WBT Rules Of The Classroom

Here are some rules

for you to print out and use

if you'd like.

They are a combination

of Whole Brain Teaching

and the 3 B's:

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Be Safe

And Ready To Learn.
Ooooh, you just hit Chris Biffle's
Whole Brain Teaching
AND
most of everybody's BRtI rules!
Way to go sista!
Maybe one size does fit all!

I go by Queen Chaos

so of course my rules

(much like my life)

are a hodge-podge

of things I like!

They work for my class,

and the kids love standing up

and saying them as a whole group.

It's a nice way to start our day.

I put the rules up on our

big screen, and once they've

learned the rules and hand motions...

I have two helpers come up

and lead the class.

This gives me an extra 2 minutes

to myself to take roll.

Those little stolen moments

of time are precious....

and well guarded! 
#preach

I made these for my

Kindergarten class about

3 years ago...and I've used

them with my First Grade class

for the past two years.
...and WBT can go all the way up through college!

Today, in the copy room...

I had both 2nd Grade and 3rd Grade

teachers asking to use them

when they saw them

hot off the presses!
Beg, steal, or borrow.
That's how teachers roll!

Sooooo....I thought I'd

share with all of YOU

since they can be used

for multiple grades.

Who knew?

 

Since my teacher friends liked this,

I decided to make these classroom rules

with different animal mascots to go with different schools.

 You can also choose to click on the set that just

has the children at the bottom of this post.

 

Classroom Rules with a shark mascot:

Classroom Rules with a dolphin mascot:

Classroom Rules with an alligator or crocodile mascot: 

 Classroom Rules with a raccoon mascot:

 Classroom Rules with a leopard mascot:

 Classroom Rules with a snake mascot:

 Classroom Rules with a lion mascot:

 Classroom Rules with a tiger mascot:

 Classroom Rules with a bee mascot:

Classroom Rules with no mascot:

If you want to use the chant and hand motions
I've adopted from Whole Brain Teaching
and combined with my own hand motions that
I made up for the 3 B's...
Hey!  There you are!
(hi friend)

 you can see my video and copy the hand motions...
or make your own!
    Enjoy!

And may your rules RULE!

Kevin Henkes..Chrysanthemum Is My Favorite!

I just love me some Kevin Henkes!
Agreed!

The Mouse King Is Officially Invited

To Visit My Classroom Kingdom

Whenever He Sees Fit...
By Order of the Queen!

He is unbelievably talented,

and my kids

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE
his books every year!
Teacher tested, kid approved.
All good!

Since I know we can never escape 
The DREADED DIBELS test...

I thought I'd make some
letter naming and nonsense word
practice sheets with one
of my favorite, little characters:

Chrysanthemum!
Such a sweet story.

  If you like that,
you may like other nonsense word sheets
that I have on TPT like
my Johnny Appleseed set:



Why is Chrysanthemum
my favorite Kevin Henkes character?
Well, if you must know...
I have had name problems
just as she does.
People like to tease me
about my name.
#mean

Yes.  Yes they do.
My name is Regina.
It's pronounced Re-jee-na.
I'm Hispanic,
so I'm fine with
Re-hee-na
from my Spanish
speaking friends. 
But....
nothing against
my British and Canadian friends....
when my name is pronounced 
Re-jI-na  (accent on that I)  
 it just makes me cringe.
Why does it make me cringe you say?
AW SNAP!  You have to say it
out loud to really "get" that one!
A-hem, can you say awkward?!
The snickers and guffaws soon follow.
After all, I'm American
and live in the good ole USA.
Here, the word Re-jI-na
just sounds too much
like something else.
I like my rhyme time...
but not with my name,
thank you very much!

I remember once in college,
my professor was calling roll
and he pronounced my name Re-jI-na
(he was Canadian), and...
Oh the noise, the noise,
the noise, noise, noise, noise!
Of course, I corrected him immediately,
but there was
 such an eruption
that my ears still turn pink
thinking about it!
#awful
  
Even full-grown adults are either tickled
or appalled by the alternate
pronunciation of my name.
I kid you not.
We have an automated phone system
at my school where a computer will say
your name when someone leaves a message.
There's a way to change it to your own voice,
but I haven't quite figured that one out.
Anyway, people actually call my number
just to hear the computer's
rendition of my name.
I know this for a fact,
because they tell me they do it.
Need a good laugh?
Just call my number!
One teacher started insisting that
I change my phone message immediately.
All for my own good, of course.
I don't know.

Something happened.
A switch went off.
I became Chrysanthemum.
It took me until I was 43,
but I finally became
Chrysanthemum. 
I decided to like my name
with any pronunciation.
I had an epiphany.
If the Queen of England
can go by Regina Elizabeth
then I can go by Re-jI-na too.
(If you run into me...still call me Re-jee-na)
It's all good.
I am a Queen.
Queen of Chaos,
but a queen nonetheless!

And THIS Queen has
decided to make some graphic organizers
to share with her subjects!

 Have students write 3 sentences about Chrysanthemum.

 Use the bubble organizer to write or draw about Chrysanthemum.

Have students draw a picture of Chrysanthemum
and then either draw or write 3 things about her.

If you like these sheets,
my graphic organizer sets can be found on TPT:
 A+ Bundled Graphic Organizers Set 1: OVER 125 PRODUCTS!

A+ Bundled Graphic Organizers Set 2: OVER 125 PRODUCTS!


I have 6 copies of each of these
following books in my classroom library
(which I bought myself from Scholastic).
I am not kidding when I say,
"I LOVE Kevin Henkes!"  

Chrysanthemum

So why do I need these videos?
I use these great go-to videos
for those days that my voice gives out.
I swear by the 2nd week of school,
my immune system goes downhill each year.
It happens to all of us!
For me, that means laryngitis.
That's my weak spot...
it's the first thing to go
when I'm overly tired.
So, I have to be ready
to point and click....just in case! 


Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse

Lilly's Big Day

Sheila Rae The Brave

Wemberly Worried

Owen

Chester's Way

A Weekend With Wendell

 

May your first day of school

bring you well-behaved,

well-mannered, little friends.

And may you love them even

when they don't arrive like that!

May you have a jingle

in your step each day.

...because you remembered your change

for the Coke machine.

May you feel brave

when you're feeling lost

in your lesson plans.

...and may you remember that to

"fake it till you make it" is OK at times.

May you find your happy place

when you begin to worry.

...because this too shall pass.

And may each weekend

bring a smile to your face!

...because collapsing on the couch Friday

night is a luxury that only teachers can

truly appreciate!

From Kevin Henkes' biggest fan...

Regina The Brave.

Maybe this year I'll finally

figure out how to fix

my phone system! 

...nah! It's making too many

people happy.