Saturday, August 13, 2011

Do you Peanut Butter and Jelly? We do!

Well, I survived my first week back and am excited to have a very sweet class this year!  YAY!  I am totally exhausted and have three giant stickies on my laptop of things I need to get done before Monday. YIKES!  
 

One of them was to make Peanut Butter and Jelly signs to hang up in my classroom.  We do a lot of cooperative learning in my district and I find pairing the students up by peanut butters and jellies works super well for me.

 

Here is the scenario: My students sit in tables of 4. Each student has a number 1- 4 taped to their desk.  My numbers are copied on color paper and color coded so there is a red, orange, yellow (you get the idea...) table. (I also copy my math games in the same fashion so that I know what games go with what table... oops off topic!!)

Now... numbers 1 and 3 are PEANUT BUTTERS.  (There is a little P.B. on their number tags.)  Numbers 2 and 4 are JELLIES.  Every day I switch who is the first partner to go first when taking turns.  So yesterday, the JELLIES went first during partner activities and PEANUT BUTTERS went second.  On Monday, it will reverse.  As the year progresses I might switch it up once or twice a day.

So to keep things moving along, I made a few little signs today to hang on a magnet clip on my whiteboard.  That way the students can refer to it if they forget and HOPEFULLY eliminate arguments. GET IT??

Aren't they super cute!!!  The images are from Double Dutch Designs.

Have a great weekend!  ONE thing off my list!!  YAY!!

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5 comments:

  1. Amanda KendallAugust 13, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    What a cute idea! I number my desk in each group too but I never thought about this add on idea. Thanks for sharing! ~Amanda The Teaching Thief

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  2. Mrs. BergAugust 14, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    My kids peanut butter & jelly, too!

    I do it a little differently. My kids have a picture of a peanut butter jar or a jelly jar on their desk with a letter on it. The letters are their group name and their jar tells me who will go first/second. We will sing a peanut butter-jelly song and when the song is finished they will be sitting with their partners.

    -Emily
    First Grade School Box

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  3. ShelbyAugust 21, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    This is so cute. I love it! Thanks for sharing. I would love to know more about how you use these with your math games too!

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  4. Teach-A-RooDecember 24, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    Pass away, Erica! One of my colleagues uses chips and salsa. Maybe I'll mix it up one of these days!! :-)

    Callie

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  5. Kristin YoungJanuary 29, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    Those are adorable! I found your blog because I saw your ketchup & pickles sign on Pinterest. I tried it out with my kids last week - just mentioned the idea - and they LOVE it! I've now printed the sign. Thanks so much!! I hope you'll come by and follow me as well so we can share ideas. :)

    Little Miss Glamour Goes to Kindergarten

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