Side Conversations in Class!
Date: April 3rd, 2024
Have you ever been teaching a class and kids are having side conversations? Of course, we’ve all had that happen. How do you handle it?
Can’t You Read the Room?
Date: March 27th, 2024
Kids are struggling with the skill of ‘reading the room.’ What can we do? Use unstructured social time to coach them!
Ask Polly Bath: Prompts to Get Kids to Listen?
Date: March 3rd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “In my classroom I use prompts to get everyone’s attention, like, ‘Put your hand on your head if you are using whole body listening.’ This worked for a long time. But now they put their hands on their heads and keep right on talking! What am I doing wrong here?”
Lecture vs. Small Group Seating?
Date: February 7th, 2024
Kids Texting? Talking?
Date: December 6th, 2023
Remember when kids would pass notes? Now they text or just talk to each other. Here are some tips on how to handle these behaviors.
Reduce Behaviors with “Talk Time”
Date: October 11th, 2023
I reduce behaviors by giving my students five minutes of ‘talk time’ at the end of each class.
Lunch is a Social Event!
Date: July 26th, 2023
When you have cafeteria duty, will it be loud? Of course! Lunch is supposed to be a social time for kids.
Disruptions Due To Talking Out?
Date: December 21st, 2022
When kids start talking out, don’t ask things like, “What should you be doing right now?” Instead, say “Talking out right now is disruptive.”
Transitions and Talking
Date: November 30th, 2022
SEL and Standing in Line
Date: May 15th, 2022
When you teach kids how to stand in line, teach them the SOCIAL SKILLS involved – they can use these the rest of their life.
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