"I promise to do what I promised to do." Not much is more important than being trustworthy. People need to know they can count on you and it's never too early to teach this to kids. In our school, we live by the Lifelong Guidelines, so our kids learn to understand important concepts throughout the year like: • personal best • truthfulness • active listening • trustworthiness • no … [Read more...]
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First Grade Word Walls Kids Will Use
In my experience, first grade word walls are a must-have. Because of this though, I used to sweat the fire marshal's visit each year. To avoid costly fines, our head custodian would walk through every classroom a week ahead looking for violations and my little visit always came with the same speech. "Andrea, there's too much paper on your walls. You've exceeded the limit. It won't go well. Take … [Read more...]
Student Data Folders: Empowering K-1 Kids
Student data folders are very empowering for children, even young children. Often, teachers and specialists oversee just about everything related to student achievement data. Most of the systems in place seem to exist solely for the system itself, not necessarily for the children. But what if we invited kids to be part of the conversation and part of the process? What if they understood the … [Read more...]
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