Kids Don’t Know the Value of Being Bored!
Date: June 10th, 2026
We actually need to TEACH kids the skill of doing nothing! Why? Because their brains are always being stimulated.
Unifix Cubes – Toys or Tools?
Date: May 13th, 2026
Put More Play in Your Teaching to Get Better Results!
Date: May 6th, 2026
I’m often asked how to incorporate more play and still get the curriculum done. This is how I respond!
Ask Polly Bath: SEL? Curriculum?
Date: September 2nd, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I have so much curriculum to get through but, frankly, my students have such poor social and emotional skills they’re not ready to learn. What should I do?”
Kids Interrupting Your Teaching? | Let’s Talk About Behavior | POLLY BATH
Date: August 9th, 2025
Here are a couple of things you can do to lessen kids talking while you’re teaching.
Curriculum, School Store, & Behavior
Date: July 23rd, 2025
Here’s how one teacher I met connected intrinsic rewards with curriculum, school values, the school store, and behavior. Brilliant!
HOW You Teach Affects Behavior and Learning
Date: May 21st, 2025
We’re given a curriculum to teach, but we own the delivery of that curriculum. Make your teaching memorable!
The Take-Five Technique
Date: February 11th, 2025
“It’s time to take five!” What is take five? It’s a technique I love to use to help students process what I’m teaching.
Ask Polly Bath: Blurting Out in Class!
Date: February 8th, 2025
Polly answers the question: “I need help with blurters! They have such a need to talk in order to process so I try to let them talk when possible but it gets out of hand. How do I manage this?”
Is It Actually a Lack of Motivation?
Date: January 21st, 2025
Is it that our students are unmotivated? Or are they just not motivated to do what we want them to do?
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