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Excursion Behavior
From Tami Scruggs (tamiscruggs@sbcglobal.net), a teacher at Huntsville Intermediate School in Huntsville, Texas:
"Before a field trip or special event, I have the students verbally provide what they think are proper manners and behaviors for the event. They usually provide a more complete list than I can think of. Creating this list helps the students take ownership of their actions. In addition, our school uses a management plan where students earn 'bucks' that are used in the school store or can be saved for the big end-of-year carnival celebration. When we go on a field trip or have a special event, I take some of the bucks with me and hand them out to students that are demonstrating expected behaviors and manners. When individual bucks are hard to handle, I carry a clipboard and paper on which I take notes so I can handle the bucks or consequences later. On our end- of- year field trip this year, our class was complimented by each of the tour guides as one of the best mannered classes they had ever had, and as an inclusion team we had many special needs students with a lot of challenges! I was very proud of them!”
Random Volunteers
From Brad Bowerman (bbowerman@lakelandsd.org), a teacher for Lakeland School District in Jermyn, Pennsylvania:
“I have come up with a system that is random and eliminates the idea of a teacher's pet or favoring boys over girls, etc. I take the backs of old writing tablets and cut them into about 1.5 by 3 inch cards. On both sides of each card, I use a marker to write a number from 1 to the number of students in the class. When I need a student to volunteer for something such as reading, answering a question, assigning projects, etc., I shuffle the cards and pick one randomly behind my back. If I pick number 7, student number 7 alphabetically on my class list becomes the volunteer. This system works beautifully, and I have never had a complaint about its fairness. It also enables the shy students, who never raise their hands to volunteer, a chance to participate in class activities.”
Question of the Week: Presidential Campaign
From the Works4Me Worker Bees:
"How do you plan to include the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign in your curriculum next school year?"
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Writer's Workshop
Heard Last Week in the Works4Me Lounge:
“Anyone have success with writer's workshop in a third grade classroom? I need to know where and how to start. What supplies do the kids need? For example, should they have a notebook with or without dividers? Are pocket folders helpful?”
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