The countdown to Christmas is officially ON, and if your classroom is starting to feel more festive frenzy than focused fun, this episode is for you!In this episode, we share 10 practical and playful classroom management ideas to help you keep calm, maintain learning momentum, while sprinkling in some festive joy as the year wraps up.
From creative countdowns to calm-down corners, gratitude circles to secret elves, these strategies are designed to bring structure and sparkle to your classroom, without exhausting you in the process.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to maintain classroom routines when festive chaos hits
- Fun and easy incentive systems that work
- Simple ways to keep learning purposeful in the final weeks
- Tips for protecting your teacher energy during the busiest time of year
- Why gratitude, calm, and connection are the real Christmas magic
Let’s work smarter (not harder) this season and finish strong, together. You’ve got this!
Rainbows ahead,
Alisha and Ashleigh
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