ry to make every month go along with the holiday of that month. Here is what I do:August - School House or Crayon Box - The parents write a "Good Luck" message.
September - Apple - (Child's name) is the apple of my eye because...
October - Pumpkin - (Child's name) is my pumpkin because...
November - Turkey - I'm thankful for (Child's name) because...
December - Christmas Tree or Snowman - The parents write their child's
favorite holiday memory.
January - Penguin - Parent's write their child's New Year Wishes.
February - Heart - (Child's name) is lovable because...
March - Shamrock - I'm lucky to have (Child's name) because...
April - Ladybug or Butterfly - (Child's name) is as cute as a bug because...
May - Flower - (Child's name) blossomed in first grade because...
If your school does Character Counts, you could replace some of those and say - (Child's name) is Trustworthy because... and so on.
The children love this and they love when I read their parent's note to them.
I've attached a picture of my current Brag Board. Before and after I put their photos in the Fish Bowl.
This idea is precious, & really encourages parent involvement
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely idea. I would just be scared for the children that have less than ideal parents, those who either don't participate or do so in a shoddy way. It might make those children feel even worse to have their private issue made public. Has this ever been an issue for you?
ReplyDeleteI've had a few parents in the past forget to send it in right away, so I would just send another one home with a note attached. I told the students that their siblings could also fill it out, I even had a child once fill it out himself and I put it up on the bulletin board. For the most part, I didn't have a problem and if they didn't bring one back, I didn't make a big deal about it.
ReplyDeleteI have had great success so far with my brag board! I plan on writing a letter to the few students that don't have a letter returned. Or possibly having the principal or specials teacher write one. I think the important thing is that they see a letter from someone. Thank you, Tiffany, for this great idea :)
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