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wanting to teach the most, which is Kindergarten. With that being said, everything that I include in this
portfolio will be aimed towards small children. As I’m working on this portfolio, it’s making me excited
to get my own classroom, and my goal is to be prepared for my classroom as much as possible. I will
include activities I will do with my students on their first day(s) of school, what kind of classroom
environment I’m hoping to create, my classroom procedures, my discipline system of choice, ways I will
motivate students, and my class engagement. Thinking about these things will create a foundation of
creating a great year with my students that will be both fun and educational.
Philosophical Statement
When learning about several educational theorists, one stood out especially. This theorist is
named Jerome Freiberg and he created the Consistency Management and Cooperative Discipline
system. This theory is a school wide theory, which I love, because the students throughout the entire
school will know what is expected of the inside and outside of the classrooms and around the schools
hallways. I love the idea of creating a person-centered classroom where the classroom concentrates
on caring, guidance, and cooperation. I feel like these three things matter, especially when teaching
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smaller children. With that being said, the teacher must give their students clear and direct
expectations on what she expects from her students at all times. Freiberg also believes in some of
Kohn’s ideas about classroom expectations and how a teacher needs to make her expectations clear
and consistent, and also that positive reinforcement is important when you want a child to keep
behaving.
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1st day Agenda
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7:00 AM – Students arrive to school, they’ll play with puzzles and math counters while we wait for
the entire class to come in, after everyone arrives, I will discuss my expectations from them when we
7:50 AM – Allow students to pick where they want to sit for the school year (I will adjust as needed),
and begin by taking roll to see who’s present, and who’s absent.
8:00 AM – Begin calendar time, I will call each table by color and get them to pick a spot on the
carpet.
8:05 AM – Have students sit and teach them the “Good Morning Song” by Kiboomers.
8:10 AM – Have students stand and teach them “Hello Friends” song and actions by Dr. Jean
8:15 AM – Have students sit and show them “Seasons Song” by Have Fun Teaching so they learn
8:20 AM – Have student listen to “How’s the Weather” by Super Simple Songs so they can learn
8:30 AM – Have student learn “Days of the Week; Addams Family” by Dr. Jean
8:35 AM – Have students sit and go over calendar with them. Ask them what the weather looks like
outside.
9:00 AM – Discuss classroom jobs and assign jobs by picking names (popsicle sticks in a cup)
9:45 AM – Serve my students their very own “Jitter Juice”, recite the Jitter Poem with them as
10: 15 AM – Write the morning message with the students on a dry-erase board. Have my students
10:25 AM – Discuss feelings with students and ask the students how they felt about coming to
school today. Discuss how Kindergarten is different from being at home. Have students point to how
come to school they can get their moms to kiss their hands, and when they miss her they can hug their
11: 10 AM – Hand out Hershey Kisses to each student and mention to them how excited and happy I
11:15 AM – Discuss hallways and Cafeteria rules to the students again, model how to hold the tray and
11:20 AM – Lunch (Walk the students through the line, eat lunch with my students the first week)
11:50 AM – Color and glue the Chester the Raccoon activity from “The Kissing Hand” Book. (Allow
12:10 AM – Continue letting students finish their activity or play with Play-Doh when they’re finished,
begin calling students to the Kidney table one-by-one in alphabetical order to get their hand print on the
Chester craft.
12:50 – Recess
1:15 – Return to the classroom and explain their everyday take home folders. Explain Homework.
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1:35 – Have students decorate their everyday folders and show them where they will put their folders
2:15 – Allow students to get their backpacks one table at a time from their cubby, hand out their treat
2:30 – Dismissal
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Poem:
The Kissing Hand Activities: 10
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Bulletin Board: Mickey Mouse Themed
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My classroom will be overall Mickey Mouse themed, because it’s a character I love, and I know
most students share their love for the mouse too. I want my students to feel excited about coming into
my classroom and seeing their work displayed on the bulletin board. I plan on changing the board every
week before going home Friday. I will try and take pictures of them before the first day to have on the
bulletin board if the school participates in “Meet the Teacher” day. This is an example of what my
students will see on the first day of school on our bulletin board:
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Classroom
Environment
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Break Area:
I don’t believe in timeouts, especially for smaller children. Most of the time when small children
begin to act up, it’s because they’re feeling strenuous, and need a little break to themselves. In my
classroom, I work like to have a break area where my students can go to and take up to five minutes
to themselves. In the break area they can choose to either sit there and reflect, read a book, or lay
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down for a bit. I know this area can easily become a play area for some, but I’ll be sure to maintain
consistency to ensure my students meet my expectations when using the break area. I would like my
Entering Classroom
Procedures:
arrive to class, after they’ve put their stuff away and are seated at their desk they will have a warm
up activity ready for them at their desk. They’re to complete this activity using inside voices if they’d
Lining up:
When lining up, I will do a chant with my students that will go something like this:
Students and I: “Our hands are high (raise our hands) our feet are low (touch our toes) and this is how
catch a bubble”
Attention Getter:
When my students get too loud, or they begin to get a bit out of control
and I need to get their attention I will say “Andy’s coming”, and at that
moment my students will fall to the ground or freeze like the toys on
Storytime Chant:
Before beginning story time, my students will stand up and do a chant with me that will
Classroom Jobs:
Participation Sticks:
a popsicle stick. When asking questions or picking jobs for the week,
I will use the popsicle sticks to ensure a fair way to pick students.
homework/conduct folder and quietly sit on the carpet. I will read them a fun random book during that
time while they each get their things and prepare to go home.
Bathroom Procedures:
When going to the bathroom, I will remind my students to flush the toilet, wash their hands with
soap and dry their hands with paper towels. When teaching them to wash their hands I will make sure
they learn to pull the paper towel dispenser only two times, and to ensure their trash goes inside the
trash can.
Clean up Procedures:
When cleaning up, I will make sure my students learn how to pick up quietly and quickly. When
they’re finished cleaning, I will play I Spy with them to help them see things they might have missed around
the classroom. I will give animal crackers to the students who pick up quietly and quickly.
Water Procedure:
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When students need a drink of water, I will allow them to go as long as their area is clean, and
Centers:
Each day my students will complete 4 rotations of centers. Each rotation will be fifteen minutes.
Each student will be able to see which stations they will be attending that day on the chart. I will change
Discipline
Procedures
Classroom Expectations:
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When thinking of classroom expectations for small children, it’s pretty easy. You want to
create a positive classroom environment and want to build great relationships with your students. With
that being said, your expectations should be appropriate for your students age group.
http://mrsayalaskinderfun.blogspot.com/2011/07/kinder-expectations.html
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Consequences:
Me and We Activity
called the Me and We activity. In this activity, I will give each student a paper with two sides, one will
say “I” and the other will say “We”. They will draw some of the things they like that will represent
themselves as a person. When the entire class has finished their drawing, they will all go around the
classroom and share their drawings with their classmates. When we’ve finished sharing, we will return
to our seats, and draw what we’ve learned about the other students in our classroom on the “we” side
of the paper. Not only are they learning their differences, they’re also learning which children share the
Student
Motivation
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Dojo:
I will use the Dojo program to give or take points from students based on behavior. They will be
able to exchange these points for rewards, and the class will be able to save up their points as a whole
Class
Engagement
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Participation
Sticks:
As mentioned before, I would like to use popsicle sticks to ensure participation from all of my
students in a fair way. I will have two cups to ensure the same students are always picked so that I
Like employee of the month, I will choose one student who did an amazing job all week and they
will be put on our Mouse of the week bulletin board in the classroom.
Birthdays:
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I want to make a big deal out of all of my students’ birthdays. We will have a small party each
time it’s a student’s birthday, where the student will be able to choose a movie to watch during recess
with the entire class and we could resume the movie before we go home.