Helpful Charts for You and Your Students

The first bulletin board every classroom needs is one for the parents.  This bulletin board should have the weekly lesson plans, the schedule for activities throughout the day and the lists of snacks that the kids will be having throughout the week.  Having a list of the snacks is very helpful for students who have food allergies.  This way the parents can let the teacher know if there is something the student can't have.

 

The rules are also important to have up for students to see throughout the day.  Obviously at this age, most of your students will not be reading however if you include pictures with the rules, the student will associate the picture with the rule.  Be sure to go over these rules with a new student and periodically with your class as a reminder.

 

There are so many ways of encouraging students to follow the rules in the classroom.  I have included these two ideas because I have personally seen these methods work in classroom I have been in.  The traffic light is used throughout the day.  This a visual reminder for the student that their actions will affect what color they are on.  This is also a way for parents to see how their child behaved throughout the day. I have also seen these method improve parent/teacher communication about their child.

 

Stickers are another way to encourage students.  You can use stickers as an a reward such as giving stickers to every child that helps clean up the toys or when the child uses the potty. You can also use it as an encourager such as giving a sticker to a child that voluntarilly gives their toy to someone who wants it.

 

A set schedule for students is so important.  Children want structure and routine.  Having a set schedule that doesn't very much will greatly help in your classroom.  By putting up a schedule with pictures, toddlers will be able to understand the order of the day.

Job charts are a great way to get students involved in the classroom.  This teacher uses jobs such as "teacher's healper," "weather person'" "table helper," "line leader" and "door holder."

 

I found this idea online and absolutely loved it.  You have so many things to remember throughout the day and this lunch chart will make it so much easier to keep lunch time under control.  You can even add names to the stars to know which child gets which kind of lunch.