Is it September Already??!!

Man  has September come so fast. I was able to meet and build relationships with my students as well as teach them some of the key components of Whole Brain Teaching (WBT) My class perfected the 5 classroom rules.My students even go so far as correcting other students who are not following the classroom rules. if some one comes up to me without permission another says to them, " Hey rule 3!" , and then the other student rushes to their seat and raises their hand  to ask me a question. If some one makes a mistake, the class stops and tells the kid , " Hey your still cool"

1.  Rule 1: Follow directions quickly
2. Rule 2 : Raise your hand for permission to talk
3. Rule 3: Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat.
4. Rule 4: Make smart choices
5. Rule 5: Keep your dear teacher Happy!( My favorite rule)

My school  district uses CHAMPS and I was very worried about how I could incorporate my CHAMPS with my daily rules. My students are having no adjustments to the new teaching methods. I am the first one at my school that is using Whole Brain Teaching this year and I love it. My students love it and the staff that enters my room loves how engaged my students are in my lessons. I know your probably wondering what about those students who refuse to participate. Well I have a system for that. I pick leaders everyday to lead the 5 daily rules  and to be my role models for the class, Even my " energetic students " fix themselves to be my leaders. When I attend the WBT conference this summer I bought some of the five rules buttons. My students compete every day to see who can wear for an  hour. I mean its crazy they only get to wear it for an hour but they love using gestures and proving to each other who deserves to be the best.

Another praise I have for this week is the mirror/words and the Teach okay. Wow !!! My Special Ed. students and ESL students love this. They are able to repeat after their teacher or their partner and then  teach each other free  of judgement.

I wish i would have implemented this last year!!!