When you get a snarky comment from a kid, they are looking to see if you take the bait!

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Polly answers the question: “I’d like to throw in a couple sensory breaks every day for my elementary students, even though we’d miss some academic time. What’s your opinion?”

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If the consequence isn’t working, why do we continue to use the same consequence?

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When a kid refuses to work in class, try this.

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Let’s look deeper into the simple skills deficits that are getting in the way.

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Polly answers the question: “I was right in the middle of a chemistry lesson when a kid in the back yelled, ‘I’M BORED!’ He got a lot of giggles and I was so embarrassed. I had no idea what to do so I just kept going with the lesson. Did I do the right thing? I’m a new teacher.”

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Polly answers the question: “I saw your video about handling more behaviors in the classroom. How can I deal with kids who know what to do but are still being disruptive anyway without sending them out?”

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Polly answers the question: “I’m a music teacher and I’m having an issue with students who refuse to listen during music excerpts and instead chat – thereby ruining it for the whole class. Separating them hasn’t made a difference. They don’t take the subject seriously and therefore come in with an attitude. What should I do?”

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Polly answers the question: “What should I do next when I tell a student to stop what they are doing IMMEDIATELY but they don’t?”

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You get the Unifix cubes out to teach math to youngsters and what happens? They start playing! How do you handle that behavior?

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