1. I want to put a hammock up in the "reading area." However, only students who have earned the right to sit in the hammock will have the privilege of reading in it
2. I would like to buy each of my students their own "Writer's Notebook." Every morning they will have a prompt/idea/topic to respond to in their notebook. After lunch they may free-write.
3. I want to play music in the mornings while they're writing...or as the day permits.
4. I would like to have a special "Student of the Week." This student may read in the hammock if behavior allows, share things they like/don't like, reign as line leader for the week, become the teacher's assistant for the week, etc...
5. I hope my classroom becomes a safeguard for students where they are comfortable being themselves, where they allow walls to fall, where they learn to respect one another, and most importantly, learn to make someone else's day better by doing something genuinely nice for someone else.
6. Random acts of kindness will definitely be emphasized.
7. Students will set goals for themselves every few months. They will be attached to their desks so they are reminded daily of how they want to improve both academically and non-academically.
Father God - Thank you for planning my steps, for whispering guidance and direction in me deciding to be a teacher. Lord use the heck out of me now, and forever-more in the classroom. Amen.
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