do you do chapter books for high level kids in guiding reading as a "book club" I keep hearing about this and I want to try it for the last grading cycle ... any ideas! A guided reading video would be awesome!!!👨🏫❤️
Yes, I give my higher readers chapter books, but they also have other books as well, sometimes even along with some comic books, just for a variety. :) I do not have a "book club" necessarily because our school has one put into place already, but I do meet with my kiddos for guided reading several times a week! I usually have a particular teaching point for each group when I meet with them, so it just depends on what we're working on that guides instruction and helps me to choose which book we will use. I have a guided reading video planned for April! :) Coming Soon!!!
Thank you so much for posting!!! subscribed&liked-->New teacher here: QUESTION: over what length of time are they earning these points? Do they earn them over the course of a week? How often do you reward them? once a week? over a month ? How do you know when to restart? or..do you keep it going because they are losing points as time passes when they use up their points.
Lots of great tips.
in first grade we did a classroom thing where depending on how much homework you did, you would get a some amount of tickets and you would put them in a huge bucket and on friday she would draw names and u could get a prize
wow! so proud of you ma'am😀
Thank you for the video!!!
Thanks so much! It is so useful specially for me. I am studying English Teaching
Excellent video! thank you!
Thanks for the great ideas! On a different note, which shade of lipstick are you wearing? It looks great!
Thank you! I am wearing Rimmel 057 Ravish lip liner and Victoria Duke Beauty lipstick in Create with a pink gloss on top. :)
We did the Wow tickets as a school a few years back. We had some 5th graders get there hands on store bought tickets outside of school and present them as our Wow tickets. I would like to be able to get some custom printed. They would be much less likely to copy those.
Bring in a show and tell!
Yes!!! We are doing this throughout the month of May as an end-of-year activity! :) The kiddos are SO excited!
I teach first grade but next year I am doing kindergarten. I taught kindergarten my first year but it's been a few years so I am nervous! I am going to try out class dojo next year. Thanks for the help !
You will do GREAT! I miss kindergarten every now and then! :) I sure do love the little ones. Class Dojo works great in K, too! They especially LOVE the treasure box.
i do class dojo as well! every day the kids start off with five points. if they drop down to 4 points it is just a warning, 3 is silent lunch, 2 note in the agenda, and 1 is a reflection of their behavior sheet. the next day i clear the points and they start fresh with five. when you go to the class report, you can hit view all time and then on the right "view spreadsheet". here i can see how many points they have banked up. every wednesday i hand out coupons to the students who have earned fifty points. now since the year has progressed, it is every additional fifty they earn. so they may be at 200, 300, 450. but they have to reach that next fifty mark. (i hope that makes sense) then they can choose a coupon: lunch with a friend in a different class, recess with a friend in a different class, switch seats by a friend in class, fluffy friend, hat day, free ipad time...stuff like that! they love it!!
What a wonderful idea! I didn't know there was a "view all time" feature! I will have to look into that. Thanks for sharing! :)
TEACHER FOR A DAY FOR 100 POINTS
Zach Kirzner I did class do jo in 5th grade
Can you do a video on controlling tattling? My kiddies have a big problem with this :(
100 points should be you buy that student lunch or something like that
your videos are helpful to teachers..thanks a lot..
You're so welcome! I'm glad you find them helpful! :)
right now im subscribing in your channel ,hope i can be more effective teacher to my students..
100 points choose lesson,teach it however they want,no work no homework
Based on what you said in the video, does your school use PBIS? I'm looking to utilize Class Dojo to communicate with parents about their students' progress, but not sure how.
This seems great but do you find students don't have any intrinsic motivation to do normal expectations like being on task or cleaning their area?
What kinds of items do you put in your treasure box that students are interested in? I teach Kindergarten and I give out stickers and pencils for many things so they are not as excited with those being in the treasure box. I also try not to do candy either. But I am finding that keeping it filled and exciting is hard to do while also not spending a bunch of money.
I completely understand! I actually had some parents donate items, which really helps out a ton! Sometimes I ask for donations about this time of the year for supplies we have run out of and I include "treasure box items" on that list. I have all kinds of goodies in my treasure box! Usually, I pick up little toys/goodie bag items. Dollar Tree has a lot of great ones. I also look in the party section at Wal-Mart and get some of those party favors. This year, I found some adorable clipboards at Dollar Tree! I will make sure to show you the inside of my treasure box during my classroom tour! :)
My son's teacher used Class Dojo and had to constantly keep her cellphone with her, which I didn't approve of as a parent. She spent more time using the app than teaching. I found that the students with trying behaviors don't respond well to constantly moving up and down a chart or point system like a yoyo. This doesn't come across as consistency. Also, each time they lose points translates to how many mistakes they made through the day, which I have an issue with since not all mistakes need punishing or consequences. Also, all children do not respond to consequences positively. If I use Class Dojo in my classroom, I may have a set number of times I record behaviors, unless they are extreme. If the kids know they can be "caught" doing something good for the extra points but don't know when they'll be observed, it seems like it would be more effective.
Do you keep track of every student on class dojo? Is it hard to keep up with during the school day?
This could be a student's job
Take them out for morning tea
Could you make your class dojo rewards paper available on teachers pay teachers or possibly be willing to share via email?
Do you display your class dojo on the board?
I use class dojo with my 1st grader class and i need tips because its my first year thank you loren swann
Wonderful! Class Dojo is amazing! :) Hopefully you were able to get some ideas in the video. Thanks for watching!!!
I should have a video on reward coupons in the next couple weeks on my channel. Keep your eye open and you can use any of them you like for your dojo :)
Perfect! Can't wait to see your video on this! I would love some additional class dojo reward ideas. :)
A Classroom 👨🎤 I have filmed my reward coupon video and it should be up mid week I didn't forget. Just got busy, lol 😂 I hope that some of them will help you out ;)
10 points could be to get a free pass on an assignment of their choosing.
Student gets a doughnut for 100 points.
if they have 100 points by the end of the year you can get them ice cream or popcorn
Great idea! Thank you!!!
100 points - 10 extra points on a test
you could do no work and play day for the 100 points
That's the American Way right there , +Paisley TV .
If i were to go back to 3rd grade, I think the biggest prize would be getting driven by a teacher and taken out to eat. Even if it's like a mcdonalds or whatever.
There would be many legal and ethical consequences to driving a student off campus.
75 could be use computers free time
i feel like as a college student, i would have trouble keeping track of your point systems hhahaha
They sell tickets at Walmart
Student teacher
ice cream
Pizza party
you're so sweet beautiful and talented. but don't raise your eyebrows all the time otherwise you'll have permanent wrinkles on your beatiful forehead. by the way I'm a retired esl teacher. ❤🧡💛💚💙