Promoting Self Management!

I am trying really hard to promote self management this year and encourage children to take responsibility for their choices.

 Here is an image of a wall that is easily accessible to the children. They refer to this wall to help them to get themselves ready for the day. There is also photos of each child that they move onto the rocket to 'sign in' for the day. I am trying to remind children to complete these tasks before the 8:55 bell.

I found last year that my shelves were at total mess. Therefore, equipment was going missing and it took me a long time to tidy and reorganise each term. I have now created a classroom jobs chart. Each week the pegs change and each child has a job to complete at the end of the day. I play a tidy up song to encourage them to stay focused and to get tidied up within a time frame. It sounds silly but after the song the children quickly turn themselves into a pencil shape. This give me their full attention and prevents any children sneaking off to pack their bags. Once again - promoting self management from the children!