Uses for pocket charts in the classroom are almost endless. For simple attendance and lunch count, I created this pocket chart to hang on the wall. Student names are in number order on the pockets. The menu choices are written on a small white board near the pocket chart. Students are given two hot lunch choices - -A or B. Also there is the ...

Designed to sit with other pieces in our safari room, this bookcase gives easy access to several of our Accelerated Reading books. The front drawers were sponge painted using an orange base and a black glaze. My checkout system is the old-fashioned library checkout system with pockets and cards. I glue a pocket inside the front cover of every ...

If you give out incentives, it becomes challenging in the upper elementary grades to come up with new ideas. CanTeach offers a list of 49 reward ideas. Get creative and offer students variety. I’ve created incentive cards to use in my classroom. Here’s my templates to download and print on cardstock. Students keep the card until they decide to ...

By the time kids are in late grade school, they should be able to contribute to meaningful meal conversation. During the star student lunch I provide the table topics. Kids truly enjoy this time and those who are invited back for a second lunch generally ask me for a ''question” before I’ve offered one. Keep Talking is a clever little ...