Student accountability elementary

Hello and welcome back to the blog! Over the past several weeks, we've been talking about implementing a W.I.N. (What I Need) block during math instruction. If you are new to my blog and you've missed my previous four posts, please take a look at the list and links below. There are a lot of moving parts to a successful W.I.N. block. We've talked about organizing groups, managing materials, and planning stations, but another big part of a successful W.I.N. block is figuring out how to make…

Why does it pain teachers to hold students accountable? Why are some so quick to ignore misbehavior, look the other way, or make excuses for it? Accountability is important, right? So what’s the problem? I have a few ideas. Teachers are slow to hold ... Read more

hold students accountable while they independently read with these easy to implement reading tips and tricks and strategies

I never bought into the whole Clip Chart thing. As a parent, if I saw my child was on GREEN (or whatever the acceptable color is nowadays), I would still wonder if my kid made mistakes that needed a parent's guidance, or even worse, was a complete A$$ at school. I get that kids need a chance to redeem themselves, but kids are so smart that they will goof off all day and pull it together in the last hour. I've seen it happen. So with three words, I manage the expectations and behaviors in my…

Have you ever tried student-led reading groups in your classroom? Have you ever felt like your students were not putting forth their best effort? Using

teachers who use student choice menus can help foster student choice in the classroom in many ways. Here's how!

Do you ever have trouble with students getting their work done during center time? This post gives you ideas for holding student accountability during this time so that you know they are making the most of their time. Using games and fun activities will help and this post includes free recording sheets.

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by the zillionth “no name” on a paper. You remind your kids time and time again, but time and time again, students still forget to write their name. There are plenty of ideas out there for what to do with papers that are missing a name. […]

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