Sensory Issues Cause Behaviors!
Date: October 9th, 2024
Your behavior management and interventions will be much stronger if you understand sensory over-responsivity, under-responsivity, and sensory craving.
“Don’t Wanna be Here!”
Date: July 16th, 2024
Teach kids how not to be disruptive when they don’t want to be there. It’s an important life skill!
What’s Driving This Behavior?
Date: May 6th, 2024
We tend to get so focused on a child’s behavior and how we’re going to change it. Instead, let’s shift the focus to what is driving that behavior.
Behaviors During Share Time?
Date: January 25th, 2023
Are you dealing with behaviors when kids are sharing during morning meeting? This is what I do…
Ask Polly: Badly Behaved Kindergarteners
Date: December 3rd, 2022
Polly answers the question: “The kids I teach don’t behave at all. I mean, they can’t sit still, they can’t work independently, they whine, they argue with each other, and they don’t play nice no matter what I say! I want it to stop! What can I do?”
Kids Not Doing Well on Tests?
Date: November 2nd, 2022
When kids struggle with tests, it’s not always an issue with understanding the curriculum. It could be a memory issue.
Any Behavior is a Skill Deficit
Date: March 6th, 2022
When we see or hear a behavior, we really need to stop and think about what skill is lacking. If we don’t do this, how can we teach that missing skill?
The 5 Causes of Behaviors
Date: January 22nd, 2022
Behaviors always have a cause. Here are 5 factors that are often behind a behavior.
Improve Difficult Behaviors by Teaching Kids the Social and Emotional Skills You Need Them to Know
Date: November 30th, 2021
Many of the difficult behaviors that get in the way of teaching and learning occur because kids don’t have the social and emotional skills that are being asked of them. The solution is straightforward: identify the social and emotional skills you need your students to have and teach them those skills. Don’t get hung up […]
They Did That ON PURPOSE!
Date: October 17th, 2021
When we think a kid has misbehaved ON PURPOSE, I promise you we’ve missed the point.
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