Ask Polly Bath: Returning from the Office?
Date: May 3rd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I’m never sure what I should say to a student when they rejoin my class after having been removed for disruptive behavior. Suggestions?”
Strengthen Tier 1 Behaviors
Date: May 1st, 2024
Ask Polly Bath: Thank Kids for Good Behavior?
Date: April 28th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I like to thank kids who are following directions in order to encourage other students to get into gear. But it doesn’t have any effect!! Are these kids that unaware or do they just not care?”
Management Plans vs. Intervention Plans?
Date: April 24th, 2024
There is a difference between behavior management plans and intervention plans. Behavior management plans are for the adults. Intervention plans are for the kids.
Ask Polly Bath: HEY! My Hand Is Up!
Date: April 21st, 2024
Polly answers the question: “The other day when I was working with one of my students another kid screamed out ‘I need help over here! My hand has been up!’ He didn’t seem to appreciate that I have other students. This is an attitude I’ve been getting a lot lately. How do I handle this?”
Careful with Behavior Plans!
Date: April 17th, 2024
Behavior plans are for adults, they are what we do in response to a behavior. The child doesn’t always have to be in on that information!
Ask Polly Bath: Helping Upset Kids
Date: April 14th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “Sometimes I just don’t know what to say! When an upset kid comes to me with a problem I don’t always have the answers. How can I help when I don’t know what to say or do?”
Give Kids Purpose!
Date: April 10th, 2024
Too often kids wonder what their purpose is in school. So, we need to give them a purpose!
Ask Polly Bath: “JUST STOP!!!”
Date: April 7th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “The other day one of my students got really upset with a peer because she wouldn’t stop bothering him. I gently told her to stop, pointing out that he had been asking very nicely. But what I really wanted to do was yell, ‘JUST STOP!!!’ Is there a time for that? I pride myself on being calm and gentle but sometimes I worry… am I too kind?”
Side Conversations in Class!
Date: April 3rd, 2024
Have you ever been teaching a class and kids are having side conversations? Of course, we’ve all had that happen. How do you handle it?
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