Wow--What a week and it's only Tuesday!  Just when I think I'm getting into a routine, interruptions abound.  The bookfair is this week, Grandparents' Day celebration, reading benchmarks, and if that is not enough, parent/teacher conference day is Thursday.YIKES!

Oh well, so it goes. 

I am still trying to figure out this blogging thing---I think I successfully added a follow button.  Next I'll try to upload some photos.  (When I'm feeling brave, that is)

Smiles to all~

Just checked in with What the Teacher Wants and I know I'm late (today is Tuesday), but thought I'd share my new management idea.  I do the colored cards, but this year I have a pretty good group of students and their behavior isn't all that bad, so I thought I'd try a reward system to encourage participation and attentive behavior. So. . . I've given each student a "bank" and start them off with 5 pennies.  Student can earn additional pennies for their "bank" by giving good answers, staying on top of their game, etc.  I'm also toying with the idea of taking pennies if students exhibit poor sportsmanship or bossy type behaviors (which I've noticed with some).

When students reach $1.00, the classroom store will open and students can purchase pencils, erasers, grippers (which for some reason this group is crazy about), stickers, etc.

I'm hoping this will not only encourage great behaviors, but also help with teaching money! 

Sorry no picture (yet) of the "banks" but they're just small plastic containers with lids. 10 for $1 at Dollar Tree!!

Ok, well I'm trying had to get in the swing of things.  Teachers report to school on Monday for a full week of PD! Then the kiddos come the following Monday.  I want to post some pix of my classroom, but so far I haven't made the time to down load into the computer then upload to here---but. . . soon! 

Also, having a hard time locating the foam blocks I want for dice!  Will try an out-of-town trip tomorrow---if I'm successful I will post pictures for sure! 

Well, here it goes!  I have been toying with the idea of blogging for quite awhile and after following stalking several of the fabulous blogs out there, I decided to go for it.
I don't know how often I will post and I will need to figure out how to upload pictures and ideas but for now----at least----it's started!