Late Currently and Turkey Freebie!

I'm a little late to the Currently party, but here I am making my grand entrance!  :)

Visit Farley to make your own Currently!

I love the colorful leaves, but I'm ready for them to be out of my yard!  

Class Dojo is an *amazing* classroom management tool.  If you're having trouble and need something quick and easy, I highly recommend you use it!  You can read how easy it is to use in this post!  I also use my Rockin' Behavior Rewards and my kiddos LOVE them!  My kiddos are so well behaved...most of the time!  :)

I am trying really hard to have my Christmas shopping done by early December.  I'm not really a last minute shopper, but I want to be done in plenty of time this year so I can relax and bake cookies.  Yum! 

I want to have a magic house fairy clean my house.  I need her right away!  I also need some sleep so I can feel rested enough to drag myself off the couch to be that fairy!  :)

I love Pandora's Children's Christmas songs.  My kiddos love it too.  We listen a lot during writing and other quiet activities or when they're supposed to be quiet.  Packing up is a great time to listen!  

One quick funny story before I go work my magic on this house!  We're writing persuasive sentences this week so my kiddos are trying to persuade me to give them a cookie.  We had a cookie election today (chocolate chip won!) but now I have these leftover cookies (the losers).  I told them if they could persuade me, I would share the leftovers with them at the end of the week.  

We made a bubble map and wrote down some ways they could persuade me such as being a hard worker, a good listener, not being a bully, etc.  Well, one little cutie wrote "I think you should give me a cookie today because you look lovely".  While that wasn't exactly what I was wanting, I thought it was adorable.  

I'm seeing a future politician there!  :)

For reading all of my rambling, here's a freebie from my new November Activity Pack.  Enjoy!  

Click the picture to download!

Rockin' Behavior Rewards Catalog

Last year I spent so much money on rewards and treats for my kiddos.  While I'm all about positive reinforcement, I'm not all about spending too much of my own money on little trinkets that will soon be lost or thrown away.  

I saw some blogs last year that showed behavior catalogs where kiddos could earn a reward and then instead of choosing a toy out of a box they chose a FREE reward out of the reward catalog.  

I thought this was genius!!  

So I decided to create a Rockin' Behavior Rewards Catalog.  The rewards that my kiddos can choose from are bringing a toy in for show and tell, wearing a hat, switching seats with a friend for a day, or earning an extra recess.  These rewards are much cheaper than what I was buying last year and the best part is that the kids LOVE these choices!!

This catalog could be used in any classroom to help encourage Rockin' Behavior!!  I have also included Rockin' Behavior coupons that students can earn.  I use classroom dollars and when my kiddos get $10 they can choose a reward.  

 I give the kiddos these cards when they buy their reward.  They can cash it in anytime they want.  It also lets parents know that their child has saved their money and earned a reward!  

These are the behavior coupons.  I created them in two different sizes.  Students earn these coupons and then cash them in for a reward.  

I wish I had taken pictures of my binder at school to show you.  It's so cute!! 

I will give this Rockin' Behavior Catalog away to the first *three* people who leave their email address and share how you reward your kiddos for positive behavior!  

You can grab my Rockin' Behavior Reward Catalog here for $2.00 in my TpT store.  If you have any other suggestions, I would be more than happy to add them to the catalog.  I'm sure my kiddos will come up with new and interesting rewards throughout the year!!  

I have been working on graduate homework ALL WEEKEND!!  I just submitted my 17 page report a few minutes ago.  I am off to relax for a little while before I head off to bed.  I'm exhausted!!  :)