And so you kept missing out on chances to earn gold tags. what happened this week?” And then the culprit usually shrugs and says, “I don’t know.” To which I say, “Well, I noticed that every time I called the class to the carpet, you were always the last one. This is a perfect time to do a little, “So, um. Meanwhile, the kids on the carpet are dwindling and everyone is playing and you have about three kids left on the carpet waiting for their turn. If there are no more clothespins for the center, then too bad, too sad. That student will take a clothespin from the center of their choice, clip it on, and off they’ll go. The person with the most gold tags gets to choose their Fun Friday center first. When we’re ready, everyone comes to the carpet. Obviously, they didn’t vote on any more than two being taken away at one time.įUN FRIDAY! Otherwise known as a twenty to thirty minute prep period chance for students to extend their learning, and work on social skills on Friday afternoons. Apparently, I am so fascinating that the very idea that someone would talk or fool around on the carpet while I was in the director’s chair doing what I do was so incomprehensible that two gold tags were necessary! Gasp. It was also voted that if you’re sent back to your seat during a lesson on the carpet, you would owe TWO gold tags. Ask the class to vote on how many gold tags should be given for this or that, or if/how many should be taken away for this or that.įor example, last year, it was voted that if one line was quieter than the other, that whole line should earn one gold tag. The best advice I can give for this is set the rules. Although, honestly, if I do have to take away a gold tag, it speaks volumes to the whole class. But I would rather GIVE gold tags to a quiet student than take a gold tag from an unruly one. On the flip side, you can take away gold tags if you have to.
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