Title of Bulletin Board: Play Like a CHAMPION Every Day!

Category: Class Management

Suggested Grade Level: 6-8

Materials: construction paper, border, pictures of choice, stencils

Description:

My class theme this year is "Play Like A Champion Every Day!" With this theme in mind, I created an acronym for CHAMPION. This acronym represents the skills and behaviors expected in physical education class each day. Furthermore, students can earn a letter each day to spell CHAMPION. This is tracked on a poster and class incentives are provided for the class which spells CHAMPION the most. These incentives are created by the students and I personally award the best class with a party at the end of the year.

CHAMPION stands for C=communicate well, H=hard working, A = awesome attitude, M = motivated, P = perseveres, I = integrity,
O = optimistic, N = nice and nurturing. This acronym is modeled the first week of school and discussed with students to provide examples from physical education.

I have noticed that establishing a theme each year contributes to a positive class room environment and helps make students accountable for their behavior.

Additional Information:

Teachers may use pictures of their choice to represent the word CHAMPION. I used one of my favorite college teams - Notre Dame - who fought through adversity this year to win the women's national championship.