Ask Polly Bath: Explaining a Student’s Accommodation?

Date: September 7th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I’ve got a student who gets upset when she sees a student on an IEP use an accommodation in class such as not participating in group work. She always asks stuff like, ‘Why does she get out of group work but I have to do it?’ What should I say?”

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Start the Day with Play

Date: September 4th, 2024

I recently saw a teacher bring play into “morning meeting,” and it was VERY effective.

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Ask Polly Bath: Defeated by Rudeness and Disrespect?

Date: August 31st, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I am the school counselor at a middle school and I am feeling so defeated by the rudeness, disrespect, and hatred I have been seeing from students lately. I have tried so many things, suggestions?”

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Those Kids Who Don’t Respond!

Date: August 28th, 2024

Have you ever been in a situation where things are under control in your classroom, and everything is in a really good place, but then you have those two kids? Those two kids who don’t respond to all that you’ve put into place.

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Ask Polly Bath: Teaching Chatty, Arguing Kids

Date: August 25th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I am working with a small group of grade 5 girls who need help in mathematics but instead of listening to me, they keep talking and arguing with each other. I don’t know how to motivate them to focus on their work. Please help.”

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Don’t Stuff Big Emotions!

Date: August 20th, 2024

Teach kids how to handle BIG EMOTIONS!

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Ask Polly Bath: Behaviors Behind My Back!

Date: August 18th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “When I am writing on the board someone will whistle but then I turn around and everyone acts innocent. This drives me crazy! How can I deal with this kind of behavior?”

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Angry Kid with Issues?

Date: August 14th, 2024

Dealing with an angry kid? Both management and intervention are needed!

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Ask Polly Bath: Hitting and Spitting!

Date: August 10th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “What would you do with a child in a classroom who hits and spits?”

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Starting the School Morning

Date: August 7th, 2024

It’s worth the effort to help kids transition from the flurry of morning drop off to learning.

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