1. Star Dry Erase Clings (set of 3)
My plan is to put these up in highly visible locations in my classroom with the sight word(s) of the week written on each one. One spot will be on our main classroom door, so I can quiz kids on the "passcode" as they enter/exit. I also put one on the white board. Third location...TBD.
I am really excited about these. They come in a set of 12. I am envisioning a lot of use out of these in my writing center. Great way to cut down on copies!
3. "WOW" Stickers
For the first time this year I am giving students an opportunity to move "up" from green on the behavior chart. Purple is the next step up, at the very top of the chart. Students can move to purple on the behavior chart by demonstrating "WOW" behavior, which I will explain as going above and beyond to help someone else. When a student ends the day on purple, they will be allowed to visit the "WOW" box at dismissal. Inside the "WOW" box they will find these fancy wiggly-eyed animal stickers. I am going to be very selective about asking students to move up from green. I always emphasize that being on green means you are being a wonderful student, which is something to be very proud of. Purple will be reserved for displays of wonderful citizenship.
These stickers are my "everyday" (not to be confused with WOW ;)) stickers. The kids love them! I use these to reinforce general good behavior. For example, if the group is slow to come to the rug after I ring the bell, I might ask Jack and Jill to go get a sticker from the sticker basket for already being on the rug. This not only reinforces their good behavior, but more importantly, gets the attention of the rest of the group to follow in their lead. The key is to always use your loud teacher voice when offering up stickers- you want everyone in the room to know what you're rewarding!
4. Googly eyes
I can never have enough! I incorporate these into projects any chance I get :).
5. Play Dough...just to have on hand!
5. Bubbles
I am using these as a second "Meet the Teacher" gift.
I got this idea/found these labels on Pinterest via First Grade with a Cherry on Top
2 comments:
Wow! Didn't know you could get all this at Oriental Trading! Love the sight word idea with the star clings. Have you seen on Pinterest where you can stick dry erase clings to small group tables for students to write on? Pretty cool too!
Jenny, they have a whole teacher section. Lots of fun stuff :). YES, I know exactly what you are talking about. I actually thought about using these for that purpose...they have other shapes, too. I don't know if they would get messy from the dry erase dust on the desk? It's probably worth a try, though! Love that we are on the same wavelength with all this stuff!!!
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