Meet Elfie!!!

Two years ago I introduced my class to "Elfie", our classroom Elf on the Shelf.  I introduced him to help with behavior management during the holiday time.  Year one, Elfie came each day and brought lots of mischief to our classroom.  Along with his visit, he would also bring a letter to any students who needed a reminder on how to behave, or positive recognition for their great behavior. 

As you can see from the pictures Elfie created a lot of mischief in our classroom.  I also told my kids that I understood Elf language and Elfie and I could communicate throughout the school day.  When I would see one of my kids misbehaving I would say "You're right Elfie, Johnny needs to raise his hand" or whatever the misbehavior was.  The students would immediately straighten up.

Year two, I had Elfie bring "Elf Secret Spy Journals" for the kids.  I wanted to get the students excited about writing.  After students wrote in the journal, they would have to hand them into Elfie, so he could take them to Santa.  My goal was to do this everyday, but in reality we did this about every two days.  Santa would then write a note back to the students, whether it be a couple of words or a warning about their behavior. 

Elfie comes to visit our classroom for two weeks prior to Christmas, any longer than that and I run out of ideas.  This school year the students will learn that Elfie has retired and has sent a new elf to replace him.  I thought it would be fun if the class got to name him.  Our new elf will arrive in the original packaging, and the package will be very cold (kept in the freezer until delivery).  After all, he is being sent from the North Pole and it is extremely cold there! 

My class is already talking about the return of Elfie, so I know they will be excited to meet our new friend.  Please visit the TPT store to checkout my Elf journal. 

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