Polly answers the question: “How can I help my students from brushing off the paraprofessional? It’s like if I don’t say it then it doesn’t count. She’s good at her job. I need your help here!”

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Polly answers the question: “I have a kindergarten student who is the youngest but also the smartest. The problem is she wants to play all day and won’t listen or stay seated. What can I do?”

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Polly answers the question: “I am a math teacher. How do you feel about letting students sit in groups?”

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Polly answers the question: “How do I handle a child who is very mean to her peers but then always vehemently denies it with a big outburst?”

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Polly answers the question: “My classroom sounds like a percussion section. No matter what I do my kids are constantly making noises like tapping their pencils or kicking the legs of their desks. It’s so distracting! What do I do?”

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Polly answers the question: “I have a student who saw another kid getting rewards for their behavior chart so now he’s mimicking the behaviors and asking for his own chart and rewards. How do I address this?”

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Polly answers the question: “I’d like to throw in a couple sensory breaks every day for my elementary students, even though we’d miss some academic time. What’s your opinion?”

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Polly answers the question: “I have a 5-year-old student who destroys the classroom, hits, spits, and throws things. Just about everyday we call home for an early pickup, but there must be something else we can be doing here. Suggestions?”

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Polly answers the question: “How do I handle an elementary kid who constantly lies and makes stuff up?”

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Polly answers the question: “I cannot get my ninth graders to settle after break time. They keep talking and laughing loudly. Ideas?”

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