What Works: Teacher Appreciation Linky and Huge Giveaway

Seriously, teachers have the best job in the world, and at times the most stressful and time consuming!! Teacher appreciation week is a time to say THANK YOU for each and every day, hour, minute, and second you spend with your kiddos, planning for your kiddos, or thinking about your kiddos. You are EVERYTHING to each one of them!

I teach in a departmentalized 1st grade classroom, so one thing that works for me in the behavior management department is to have a "Wall of Fame". I find it overwhelming to have a clip chart or system for 97 kiddos, so for me my wall of fame is key!

Organization can make our lives are teachers so much easier. For me, one way I organize what groups I am meeting with and what all the other students are doing--is that put it on a powerpoint. Each class of kiddos, it's easy for me to see which rotations they have been to, or what they haven't done in a while.

Keeping our teacher work space organized also helps us to be our best! As you can see, this is not exactly orangized!! However, for me, I have my pencils, my sight word dominoes, my cd player, stickers, all my guided reading books for my different kiddos, and different necessities. This table is directly behind my kidney-shaped guided reading table and is easily accessible for me while I am in small group.

The rainbow cart I put differentiated word work for my different levels of students. They know to go here and grab their work during their word work rotation.

This is the bookshelf behind my kidney shaped guided reading table. I house my teaching manuals, mentor texts, and any other 'teachery' books here.

Now here's your chance!!! You have the opportunity to win an incredible bundle of goodies to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week!! REMEMBER-- the more entries on the Rafflecopter, the great the chance of winning!!