More Calendars!

I love calendars for organization! I plan in terms of full school weeks and months. I have pretty much a calendar for everything! One of the tasks that I always struggled with was attendance. I was fine with
writing down who was absent and letting the office know but recording it in those little boxes for some reason every day was just difficult for me. Well, since I used a calendar to track everything else, I used one for attendance and behavior. I then only had to write down who was absent on the calendar. I also wrote down the behavior violators for the day. I could turn the calendar page over and document why the student was absent and behavior violations. I could then update the book on my planning and cross off the students name once that was done. This was a saver for me. It fit my teaching personality much better. I no longer stressed over tracking attendance. These calendars are full week calendars and only have Monday through Friday.

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Weekday Calendars

Superstar Spelling

Let's be truthful. Spelling is not an exciting subject to teach. Often, we give a list of words on Monday and test the students on their memory of them on Friday. It does not have to be that way. I have found that what I ever I spend time and energy on, my students will too. There are many activities than can provide fun spelling practice. Designating a literacy or learning center to spelling will provide your students with drill and practice that students will want to do. I have put together the best activities for implementing spelling fun in the classroom. It is easily adaptable to any level. There is even a homework idea that gives students a choice in how to practice those words. This great resource can be found at Teachers Pay Teachers. Get yours today! 

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Read Aloud Worksheet

Often times, I would read a story aloud to my students and require them to take the reading quiz online. I came up with this short worksheet for the students to document the activity, reflect on the story, and allow a little time to get the testing done on the computer. Since I usually scored this activity and used it to document progress, I liked that I had something to send home at the end of the week.

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Read Aloud Worksheet

Weekly Folder Management

Years ago, I had decided that the format I had for Friday Folders was not working. I had 35 students, no assistant and students were not allowed to see each other's graded work. I could no longer keep up with the weekly behavior awards and Accelerated Reader progress notation, not to mention the behavior reporting. What I came up with was a simple form. This form easily attaches to the inside of a regular folder. I could easily give a grade for the behavior for the week, document AR points, include a note to the parents, and send all the papers for the week home. Parents also had a spot to sign or comment if they felt the need. This made for quick and easy documentation. I only had to file one paper at the end of each quarter for each student.

Over the years, I added pre-printed reminders. I also had my students do the reporting. Students had to write their AR points, behavior and write in their own comment on their progress. This made for quick and easy conferences with each student at the end of the week. I keep a list of points and behavior. I would mark each student off the list when I had read his or her folder. The rule was if behavior was less than an S, you had to say why. It was always interesting to hear why my students thought the grade was below S. Some of them needed reminders but it put the responsibility back on the students. They used "I" statements. It was also interesting to see the positive praise they gave themselves. It turned out to be a wonderful way to connect with my students in a different way. I have posted a word document that you can edit if you are interested in a copy.

Weekly Folder Communication

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