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.
Teach Brain Health!
Date: December 25th, 2024
To have a healthy brain, you need to slow down and clear your thought process. Are you teaching kids how to do this?
Ask Polly Bath: Kids Unable to Process?
Date: July 28th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “In my position, I offer support to kids who have difficult life circumstances. However, sometimes it seems the child doesn’t have the bandwidth to process my suggestions and still participate in their classwork. Do you have any ideas for me?”
Ask Polly Bath: Am I Contributing to a Kid’s Anxiety?
Date: July 6th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “I have a kid who is very anxious, and I try to help them process their experiences but… is it possible I’m overdoing it and contributing to the anxiety?”
“Should Be” vs Reality
Date: June 19th, 2024
Don’t cling to how you think things should be. Instead look at the way things actually are!
A Fun Way to Help Kids Focus!
Date: June 12th, 2024
Are your students having a hard time focusing? I just came across this super fun way to help kids learn how to focus.
Can Kids Solve Their Problems?
Date: September 27th, 2023
Ask Polly Bath: Getting Kids to Do Group Activities
Date: July 22nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “How do I get my 6th graders to engage in group activities when they are so screen dependent?”
The Teenage Brain is Different
Date: June 28th, 2023
The teenage brain is a different brain than ours. Why? Because they don’t have the life experience that we do.
Ask Polly: Kids Not Understanding Directions?
Date: June 18th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “Lately, when I give my high school students directions, even simple ones, they look at me as if they are having trouble processing what I’m saying. Is this happening to anyone else?”
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