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Keeping Students Happy With Stickers
Posted by in Classroom Teaching on October 20, 2011
In the classroom a teacher has many different personalities to contend with and teach. Having a reward system in place helps the students to achieve their goals. Using stickers is an excellent way to create an atmosphere of motivation for tasks that are completed. Teachers must continually work with students on an individual level to find out what will motivate them to accept challenges.
Offering positive reinforcement to students gives them a boost in confidence and allows them to physically see the reward for their hard work. Students get excited when they know they are earning something tangible. Providing a system in the classroom to encourage positive behaviour allows a teacher to prevent inappropriate behaviour. When good behaviour is observed and an award is earned by the student, they are more likely to continue to behave well. Rewarding of actions affects future performances and reveals positive results. Having rewards proves to be beneficial for all students no matter their learning level.
There are many ways to incorporate stickers into the classroom for rewards: general behaviour, manners at meal time, reading and task completion are all areas that stickers can help students achieve to the best of their abilities. Students of any age respond well to rewards. Implementing stickers into the learning process offers a variety of responses and keeps students excited and willing to please the teacher and achieve something for themselves. Read the rest of this entry »
The Necessary Classroom Supplies
Posted by in Classroom Teaching on October 20, 2011
For kids, a classroom can already be considered as their second home. This is a place where kids start to learn a lot of things, new and helpful things. This is where they formally learn to read, write, color, draw and so much more. This is also where they learn to make most of their friends and somehow adjust to their environment. Kids can also learn all these things at home but learning is definitely different when it is done in a real classroom together with other kids. With this, it can really be said that a classroom or schools in general play a very important role for almost every one’s life, just before they grow and become adults. But aside from the classroom itself, teachers also play an important role because they are the ones who will be responsible of teaching the kids as to what are the things that they should learn from school.
For a teacher to become effective and for a classroom to become an ideal place for learning, all the necessary classroom supplies and learning materials should be present. Educational posters and charts are among the important things that should be in classroom. Because kids love colorful pictures, posters and charts that are colorful and informational will be very helpful for kids. By just hanging these things on the classroom wall, these will somehow make their learning more fun and enjoyable. Read the rest of this entry »