The Positive Classroom Field Guide: Hands-On Resources for Creating a Joyous Elementary Classroom

Save your sanity and find more joy in teaching! Purchase of this book also entitles you to a FREE copy of both the .docx and .pdf versions. This will allow you to simply print posters and worksheets in full color. Simply email a copy of your receipt to info@princetonsquarepress.com The Positive Classroom Field Guide provides a whole year's worth of activities for the elementary classroom.
1. Teaching Procedures: Day-by-day and month-by-month calendar for teaching procedures. Step-by step instructions for 27 common procedures and transitions. 2. Building Community 12 different Meet & Greet variations; Instructions for Developing Classroom Rules; 31 Weekly activity plans and Calendar of Community Building Activities for the whole year 3. Developing School Success Skills 12 Social/Emotional Skills Units for the entire school year, including Conflict Resolution, Sharing, Staying Focused, and Calming Down. 185 pages of Posters, worksheets, activity plans, and calendars provide all you need for a smooth running, joyous classroom.

Muriel K. Rand, is Professor of Early Childhood Education at New Jersey City University. She has spent 20 years working with preschool and elementary teachers in urban public schools. She began her career as a preschool teacher and has been preparing new teachers since 1995. She is the founder of The Positive Classroom which provides professional development, books, videos, and online resources about classroom management strategies preschool and elementary grades: www.thepositiveclassroom.org. She holds an Ed.D. and an M.S.W. degree from Rutgers University. She can be contacted at murielrand@thepositiveclassroom.org .