Choosing Students
At Random
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Ensure random selection of students when asking questions by writing each student's name on a craft stick. Store...
Teachers LoungeOr Toxic Lounge?
Is your schools Teachers Lounge more of a Toxic Lounge? You can figure that out by asking yourself a simple question...
A Date Books
Not Just
For Dates
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A date book, its true, will come in handy for...
Classroom Rules
Of Civility
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One of the important events in George Washington's life is said to be that, as a 16-year-old student, he copied...
The Teaching
Of Performance
Successful instruction has a lot to do with packaging. There are only two ways to package student activity during a...
Beat the
Cleanup Clock
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Make cleanup time easier with Beat the Clock!. Set a timer and...
Two Cents
Worth of Sense
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When its time for a class discussion, give each student two pennies, and asks for each student's "two cents...
First
You Have to
Get Em There
Discourage absenteeism by randomly choosing one student's desk or chair each day and placing a sticker beneath it. The...
Put-Downs Go
Up in Flames
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John Ash teaches eighth-grade social studies in Michigan. His students are similar to other students around...
You Can
Count on
This Strategy
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Nancy Landis, a fourth-grade teacher in Kansas found a technique for quieting rambunctious kids that...
Seats Reserved
For Latecomers
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Leave one or two empty chairs by the front or back door for latecomers. Students who are late must take one of...
Quiet in the Classroom
Chairs scraping against the floor create a lot of classroom noise. Ask parents (or the PE teachers) if they would contribute...
Rewards from the
Red-Ticket Jar
This reward activity encourages class participation and offers everyone an opportunity to be rewarded. As students...
Open the
Compliment Door
Focus on the positive in your classroom by creating a "Compliment Door." Hang a large red paper heart on the door. Write a...
Hall Passes:
Four, Then No More
I hand out four hall passes per term -- two bathroom passes and two locker passes. The students fill them out and...
Rewards Reward the
Community, Too
Try to build rewards that provide fun and help make the wider community a better place to live too. Perhaps you...
Record the
'Aha!' Moments
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Every day, at least one of your students does something...
Fueling the
Classroom Economy
In her first year teaching, Indianapolis fourth-grade teacher Kristina Campbell created a mini-economy system....
H-O-M-E-W-O-R-K
Spells Fun!
Want to encourage your class everyone in your class -- to do homework assignments? Spell it out! For every day that...
Build Character
A Book at a Time
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Many books written for children and young-adult readers provide ideal opportunities to examine the...