Tell Kids to Take Back Control
Date: November 15th, 2023
Kids want control. What they don’t realize is that when they don’t follow instructions, they are actually giving up their control.
Ask Polly Bath: You’re a Teacher Not a Buddy
Date: November 11th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid in my class who is a ‘buddy’ to their single parent. And they want to treat me the same! I don’t listen to, ‘Hey, dude,’ or ‘Hey girl hey!’ Is there a way to teach, in the moment, that they can’t do this and still have a good relationship with them?”
Late to Class…Again!
Date: November 8th, 2023
Ask Polly Bath: Telling a Kid to Stop Immediately
Date: November 4th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “What do you do when you tell a child to ‘stop immediately’ and they say ‘I wasn’t doing anything’?”
Back Talk? Or Power Struggle?
Date: November 1st, 2023
Ask Polly Bath: Kids Plugging Toilets on Purpose?
Date: October 29th, 2023
Deliberately Annoying Behavior?
Date: October 25th, 2023
Ask Polly Bath: What’s My Role as a Para?
Date: October 22nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I am a paraprofessional and lately it’s getting harder to get the kids to do their work. I feel like I’m jumping through hoops and enticing them and even nagging them! What’s my role here?”
What is an Apology?
Date: October 18th, 2023
Are you teaching your students that there is more to apologizing than just saying the words I’m sorry?
Ask Polly Bath: Calming Techniques and Disregulation
Date: October 15th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I use yoga and mindfulness techniques in my classroom regularly but when the kids get upset they don’t use these techniques in the moment! How can I get the good stuff to kick in?”
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