They get so excited to put their quotes in the hallway. When I overhear someone say something that a good leader would say, I ask them to write it down and it we clip it to one of the boards. I picked this set of mini-clipboards up on the picture frame aisle at Target. We talk about what leaders would say, how they would act in all areas of the school and the importance of always doing the right thing, even if you think no one is watching or listening. We have a ton of fun in kindergarten, it’s not the grade I ever saw myself teaching, but now I can hardly imagine myself anywhere else. It’s a fine line to dance on, I tend to stay back away from any potential over-sharing.īut I know some of my readers are teachers and I wanted to share some of the fun 7 Habits and Leader In Me related things we’ve been doing, and a few other things that aren’t related but are worth sharing. Therefore, classroom related news doesn’t typically make it to the blog. I always try to approach what I share with the mindset of a mother, if I wouldn’t want it shared about my child, I won’t share it about yours. I have 20 students who have their own story to tell, I don’t believe it’s my place to share their stories (as funny as they may be). I don’t talk about my classroom or school much on the blog.

If it’s done just right, the students will gain something they can carry with them throughout life, they will become great leaders.

I wasn’t familiar with Stephen Covey or the program, I certainly wasn’t aware of what each habit meant or how it would even be used in the classroom, After completing the book study and several training sessions I found something I would grow to love, The Leader in Me. More than just a set of rules on a classroom wall, the 7 Habits goes beyond character education or classroom-specific rules. Last year, when I went back to teaching, I stepped into a classroom with this big tree on the wall and 7 Habits displayed on the tree. Students, staff, and parents all were interested in the students' future career plans.When I was in school, there was a set of class rules written on a big piece of paper, it hung on the wall for everyone to see: Keep your hands to yourself, raise your hand to be recognized, respect the property of others, use inside voices when speaking. Some version of these rules followed me throughout my years in school. The students enjoyed this bulletin board, for it's an interactive bulletin board they can participate in. Each student had to write what he or she wanted to be when they grew up and why, and place their picture on the correct career. I took a picture of each student and taped a speech bubble to the picture.

The title of the bulletin board reads, 'Leaders of the Future: 5th Grade, and When I grow up, I want to be.'. I will continue to feature each grade level until each grade has had a turn. This bulletin board shown showcases 5th grade. I wanted to showcase the future careers of the students. I actually came up with this idea at one of the lighthouse trainings. The ideas featured from this blog are from one of the staff members, Pinterest, Instagram, Leader in Me Online, or from Google search. We worked together as a lighthouse team to create all of the following items below. The following information and posts are all from my elementary school. The lighthouse team has played a big part in implementing the Leader in Me program at our school. My school has come along way since starting the Leader in Me program two years ago.

Leader in me 7 habits bulletin boards