Manage Behaviors & Teach Skills
Date: April 26th, 2023
Behavior management plans help us to manage kids’ behaviors. But we don’t stop there. We also need to teach skills.
Prevent Behaviors from Becoming Safety Issues
Date: March 22nd, 2023
What do we need to do in order to prevent behaviors from becoming safety issues?
Ask Polly: Behavior Management Isn’t Working Anymore!
Date: November 13th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “I’ve been using clip charts, marble jars, and other behavior management techniques I’ve learned over the years, but they’re not working that well anymore. Can you recommend one that works?”
Ask Polly: Vaping in the Bathroom?
Date: November 5th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “How can we address vaping in the high school bathrooms?”
Ask Polly: How Do I Settle Kids After Lunch and Recess?
Date: August 21st, 2022
Polly answers the question: “Every time we have to shift gears or especially when my 4th graders come back from lunch and recess, it’s a nightmare! How can I get them to settle in quicker?”
My role with the kid who plays video games all night?
Date: August 7th, 2022
We might want to pass judgment on the decisions some kids make, like staying up all night to play video games. But instead, focus on the skills you can teach them to still succeed.
Blurred Lines of Authority at Home
Date: July 10th, 2022
When the lines of authority are blurry at home, those kids bring that into school. Which means we have to teach them that things are different at school.
Screen Time as a Behavior Reward?
Date: July 3rd, 2022
‘Screen time’ as a reward does not teach social skills. Which means you could be making social skills worse by using screen time as a reward.
Keep a “Neutral” Face
Date: June 26th, 2022
When a kid says or does something that gets under our skin, the worst thing we can do is show that it annoyed us. Instead, we want to keep those emotions inside and a neutral face on the outside.
When a Kid Swears and Slams the Door…
Date: June 5th, 2022
When you ask a kid to leave the classroom, and they swear at you and slam the door, the best thing you can do is KEEP TEACHING the other kids. Because they’re all watching to see how you respond.
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