Holy cow it's been a while since I've posted! The good news is my students and I survived the hiatus that is called Christmas/February Break/Spring Break/State Assessments, and we even managed to work in some extra privileges so far this year!
Back in August my family adopted a new dog, named Cece, she's a beautiful French Bulldog and brings us so much happiness everyday! Now that she's a year old, her puppy-terror has calmed down quite a bit, although she still has her phases.
Just look as her adorable face...oh I could just squish it!
Obviously, my puppy love followed me into my classroom, where I routinely talk about Cece, show videos, display pictures, and use her as an example. We even measured her during our measurement math unit. My students LOVE my little Cece!
She even inspired my "#happy" wall where I post pictures of things that make us happy...currently I have pictures of my pup, my coworker's dogs, my aide's dog, my student's dog, my class doing yoga, my student being silly, and one of my student's beloved art projects. Our class loves updating this little wall every so often :)
My students love my Cece so much that they even asked to earn their very own picture of her. And of course I was so excited for it. One student of mine asked, "Ms. Katie, the next time that I have an all green day, can I have a picture of your Cece?" Insert heart eyes emojis!! In my class the students receive colors based on their behavior and these colors reflect their daily behavior log. The phrase "all greens" is something my students know as a perfect behavior day.
At the front of my class I have my very own teacher chair that I sit in during instructional periods. It was a cheap $20 chair from IKEA and I bought it because I was so tired of standing all day. It became an instant love in our classroom. I told my students that if they sat in the chair without permission, they would owe me three Barracuda Bucks, which our school's students earn for positive behavior. I randomly found a French Bulldog pillow at Home Goods that looks exactly like my Cece and of course I had to have it. Look at the resemblance!
My Cece pillow sits on my teacher chair at the front of the room and it's the perfect addition to our little slice of heaven (I use that term very loosely!) I allow my students to sit in my Cece chair when they a) ask permission, b) have an all green day, c) when it's at an appropriate time of the day, and d) when it won't cause a potential argument among students :) I have one student in particular who STRIVES to earn time in my teacher chair at the end of the day. When he does, he looks so proud sitting at the front of the room with a Cece pillow on his lap. Oh my teacher heart explodes when we have successful days like that!
Recently my sweet pup celebrated her first birthday and of course we had a birthday party for her! The next day at school I bribed my students with her dog party videos...obviously it worked!
This job has certainly taught me to use any type of motivation to keep my students focused, polite, safe, and responsible!
She even inspired my "#happy" wall where I post pictures of things that make us happy...currently I have pictures of my pup, my coworker's dogs, my aide's dog, my student's dog, my class doing yoga, my student being silly, and one of my student's beloved art projects. Our class loves updating this little wall every so often :)
My students love my Cece so much that they even asked to earn their very own picture of her. And of course I was so excited for it. One student of mine asked, "Ms. Katie, the next time that I have an all green day, can I have a picture of your Cece?" Insert heart eyes emojis!! In my class the students receive colors based on their behavior and these colors reflect their daily behavior log. The phrase "all greens" is something my students know as a perfect behavior day.
At the front of my class I have my very own teacher chair that I sit in during instructional periods. It was a cheap $20 chair from IKEA and I bought it because I was so tired of standing all day. It became an instant love in our classroom. I told my students that if they sat in the chair without permission, they would owe me three Barracuda Bucks, which our school's students earn for positive behavior. I randomly found a French Bulldog pillow at Home Goods that looks exactly like my Cece and of course I had to have it. Look at the resemblance!
My Cece pillow sits on my teacher chair at the front of the room and it's the perfect addition to our little slice of heaven (I use that term very loosely!) I allow my students to sit in my Cece chair when they a) ask permission, b) have an all green day, c) when it's at an appropriate time of the day, and d) when it won't cause a potential argument among students :) I have one student in particular who STRIVES to earn time in my teacher chair at the end of the day. When he does, he looks so proud sitting at the front of the room with a Cece pillow on his lap. Oh my teacher heart explodes when we have successful days like that!
Recently my sweet pup celebrated her first birthday and of course we had a birthday party for her! The next day at school I bribed my students with her dog party videos...obviously it worked!
This job has certainly taught me to use any type of motivation to keep my students focused, polite, safe, and responsible!
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