Welcome Children to a Classroom with High Expectations

I have always been a big fan of Greater Expectations–a way of instilling high expectations in your classroom with positive statements, cheers, proverbs, and songs etc.  From this workshop about ten years ago I got the following words for the posters shown below.  Every year I place these poems outside my door so that students can see them when they enter.  I make reference to the posters often to let students know how bright they are and that I believe in their ability to succeed.