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Full of CHEER to Begin the NEW YEAR FREEBIE!!

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Full of CHEER to Begin the NEW YEAR FREEBIE!!

Full of CHEER to Begin the NEW YEAR FREEBIE!!

I hope you are enjoying your break! I’m so sad that an entire week is already gone. Time just goes WAY too fast!

January in first grade brings a lot of changes and tremendous academic growth. We are always so busy. I love my class but they were quite chatty and just a tad whacky before we went on break. Some of the kiddos just let all of our rules fly out the window.

That’s to be expected with all of the excitement that December brings.

But I want to be sure we quickly bring things back on track.

So… I’m adding a little New Year’s inspiration to our behavior routine.

We will be working toward 15 checked off stars to earn an extra 15 minutes of recess… or something else they might want as a reward. I’m so not above bribing. ๐Ÿ˜‰

I printed the poster borderless on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of card stock. After laminating it (for durability and added thickness) I placed large pieces of magnet tape on the back. It will sit on my front white board where I can easily access it to check off stars for each “good behavior” they display. It’s also a perfect non-verbal reminder.
The one above prints borderless on an 8 1/2 X 11 sheet of paper. 
The one below will print on two sheets of paper which can be attached to one another for one long poster.

Kind Actions

The tattling, arguing and whining over the last few weeks just about drove my batty. I have every intention of encouraging all that fabulous kindness that I know they are capable of bringing to class.

Clean Room & Desks

For the most part, my kiddos are very good about cleaning up after themselves. The last few weeks, however, brought about some hasty “let’s just throw that there” and “I’ll just shove this in my desk” actions. We’ll get things back on track in January.

Listen the 1st Time

This one is an ongoing problem. With the increase in expectation and the digging deeper we will be doing with many of our standards, the kiddos are going to have to be “ready to learn”. I will be doing all I can to help encourage listening the first time. I use Listen Up! activities a lot to help develop this skill.

Finish on Time

This one is for the few that take FOR.EV.ER to finish even the simplest assignment. This should encourage them to work for the “team” and speed things up.

Work Quietly

‘Nuff said.

Click on either of the images to download a copy of this little New Year Behavior Management.

Explaining Resolution

I’m going to start this first thing Monday morning. We will talk a bit about resolutions. That’s a hard topic for 1st graders. I have this fun little project that helps with that discussion and helps them understand the meaning behind resolution.

This little cutie looks adorable slip sliding on our “snow” covered bulletin board.

Since January will bring about a LOT of hard work, I thought I’d ease them into things on their first day back. An adorable penguin craft should help. ๐Ÿ™‚

Click any of the images to grab a copy of the My Resolution for the New Year! resource.
Speaking of resolutions… mine is to do a better job of letting things go and living in the moment. What’s yours? I go back on the 5th – instead of focusing on that I need to simply enjoy this little break. I intend to cram a whole lot of fun into this week! 
What’s your resolution? When do you go back? What fun have you had over this break? 


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  • Chris Saunders
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    December 29, 2014 at 9:01 PM

    Thanks so much for the poster–I will definitely be using that as a way to focus the sweeties when we return! I love your blog and products-!!! Do you have any new products in the works ๐Ÿ™‚ ? Happy New Year–Chris

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      December 30, 2014 at 8:13 AM

      Thanks Chris… and regarding new products in the works… always ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Jen Seeger
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    December 30, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    This is perfect for my classroom. ๐Ÿ™‚
    I'm going to take you posters and add Boardmaker pictures since I teach an alternate curriculum classroom! ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Kelley Dolling
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    December 30, 2014 at 8:27 PM

    Uh . . . DAR to the LING. You are amazing, Miss Traci ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Barbara
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    January 3, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Oh dear. Two more days til school and I haven't really given it much thought. Guess that's a job for tomorrow:)
    Your plan of attack looks amazing! Best of luck next week:)
    Grade ONEderful
    Barbara Leyne Designs

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