FEBRUARY 28: SIX PLANETS ALIGN. But here's what you'll actually see. In 8 days, six planets will appear in the same region of the sky: Venus, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Mars. Social media is calling it the "planetary parade of the decade." Before you drive two hours into the wilderness with a telescope and a folding chair, here's what you actually need to know. What a planetary alignment actually is: This is not six planets lined up in a straight line in space. The planets are scatter

✨ This is NOT your typical clip chart! ✨ Before you get mad—hear me out! My Star Chart only moves UP ⭐️, never down. At the beginning of the year, intrinsic motivation hasn’t fully developed yet. I use this to explicitly teach and reinforce the behaviors I want in my classroom—kindness, hard work, helping, and teamwork. Sometimes I move individual students up, and other times it’s the whole class. It builds positive habits and sets clear expectations. As the year progresses, we taper it off as t

Today I’m remaking my Star Chart⭐✨ Here’s how I put it together: I tape full sheets of construction paper horizontally—purple, green, blue, and orange—with a star on top, then laminate it for durability. Each student gets a clothespin with their name that will move up the chart as they show positive behavior. I know behavior systems can be controversial, but this one works beautifully in my preschool classroom because it’s rooted in positivity and growth. At the beginning of the year, it starts

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