New Hollywood Resources! Lights, Camera, Action!

Hello, friends!! It has been a while since I have sat down to create as life has been quite a whirlwind these past few weeks. So, yesterday I sat down to my desk armed with new CUH-RAZY CUTE clipart by Melonheadz and went to work.

I have been working on a few classroom theme projects as this is still one of my favorite parts of teaching. I loved doing it in my classroom and I love doing it here! Even now I am surrounded by horses and cowgirls as that was our homeschool theme this year. My latest project is "Hollywood Style!" Here are the packs that I have completed so far! Just click on the pics to head over to my store for a better look. :)

Punctuation Posters

8 Parts of Speech Posters

Behavior Clipchart Pack

Morning Meeting Activities or Centers

I am over the moon about how they turned out. This will most certainly be our theme for next year!

Do you choose a theme for your room? What is your favorite theme right now?

Behavior Management? How Do You Manage?

Hello, friends! My topic today will be about behavior management! I confess that over the years teaching, I used several different methods. The "pull a card" method was my first, a little old but it was effective. I also created a "Take Five" method that used popsicle sticks and miniature hand stickers: fun and when I was consistent, very effective! Isn't that always the secret? Consistency...

Anyhoo, today there are many more great ideas out there to manage the classroom and many focus on reinforcing positive behavior rather than just punishing negative behaviors. So, I began to do a little research and created a behavior pack that I think you will like! It is based on the vertical behavior clipchart that so many are using! I thought that I would make it cutesy so I went with an adorable owl theme! For serious! This is one my favorites out of the items I have ever created. Evah! What do you think?

This pack includes decorative signs to encourage good choices! It also has seven circles that can be printed on cardstock, laminated and attached to a vertical ribbon strand or board. The student's names are written on clothespins and all begin on the Ready to Learn circle. The student's can move up the circles to Star Student  by choosing good behaviors throughout the day. They can also move down the circles to allow students to track their behavior and make better choices. A cause and effect chart is also included to explain the consequences of moving down the chart. Notecards have been included that can be stapled to homework or included in their homework folders that will let the parent know their child's behavior and a record form is also included for you to notate a child's behavior throughout the week. This could be used for every child or perhaps just the children that you feel needs a record of behavior for parent conferences or meetings. (I am sure a face popped into your head as soon as I said that!)   ;) 

I hope you can use it! Just to add a bit of excitement, I will be giving a pack away to the first comment on this blog post! Just comment and leave your email! You can also find it on my TPT store here.

This is a link up with What the Teacher Wants in her Behavior Management Linky Party!

Have a fantastic day everyone! And don't forget to enter for your chance to win one of the FIVE giveaways offered for my 100 follower celebration! Just click the link below!

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Corinna from "Surfin Through Second" is having a classroom theme linky party and I thought I would join! You will definitely want to check out her site! It will definitely be worth your time to cruise all of the insipiration there!

Update:

I found another linky party at 3-6 Resources.

So I thought I would link up! There are so many fantastic ideas floating around as we are all getting ready for a new year.

In the past I have done an Americana theme, Dr. Suess, and Jungle time complete with monkeys! This year I am doing something new and we are heading WEST pardner! 

Here are a few things I am doing this year! My room is going to be filled with these kinds of decorations:

I will be creating a Rootin' Tootin' Wall of Knowledge where I will be creating information boards for Science, History, and Math. This will focus on the vocabulary and topics that we will be studying throughout the year. I will also be creating a Reading Corral for the classroom library.  On another wall, we will have a Write 'Em Cowboy board where we will have the writing process chart and some examples of their published work. We will also have a Pony Express chart where each week the girls will be writing articles about what they have learned, cut them and place them on a large writing tablet in the look of a newspaper. I am working on the signs for these and can't wait to get it together! At the end of the year, we will staple them all together and make some kind of cover. We can then read through the information we have learned all year.

For more decorations, I have rope and red bandannas. I also picked up an awesome doorway curtain from my Mom, also a teacher. It looks like this:

I think this one is from Party City.

 I have cute galvanized buckets for supplies and I will also be bringing in a bright yellow color with sunflowers. I LOVE sunflowers with a rustic theme. This will also open the door to hang some of these over the Reading Corral:

Anyhoo, I can't wait to get it all set up! This is by far one of the most exciting things about the beginning of a brand new school year! Can't wait to check out all of your amazing ideas!