Word Of The Day

Speaking of our personalized notebooks, one of our daily uses for it was a featured “word of the
day” page where my classmates and I were tasked to write down a word that describes how we
were feeling each day, with the date, in our notebook. Though our professor never collected our
notebooks, in a normal elementary classroom this would be an excellent way for the teacher to
track students’ moods and attitudes throughout the year! Furthermore to this act, our professor
also had us start each class by writing our mood of the day on the whiteboard as well. This would
be followed by a morning class meeting, where any of us students were given the opportunity to
share about anything we desired. Whether it be a triumph, a struggle, or anything in between. I
would love to incorporate this into my future classroom because not only does it enable students
the opportunity to share any negative feelings/things going on that are bottling up inside of them,
but it also creates a closer community in the classroom.

Here's an interesting blog a teacher wrote regarding how a teacher's mood can be utilized to
set the tone of the classroom:
https://aprimaryschoolteacher.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/a-teachers-mood/

Here's a picture of one of our many "word of the day" boards!