Msjwright2's List: Teaching Tips & Inspirations

• Secret Student Rewards
• Invisible Markers
• Crayola Color Switchers
• markers appear in one color
• until they hit the invisible ink and then that appears in a second color
• the reward you wrote will appear!

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• Share your story
• Ask students what motivates them and then tap into that
• Add energy
• Set milestones to reach, and display them
• Create skill assessments that students choose to take
• Share with others what is happening in the classroom

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• Put up a QR code at Open House so the parents can easily pull up all of your contact info on their phones.
• Use double-sided tape or hot glue OVER painter’s tape to keep from ruining the walls.
• Use colored dots to make groups easy.
• Plastic tablecloths from the dollar store make durable bulletin board coverings.
• Put your colored paper in hanging filing folders to keep them neat.
• Here’s how you keep your markers lasting as long as possible:
• Velcro ensures that they don’t walk.
• Need to seal in some marker? Use clear nail polish!
• Make pocket wallets out of regular folders to store index cards and the like.
• Give kids a visual way to represent their status as they work independently.
• You can use Post-its or colored index cards.
• Easily swap out categories for shelves by using binder clips.
• Use cardboard magazine holders to create individual storage units for each student.
• Boxes from the post office are perfect for this.
• Snack Tupperware containers are great for rolling dice and making sure they don’t get lost or fly across the room.

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