We all love being recognized for our accomplishments and children are no exception! In fact, if we praise children from a very young age, it will build confidence in all aspects of learning!
In the corner of my classroom, I have a Student Shout Out bucket.
Each year I have a discussion on the importance of recognizing outstanding friends in an anonymous way. We discuss sharing positive statements and compliments about each other.
Of course, I need to work in that it’s not just about writing what a great friend someone is or that you like their cool shoes  — it’s about complimenting your friend for something they did for you {or others} that made you happy to be their friend.
Immediately, your students will think of a million different things they can write about! We take a few moments at the end of class each day to read the notes.
Students beam with pride when they hear about the kind things said about them!
Click the picture below to snag a FREE copy of the Student Shout Out paper for your own classroom!
10 Responses
Happy Weekend! I'm your newest follower. Thanks for sharing about your week! I love Melonheadz. 🙂
Emily
I Love My Classroom
Thanks so much Emily! Have a great weekend!
Wow! It looks like you have had a big week. We use a clip system as well and it is wonderful. We don't use shout-outs but I love the idea. Fun way for students to recognize each other. Congrats on the chairs. 🙂
Catherine
The Brown-Bag Teacher
Thanks! I'm hoping these chairs will cause less injury than our rocking ones did! Have a great weekend, Catherine!
Vegas?? Lucky! Have fun! I love the "student shouts outs"! We have a gratitude board, but I like the idea of it being anonymous. I can picture having Friday afternoons to read them! It would be so much fun!
Ashley
Primary Teacherhood
Thanks! That's exactly how we ended our week this week. The kids loved the attention and I think it motivated the rest of the group to do better 🙂
We love gumball themed clip chart! The labels of each label are really kid friendly. We also love the shout out idea! It may be very helpful right about now!! Have a great Spring Break!
🙂 Tamra and Sarah
First Grade Buddies
Thanks you guys! Have a great weekend!
What a great post! I am so glad to have found gumball behavior because I am thinking of having a candyland themed classroom next year so I'm trying to stock up on ideas! Thanks so much 🙂
Sarah
teachingiscolorful.blogspot.com
Thanks for stopping by! And if you'd like different words to fit in, just let me know & I can customize it for you 🙂