At Bat Techniques

At Bats
The At Bats technique sounds simple and it’s probably the most useful when it comes to increasing student participation, building confidence and building skill. The At Bat technique is the idea that students need practice over and over. Some may learn the skill for good the third time while others need to practice it ten times. Very few learn it the first or even the second time. Kids understand what is expected of them and the repetition is an important part of their routine. Some kids take a lot more At Bats than others but, needless to say, this technique has proven to make kids successful.
I use this technique a lot in my classroom. I use it for reading fluency daily, for practicing math facts, practicing behavior, and for read aloud activities.

New Year's Resolution..... One Word

Last year I heard an interesting idea about how to make a New Year's Resolution that really means something and that you can actually accomplish... They said you should pick "One Word" that will be your focus, your goal for yourself. It would be an adjective so you could work towards it. My word for 2011 was "Worthy".

My word for 2012 is "Peaceful".

I was considering "simplify", but that wasn't an adjective so I decided to use the action simplify as something I will do to achieve being peaceful.

Anyway, I encourage you to think about what your One Word for 2012 might be...

Happy New Year! (Whatever that may be for you!)

Kim