First Grade Parade

The second blog I liked was thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com, she has been a teacher for 13 years at 4 different school.   The first post was on behavior management.  I was very impressed with it and think I may use it or a version of it my classroom.   She has been know to tell the kids they knocked her socks off.  So to make a visual for the class she hung a sock up with treats in it.  During the day she will move the sock to a different table that has impressed her.  At the end of the day whichever table  has the sock, gets the prizes.  I love the idea of positive reinforcement and providing a visual for the students to watch throughout the day.   She has other great ideas on organization of the classroom and for assessments.   The 100th day activities were amazing.  I had never thought of it as 100 days "SMARTER".  She offers a great ideas for a new teacher and exciting ideas for a refresher for older teachers.