Hello everyone!
I am a kindergarten teacher in North Carolina and I REALLY want to start WBT in my class this year. How do I get things started? What is the best (and quickest) way to get the procedures & rules in place? I teach in a very challenging school and think that this program is exactly what I need for both the academics and discipline of my class...I just don't know where to begin! Can anyone give me sort of a step by step "getting started" guide?
Thanks everyone!
Jennifer

click on the link at the top of the page that says "first steps" and go through them one by one. that will get you started.

Hi there!
I have a document that I use in the Power teaching seminars called: "HOw to Start your YEar off Power Teaching in Kindergarten" that may help. EMail me and I can send it to you.

I teach kinder in Bakersfield and would love to have the info on beginning the year. Thank you!

If you email me at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it I can send it to you:)

Thank you, thank you , thank you!! I just sent you an email!

May I have it too? I plan on using this strategy this school year and I am so excited about it. I showed the video to my other kindergarten teacher and she said she would like to try it too...I plan to watch video at least once a day to get the hang of things but would love to see how to begin.

"HOw to Start your YEar off Power Teaching in Kindergarten"


I am sending you an email too...I hope that is ok.

Could you please send me How to Start Your Year Power Teaching Kindergarten? I have taught first grade for years and now I am going to teach kindergarten and would love to have! I am emailing you now!
Thank you!

Hi Andrea, can you please email me the document, "HOw to Start your YEar off Power Teaching in Kindergarten?" I would greatly appreciate the document and video link if possible. I tried your email, but it came back undeliverable. My email is: < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it > Thanks! Dena

I am also interested in any information you have. My email is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Thanks, Vicky.

I woud also like your document on how to start power teaching in kindergarten, Andrea. I started it in the middle of the year last year so I already had my own rules so i just used those. I was thinking of using the Whole Brain rules and the posters but I am not sure how appropriate they are for kinder. What do you guys think?

I woud also like your document on how to start power teaching in kindergarten, Andrea. My email is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

I started it in the middle of the year last year so I already had my own rules so i just used those. I was thinking of using the Whole Brain rules and the posters but I am not sure how appropriate they are for kinder. What do you guys think?

Could you also please send me the info for Kinder? I have two weeks to learn all this and try to implement it. I am looking forward to a great year. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Hey Andrea...I sent you the email requesting the kindergarten getting started info but I haven't gotten a response. I am wondering if the email went through. Anyway, I start school THIS Monday (Aug 3rd) and would really like to get that info from you. Here is my email address: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Thanks for your help! I am sooo excited to get my new kinders in there on Monday morning and starting WBT with them!!
Jennifer

I would love the info as well, please! Thank you so much!
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I am a middle school ESL teacher looking for something similar to your " How to Start Your Year.." Anything you can point me to will be helpful. Thank you!

Renee
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I'm confused about the stars on the scoreboard. Are they given each time the smilies win or are they for a particular rule focus. When and how often? What is the reward?

I used Andrea's rules for my class (the one from the WBT video). They were most appropriate for my class this year and I plan on starting out the year with them.

I had to change one because it did not work for my class as we do not use desks for seat work...
So, I needed to make slight adjustments in my rules for my class.

Stick to five rules though...any more and your students can't remember them and they loose their value....

Good Luck!

Hi there! I just posted an answer about the Weekly Stars on the "Behavior Picture Cards" discussion page. I titled it "Weekly Stars defined". Hope this helps:)

HI there! I just posted an answer about the rules I use in the "How to start the year off in kindergarten" forum discussion. Hope that answers your questions about the rules:)