I teach reading at an elementary school. I love what I do! I wanted to share some "ways to praise" that we use in my classroom.
These aren't my own ideas just the ones my students love.
These aren't my own ideas just the ones my students love.
And here's how it looks:
Um, I LOVE this, you totally make me smile and what A LOT of work to put this post together! Great job girlie! Totally gonna use these!
ReplyDeleteThe hardest part was letting Stephen video me being so awesome!
DeleteThese are cute!
ReplyDeleteWell thank you! My students go nuts for them. =)
DeleteThese are fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing :) I would love to share this post on my blog, linking back to you of course- would that be ok? Let me know!
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~Stephanie
3rd Grade Thoughts
Well thank you! I'd be more than happy to have you share. Thanks for stopping by! =)
DeleteThese are so great and thanks for doing a video demo.
ReplyDeleteErica
Shepherd's Shining Stars
I'm a visual learner! It was a must. =)
DeleteThanks for stopping by!
Love, love, love!!! Do you have a link to print out your cards? I couldn't find one on the page.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe I forgot that! Thanks for the heads-up; it's all fixed now. =)
DeleteI am adding these to my repertoire! Here's a post I did a ways back with my daughter & friends demonstrating several...
ReplyDeletehttp://theapplebasketteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/these-are-some-great-cheers-and-claps.html
Thanks,
Nancy
The Apple Basket Teacher
Those are fantastic! Thanks for sharing. =)
DeleteLove the videos. Thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! =)
DeleteI love to use this type of praise in my classroom and I can't wait to add these new ones to my collection! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad they'll be useful. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI love that you are willing to put yourself out there and let yourself be vulnerable enough to look silly!
ReplyDeleteGood teachers do that for their students! I loved it! I think even 5th graders will go for some of these.
There's a LOT of silliness {looking goofy} going on in those videos! Thank you so much for your comment. I needed that. =)
DeleteGreat ideas! Thanks for the videos for us visual learners!
ReplyDeleteThank YOU! I'm so glad you stopped by. =)
DeleteThanks for the video! I actually am posting a blog post about this and have it scheduled for Aug 24 to come out on my edublog! I have provided a link to your blog in the post for people to visit! http://msameliatheteacher.blogspot.ca/
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks for letting me know; I can't wait to see it! =)
DeleteThis is great! Thanks for sharing. I will give you a Raise the Roof cheer "Woot! Woot!" for this awesome idea. I can see my kids just loving this.
ReplyDeleteWell thank you! I'm so glad you stopped by!
DeleteLove it! These are awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I hope to have more school printables available soon. =)
DeleteThese are super cute! How fun! I have them pinned and will be back later to get them. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteMary
Fit to be Fourth
http://fittobefourth.blogspot.com/
And that's why I LOVE Pinterest! Thank you so much for stopping by. =)
DeleteThose are awesome! We do some fun claps - like the box clap: when the lid is open they clap and when I close it they stop - but of course I have to open and shut it quick/slow... pretend to shut it, etc., or the sprinkler clap: take and bend your left arm behind your head and your right arm sweeps horizontally - while saying CH CH CH CH CH and then when you get to the end you clap back fast ! What can I say - they love it and my students will love these new additions. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love those ideas! Thanks you for sharing. I'm so glad you stopped by! =)
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog. I LOVE these cheer cards!
ReplyDeletePolliwog Place
I'm so glad you found me! These cheers are by far my students favorite ones; they get so animated (can't imagine where they get it from ;)! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteHi TJ!!!
ReplyDeleteI just found you and this post was AWESOME! I am a visual learner and you just gave me a ton of help making cheers that much easier to implement in my classroom! Thank you so much! Happy to be your newest follower!
Julie
Hi! I'm so glad that you stopped by! Your comment made me smile {BIG} and I appreciate that. Good luck in the new school year! =)
DeleteI shared this on my blog and linked back to you. I love the videos! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHere is the link
http://www.mrs-robbins.blogspot.com/2013/07/classroom-cheers.html
Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. I'll go check it out. =)
DeleteOMG! I love these! Thank you so much. You are so adorable in these videos. You made me smile and chuckle with each one. I can't wait to use these this year with my Kindergarteners. I do whole brain teaching and use the 10 finger whooo, but these are a million times better!
ReplyDeleteWell thank you! It feels (ridiculously) awesome to be 'cheering' in an empty room! I had fun making these, though, and hope your students enjoy them. Thank you so much for stopping by! =)
DeleteThank you for sharing! My kids are going to love these!
ReplyDelete:) Kathy
Thank you! I'm so glad you stopped by. Best wishes in the new school year. =)
DeleteHi, TJ! I spotlighted your awesome video demonstrations on my brain-based teaching blog... http://brainyteach.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteGreat work!
Cheers~
Julie
Thanks for the heads-up! I'll stop by ASAP. =)
DeleteThank you, thank you, thank you so much for such a neat idea!!! I truly appreciate your hard work in creating such positive cheers for use in the classroom. I hope to share a video or 2 a week until my students learn all the cheers! I think I like this a lot better than the power teaching cheers/chants! You're awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for stopping by! I'm so glad you enjoy them. I truly hope your students do too. Have a GREAT year! =)
DeleteAwwww, your video clips are so, so cute! These cheers are such a hit; Dr. Jean has some just like this if you want to try a few new ones.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.drjean.org/html/monthly_act/act_2004/06_june/06_2004_pdf.html
Cheers!
Barbara
The Corner On Character
Too cool! Thank you for sharing that with me. I'm glad you stopped by! =)
DeleteMy kids loved what we called The Good Job Cheer! It goes: "Good Job, Good Job" clap clap "Good Job, Good Job" clap, clap G-O-O-D J-O-B "Good Job, Good Job" clap clap. I can't wait to add these and have some variety!
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Lauren
I haven't heard of that one. I'll have to add it to list! Thanks! =)
DeleteWe also do the Good Job Cheer at our Synergy Assembly. These are wonderful ways to praise, thanks for so many great ways to spice up the praise. Just awesome T.J.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you found them useful! Hope you're having a great school year. Thanks for stopping by! =)
DeleteI love these! Two of my other favorites are:
ReplyDeleteThe Possum: Teacher says "That was awesome!" Kids say "Like A Possum!" putting their hands above the shoulder and pretending to play dead
The Lorax: Put your hands up to your face like a Lorax mustache and say in a deep voice: "I am the Lorax and I speak for the trees and I say..." (loudly in a normal voice) "GREAT JOB [STUDENT NAME!]".
well these are just adorable! Our principal is encouraging us to do things in our classroom as a group and this is a good idea. I teach at an Amish school. So just picture the Amish kids doing the disco dance. They won't know where it comes from, but they will love it!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Going to share this with subs and student teachers because it would be a great thing for them to use as motivation! They will love it!
ReplyDeleteLove these! We do firework and mirror cheer already. My kids are going to love the new ones! We also do the "Watermelon Cheer" - which is holding your hands in front of you like you are holding a large piece of watermelon, make a chewing sound as you mimic eating across the watermelon, then make a sound like you are spitting seeds (kind of a tongue rolling) as you "spit the seeds" while swiveling your head. Just one more to add to your repertoire :) Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the videos. Thank you so very much for sharing. I'm gonna use them all. Thanks again all the away from BRAZIL.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DEMONSTRATING!!!! I loved all of these!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thank you .
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ReplyDeleteI am so impressed!! When first landing on your page, I noticed these "black boxes" & thought to myself, "Hmm....no way is she putting up videos for each cheer!" I'm glad my curiosity kept me around. This was just what I needed!
ReplyDeleteThank you for including the videos as well!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! This is exactly what I need to start using!!! We are going to start "Playworks" on the playground and this will be great in the classroom!!
ReplyDeleteHoping to start WBT this year with my 4th graders. Thank you so much! The videos are great and a huge help! :)
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to have these made a bit bigger? I love them and want to use them with my kids but I want to hang them from the top of my board. The kids choose their praises so that is why I would like them to be a bit bigger so they can see them.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by AND for your question! It's absolutely possible to print these out in a larger form. Just click on the picture you want to print- it will open a full size version- then right-click on the picture and select PRINT from the drop down menu. If that doesn't work for you, let me know and I'll email them straight to you!
DeleteHave a happy day!
This is fantastic!!! Thanks for the new ideas!!!
ReplyDeleteThese celebration cheers are great! What a great way to celebrate all of the learning and growing taking place in the classroom. Thank you for not only sharing the cheers, but a video of what they look like...to help all of the visual learners. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so fun!! I love this and the cheers!! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFrom here in New Zealand - well done- these are super motivating for students and celebrating those positives
ReplyDeleteHello! So you won't believe how I came to view your account here and that it is indeed God send. I am a 2nd year teacher and was having some tough weeks. I just moved out of State and am getting adjusted to the districts ways of doing things, etc. I was praying for some wisdom and strength but most of all that my students may know that I love them and mean well even though we are working, working, working. Last night, as I laid in bed, I randomly thought Sugar Blossoms in association to my biological kids. So I thought, that's random but I couldn't shake the thought so I googled Sugar Blossoms and this link came up at the top. I immediately clicked on the link because the thought was associated to my kids. I believe this was a divine appointment! This teacher thanks you a bunch for this post! I used cowpoke this morning and the kiddos loved it! Thanks again! JessiQ
ReplyDeleteI own a childcare and we use cheers as a motivational tool. I will add some of these to my collection. Thank you for the demonstrations they really made me laugh out loud. www.HelpingHandsFamilyChildcare.com
ReplyDeleteI love the disco cheer. Will try this in my room.
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