A Treat for Staff Members and Pre-K Graduates

I recommend all teachers to give a treat to their staff members to say Thank You! Every member of a school is there to make your life  and your student's life easier and better. Teachers have an appreciation week. Custodians, maintenance workers, and cafeteria workers only get a verbal thank you. Its great to do something special for your staff. I am blessed to work with some amazing teachers who have become great friends. I wanted to show some appreciation to the men and women who have trusted me to teach in their school.  I gave each staff member a Great Value Fudge Marshmallow Cookie from Walmart. These cookies are really delicious and cheap. I purchased twelve cookies for $1.88. I created a label from Print Artist Platinum 24. I put each cookie in a treat bag and stapled the label to the bag.

 

 

I am so proud of the Pre-Kindergarten students! Those babies are so cute and funny. They brighten my day. I adore how they are extremely quiet when I read them a story. It shows how powerful reading can be with a great story and silly storyteller. I am excited to see them in their little caps and gowns. I went to the Dollar Store to make their graduation treat bags. There are thirty eight students in Pre-K since they have two classes. I tried to be economical. I purchased a huge bag of animal crackers, oreos, and vanilla oreos. I attached a cute graduation label I created with Print Artist Platinum 24. I can not wait to give the little ones these cute and cheap treat bags. Go Class of 2013!

 



Same As, More Of, and Less Of Student Behavior Contract inspired by Love Works

As a new teacher, my leadership skills are ever changing. I am still figuring out what works and what does not work when dealing with classroom management. My goal is for students to learn and want to learn. However, I am aware that incentives motivate some students. I am for using classroom incentives in my classroom because every adult gains a pay check for his or her work. I believe school is a student's work place. I think teachers and CEOs should have a discussion to provide suggestions on how to lead people. Teachers and CEO's main job is to motivate workers to ensure the students or employees complete a task successfully. I have become interested in business leadership books to gain knowledge of how to motivate people whether they are five or fifty. I found a book called Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders by Joel Manby. The book emphasizes seven characteristic traits such as patience, kindness, trustworthiness, unselfishness, truthfulness, forgiveness, and dedication. I want all of these characteristics to be in my classroom. Joel Manby gives positive and negative examples while showing how leading with love is more beneficial and productive for both the employer and employee. My favorite part of the book is chapter seven when he discusses Same as, More of, and Less of. I was inspired to create a student behavior contract using his model of Same as, More of, and Less of. Same as is qualities or actions that you love about the student and want the student to continue such as always having a sense of humor. More of is qualities or actions that you want the student to work on such as turning in homework to become a better student and learner. Less of is the action or qualities that you want the student to discontinue such as yelling during disagreements. I love this model because it’s both postive and negative. It shows the student they have strengths and weaknesses. I have attached a Same as, More of and Less of student behavior contract below. If you use in your class, please provide me with any feedback with your experience whether it was successful or unsuccessful.



Same As, More Of, Less Of Student Behavior Contract