Kids Not Doing Well on Tests?
Date: November 2nd, 2022
By: Polly Bath
When kids struggle with tests, it’s not always an issue with understanding the curriculum. It could be a memory issue.
Ask Polly: Social Media Drama!
Date: October 29th, 2022
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “Social media brings so much drama into my 8th grade classroom but it seems like banning cell phones is too difficult! What can I do?”
Teaching Self-Help Skills to Little Kids
Date: October 26th, 2022
By: Polly Bath
Here’s a funny little story that totally shows the importance of teaching self-help skills to our youngsters. Kids shouldn’t get in trouble for not having skills we didn’t take the time to teach.
Ask Polly: Shocking Speech
Date: October 23rd, 2022
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “OMG! I have a 1st grade student who says things that are so not OK! Things I’m sure he’s seen on TV or in video games, fly out of his mouth, and it’s shocking! How do I deal with him?”
Don’t Be So Quick To Run Interference!
Date: October 19th, 2022
By: Polly Bath
“Those kids won’t let me play with them!” When a kid says that to us, often our response is to run interference. But is that always the best thing to do? Here’s what I suggest we do instead.
Ask Polly: Heads Buried in Phones?
Date: October 16th, 2022
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “Our high school students go from class to class with their heads buried in their phones! How do we get them to engage with us and each other if they don’t even look up?”
The Adults ARE the School Culture!
Date: October 12th, 2022
By: Polly Bath
How we contribute to our school’s culture will have a huge impact on students, for good or bad!
Ask Polly: Middle School Morning Meeting?
Date: October 8th, 2022
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “When I used to teach elementary, I thought that Morning Meeting was a really helpful part of the day. Now in my new job as a middle school teacher I wonder would Morning Meeting help here too? Or is Advisory better for older kids?”
Teach Transition Skills or Suffer the Consequences!
Date: October 4th, 2022
By: Polly Bath
Transitions between classes tend to create behaviors. Why? Because we don’t give kids the few minutes they need to mentally prepare themselves for the next thing.
Ask Polly: Mean Elementary Kids
Date: October 2nd, 2022
By: Polly Bath
Polly answers the question: “The kids in my 2nd grade class are so disrespectful to one another. They’re really mean! We talk all the time about how to treat others the way we’d want to be treated but they don’t care. How do I get them to be kinder?”
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