Give Kids the Gift of Consistency
Date: February 26th, 2025
Consistent expectations can help kids improve their behavior. So, give kids the gift of knowing what to expect!
Ask Polly Bath: Taking Away ‘Specials’
Date: February 23rd, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I am a music teacher. I’m wondering what your opinion is on classroom teachers keeping kids out of ‘specials’ as a punishment for an earlier behavior issue. My thought is they are basically saying specials are unimportant.”
Regulating Yourself When a Kid Swears at You
Date: February 19th, 2025
Ask Polly Bath: Stealing Food & Throwing Tantrums?
Date: February 15th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “What should I have done with a kid who stole food from another student and then when they were caught tossed the food on the floor and threw a huge tantrum?”
The Take-Five Technique
Date: February 11th, 2025
“It’s time to take five!” What is take five? It’s a technique I love to use to help students process what I’m teaching.
Ask Polly Bath: Blurting Out in Class!
Date: February 8th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I need help with blurters! They have such a need to talk in order to process so I try to let them talk when possible but it gets out of hand. How do I manage this?”
Make SEL Natural!
Date: February 5th, 2025
Social Emotional Learning is such a BIG topic! We really need to look at it as something natural that we lean into every day, no matter what we’re doing. Here’s what I mean…
Ask Polly Bath: Not Coming in from Recess?
Date: February 1st, 2025
Polly answers the question: “Do you have any tips on ways to get kids in from recess?”
Join our Facebook conversation