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This year it seems that I have quite the chatty class! They are so lively and full of things to talk about! While I do allow some chatter in my classroom while they are completing work and activities sometimes the noise level gets to a point that it's hard for anyone to concentrate - 24 voices all on at once. I'm using my attention grabbers a lot during the day. So I've upped the ante a bit with some Class Dojo Rewards.  I LOVE Class Dojo! It's amazing and highly effective in class, especially when they hear the dings and the bonks. Right back on track!  I'm using the rewards weekly. For every point at the end of the day, they get 1 Dojo Dollar. I keep track on a tracking form on their desk and with a checklist.  Every Wednesday they can cash in their Dojo Dollars and receive a prize. It's up to them and they can save if they so choose.  Some of the passes they can choose are listed here:    The Point Punch Passes are used for keeping track of their cashed ...

Happy Saturday to all! January has been the fastest month by far! I dont know where all my time went but I am looking forward to the next few weeks. We are having a ball in first grade! Lots of fun stuff and learning going on.  I wanted to share with you a Valentine's activity pack that I use in my classroom. I've created some ELA and math games that will liven up any classroom while reinforcing key skills.  Compound Hearts game Matching Math Hearts game - helping with the skill of double digit to single digit addition Word Sort Sounds of –ed Valentine Rhyming Words game Valentine Fill in the Blank Valentine Word Search Valentine Mystery Picture for 120 chart Whole group math game idea - now this one is so much fun!! First you have to pull out your trusty old 120 board for the whole group.  Lay it out. Next print out, cut apart, and fold up the problem cards:    I went to the Teacher Best Friend Store (aka Dollar Tree) and grabbed some adorable plastic heart con...

Have you ever tried Donor's Choose? It's the best thing to come to teacher's aid since, well, the pencil with a brand new eraser! Donor's Choose is a website where teachers can write up projects and ask for donations for classroom items. Donors can then choose to help you fund your project.  Earlier this year, I wrote a project asking for some seat sacks to help my firsties organize their supplies The wonderful company Chevron funded my project and a few days later I received the seat sacks! Look how wonderful they are! Write your own project! Go check it out now!  www.donorschoose.org We also made some story spoons to help us with our skill of retelling. Again, from the wonderful First Grade Wow Blog . She is just amazing over there!!  Happy Teaching!!