Piles of Smiles Idea

 Valentine's Day is a great time to garner feedback from your students about what is working for them in regard to their current classroom experience. One possible way to do this would be to encourage each student to complete the sentence "I love it when..." on a smiley face sticky note. Encourage students to share what classroom structures, procedures, and processes are working for them and supporting them in their learning. The submissions can be discussed during feedback conferences or a whole class meeting. Not only will the submissions help you to get to know your students even better, they will also contribute to the spread of positivity throughout the whole class! Give it a try!