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3 Ways to Build Positive Relationships with Parents

May 20, 2016

As a brand new teacher, I always felt a little awkward having parents in my classroom. Maybe it was just because I am an introvert, but something about chatting to parents made me really, really anxious!

Now that I’m a teacher-mum, I can really see why it’s so important to build positive relationships with the parents in your classroom! These parents love their little ones more than words can ever explain, so when it comes time for them to send their children off to school for the first time, I am certain that they are a big ball of nerves and just as nervous to meet you as you are them!

Behaviour Management, Foundation & Prep, Freebies, Teacher Tips

How to Get Your Class To Line Up

August 27, 2015

When I was teaching, I often had a tricky time getting my prep students to line up in an orderly fashion. It was even harder to get them to walk sensibly around the school. That’s when I made my mystery walker cards!

Behaviour Management, Foundation & Prep, Teacher Tips

3 Ways to Get Your Noisy Class to Work Quietly

July 25, 2015

Hands up if you have a bit of a noisy class when they’re so deeply engaged in an activity getting a little distracted by their peers?

You’ve probably had a very sore throat after a day of “1, 2, 3, eyes on me” or ” “Class, class? Yes yes!” or maybe you’ve been doing a lot of “I’ll just sit and wait until you’re finished talking.”

If this sounds like you, then you’ll probably like some of my tips to keep your noisy class quiet while they’re working.

Back to School, Behaviour Management, Foundation & Prep, Preschool, Teacher Tips, Toddlers

Behaviour Management using Social Stories

March 30, 2015

Behaviour management was always a very big focus of mine during my first few years of teaching. After all, it is very difficult to teach a class when you haven’t got the behaviour under control which I learnt very quickly.

Behaviour Management, Foundation & Prep, Literacy

Writing friendly letters

March 8, 2014

Even though I don’t have a class this year, I am enjoying looking back over photographs of my class from last year. As the year came to an end, some of my kiddies were finding it a bit tricky to be nice to their friends. We had just finished a unit on writing letters so I got the kiddies to write a letter to a friend in the class sharing why that person made a good friend. I wrote all of the names out on the photocopies to ensure that each kiddie got a letter and handed them out randomly (and some not so randomly). Reading over their responses now makes me incredibly proud of how far my kiddies came over the year that I had them!

Behaviour Management, Foundation & Prep, Literacy, Preschool, Teacher Tips

Being a Good Friend with ‘Little Beauty’

September 22, 2013

Today I am linking up with Paula over at Paula’s Place to share a beautiful book that I found over the weekend and read to my kiddies during our last week of term.