The Smarties' Pledge

If you ask any of the firsties I've taught over the last few years what I call them, they would respond with a resounding "Smarties!"  At the beginning of each school year we learn this pledge.  We talk about what it means to be a Smartie and how keeping these ideas in mind as we go through our day will help all of us have the best day we can. We say it each and every morning to get our day started and it helps me remember my manners all of us get our minds and attitudes ready for the day.  Here's a super simple copy of what I show my kiddos.  I made a chart with this pledge that hangs on our classroom wall in addition to this copy that goes under my document camera each morning.  As an added bonus, it has lots of great chunks and patterns for discussing.  Since my students know this by heart pretty early on in the year, it definitely lends itself to the occasional phonics lesson, too!  Woop!

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~Katie