2014: Tokens
2015: Jumbo Tokens
2016: Rug Area, scent, laminated posters/word wall
It feels good to hear "I miss you" and "can you be my 7th grade math teacher?" It makes me happy that I was a pillar of support and love for these kids. Some of them may have no role models and no support outside of school, but they have a home in my classroom.
I may have been strict, but I held them to fair and high expectations to play their part in the creation of a productive classroom. They passed by my room today during my prep time and pretended to be in 6th grade again! With no hesitation I snapped a picture of last years cohort:
Next post will be about the latest topics we've covered in math class.
