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I have broke done a simple list to help prepare you for that first week back.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-8D7VQn3M1C4\/V4wvWCG4r7I\/AAAAAAAABas\/wHgxdS86xtcb_gFVVGB7fBavKoPQBf2rACEw\/s1600\/Slide02.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFirst, breathe. It will all get done, I promise! During this hectic time remember to take a moment for yourself. Do not overwork yourself otherwise you will become unproductive. So remember, breathe!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-WI5hGwLH2k0\/V4wzd9gatmI\/AAAAAAAABbM\/2CE7zHEvWeUi1L7xNPnpoU8L9bTxTVpUACLcB\/s1600\/Before%2BBTS%2BList%2BHoriz.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is usually the first thing I do before the school starts. Having your bulletin boards, borders, and color scheme done shows progress. It also makes a comfortable place for you to do the rest of your before school year work. Having your bulletin boards up also sets the mood for the rest of your classroom and allows you to work in a comfortable space.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Alphabet-2252617\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-5YcHNMIwJgE\/V4wviN20MYI\/AAAAAAAABas\/IyYIXOBoDL0f9k2JS6izgm0Ao9dvanRYACEw\/s1600\/Slide15.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nAfter creating this comfortable reading space I felt a load off my shoulders. Now all I had to worry about was the rest of my to do list. ;)\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ug9hfsR8qy4\/V4wvWIfc2II\/AAAAAAAABas\/ATaRmhFe03gm9Yjvix3sUKeIv4eRjt6UQCEw\/s1600\/Slide03.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf you are returning to your old classroom and you like the way things are, skip this. If you are a new teacher, in a new classroom, or need a change, play around with classroom layout. Where are your main areas like read alouds, calendar, and your whiteboard going to be? How would you like student desks arranged? \u003Cb style=\"color: #a64d79;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/08\/seating-arrangements.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECheck out tips on seating arrangements here!\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EPlay around with different ideas to see what you like best. And remember, you can always change it during the school year if you particular layout isn't working for your group of kiddos.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Free-Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uf2mic_Y68U\/V4wwMsFO_7I\/AAAAAAAABbI\/eZwkO9JrYdsSFX2bkO-PSyKrbpYFNeV6gCEw\/s1600\/slide%2B2.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nReading, writing, and math are always my main priorities. Science and Social studies I have to be more creative with where I put this space. You can find these \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Free-Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFREE Scientific Process Posters\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Eby clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Free-Scientific-Method-Posters-1262661\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or on the picture!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-2Px80uztBho\/V4wvXSdOQeI\/AAAAAAAABas\/1M6t3QDt5kc9CbcodZKTT6trUBb_WJr6gCEw\/s1600\/Slide04.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOnce you have you have your general layout done, start thinking about smaller spaces.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWere will mailboxes and\/or backpacks be located? (Think about your packing up procedures!)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhere will you store extra supplies and student supplies?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHow is your library going to be organized and how will students know how to find books?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EHow are reading, writing, and math centers going to be laid out? Where will you keep supplies for these centers and how will students be able to access them?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECalendar and\/or morning message? Find a comfortable open area where students will focus on learning.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Library-Labels-2029912\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-FiYfmrQvFBs\/V4wvbUbLWsI\/AAAAAAAABas\/UiEB_P6sKugFD0aLc4gYIgfAGvD8c6lbwCEw\/s1600\/Slide10.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFind these \u003Cb\u003El\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Library-Labels-2029912\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eibrary labels\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by clicking \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Library-Labels-2029912\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E or on the picture!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/School-Supplies-Labels-2027886\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-TARdgmJ-Gjk\/V4wvrfJ9TxI\/AAAAAAAABbA\/mhfzlQ-MR6wGE9dM9a-7d--2W2clGdFUQCEw\/s1600\/Slide1.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFind these \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/School-Supplies-Labels-2027886\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESchool Supply Labels\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/School-Supplies-Labels-2027886\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Eor by clicking on the picture!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-p0_KSkrAUO8\/V4wvj4JQi2I\/AAAAAAAABas\/9BV-AHegDXkGAEMc6KINQNIewzsFIY5PgCEw\/s1600\/Slide17.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-p0_KSkrAUO8\/V4wvj4JQi2I\/AAAAAAAABas\/9BV-AHegDXkGAEMc6KINQNIewzsFIY5PgCEw\/s1600\/Slide17.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nSmall decisions made before school starts will affect the rest of your year. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/07\/supply-organization-for-centers.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERead about how I organize some mom my centers supplies here!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Be organized! You will thank yourself later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-CizCCW91z64\/V4wvYb2wemI\/AAAAAAAABas\/ilBMN6jCHaIlPfmXVMAJo1YJrtUKSBZ9wCEw\/s1600\/Slide05.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThink about what procedures and routines your students will need to know for a successful classroom. \u0026nbsp;Place items students need for these routines in strategic places in your classroom.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBathroom log? Put it near the exit of the classroom so students don't need to interrupt the class.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESharp pencils? Will this be a classroom job or will students sharpen pencil themselves? If students are sharpening during class, you may want to place the pencil sharpener in a location away from where students are working because it can be noisy!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPaper bins, supplies, an turn-in bins? Put this in an area easily accessible to students where they won't interrupt other working students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EClip chart for management or attendance? A good location for this would be towards the back of the classroom so it can be discrete.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EClassroom jobs? Put this in an area that students can find quickly but isn't the main focus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Jobs-Bright-Chevron-1723209\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-KNEz4kJAhN4\/V4wvexnd7dI\/AAAAAAAABas\/yAmWtc6itHMO2scVox6tdHjsjGNaS1oHQCEw\/s1600\/Slide12.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFind these \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Jobs-Bright-Chevron-1723209\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFREE Classroom Jobs\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Eby clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Jobs-Bright-Chevron-1723209\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Eor on the picture!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nThese are just a handful of things you need to think about. Every teacher uses different routines and procedures. Having a strategic and well thought out layout will help your classroom management later on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8DvNJQLs6uI\/V4wvYr-tuOI\/AAAAAAAABas\/Nff2uMyl_GUtCqQ0WnaTkb7QavQhZeiwQCEw\/s1600\/Slide06.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI always like to have a bulletin board or area dedicated to writing, reading, math, science\/social studies, and learning objectives. Before school starts, I plan where each of these areas will be and label that area. It is important not to put up every anchor chart and referral poster you will be using during the school year. Students need to help create the classroom community and build these ideas together. However, there are some basics that need to be ready for students on the first day. Think about the layout and the smaller spaces in your classroom to place appropriate referral charts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAlphabets and Numbers - Put these at the from of the classroom so students can refer to theme easily.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESubject Walls (Reading, Writing, Math) - These can be on secondary walls in your classroom. Students can turn or walk to them when they need to access that specific information.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EInformation about grammar and\/or word walls can be in your writing area or on a writing wall. Keep in mind, with a word wall or grammar wall, you want students to help build.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELeaning Objectives - \u0026nbsp;Put these at the from of the classroom so students can always access them.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Parts-of-Speech-Posters-1261047\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-AZ9Z_QkGUnE\/V4wvep9Qr1I\/AAAAAAAABas\/UuXXmKxuZgkdCweNkf6V_v5RojsM5XmVQCEw\/s1600\/Slide11.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFind these \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Parts-of-Speech-Posters-1261047\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFREE Grammar Charts\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Parts-of-Speech-Posters-1261047\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or on the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Alphabet-2252617\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-yZXhp0saSLU\/V4wve3c59EI\/AAAAAAAABas\/6GKzWa-O_7YO-LPC3buhKqsI3FQQODitACEw\/s1600\/Slide13.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFind this \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Alphabet-2252617\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlphabet\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in my store by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Alphabet-2252617\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or on the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Numbers-1-10-Anchor-Chart-Freebie-1986497\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-EfLKDcGNix0\/V4wvhyeKzWI\/AAAAAAAABas\/wwo87zjJnp0bma7gAzpEqzgF0mMxtiOCgCEw\/s1600\/Slide14.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFind these \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Numbers-1-10-Anchor-Chart-Freebie-1986497\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFREE Number Representation Posters\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Numbers-1-10-Anchor-Chart-Freebie-1986497\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or on the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vdbDvqtN_KM\/V4wvZEhQCKI\/AAAAAAAABas\/4nqbQt3xdDIEvL-4G1ICkt6-FleR5jigACEw\/s1600\/Slide07.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nPlan this out carefully. The first week of school is the most important because you are setting the stage for the rest of the year! This week (along with the first month to two months,) should be management practice and building a strong learning community in your classroom. Introduce students to daily routines such as morning message and calendar to help with classroom management.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nCarefully plan activities that get students familiar with their surroundings (classroom and school.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EScavenger hunt around the school. This is a great reminder for returning students and helps new students feel at ease in their new community\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EScavenger hunt in the classroom to help students know where supplies are, where their back pack goes, etc.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPractice following directions with Simon Says.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELot and Lots of read alouds!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECraftivities are great for teaching procedures about using glue, scissors, and crayons. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIntroduce subject areas one at a time and use a review activity to practice procedures during that time.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EGames to teach procedures during centers.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Back-to-School-Bingo-Addition-and-Subtraction-within-10-2610287\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-sbJQr8t5Kq0\/V4wviQq9m-I\/AAAAAAAABas\/wnDPfwqPXTUxXXT-ctMMcC3wcXZehuY6ACEw\/s1600\/Slide16.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou can find this \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Back-to-School-Bingo-Addition-and-Subtraction-within-10-2610287\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBack to School Bingo\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Back-to-School-Bingo-Addition-and-Subtraction-within-10-2610287\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or on the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aWWvecyeRO4\/V4wvbH2EryI\/AAAAAAAABas\/Xh45nTB0my0th8NdPoWguxmYkw9iwKZKACEw\/s1600\/Slide08.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNow that your classroom is ready for students, take a moment to get some things ready for yourself.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ecurriculum maps\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eweekly planner\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ereading binder, math binder, writing binder\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Estudent information sheets, health forms, and parent contact information sheets\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eteacher desk area (pictures of family, vases, personal touches, etc.)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\nI like to take this time to organize things I will need for the first few weeks. Getting together my reading binder, assessments, math games, etc is important for me to feel calm during those first few weeks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G6SRu6J2PVM\/V4wwMrI6U0I\/AAAAAAAABbI\/6C-HSJD4FOEyc6Ke1uosXRxjII4iWu19wCEw\/s1600\/slide%2B3.png\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\nFind this \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReading Binder\u003C\/a\u003E by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E or on the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\/Category\/Back-to-School-218792\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qYxmE1eycaE\/V4wvbBP__lI\/AAAAAAAABas\/npXCJdykgxwa3wSf34patti8VjP75bbvQCEw\/s1600\/Slide09.png\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAh! You are ready! Great job! As the first few weeks go on feel free to change things in your classroom. We all know things don't always go as panned so differentiate your classroom to your group of kiddos. Enjoy the first weeks of school!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHappy Teaching!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/2750872699183837172\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2016\/07\/the-before-back-to-school-list.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/2750872699183837172"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/2750872699183837172"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2016\/07\/the-before-back-to-school-list.html","title":"The (Before) Back to School List"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-YY08lkNBd7M\/V4wvVUiN3uI\/AAAAAAAABas\/Uvy2wnAhzVMeJyPfAK2s__tYEPlEs8g4wCEw\/s72-c\/Slide01.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-25160331745550010"},"published":{"$t":"2016-05-29T11:29:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-03-14T12:45:21.843-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"literacy centers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organization"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reading"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"11 Tips to Start Conferring during your Reading Block"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1zudqhJIf_Y\/V0s0qJMbrDI\/AAAAAAAABXk\/TgYtIJ0nyaULnfqKf1RJdbr3hqNU21HTgCLcB\/s1600\/slide%2B14.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen I first heard about the conferring approach to teach reading I was intrigued... Would I successfully be able to teach 25 students to read when I am meeting with them all \u003Cu\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EINDIVIDUALLY?\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/u\u003EThis was a new model to me and I was at a new school, in a new state, so the pressure was on. So I dove in. \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EHead first.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4LA4Zm86v4M\/V0sv3VM7wCI\/AAAAAAAABXI\/aD0CoaFSeBEGf9fjGQquoqQlsdXkPeCGgCKgB\/s400\/Slide15.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGet students \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EEXCITED \u003C\/span\u003Eabout reading! Start the year off with lots of interactive read alouds, talk about your own reading habits, show your excitement for reading, and make reading fun. When students see your excitement they get excited too.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-P35KPbaTd34\/V0svqzNTksI\/AAAAAAAABWk\/4ebxJx-yo90cm28xOcy5Bl4hEuTfCsSAACKgB\/s400\/Slide16.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUse a leveling system that is consistent in your school. The consistency helps when students move from one grade to the next. I also have books that are organized by genre, authors, and\/or interests.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/Primary%20Paradise%20-%20http:\/\/www.myprimaryparadise.com\/2013\/03\/08\/the-ultimate-teachers-guide-to-organizing-a-classroom-library\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMichael from the Thinker Builder \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003Ehas some great tips to organize your library that you can check out by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/Primary%20Paradise%20-%20http:\/\/www.myprimaryparadise.com\/2013\/03\/08\/the-ultimate-teachers-guide-to-organizing-a-classroom-library\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere are some more tips for library organization from \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/Primary%20Paradise%20-%20http:\/\/www.myprimaryparadise.com\/2013\/03\/08\/the-ultimate-teachers-guide-to-organizing-a-classroom-library\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMartha at Primary Paradise\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/b\u003E You can check them out by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/Primary%20Paradise%20-%20http:\/\/www.myprimaryparadise.com\/2013\/03\/08\/the-ultimate-teachers-guide-to-organizing-a-classroom-library\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nA well organized classroom library is going to help your readers and you in the next step. Make sure students know the layout of the library, how the library or organized, and what procedures they need to follow for library routines (I will talk more about procedures and routines later on.) You can use these handy labels to help get your library started. You can find \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Library-Labels-2029912\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ethese labels by clicking here\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or on the the picture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Classroom-Library-Labels-2029912\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-mxZyEtXDcl8\/V0nAANj9yWI\/AAAAAAAABRk\/iawNxbfwmM0ZdkaUycJupSHFSJtwbd-HwCLcB\/s1600\/Tips%2Bfor%2BConferring%2BHorizontal.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-GV_8R3OmtaM\/V0svq_R2vhI\/AAAAAAAABWg\/6tHY_v6m7n8WLSVJ4apOLFtGLvRox6eEACKgB\/s400\/Slide17.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is the most crucial part of a child learning to read: independent reading. During this time students will need to have \"Just Right\" Books to grow as readers. Students have a range of 5-7 \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003E\"Just Right\" Books\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/i\u003Ein their book box. As important as\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003E\"Just Right\" Books\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;are it is also important for students to have \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EInterest Books\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E. These are books that students are interested in, whether its a book all about sharks or a Cinderella story. It is ok if these books are above or below a student's reading level. These books are in the book box to hep students \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EENJOY\u003C\/span\u003E reading. A combination of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003E\"Just Right\" Books\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EInterest Books\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;will help your growing readers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xoz0JaNnxe0\/V0svqyD7suI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/hdI_ijJAyPUczyuxLZ-XBKNSjRr8RBQKACKgB\/s400\/Slide18.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStudents will be spending a lot time without you, which means they will need to have purposeful activities that promote their specific literacy goals. I use a modified version of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailycafe.com\/daily-5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDaily 5 from The 2 Sisters\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E during this time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHere is an example of how I organize my Daily Rotations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-jAHFsexG7SU\/V0nMSEXQPrI\/AAAAAAAABR8\/lu2vIXbqCmk9MfvsFMn6_I8CbpEYv21SgCLcB\/s1600\/Slide12.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nDuring Read to Self\/Read to Someone students use their book boxes to choose \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Just Right\" Books\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E to read. \u0026nbsp;The prep from you is done while organizing your library and teaching students to pick appropriate books. Students are grouped together by reading level so they have a choice who they want to read with.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWork on Writing is done in their monthly journals. This daily independent writing opportunity allows students to practice all previously learned writing skills. Students are able to use word walls for spelling, stretch their sounds out, and use their punctuation and capitalization rules. To hold students accountable I have two students (a boy and a girl) read their journals to the class after out Daily rotations. You can imagine who excited they get to share!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor me, Word Work, is the trickiest part of purposeful independent activities. I generally have a word work assignment students need to complete that practices a specific phonics pattern. Once student have completed that there are a variety of games and activities students can choose from. Here is an example of some long vowel team word work my class has done in the past. You check out them out by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Long-Vowel-Teams-Word-Work-Packet-Bundle-1275934\" style=\"color: purple;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ehere or on the pictures.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: blue;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003ERainbow writing, magnetic letters, and sight word games are great examples of purposeful independent activities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Long-Vowel-Teams-Word-Work-Packet-Bundle-1275934\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5qpPVBTzCbE\/V0ovJKj3KvI\/AAAAAAAABSY\/HOjMNOxVk4cZmr1ly2zpltaTs_E93UdJgCLcB\/s1600\/Slide13.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Long-Vowel-Teams-Word-Work-Packet-Bundle-1275934\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5ZYAucd7W7I\/V0ousvLO1LI\/AAAAAAAABSU\/l8GzWpbGDoo47OgDPZYYX0TA-EcF7yG2wCLcB\/s1600\/slide%2B5.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-lOZKdpDiDsY\/V0svrPw72WI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/YTAu1UV1StAKwFhMBolsEZchzvf7BAIAgCKgB\/s400\/Slide19.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIn order for your conferencing to work, practical procedures \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENEED\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E to be in place!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHow and when do students choose new books from the library?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhat do students do if they finish their word work early?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhere can students find materials?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAll of procedures need to be well planned out and taught to students. Be sure to think about this before you begin implementing your new conferencing reading block. And remember, it is okay to change procedures if it isn't working for your classroom.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI have routines and procedure posted around the classroom and reference the frequently. I also use \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"Mystery Workers\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E to hold students accountable for their behavior following procedures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-dx3prAPe1xI\/V0svrAkkVYI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/f8hInYu0YA0R0uC8-yC1IyyLAkjhzS9PACKgB\/s400\/Slide20.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThe procedures that I just discussed above, \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EPRACTICE THEM!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EChildren need to know what it looks like, sounds like, and feels like to successfully go through their new reading block. Spend a couple weeks teaching and practicing a procedure, adding a new procedure each day. Spending a lot time in the beginning of the year teaching the procedures will benefit the whole classroom for the rest of the year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-aEaHhmFREeA\/V0svrQGYFOI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/KRew0NKCjoQZS9ptHaQJA9FSNYELfqNxQCKgB\/s400\/Slide21.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nYou need to be organized if you want to successfully implement conferencing into your reading block. Keeping a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReading Binder\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has helped me stay organized. This binder keeps track of all my students with different templates for different levels of students. I love being able to carry my binder around to students and having everything I need easily accessible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-v4_nMSwu6GE\/V0sV2jy-WrI\/AAAAAAAABT0\/uG4ZxUN7E0wbZdv5kH_PTt8Qj0IHtzkjQCLcB\/s1600\/Slide04.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fZrAMiByFr4\/V0sVnNZtVLI\/AAAAAAAABTk\/mbz414DnUas5p1vWEIuhTLi1EgWHjqgrACLcB\/s1600\/Slide3.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAlong with conferring I have also used strategy groups and guided reading groups to focus on certain strategies through out the year. This bider has helped me organize lesson plans for those groups. You can find the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ereading binder by clicking here\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or on the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-JSGLYKSIORk\/V0sV2tdOjMI\/AAAAAAAABUI\/qmESInz3jEYX-n0tIxMTNGJ6mfDHkhiNQCKgB\/s1600\/Slide02.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG9p0zwYuj4\/V0sg1cy19_I\/AAAAAAAABUo\/E4GwOMC_9cQcnH-WkjS9PeHLE4h6QwD-ACLcB\/s1600\/Slide03.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-39DqUlTfihw\/V0sV2uGBYSI\/AAAAAAAABUI\/N0K5aUEzcuMzi84KHA-INHIcpmwvLBXjwCKgB\/s1600\/Slide06.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1Hilej0Nhds\/V0sVnC8LiJI\/AAAAAAAABUA\/iByVf7bt7JcW0KSMdHnHqivrFb_urusawCKgB\/s1600\/Slide1.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-7zvLzTute2k\/V0sVnVFF06I\/AAAAAAAABUA\/hknh4qwGq4QeZ_r1eIPVVUrxMjizyt4NgCKgB\/s1600\/Slide4.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-8_MHpwOY4jI\/V0svrRYlFLI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/osYFg--RcVQiHnBAha0dWHYeQHXg10ArQCKgB\/s400\/Slide22.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhether it is weekly or monthly, having a schedule or a calendar helps you keep track of which students you need to see and who you have already seen. It also allows you to schedule to ensure every student is being met. You can find these calendars by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #a64d79;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eclicking here\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E or the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-NQ0RpzWNnzk\/V0sfSJadOhI\/AAAAAAAABUY\/UnYf1rbmlLkRSjAsUVoE-jS_UXbfl-b2ACLcB\/s1600\/Slide09.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-1hYhT1Pl1ak\/V0sV28ZZumI\/AAAAAAAABT8\/b23WIPDXMyMQS9iffmz7xSO-V-ZvOI7nwCKgB\/s1600\/Slide07.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--diIJyMFiZw\/V0sfSMhAkgI\/AAAAAAAABUc\/1nYloRTAyOsqHNi8R7PKgn2dFWo15eWaACLcB\/s1600\/Slide08.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-PPEEx4mbPhQ\/V0svrvSM4lI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/nKG4cmK6pMsvV3KZL1921GJRB6Hx1so6gCKgB\/s400\/Slide23.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAllow students to \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EREAD\u003C\/span\u003E. If you busy students with too many other tasks they may never get to the actual reading. Let students fall into a book and read Whether in the beginning of the year it is going rom book to book or just reading the pictures, students will begin feel what it is like to be a reader and continue to read one book. Let students read above all else.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWhen you are conferencing with students, let them \u003Cspan style=\"color: magenta;\"\u003EREAD! \u003C\/span\u003EListening to students read and the strategies they re using will give you a wealth of information.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-zGvW-fwJ_Wc\/V0svrmxEFKI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/p2Z9e3Cm0ts2HOH6wbizdwvONAnWbmpYACKgB\/s400\/Slide24.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIf one of your procedures isn't working, don't stress. Change it. Every classroom is different and conferencing will look different in each unique place. Allow the reading block to be relaxed and casual (but still structured.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nStudents will get familiar with the flow of the reading block and being to take initiative to do their work on their own. Trust them. They are practicing becoming readers and making mistakes is ok.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-cbjh-wwdROo\/V0svr7b_3YI\/AAAAAAAABXM\/04ghBr6u2HYXnMI2N8bM51HF42_xmt0hgCKgB\/s400\/Slide25.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nKeeping data does not have to be as difficult or time consuming as you think! Using a binder to help organize your data will make all the difference. I have a tab for each student and all their previous conference data is in there. I can see what strengths the reader has, which things are still being worked on, and what their learning goal was. I like to track their progress using these conference pages. Plus they are great for parent teacher conferences! To find these \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Estudent reading logs click here\u003C\/a\u003E or on the pictures.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-EUvKRVSW8-c\/V0sg4fM-Y_I\/AAAAAAAABU8\/HiB4TYjpUn8O-qrT0X9rfI0IbeHI85elACKgB\/s1600\/Slide05.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/Reading-Binder-2563899\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HPVDAGKZsDk\/V0siTpJnnAI\/AAAAAAAABVM\/ZKreR_h93HU102bl72UHy005cVVpbcmrwCKgB\/s1600\/Slide2.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI hope these tips help you start reading conferences in your classroom! If you have any questions or other ideas I would love to hear fro you in the comments below!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHappy Conferencing!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/extension\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D7228079125721694173%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D25160331745550010%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink\u0026amp;media=https%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-nXFo4KIZq6Y%2FV0m91kb3KKI%2FAAAAAAAABRM%2FTzVUkTe81fYAFDs9LGMVM2LQZGzQQ2qyQCLcB%2Fs400%2FTips%252Bfor%252BConferring%252BHorizontal.png\u0026amp;xm=h\u0026amp;xv=sa1.37.01\u0026amp;xuid=mLLGAWKeqDQv\u0026amp;description=\" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image\/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 153px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 666px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/extension\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D7228079125721694173%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D25160331745550010%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink\u0026amp;media=https%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-nXFo4KIZq6Y%2FV0m91kb3KKI%2FAAAAAAAABRM%2FTzVUkTe81fYAFDs9LGMVM2LQZGzQQ2qyQCLcB%2Fs400%2FTips%252Bfor%252BConferring%252BHorizontal.png\u0026amp;xm=h\u0026amp;xv=sa1.37.01\u0026amp;xuid=mLLGAWKeqDQv\u0026amp;description=\" style=\"background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image\/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 153px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 666px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/25160331745550010\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2016\/05\/11-tips-to-start-conferring-during-your.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/25160331745550010"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/25160331745550010"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2016\/05\/11-tips-to-start-conferring-during-your.html","title":"11 Tips to Start Conferring during your Reading Block"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1zudqhJIf_Y\/V0s0qJMbrDI\/AAAAAAAABXk\/TgYtIJ0nyaULnfqKf1RJdbr3hqNU21HTgCLcB\/s72-c\/slide%2B14.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-3051681558630746421"},"published":{"$t":"2015-04-22T10:21:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-07-23T07:43:38.154-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"management"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organization"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Case of the Missing..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\"I have no scissors!\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"I don't have a highlighter!\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"You never gave me a whiteboard marker!\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\"We didn't get enough glue sticks!\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHow many times have you heard your students asking you these questions? I start hearing them, about, the second hour on the first day. But I have come up with a simple solution.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-geJi8GSFTbs\/VeuVAjQKbrI\/AAAAAAAAA9Q\/ptQRfIx9RMM\/s640\/Slide3.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAll of the tables in my classroom are color coated, red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. Anything supplies that go into the caddy are related to the table color. Red scissors, pink highlighters, red whiteboard markers, etc.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cZSnygRTaDo\/VeuVCJOOMSI\/AAAAAAAAA9k\/wXdt_koszVQ\/s640\/Slide4.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fQVEnROEsnk\/VeuVA-KhtYI\/AAAAAAAAA9g\/STO8TKqVK3k\/s640\/Slide2.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\nHow does this help?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI collect the \"lost\" supplies I find around the room. If a student find a scissors that is blue, voila! It belongs to the blue table. If I find two green scissors at the word work station, I know who left them there... \u0026nbsp;Students begin to take ownership for their supplies. This results in less \"lost\" items.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-wX6X9wjK9_c\/VeuU_m_O0FI\/AAAAAAAAA9U\/kHAPbcfDHag\/s640\/Slide1.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThis has been\u0026nbsp;so\u0026nbsp;helpful to me in my classroom! I hope \u0026nbsp;it is as helpful to you and your students as\u0026nbsp;it is to us!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHappy Teaching!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/3051681558630746421\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/08\/case-of-missing.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/3051681558630746421"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/3051681558630746421"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/08\/case-of-missing.html","title":"Case of the Missing..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-geJi8GSFTbs\/VeuVAjQKbrI\/AAAAAAAAA9Q\/ptQRfIx9RMM\/s72-c\/Slide3.PNG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-5978899835375826919"},"published":{"$t":"2014-08-06T21:50:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-07-22T13:44:00.419-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"management"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organization"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Seating Arrangements"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E26 students. 26 desks. Endless possibilities for seating arrangements. How can we make just ONE\u0026nbsp;decision\u0026nbsp;when deciding seat placements for our students?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g3G_tS34Wl0\/U-MFDYQwXhI\/AAAAAAAAAMY\/LVw9mSE8sXI\/s1600\/Slide1.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g3G_tS34Wl0\/U-MFDYQwXhI\/AAAAAAAAAMY\/LVw9mSE8sXI\/s1600\/Slide1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EFirst:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ECheck IEPs, 504 Plans, and medical records for students who need preferential seating. Students who have visual or auditory issues will need to be seated closest to the front of the room.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ESecond:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAfter you get a feel for your students' behaviors, move students who struggle with attention towards the front of the classroom. Another option for these students is seating them on the outside of your desk cluster. If they are enclosed and near other students they may be easily distracted. Allow them to have easy access to get up and move if they need to.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThird and Fourth:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EMix boys and girls as evenly as possibly. I like to alternate their placement so they are mixed as much as possible. This allows them to interact and collaborate with students they may not play with otherwise.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-lKBjf8ww7Zw\/U-ME5ovMwWI\/AAAAAAAAAMQ\/mb0arOHBJvI\/s1600\/Slide3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI also like to mix students to work with people they have not worked with before. It is important that students step out of their comfort zone and share ideas with new peers. Working with friends is great (and give your students these opportunities,) but open their minds to new peers. This is very beneficial for them!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EFifth:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhen students don't get along or work well with another student, I sometimes purposely place them next to one another. This varies per situation. Why? In life we sometimes have to work with people that just aren't our cup of tea. Teaching and guiding students to work out their problems with their peers is a lifelong lesson! Children need to learn to work well with others, and that includes everyone. This strategy does not always work, but I have been successful with it time after time.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\nSixth:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003ETeach on!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-NRKjxKSE4WI\/U-MFMTvjE5I\/AAAAAAAAAMg\/efc3-ts2-hQ\/s1600\/Slide2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nHappy Teaching!!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/5978899835375826919\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/08\/seating-arrangements.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/5978899835375826919"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/5978899835375826919"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/08\/seating-arrangements.html","title":"Seating Arrangements"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g3G_tS34Wl0\/U-MFDYQwXhI\/AAAAAAAAAMY\/LVw9mSE8sXI\/s72-c\/Slide1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7228079125721694173.post-7161514824498836346"},"published":{"$t":"2014-07-13T10:02:00.002-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-07-23T07:56:43.386-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"organization"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Supply Organization for Centers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI used to get so frustrated when my students would misplace their glue sticks, crayons, etc. during centers time. I decided to double up on supplies and make supply caddies for my centers! This is a perfect way to ensure your students have everything they need to complete their work, while still staying organized.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WqcxgKcB9aQ\/U8K4AdUobQI\/AAAAAAAAAKQ\/FIuOYAxqIbM\/s1600\/photo+1.JPG\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EI love how small these supply caddies are! They are perfect for supplying my students with the tools they need at centers. These tools here are perfect for my word work center. It has enough glue, scissors, and highlighters for the amount of students at the center. This is such a great way for you to organize centers around your classroom!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Store\/Classroom-Confetti\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iozLHLbqlfc\/U8K4ATaaLhI\/AAAAAAAAAKM\/mE5kkEH5YzM\/s1600\/photo+2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EWhen we are not doing centers, I keep these center supply caddies on a shelf in my room. If a student runs out of a glue stick or other tool they need, this a quick easy way for me to grab what they need.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nFor more back to school ideas check out the getting ready for back to school linky party \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/teachertimestwo.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/back-to-school-getting-ready.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EHappy Teaching!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Fvacm_PAZuE\/VRMxK7L7F-I\/AAAAAAAAAkk\/EDO14gqSeAc\/s1600\/Signature%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/feeds\/7161514824498836346\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/07\/supply-organization-for-centers.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/7161514824498836346"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/7228079125721694173\/posts\/default\/7161514824498836346"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.classroomconfetti.com\/2014\/07\/supply-organization-for-centers.html","title":"Supply Organization for Centers"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Classroom Confetti"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13154427623291685993"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WqcxgKcB9aQ\/U8K4AdUobQI\/AAAAAAAAAKQ\/FIuOYAxqIbM\/s72-c\/photo+1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}}]}});