Then we all settle down to color a page from the Wiggles book. We can usually make it through zero-five on the first day, and then I add in the rest of the songs over the next week until they know them all.
There is a song for each number, and shape. This is similar to Zoo-Phonics, in that there is a visual cue on the flashcard embedded into the numeral, and they respond physically to it. I teach them my Number Jumble motions and songs. This is how I teach my rules, along with some songs from my Classroom Management CD and DVD. :) The kids would listen to that story every day for a month, if we had time for it. Of course, he breaks every rule, and the kids howl with laughter! Here's an example:Īt the end, he always gets it right, and we clap for him, and then he gets a star to wear that I attach with velcro. Wiggles, the dog, helps me read the story, and he acts it out as we go along. Then I get out my dog puppet and read Wiggles Learns the Rules at School. On the first day of school, I always teach my students Zoo-Phonics, and read a first day of school story (hopefully about first day jitters- I like the book, “Will I Have a Friend?”). It’s always tough, but this is the routine that I have developed.
Everyone has their own way of dealing with the first day of school.
