One Tip to Another

Now every teacher that deals with little kids has their own techniques. I would like to share some of mine. In any classroom you will have challenges. Of course I have to find the humor in it because if not I would go nuts or have gray hair. So I share my challenges I had in the past. Oh by the way I found this cute picture on http://www.beeinourbonnet.com/ They are actually cookies.

Tip #1

Every teacher has their own technique for keeping 11, 3 year olds still at one time. Here is mine. I make little booklets with pictures. That way they just don't hear me talk, and I can keep their attention. If your just talking you know the kids are thinking ok lady hurry up I just want to go outside and play. Or my favorite while a child is looking out the window they ask me if birds can fart. At this point you know you lost them. Cause now they are all laughing and when they go home and their parents ask what you learned today. It won't be about how milk comes from a cow. Of course it will be about if birds fart or not. Now you can just imagine drop off time in the morning.

Tip #2

Circle time has been a challenge for me. Try getting eleven 3 year olds in a circle for circle time. I tired the holding hands in a circle then sitting. This caused many effects. I had the child that thought we kept doing ring around the rosie. I had one trying to flip and pull arms out of sockets. I had one little boy that thought he was a break dancer and started doing the wave with their arms. So on to plan B. I tried the painting tape in a line on the floor. This cause the screaming of I can not see effect. Of course my yelling WELL THEN OPEN UP YOUR EYES did not go well with drop off time again the next day. So on to plan c. Plain and simple trying to bribe with candy does not work for long. Plan D I cut out round circles on felt. When it was time for circle time I tossed them in a circle and was amazed they actually sat down. Yay!! Now I even got them to cross their legs and put their hands in their lap by singing. Put your hands in the air. Clap Clap Clap, Tap Tap Tap (Tapping foot) get your hands and put them in your lap. We do this every morning and they even sing it. I bring out my mystery bag and everything is a breeze.

Tip #3

Plain and simple keep the toilet paper full in the kids bathroom. One day I had a very funny little boy go and potty. The bathroom is right out of my classroom so all I heard is MS. RHONDA, MS. RHONNNNDAAAAAA. I ask whats wrong. He then yelled back to me. There is no more toilet paper and these are my brand new underwear.

Tip # 4

Underwear is a very common subject in our classroom this year for some odd reason. Again another little boy that is obsessed with toy story, was in the bathroom. Again I heard the MS. RHONNDAAA effect. From learning from my mistake the last time. I just went to see what the problem was instead of asking from the classroom. The little boy turned around and said look Ms. Rhonda I have woody on my butt. Trying not to laugh at this point all I could say is wonderful are you finished yet. His response Yepppp

These are just some of many of my little tips. I will share more on a rainy day. Just remember when you have a challenge in your classroom don't give up just try to find what works for you. Also I have come to learn what might work for someone else might not work for you.