Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Take Time for a Coffee Break :)

I LOVE the smell of coffee, however, I cannot stand the taste of it (sorry to disappoint, Coffee-Lovers everywhere!)...So I decided to take a spin off of the idea. In my classroom, I allow my students to "Take a Coffee Break," when reading. After modeling how to do so correctly, it has become a huge hit! My students ask if they can take their coffee break constantly! It goes a little like this: grab a book, scoot your chair back (safely), prop your feet up on your desk, and whisper READ!

One day, my kids earned the mystery message of "Mini-Smoothie Day." I brought in dixie cups filled with smoothies for each student. That way, my students got to have their smoothie during their coffee break!

8 comments:

  1. What c cute idea! I'm your newest follower. I'd love it if you stopped by my blog too. :)

    WILD About First Grade!

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  2. cute ideas, glad I found your blog, I'm following!
    Amy
    The Resource(ful) Room

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  3. Thank you both so much for visiting my blog and following! I'll be checking out each of yours today!

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  4. Hi! found you on the linky party! I am a new follower of your blog! Check out my blog!
    http://williams2ndgradepigpen.blogspot.com/

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  5. I love this idea! I just found your blog through the linky party.

    Misty
    Think, Wonder, & Teach

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  6. I am the exact same way!! I love the smell, but I can't drink coffee. I do; however, drink diet red bull (I know...it's soooooo bad for me...LOL) and I love the mocha frapps with no added whip cream - can't stand the slosh when they add whipped cream.

    I still have your button on my page...hahahaha. It is all the way at the bottom, so I don't think about it...but I like it!!

    I really like the new colors on your blog!!

    Michelle

    The 3AM Teacher

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    1. Wow-took me long enough to respond! Sorry! Things have been so busy lately!! That's hilarious that you still had the button on your page! You did such a great job on it, and I am so grateful! Thanks for the compliment on my color-upgrade. I think it definitely needed it! Hope you're doing well!!

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  7. Love the coffee break idea! My kids would love this! :) Thanks for sharing. I'm your newest follower!

    ~Mimi
    5thGradeRocks,5thGradeRules

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