Caught Being Good Fish Bowl

This is my Caught Being Good fish bowl (actually, it's a glass canister from Target! Way cheaper!)
I put students' names on a small piece of paper and put in the bowl when I "catch" a student going above and beyond, helping out, staying on task, etc... I don't tell the students the names that are put in the bowl.
At the end of the day I draw out 2-3 names and those students get to choose a prize from the treasure chest!
I'll post a picture of my treasure chest and what prizes I have in my classroom (no candy!) at a later date.

Behavior Management Chart

This is the behavior management system that I used last year in my room.
The students all start out on the branches in "the nest." There are 3 moons: a smile moon on the top :), a straight face moon in the middle :|, and a frown moon on the bottom :(. You could associate the moons with the color system (red, yellow and green). Depending on the behavior of the students they could fall out of the nest to the middle or the bottom depending on how undesirable the behavior it. At the end of the day I mark in the students' planner what they got for the day: :) , :|, or :(
** I want it to be noted that throughout the day the students ALWAYS have the opportunity to have their owl fly back up to the nest by recovering from their undesirable behavior. It's common that a student can have a not so great morning but a fantastic afternoon :)

Guided Reading Organization

If you are curious about guided reading this short video gives you an idea of how to set up a guided reading lesson and organize your table. Very handy tips! It's always good to be (over)prepared!

Owl Pointer

I got this owl pointer for my classroom! It works on the interactive white board as well!
This was purchased from Educator's Market and Toy.
I posted the link to the website for Educator's Market and Toy under Web Goodies :)

Hello!

Hello education bloggers!

I am very excited to have created my very first blog!
I will be using this blog to show lessons that I do in the classroom, classroom items that I make, pictures of my classroom, support for teachers, crafty ideas and so much more!
I look forward to sharing my creative and never resting mind with you in the hopes that we can learn from one another and grow in our wonderful profession, that is teaching :)