Classroom Environment: Evidence Item #4
Item Name:
Weekly Board - "Housekeeping Things"
Description of Item:
This is the weekly board that I utilize every week to map up the week in advance and to start each class period with to go through "housekeeping things."
Context & Date Used:
All classes, All year
Reflection:
It's amazing how a simple board can alleviate so many headaches and fight against the myriad of excuses that students have. Now, it's a routine that we start each class going over "housekeeping things" to the point where the kids repeat after me when I say, "alright first, housekeeping things," almost as a re-iteration that these are the things that you need to know moving forward. I update this every Friday before leaving school - so mentally, I'm able to successfully transition from week to week, and also have the right psyche to enter the next week without any stress of wondering what's next. Plus, because it's easy to dry-erase, it allows me the flexibility needed in a public school due to assemblies, events, cancellations, delays, etc.