Responsive classroom

Description Logical Consequences Cheat Sheet! This handy cheat sheet of logical consequences is designed to make classroom management easier than ever! If you're trying to create a positive classroom environment, ditch the random punishments and help students connect their behavior to the outcomes. ❤️❤️❤️ Why Logical Consequences? When we use unrelated punishments for student behavior (like laps at recess, clipping down on a clip chart, etc.) students often feel frustrated and angry with US…

One thing that I never did much of until this year was focus on building a strong classroom community. I felt like I had good relationships with my students, but I realized I wasn’t very good at fostering my students’ relationships with their peers. How important that is! If students aren’t valuing and respecting each other, then it can be really hard to get much accomplished during the day. So this year, after learning more about Responsive Classroom and building classroom community, I…

Some of the questions I am asked about most is “What music do you use in the classroom?” “Do you have a playlist?” “How do you play music in the classroom?” S…

I am a firm believer that kids will become whatever you tell them they are. My entire classroom management changed for the better when I decided to be focus my growth mindset to be a proactive teacher rather than reactive. Read about what happened when I threw out the rule book and started teaching Classroom Values instead! #GrowthMindset #ClassroomManagement #BuildingBrilliance

Got a talkative class? Check out these 5 ways to quiet the chatter!

My first job at a school very much believed in the power of Morning Meeting. I was able to meld my Morning Meeting time into a tradition.

Morning Meeting is a 20- 30 minute classroom meeting in which social emotional learning is promoted starting each day off with a routine.

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Community building in the classroom is one of the most important things we do as teachers! Here are some awesome community building activities.

Pass the Clap - A Fun Game! This is a game with many benefits in the classroom, and plenty of giggles, too!