Create a “Culture Calendar”
Date: May 22nd, 2022
SEL and Standing in Line
Date: May 15th, 2022
When you teach kids how to stand in line, teach them the SOCIAL SKILLS involved – they can use these the rest of their life.
Managing and Changing Difficult Classroom Behavior: A Practical, Uncomplicated Approach for Now and the Future
Date: May 9th, 2022
During the last two challenging years, the typical school day was everything BUT typical. Skills have been lost, behaviors have accelerated, many children are traumatized, and we are exhausted. But there are all those behaviors to deal with, and all those academic gaps to close. Returning to ‘normal’ has turned out to be daunting. To […]
Teach the Do’s and Don’ts of Apologies
Date: May 8th, 2022
Making a kid give an apology doesn’t actually mean they feel sorry. Here’s how to teach meaningful apologies!
Trauma in Kids Shuts Down Imagination
Date: May 1st, 2022
If you’ve got kids with trauma in your class and you give an assignment that requires creative thinking, you need to know they may not have access to their imagination.
I Beg You. Teach Transition Skills.
Date: April 23rd, 2022
There will be behaviors if we expect kids to transition without teaching them those skills!
Sending Kids to the Office is a Bad Idea
Date: April 17th, 2022
When I was a classroom teacher, I did not send kids to the office unless they were shutting down my instruction. And here’s why you shouldn’t either.
Change Behaviors with Your Detentions
Date: April 10th, 2022
Disrespect is a Behavior to Manage
Date: April 3rd, 2022
Before we can hold kids responsible for DISRESPECT we really have to define RESPECT. Then we have to teach it.
Being a Good Listener is Hard
Date: March 27th, 2022
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