Be Responsive.
Be Responsive.
Jun 29As you may or may not know, I’m a true believer in the Responsive Classroom approach. Well, as a gift to you – for no other reason than I’m feeling generous, I’m giving away two (newer) books from the Responsive Classroom book collection.
Solving Thorny Behavior Problems is a must have for anyone feeling frustrated or at a loss when coming up against a difficult student. What Every Kindergarten Teacher Needs to Know is a new book in their ‘What Every Teacher Needs to Know’ collection written specifically for kindergarten teachers.
UPDATE – The folks at Responsive Classroom have been so kind as to offer up SIX of the ‘What Every Teacher Needs to Know’ books. If you are one of the lucky winners – you will get to choose your grade level book (K-5)! YAY Responsive Classroom!
There will be two winners, one will win the first book and the other the second.
What do you have to do to enter? Not much – simply comment on this post. Just use the Rafflecopter widget below. This contest is open only to residents of the U.S. to save on my shipping costs (sorry my international friends – I do love you too!).
Good luck and happy reading!
I love Responsive Classroom also. I’m not a Kindergarten teacher but I’d love to give the K book to our K teacher who is awaiting the birth of her first child any time now.
So cool! I could really use this!
No matter how great the class and the activities, there is always someone who keeps you on your toes, hope I win!
I’m a K teacher and would love to have the What Every Kindergarten Teacher Needs To Know! *fingers crossed* Very generous of you to give these books away. Thank you!
Barbara
Both of your titles are new to me. I’d appreciate either one, especially the one pertaining to my kindergarten students. Thank you!
I was introduced to responsive teaching by my mentor in my first year of teaching… It has certainly helped me be a mode effective teacher in my title 1 school.
Thank you for such a great giveaway!!
Thanks! Never heard of the “Responsive Classroom” before, but I’m very open to learning new techniques.
As a new K teacher, I would love to have either book in my library!
This Kinder teacher would love to win!!!
I’m starting a first grade position this year and would love either one of these!
I’m not familiar with this program but am looking for some new techniques for management. The class we have coming in this year are already notorious and I want to be as prepared as possible.
I’m always looking for ways to “grow” as a Kindergarten teacher! Thanks for offering these books as a giveaway!
I have not read this yet, would love too though.
I will be team teaching Kindergarten in the fall and I am gathering as many resources as I can. I plan to use Responsive Classroom’s “The First Six Weeks of School” to get off to a good start. The kindergarten book would be so helpful too!
Thanks for this raffle!
I am going on my 4th year as a kindergarten teacher at the local school for the deaf. Love your blog because it reminds me of what I love about my job plus gives me some great new ideas.
I teach big kids (those little ones kind of scare me). I’d love to know what the Kinder teachers are doing on the first days of school.
Sounds like a GREAT book to add to my collection!
This sounds awesome!
For a “new-in-my-position” teacher, these books sound fantastic!
I have no clue if I even entered this correctly…but I love Responsive classroom!
I’m an expat now but I still have a US shipping address… may I still qualify?? I love Responsive Classroom!!
Absolutely! As long as you have a U.S. shipping adress you’re good to go.
I’m moving from 5th grade to Kindergarten this year. These books look awesome! I read the excerpts on Amazon. Fingers crossed. BTW, love your blog. I’ve read it for a few years and it always makes me smile.
I am enjoying summer and would love another good book to read. Thank you for this opportunity!!
I absolutely LOVE your blog!!!! Kindergarten teachers unite!!
Always looking for ideas to make my K classroom operate more smoothly.
I am one of 5 Kindergarten teachers at my school and would love to share the K book with them!
I love reading your website. Very insightful!
I love Responsive Classroom and would put either of these books to great use!!!
I would love to win either of these!
I do teach multiage 1/2 would I go with grade 1 or grade 2?
Enter me please! I’d love to read and share this book!
I absolutely love your posts and look forward to all the great things you share with us all. Thank you for your great work.
I am throwing my hat into the ring for this book. School just ended on Friday, and I am excited to dig into my ‘summer reading.’ I’d love to be able to add this one to my stack. Thanks for the offer and for sharing yourself and what you do. Your positive outlook and sweet sensibility is appreciated!
I love reading your posts and that is great about Responsive Classroom! I love all of their books!
I can always you more help in dealing with prek students. would love a book.
I just found this approach through reading YOUR wonderful blogs!! One of these books would be a GREAT prize, thanks!
I’m being trained in Responsive Classroom in 2 weeks! It looks awesome from what I know about it so far. I teach kindergarten and get excited about any new techniques!
I LOVE Responsive Classroom. I would love to win their newest book for K!
I love Responsive Classroom and their ideas. I use some of their things in my classroom. I would love to win their book. I bet it has some really good ideas for kindergarten!
I use parts of Responsive Classroom and I love it! (I teach Kindergarten). I would love to some day go to one of their workshops, if they’re ever in NJ and I could afford it! In the meantime, winning one of these books would be awesome!
I am excited to learn more about Responsive Classrooms. We already know of 4 very challenging students coming our way. So, very excited to get some new ideas and techniques to round out what I am already doing in the classroom. Thanks Matt. Love your blog and yor facebook page!!
i need this resource for summer pd.
Our school started using the Responsive Classroom model last year and I love it!
Count me in!!
Would love and use either book! LOVE RC and use it in my classroom everyday. Wish my whole school would use it. Thanks!
Would love the Solving Thorny Behavior Problems book. It would come in handy with my kiddos!
Going to be a 1st year kindergarten teacher. This would be great!
Thanks for the chance to win. I’ve heard great things about RC and would love to learn more. I teach first grade.
I’m a big fan of responsive classroom too. Awesome awesome stuff in so many ways. I’m very interested in what they have to share in the what ever K teacher needs to know! Thanks for thinking of us and doing the give away!!!
I would love to learn more about the “responsive classroom” approach!
I love a good freebie!! Responsive classroom was one of the best trainings I’ve ever done.
Thanks for this opportunity. The books sound great!
I’ve heard so many great things about this book. I would love to be able to have a copy to apply to my Kindergarten class!
These books look great! I would love to win one of them. Thanks for this great opportunity.
I could really use these books! I am a new teacher and I could use all the help I can get!
Enter me please!
I would love to win either of the books!
Looks like a wonderful book. Would love to be able to read it. Thanks for the give away.
Thanks for the giveaway!
We use the RR method and are morphing into PBIS. I didn’t know they had specific titles for K so I’m excited at a chance to win one of those!
Would love to learn more about this approach!~thank you much for making this available.
I am also a big fan of RC. I think creating a strong community rather than rewards/punishments, etc. helps teach children rather than control them. Haven’t seen these two new books – looking forward to checking them out!
Thanks for the opportunity to win a book!
I would love to try new techniques in my classroom especially with some of my kiddos
Always love gathering new ideas!
I did my student teaching with a teacher who used Responsive Classroom but haven’t ever read any books about it. I would love to have either of these books!
I hae not read this book and am always looking for new things to try in my classroom.
What a wonderful opportunity. I love the Responsive Classroom and would love to have a copy to share with a wonderful new teacher I know!
I would love to have one of these books! I am an Ed. Tech in a school that uses the Responsive Classroom approach. Many of the teachers attended a Responsive Classroom workshop a whole back, however I was not employed at the school yet, as I just recently graduated college. I would love to be able to be on the same page as the teachers who use Responsive Classroom in their rooms to keep management the same all throughout the school. Thank you!
I teach first grade… I’m starting at a new school this year and would love to read those books!
This is something that has been on my to-do list! I would love to utilize this resource at my school- we are a non-profit that works with at-risk kids & families.
I have been wanting to check out the kindergarten responsive classroom book, and I’m sure the behavior book would be quite helpful, too! Thanks for offerng this giveaway!
These books look very interesting!
Mary
Mrs. Lirette’s Learning Detectives
I love RC and I have to borrow these books when I need them. It is always a good use of time to look back through Thorny behavior problems during the summer when you’re reflecting on the upcoming school year.
I have taught for 35 years but I’d still love to read the book! LOL
feeling lucky?!
Thanks for doing this! Love the blog!
Jean
This will be my third year teaching kinder I would love to have the book What Every kindergarten Teacher Needs to Know.
I love Responsive Classroom. It has solved so many problems in my classroom. I had an awesome trainer! I would love these books for my professional library.
I have been teaching kinders for 25 years, and this year was the most challenging yet. Any help with behavior is always welcome – especially from RC. Excited to see a Responsive Classroom Book just for Kinder!
LovE RR! Bravo to you for this contest!
PS- always great to find another male primary teacher!
Responsive Classroom is a natural way to teach and manage a classroom. I’ve always taught with their principles and strategies, even before knowing about RC. I love all the resources from them that I’ve used.
I am glad I stumbled upon this. I have been using RC for 4 years and love it. The cohesive classroom community we share each day is thanks to the RC approach.
I already have “Solving Thorny Behavior Problems” but I would love to get “What Every Teacher Needs to Know”. I have been teaching grades 6-12 for the past six years and next year I will be teaching 5th grade for the first time.
Responsive Classroom is truly a model approach to teaching effectively and with their creed;” Educators creating safe, challenging, and enjoyable classrooms,” my classroom exhibited safety, challenge, and most of all J O Y!
I love responsive classroom, it was introduced to me my first year teaching and has been a lifesaver. I’m always looking for new books to hone my skills. It’s so nice of you to give away their great books.
So excited to take RC II next week!
Many teachers in my school have used RC and I have always been intimidated to try it without the proper resources. This would be a great motivator!!
What a wonderful giveaway! Thank you, and good luck to everyone
I love reading all about the responsive classroom. So many of the ideas work for any grade and I will be working with the challenging 5th graders this year so all help is needed and desired.
I am a Kindergarten teacher in desperate need of this book!
LOVE RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM! Can’t wait to start another school year
This will be my first year as a classroom teacher, so I’d love to add these titles to my professional library!!
Thank you for the chance to win,
Caitlin
I LOVE responsive classroom and have been using it in my second grade room for the past 5 years. I get so excited when new materials and books come out…thanks for this opportunity to win!
I am a Kindergarten teacher who just finished my first year using Responsive Classroom methods– what a wonderful year! I can’t wait to plan out more RC strategies for next year!
I am a TRUE believer in the Responsive Classroom approach too!
I would LOVE the Thorny behavior Book.. I LOVE Responsive Classroom and utilize their strategies and techniques substitute teaching with great success!!! I am going to my first week long conference and I am so excited! Several teachers have asked me to keep them informed.. They are very interested.. Thanks for all you do…
would love one of these!
Oooh, would love to have these for my new fall job!!
I just started using the Responsive Classroom last year and was thrilled with the results. I’m anxious to use it again this year and can always use extra tips on how to be more effective. This is a wonderful giveaway! I’d love to be one of the lucky ones!
I love Responsive Classroom. Solving Thorny Behavior Problems is a fabulous book. I would love to add the Kindergarten book to my collection. Keeping my fingers crossed
I am a new fan but would love to learn more about this read! Being a new teacher in the field I love to learn from those who have already been in the field and where I can learn more from. Hopeful!!
I’m moving from 2nd to 5th grade in my tenth year of teaching this year and would love to read What Every 5th Grade Teacher…(and it would be really great to get it for free!). Thanks!
It would be awesome to win this! I’m entering my 2nd year teaching K and I need lots of ideas! This looks fabulous!!!
I would love either book. I have a colleague who is starting her first year in Kindergarten this September and she could use the second book.
Hi, I got this link from the Responsive Facebook link. I teach Kindergarten and use a lot of ideas I have gotten from their workshops and books, these would be a great addition. As, now being linked to your site. I look forwarding to reviewing your past and future posts:)
Looking forward to my first year as a Kindergarten teacher and I can use all the help, advice and literature I can get! I would love to read this book to enhance my teaching experience!
I love responsive classroom! Used a little last year and plan on doing more this year with 22 kindergarteners.
Three cheers for Kindergarten!!! Three cheers for your presence in a female-dominated grade!!! And of course, 3 cheers for Responsive Classroom!!! It has turned my approach around in so many ways – LOVE the community building and respect aspects. THanks for your very generous offer.
I love Responsive Classroom! These two books look great!
Looking forward to my first full year using Responsive Classroom. I was trained after school began last year.
I’m teaching 3rd grade for the first time this upcoming school year and could certainly use the 3rd grade book!
Love Responsive Classroom! Each year I try to incorporate one more idea to build community with my first graders!
Would love to spread more RC love in my school. If I win the books, I would raffle or give them away in my school in the fall.
Thanks so much for the chance to win this. I’d love to read this.
What a great addition to my summer reading! All of their books are so great.
I already posted but just to make sure the raffle thing works I will say yet again that I would love to win either of those books!
I have not read The Responsive Classroom books. As a principal, it would be a great reference!
Oh this is just wonderful! I am a “teacher in training” and am absolutely in love with the Responsive Classroom Approach. Being a college student it is so hard to find cheap books to read up on, and the internet can get so hard to navigate. A year years book would be just lovely to start my collection of teacher books!So generous of you, thank you for helping out us teachers!
Enter me, please!
I would love to be entered!
Sure would love to share this book with a new teacher I know.
I am new to the Responsive Classroom and would LOVE the Kindergarten book!! Thanks for your inspirational blog!
I’ve been using Responsive Classroom products since the 1990’s! They are GREAT!!! I recommend them to all who can get them!!! Unfortunately with budget cuts and all that’s going on in education, my school has gone in a different direction…, but I haven’t! I would LOVE the First grade book.
Love your blog!
I LOVE the responsive classroom! Once you start infusing any of their tenets into your classroom, you will definitely notice the difference!
The books sound great!!!
As a new preschool teacher, this post really help me understand a whole lot more in what to expect and what to be done. Can you spare me some tips in order for me to excel in teaching my class of 4 years old?