Whole brain teaching first grade

As of now, we are POTATO crazy!!! For the past couple of years, we have used potato heads as incentives and motivators in our classrooms. Now, we have a REAL use for them!!!! This summer, we attended the National Whole Brain Teaching Conference in Pineville, Louisiana. It was an experience we won't soon forget! Three other teachers were crazy enough to go with us, and we had an absolute BLAST!!!! We have be dabbling in Whole Brain concepts, but have never jumped in with both feet. At the…

This collection of 15 brain games are perfect for kids in upper elementary and middle school classrooms. This games make kids think and plan in new and creative ways. Each game is low-prep and easy to implement. Check out this set of 15 kid-approved brain games perfect for the classroom!

Current Super Improver Wall Super Improver Wall in August Let's just say this is the best thing I've ever implemented in my classroom! It comes from the Whole Brain Teaching book. I run the template above on the correlating color copy/construction paper. All my students started off with a white sheet of paper and they have to earn 10 stickers (the mini chart stickers you can find at the teacher store) to level up to the next color. So they've gone from white to green to blue and so on. They…

The Whole Brain Teaching rules is one of my favorite things to do with my kids. This is something they really get into and it really is effective. There are only 5 rules and they are so, sweet, and to the point. #classroombehavior #behaviormanagement

Discover fun and educational Human Brain Activities for Kids. Engage their minds and deepen their understanding of how the brain controls the body.

Oh my word, this class! I've been teaching 18 years and this group is NOT SO SILENTLY killing me! They are spirited. They are charismatic. They are individuals. They are lively. Oh yea. They are all those things. And they are....chatty. Wow! Are they ever chatty! You know it's bad when parent volunteers come in and as they leave say, "I don't know how you do this every day. This group is a handful." Or you pick them up from a special and you say to the specialist, "I know, I know, don't even…

An educational blog hosted by a collaborative group of teacher-authors hoping to share creative and colorful ideas and activities from our classrooms!

Happy February! I hope you are having a 'love'ly school year! I am linking up with fellow bloggers in an 'I Teach 2nd' monthly linkup....

Teach! Okay! is a fabulous way to reinforce concepts and ideas throughout the lesson. This practice combines seeing, saying, hearing, and doing. It gets students involved and talking. One thing I've noticed is that teachers TALK A LOT! If we can transfer some of that speech to our students, they can take more control of their learning. Plus, it sticks in their little brains better.

Teaching resources that engage and delight Foundation (K) to Year 3 students.