Back-To-School Rules & Procedures with Alex Alligator GIVEAWAY

I am so EXCITED about my newest packet! I haven't been able to sleep the last two nights thinking about it. I finally got up this morning at 3:00 AM and finished it.YAHOO! Sometimes the ideas just flow like water and other times I can't think of a darn thing.

This packet is for the beginning of the year when you're teaching all the rules and procedures. I generally talk about a lot of things on that first day. My kids give me that 'deer in the headlight' look and I know it's not sinking in. This is a cute little story about Alex Alligator who goes to school and the students have to teach HIM the rules.

You can print the story pages, bind it, and make it into a book. I like to discuss the good and bad choices Alex makes along the way. Then, at the end of the book the student teach Alex the school rules. I like to use the snipping tool on my computer to take a picture of each page. Then drag it into my Smart board software to make slides for each page of the story. Then write on the pages the student's responses to what they will teach Alex. You could also do this with a document camera. There is a writing page for the rules we'll teach him and I turn that into a class book.

There is a class sort with situations to discuss if Alex should make a good or bad choice. I also included a Follow the Path game with questions about your own classroom and school procedures. Like- What is your teacher's name? What do you do if you need to throw-up? (I had that happen once on the 1st day of school YUCKY!). It's a fun little game to play with the whole class. This is also fun to review again in January when the kiddos have forgotten everything :)

There are also paper bracelet they can make to remind them to make good choices and a darling, very simple craftivity called the I CAN Chain. It has a review of some of the rules.

 And because I'm soooo tried from being up since 3 AM and I'm soooo excited to have the packet done and I'm going in to start on my classroom today- I thought I'd have a little GIVEAWAY!

Just comment on this post before tomorrow (TUESDAY) at NOON (Mountain Time). Be sure to leave your email address. And I'll randomly select 3 winners by the good ole' Random Generator. I'll send the 3 lucky winners my new Alex Alligator Packet! Good Luck!

The winners are Kris, Teresa, and Lisa! 

Congrats and thanks everyone for the great comments. I appreciate everyone who reads my blog!

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