If I were in charge of the world

If I were in charge of the world

I'd cancel school, 

Mornings, 

Semester finals, and also interviews. 

If I were in charge of the world

We wouldn't have poor. 

We wouldn't have dirty. 

We wouldn't have schedules or night time. 

If I were in charge of the world 

High school would be two years 

Shows would last fifteen seasons 

And a person who sometimes slept a lot, 

And sometimes forgot to do homework, 

Would still be allowed to be in charge of the world. 

Choosing behavior & Classroom Rules

I believe giving a child the responsibility to choose their behavior is a great way to learn managing their own behavior.  When a child makes a choice, they think of the impact or outcome they will receive. For example, when a child chooses to do what is told, follow directions, etc., they know they will get rewarded. In the other hand, when a child is seeking for attention, they won't act the same way as someone making good choices. They will act in a way they will get attention from their parents, teachers, classmates, etc. 

I read something that argued, "the number one problem in the classroom is not discipline; it is the lack of procedures and routines." I personally have experienced this in some of my high school classes, where teachers didn't have clear and organized routines. Most of the time they didn't have their lessons planned. Also, their rules weren't never followed because of their lack of attention and focus given TO THEIR OWN rules! 

Picture books 📚

Picture books belong in our classrooms because they can address both heart and the standards. Picture books teach emphaty, they relate to human experiences and also addresses complex issues and content. Picture books are commonly used in schools. Teachers use them to be able to make the learners relate to their lives. Picture books are teacher's favorite because they fit in to any subject. There are millions of books that can teach anything, from behavior to focusing on vocabulary to counting. 

One of my favorite picture book is, "No, David". A book full of many times when David's mom told him to not do something. Which relates to children because most of the times, our lovely parents say NO. On scholastic, I found some activities I would love to try to do in my future classroom. Check it out! Here 

Also, check out this Blog! It has a lot of different activities kids can do for the David books!

Classroom management & Discipline

Without having rules or guidelines in your classroom, you will probably have an unsuccessful year. Establishing a good and positive classroom management is what will keep the class going for the rest of the year. 

In the previous years, I've had teachers that didn't really focused on their discipline goals or rules, and students in the class literally think of that class as a place and time to do whatever they wanted to. 

I've also worked with teachers at the elementary that would always ignore the idea of having rules, but it was literally just for show because they never followed or kept up with them. 

In my future classroom, for managing disciplining the classroom, I will honestly try to learn how to work with it really well and always stick to the plan I propose to myself and the whole classroom. I will always remind the students what choices are right or wrong  REMINDING students of what's wrong and right is a great way to discipline them. 

Here's a link of ways to set up a discipline and management plans! :) 

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