My To Do List

                                                              

I am a list maker by nature, so in preparation for next year the first thing I did was to sit down and make a list of everything related to WBT that I will need to or would like to accomplish before my students walk through the door on the first day of school.  I typed it as I wrote it, in no particular order.  Every time I complete something on the list, I will cross it off.  As you are planning for next year, I hope that you will find this list to be helpful to you.

1.  Make Scoreboard

2.  Run off 5 rules and other signs

3.  Create Super Improvers Board

4.  Make Genius Ladder

5.  Create a bulletin board in which the "Brainies" are placed in a tree map

6.  Decide on writing focus skills and their order.  Then create editing sheets based upon these 

     skills for "paper clip" editing and create a small bulletin board to post them as they are taught.

7.  Buy enough red and green pens (for red/green writing) for everyone student to have one of 

     each

8.  Make Wacky Star Fun Button

9.  Make signs for Mind Soccer

10.  Make list of questions for Mind Soccer

11.  Create sample test questions for Prove It

12.  Run off materials for Super Speed Math game

13.  Run off materials for Super Speed Reading game

14.  Create star homework board and thermometer

15.  Make star homework cover sheet and reading log

16.  Make language arts and math pics bulletin board

17.  Run off and laminate all language arts and math pics

18.  Decide on classroom design

19.  Make a list of all the procedures I will use 3 peats for

20.  Decide which procedures I will play "Beat the Clock" with

21.  Study and learn all "Brainy" gestures, as well as any other commonly used gestures

22.  Prepare the rule practice cards

23.  Prepare letter to parents for students to take home when they need to practice a rule

24.  Began putting together 5 step WBT lessons on standards being taught the first couple of 

       weeks of school

25.  Think about my daily schedule

26.  Decide how to plug all of the WBT writing components into my day

27.  Watch the WBT videos on the first hour and first day of school, and then plan my first day

28.  Learn more about all of the "Brain Toys" and decide on good places to use them

29.  Place Super Speed Grammar and Super Speed Rhymes on desktop

30.  Make sign to post with oral writing pattern

I will be busy this summer getting all of these things done, but I still plan on taking some time off to relax and enjoy myself.  To be honest, because I am so excited about WBT, most of this list seems more like fun than work.  

As you were reading through this list, there were probably many things that  you have questions about.  Remember, to find the answers you are looking for right away, you can always go to www.wholebrainteaching.com.  I will also be blogging in-depth about the items on this list throughout the summer and the school year.  I also promise that before the school year begins, I will show you what my finished classroom looks like.