Nibits for Newbies ( PLUS A FREEBIE ) from 1stgradefireworks

Hi GUYS!

It's  Wendy from 

This is a weekly series I have started to help those of us who are new to teaching, new to a grade level, or just need some "NEW" ideas!

I hope you can get some "NEW" inforamtion to help make your classroom  a "HAPPY" place for you & your kiddos. :)

If it's SUNDAY....

IT'S

Nibits for Newbies!

This week....

Keeping IT  Clean!

So..WHO IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SCHOOL PERSON YOU NEED TO KNOW?

( OK...AFTER  the Secretary!)

THE   JANITOR! 

This is the person who can help make your life easier...

 moving desks, tables, etc, etc..AND  

KEEPING YOUR CLASSROOM

DUST FREE

BUG  FREE,  MAMMAL FREE

and

GERM FREE!

( LOTS of GERMS on tables, floors, deks, etc..etc )

These little "creatures" can make kids stay home, 

can RUIN the best lesson ( if no one is there..the lesson has to be done AGAIN..)

or the absolute worst...

THEY CAN MAKE THE TEACHER SICK!

SUB PLANS???   NOOOOOO!!!!!!

So...Let's worktogether to keep our classroom CLEAN!

So here is MY THEORY..

Our janitor only has "X" amount of minutes to clean MY room!

I want him to spend the MAXIMUM amount of time 

cleaning the stuff 

my students & I  cannot!

TEAMWORK!

So..I have 2 helpers each day who are the 

CLEAN UP  CREW

(This sample is available for FREE..click HERE!)

Their job

 (while the rest of us are at the carpet listening to AUTHOR'S  CHAIR)

is to stack ALL chairs into stacks of 6...

to pick up ANYTHING on the floor ( under tables & desks)

AND 

to use the push carpet sweeper to clean the floor!

THEN.....EVERY FRIDAY we

DE-GERM our classroom!

We take papertowels & SANITIZER

YES...SANITIZER

And wipe ALL surfaces!

I MEAN ALL!

Tables, desks, student whiteboards, chairs, pencils ( I know... "germy fingers" )

THE DOOR, pencil sharpeners...EVERYTHING!

WHY???

Because...I want my students to 

TAKE  RESPONSIBILITY  for  their  ENVIRONMENT!

You "live here' ...YOU  'clean it!"

THEY  LOVE  IT!

Then..after we leave..

the janitor can spend his time doing DEEP cleaning...whiteboards, dusting, windows, windowblinds...

stuff I can't get to & the kids cannot either!

Monday Morning....CLEAN CLASSROOM!

( I LOVE to start the week with a clean classroom!)

So...make friends with your janitor.

Keep your classroom CLEAN.

Get your kids involved!

After all...WBT RULE # 5....KEEP YOUR TEACHER  HAPPY!

:)