Classroom Management:

*Stars and Shiners – This is my way of letting you know how your child’s behavior was for the day. Loss of a shiner means your child broke classroom rules 2 times that day. Loss of a shiner and star means your child broke classroom rules 3 times that day.

*Fabulous Prizes – If your child gets a star and shiner every day during the week, s/he gets to pick a prize from the prize box on Friday afternoon.

*Bear Hug Raffle – I give out Bear Hug raffle tickets for ‘catching students doing good things,’ such as participating, getting straight to work, answering questions correctly and helping others. We draw names out of the bear hug jar on Fridays. The selected students each get to pick a prize out of the prize box.

*The Marble Jar – When the class does a good job participating during our phonics lesson or another important time, they earn a handful of marbles placed in a jar. When the jar is full (usually three times per year) the students have earned a popcorn party.

*Team Points – I give a team point when I feel a team has done an especially good job of following directions in class. The first team to earn 5 points gets to eat lunch in the classroom with me.