Classroom Management Tips For Teachers 17 to 21
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"Help!"
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"I had a chance to work with a Pre-School class. To keep them off the floor and calling out my name, I had to come up with something. So, I decided to make a flower out of construction paper, cut it out, and paste it to a popsicle stick. And I wrote the word "HELP" on each flower. I placed one at each table in a cup. I instruct each child to raise the HELP sign when they needed help. Thank God this was a good thing."
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"Missing Work"
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"I have a number of students who will constantly not turn in work. In order to know who had missing work before recess, I did a stand up and stretch role call during transitions. Each time we ended one assignment, I take the papers from today's work bin and call out the names of students who turned in their work. When their names are called, they are to stand up and stretch. Those students left sitting names were added under the assignment on the board. Assignment were to be finished by the end of the day, lunch, recess, ... or added to their journal as homework to be signed by parents"
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"Explanation for missing homework"
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"As any teacher knows, students have many excuses for not completing their homework. I created a simple form that is placed in the front of my room. The form has a space for name, assignment, date, and reason the assignment was not completed. These reasons go home in weekly folders with their grade of a zero, as a reminder of missing work. This also allows parents to see these creative excuses. Be sure to leave plenty of space for their excuse."
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"Improved Test Scores"
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"Some of my students were not working to their full capabilities. I came up with the idea of rewarding them with a snack for scores of 80% or above. You wouldn't believe the difference this has made. They receive a canned drink and an individually wrapped snack. The snacks are provided by the parents and local businesses. Sometimes they come out of my own pocket. Try it, it really works. Those who don't make it get really upset with themselves and it gives me the chance to encourage them and tell them how to improve before the next test."
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"Rolling Dice"
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"I was in a classroom with a few difficult students. I found a foam dice in the classroom, had the students form a circle and explained the rules. Someone picks a magic number, that number is the same for the whole rotation of the circle. Everyone has a turn at rolling the dice. If the magic number is rolled, then that student gets to tell a class rule, something about their town or do a quick dance. I went to the same class the following day and the students all wanted to play the rolling dice game. That is what makes teaching fun! "
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