Another reason I avoid sending kids to the office.
Date: July 3rd, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Watch this video [1:27] to learn why sending kids down to the office for behavior may not be a good idea.
How do I choose which behavior to target first?
Date: June 27th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Watch this video [1:31] to learn why the most impactful behavior is the one to target first.
Holding the Door: A High School Boy Learns the Hard Way
Date: June 20th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Sophomore Greg Gunnars walked into the high school foyer, hurrying out of the sleet and freezing rain. He let the door swing shut behind him, as he always did, and kept walking in his unlaced high top sneakers.
Blam, blam, blam! Mrs. McCabe’s textbooks crashed to the floor as the closing door caught her on the shoulder and she lost grip of her belongings. Car keys and tampons flew like airborne projectiles and landed across the foyer. Lipsticks, snug in their polished cylinders, rolled out of reach. Student papers fled the shelter of their file folders and scattered everywhere.
Do you use “the wall” to manage recess behavior?
Date: June 13th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Watch this video [1:14] to learn Polly’s advice about using “the wall” to manage recess behavior.
Is “refusal” the most common behavior in your class?
Date: June 6th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Watch this video [1:51] to learn how to focus on the real problem behind things that drive us crazy in the classroom.
Do you use Silent Lunch, or do you teach lunchtime skills?
Date: May 29th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Watch this video [1:41] to learn why Silent Lunch is not a great behavior management technique, and what you might do instead.
Why is “never assume” my first rule of behavior management?
Date: May 23rd, 2013
By: Polly Bath
There I was, veteran teacher, well-traveled behavior consultant, and what did I do? I broke my own first rule of behavior management: Never Assume. As in: never assume students know what to do, or if they know, that they will do it!
Should we pay them to behave?
Date: May 16th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Watch this video [1:12] to learn Polly’s unique take on using rewards to change behaviors.
Do I assume kids DO or DON’T have behavior skills?
Date: May 9th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Watch this quick video [0:45] to learn an easy way to avoid getting frustrated when your students don’t have good behavior skills.
Getting Billy to Yes from No, No, NO!
Date: April 25th, 2013
By: Polly Bath
Five-year-old Billy is easy to spot. He is large for his age; his shock of black hair is tousled and dark circles sit beneath his eyes. His little blue plaid shirt is half untucked, and his black sneakers are worn. A bit of breakfast is stuck to his cheek. Billy is seated apart from the other kindergartners, all of whom are scrubbed and shiny looking. The classroom is calm and quiet except for the scratching of yellow pencils on paper.
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