The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown
Learning environment
The following page is dedicated to strategies I have observed throughout my student teacher practicum that I believe will help to maintain a positive classroom environment that supports learning supporting: KSA #7 Teachers create and maintain environments that are conducive to student learning and understand student needs for physical, social, cultural and psychological security.
STRATEGIES:
Popcorn Scoops:
When the class as a whole was on task or the entire class completed a task doing exactly what they were asked to do a scoop of popcorn was placed in a jar. When the jar was full the class was rewarded with a popcorn party; however, when the class was off task or unfocused popcorn scoops could be removed from the jar.
Happy Jar:
If a student helped another student or a teacher he/she received a slip of paper to place in the "happy jar", everything Friday the first two students name that were drawn had a choice of the first prizes, he 2-5 students were able to chose a prize from the prize jar and the remaining students were rewarded with a candy of some sort.
Bucket Filling:
The bucket filling program was used in the Grade One & Two classroom I was apart of for PSII. This strategy encouraged and reminded students what it was to be kind and follow the rules. Often heard throughout the classroom was "you're being a bucket-filler/you're being a bucket-dipper" which indicated that students were engaged and connected with the program.
The following are some attention grabbers and cues I found to be successful to rope students in to the topic we would be covering.
Jokes:
To get students attention I would often place a joke on the Smart board concerning the topic we would be covering to get students to start thinking about the topic at hand.
Hand-Up:
I found the most successful attention grabber to get the students focused on me was placing my hand in the air. This forced the students to stop what they were doing and look at me.
The "Gift":
Students often had to show that they were ready for the next activity and the "gift" is an awesome transition to prepare students for the next phase of their day. The "Gift" consists of students folding their hands on their tables and sitting quietly. Once all students were giving the gift the class moved on.
STRATEGIES:
Popcorn Scoops:
When the class as a whole was on task or the entire class completed a task doing exactly what they were asked to do a scoop of popcorn was placed in a jar. When the jar was full the class was rewarded with a popcorn party; however, when the class was off task or unfocused popcorn scoops could be removed from the jar.
Happy Jar:
If a student helped another student or a teacher he/she received a slip of paper to place in the "happy jar", everything Friday the first two students name that were drawn had a choice of the first prizes, he 2-5 students were able to chose a prize from the prize jar and the remaining students were rewarded with a candy of some sort.
Bucket Filling:
The bucket filling program was used in the Grade One & Two classroom I was apart of for PSII. This strategy encouraged and reminded students what it was to be kind and follow the rules. Often heard throughout the classroom was "you're being a bucket-filler/you're being a bucket-dipper" which indicated that students were engaged and connected with the program.
The following are some attention grabbers and cues I found to be successful to rope students in to the topic we would be covering.
Jokes:
To get students attention I would often place a joke on the Smart board concerning the topic we would be covering to get students to start thinking about the topic at hand.
Hand-Up:
I found the most successful attention grabber to get the students focused on me was placing my hand in the air. This forced the students to stop what they were doing and look at me.
The "Gift":
Students often had to show that they were ready for the next activity and the "gift" is an awesome transition to prepare students for the next phase of their day. The "Gift" consists of students folding their hands on their tables and sitting quietly. Once all students were giving the gift the class moved on.
Class Dojo:
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