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The Naturally Creative Classroom

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Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!

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Welcome to my shop! I'm so happy you are here! I have experience as an elementary teacher (1-5), teacher mentor, guest teacher and mom (twins!). The belief that ALL students can be creative thinkers guides all that I do. I am certified to teach gifted education and am pursuing my ESL endorsement. Elementary Math and integrated unit planning are my favorite subjects to teach. There is a little something for everyone in my shop! Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Showing Respect to Others
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Showing Respect to Others

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It is important to show respect to others, even when you might be unhappy or upset. This lesson will guide students why it is important to show respect to others. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
How to Line Up Properly
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How to Line Up Properly

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Knowing how to line up quickly and quietly is an important school skill! This often needs to be directly taught and reviewed! Use this lesson with your students to teach them the proper way to line up. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Know Your Anger Triggers
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Know Your Anger Triggers

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Knowing what makes you angry can help you avoid situations that might lead to a fight. This lesson will help students recognize situations in which they might get angry and give them some tools to avoid those situations. This behavior lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Keeping Your Hands and Feet to Yourself
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Keeping Your Hands and Feet to Yourself

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Students can have the hardest time keeping their hands and feet to themselves! Here are two lessons outlining why it is important to keep our hands and feet to ourselves. These lessons each include 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Good Fit Video Games
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Good Fit Video Games

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The video games students play can affect everything from their sleep patterns to the way their brain develops. Many students are playing games that are not appropriate for them. This lesson will teach students why it is important to choose a game that is a good fit for them. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Everyone Wants to Belong- An Acceptance Activity
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Everyone Wants to Belong- An Acceptance Activity

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This is an activity that will help students (and adults) realize that EVERYONE wants to be part of a group. This lesson promotes the acceptance of others. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Dealing with Conflict- "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk"
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Dealing with Conflict- "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk"

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How should you respond to someone when they say or do hurtful things? What should you do once you have used your words, but the other person STILL won't leave you alone? This lesson gives students the words and actions that they need to deal with conflict in a safe and healthy way. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Dealing with Anger
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Dealing with Anger

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What can you do when you get really angry in school? What is OK and what is not OK? This lesson gives students tools to deal with their anger. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Controlling your Behavior
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Controlling your Behavior

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Learning to control your behavior is an important part of growing up and being a good student in class. Give students strategies to learn to recognize and control their actions. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Choosing Safe Playground Games
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Choosing Safe Playground Games

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Help students figure out which games are great for the playground and which games might not be a good choice. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Bucket Filling Power Point
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Bucket Filling Power Point

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Help prevent bullying in your classroom by explaining the concept of Bucket Filling to your students. This colorful Power Point outlines the major points and concepts of bucket filling in a child friendly way!
Behavior Coupons:  11 No-Cost Rewards
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Behavior Coupons: 11 No-Cost Rewards

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Did someone make it to Outstanding? Have their homework all quarter? Well behaved for a week? Give them a reward coupon! Here are 11 Classroom Management Behavior Reward Coupons Use these no-cost-to-you reward coupons to reward student behavior. A coupon to appeal to every student!! Designed to coordinate with my classroom management Clip-up- Chart. Reward Coupons include: Lunch with the Teacher Invite a Student from Another Class to Sit with You at Lunch Write with a Crazy Pen for a Day No Homework Pass 30 Minutes of Computer Time Get Your Name Read over the Announcements Sit Next to a Friend for the Day 5 Extra Points on a Test Bring a Stuffed Animal to School for a Day Teacher's Helper for a Day Care for the Class Pet Check out my other behavior items in my store!
Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond
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Building Trust in the Classroom and Beyond

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Trust must be earned. Use this lesson plan to give students a visual example of building trust that you can refer to all year long. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. A "10 Ways to Build Trust" Poster is also included. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
How to Be a Bucket Filler
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How to Be a Bucket Filler

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Bring the Concept of Bucket Filling into your classroom with this pack! This pack includes Lesson Plans, classroom activities, a guide to a classroom display, Posters and More! If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger "I Feel ____" and "Talk and Squawk" Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
Behavior Management Tracking Sheets and Calendars
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Behavior Management Tracking Sheets and Calendars

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These Behavior Management Tracking Sheets and Calendars are designed to help you keep track of classroom management with ease. Both Teachers and Students will be able to keep track of student behavior using these forms. All forms and clip chart are included in English AND Spanish!!! These Behavior Management Tracking Sheets include: -Behavior Management Tracking Sheets for the Teacher- Keep all of your behavior data in one place. These tracking sheets will come in handy during student conferences, for student behavior and academic referrals and are a quick reference when a parent or guardian asks you how their student is doing in class. -Behavior Management Clip Chart- A beautiful clip chart to use in your classroom that will help students keep track of their behavior. Included in English and Spanish! -A weekly student behavior management tracking sheet for students- clip this tracking sheet into a homework folder or an assignment notebook. Students will take this behavior management sheet home for parents to initial each night. Included in English and Spanish! - There is a behavior management calendar for each month of the year, perfect for year round schools! Students can use these calendars OR the weekly sheets. This will give them an excellent visual of their behavior and will help them track their behavior over time. These will be sent home nightly in a planner or assignment notebook for parents to initial. Included in English and Spanish Use these sheets also to offer rewards for student behavior. Use my FREE behavior coupon download (available in my store) to offer no to low cost rewards to students who achieve behavior goals! If you like this product, please check out my Ultimate Behavior Bundle available in my store! It includes this and 5 other Behavior Management products designed to get your classroom management on the right track!
Behavior T-Charts
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Behavior T-Charts

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This packet will help you directly teach students how to behave in every area of the school building. You will review with them what every area should "Look Like" and "Sound Like" and create posters that you will keep up in your classroom year round for reinforcement and review. This packet also includes my One Page Voice Level Clip Chart in English and Spanish. Sample and Blank T-Charts included. Areas Include: *Classroom *Bathroom *Hallway *Lunchroom *Recess *Specials
A Safe Recess
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A Safe Recess

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Sometimes kids can have a hard time making good choices at recess. All that free time with less adult supervision can lead to fighting and new bumps and bruises. This lesson will help students think about making better behaviour choices. This lesson includes 4 parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities. If you like this lesson, check out the others in the series: 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight A Safe Recess Being a Bucket Filler Building Trust Choosing Safe Playground Games Controlling Your Behavior Dealing with Anger I Feel ____ and Talk and Squawk Everyone Wants to Belong Good Fit Video Games Keeping Hands and Feet to Yourself Knowing your Anger Triggers Lining Up Properly Showing Respect to Others Snow, School and You: A Guide Tattling vs. Telling The Golden Rule The Importance of Being Honest OR Get them ALL in a BUNDLE!!! Check out my shop!
5 Ways to Avoid a Fight
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5 Ways to Avoid a Fight

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This is from a series of lessons that address common behavior problems in the classroom or school. 5 Ways to Avoid a Fight teaches students how to identify a potential fight and different strategies to avoid engaging in a fight. This lesson contains four parts: Setting a Purpose, Teaching Examples, Activities and Role Playing and Reinforcement Activities.
Behavior Clip Chart
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Behavior Clip Chart

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Use this Behavior Clip Chart in your class to keep track of daily student behavior. This Behavior Clip Chart also allows students to keep track of their own behavior each day. This Behavior Clip Chart is also available in Spanish!!! Behavior Clip Chart Levels include: Outstanding Great Job Good Day Ready to Learn Think About It Teacher’s Choice Parent Contact Maravilloso Excelente Muy Bien Listo Para Aprendar Piensalo Decision de la Maestra/ Decision del Maestro Contacto con los Padres Print this behavior clip chart on heavy card stock and hang vertically in your room. You can also slide it into plastic sleeves to keep it looking beautiful year after year. Check out my store for more Behavior Management Products!!
Voice Level Flip Chart- English & Spanish!
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Voice Level Flip Chart- English & Spanish!

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This Voice Level Flip Chart is one of my favorite tools for classroom management! Explicitly teach each voice level, then assign specific voice levels to different classroom activities (reading, playing games, partner work, etc). This Voice Level Flip Chart is available in English AND Spanish! I have also included materials for you to create a Voice Level Chart Anchor Chart with your students, along with a sample anchor chart in kid friendly language. They can then refer to this chart all year long when they need a refresher. This Voice Level Flip Chart Bundle Includes: *5 voice levels – English and Spanish *Out of Control *Loud Crowd *Formal Speech *Low Flow *Silence is Golden *Voice Level Anchor Chart headings *A one page Voice Level chart *Instructions for use