Barrytastic Teaching

Barrytastic Bulletin Boards: We are always trying to find ways to send positive messages to our students and hope something sticks. When I designed these boards, I was working in a building where I had a very large white wall space. So, instead of sticking to a typical bulletin board, I filled the wall space. The students loved it. Later I was able to use the items on my door. Soooooo the possibilities are endless. Now you get to make one to fit your space. This cute play on words is all about w

Having seating charts makes sense, especially in large classrooms or where seating isn’t the easiest to adjust. However, allowing students to make the choice of what is going to work best for them to learn, is something we should be able to provide…with expectations and exceptions. Flexible seating can be as simple as allowing students choose where they would like to sit in the classroom (front, back, or middle) and then creating your seating chart accordingly. Or, complicated (from a seating c