Behaviors & Blaming Others?
Date: February 28th, 2024
Ask Polly Bath: Student Feels Disrespected?
Date: February 18th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “What do I say to a student who comes to me feeling like they have been disrespected by another teacher… And they may be correct?”
Ask Polly Bath: Self-management & Regulation?
Date: February 11th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “Do you have any ideas that would help my young kids learn self-management and regulation?”
Ask Polly Bath: Logical Consequences?
Date: January 28th, 2024
Don’t Force Kids into Social Situations
Date: December 20th, 2023
We can’t force kids to socialize with each other. But we can teach them the needed social skills so they are able to socialize if they want to.
How Do You Define Lying?
Date: November 21st, 2023
We often define lying as disrespect. But doing this gets our emotions involved and we take the behavior personally.
Late to Class…Again!
Date: November 8th, 2023
Ask Polly Bath: What’s My Role as a Para?
Date: October 22nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I am a paraprofessional and lately it’s getting harder to get the kids to do their work. I feel like I’m jumping through hoops and enticing them and even nagging them! What’s my role here?”
What is an Apology?
Date: October 18th, 2023
Are you teaching your students that there is more to apologizing than just saying the words I’m sorry?
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.
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