Play Can Enhance Your Curriculum
Date: September 11th, 2024
Start the Day with Play
Date: September 4th, 2024
I recently saw a teacher bring play into “morning meeting,” and it was VERY effective.
Motivate with Short Successes
Date: July 2nd, 2024
When kids see their successes with short, frequent assessments, this keeps them motivated.
Ask Polly Bath: Extra Support Not Helping?
Date: June 2nd, 2024
Polly answers the question: “We give our kids with higher ACES scores extra support but they often still resort to escalating behaviors and/or refusal. Why are they still struggling with learning?”
Ask Polly Bath: Too Little SEL to Get SEL?
Date: May 10th, 2024
Polly answers the question: “How do you engage a kid in social skills lessons if they don’t seem to have enough social skills to participate?”
Strengthen Tier 1 Behaviors
Date: May 1st, 2024
Ask Polly Bath: Kids Plugging Toilets on Purpose?
Date: October 29th, 2023
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?
Ask Polly Bath: Frustrated with Lunch Duty?
Date: July 29th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have lunch duty in our elementary school, and I’m amazed at what kids cannot do on their own. They can’t scrape and stack a tray. They can’t tell when a trash can is too full to use. And, they can’t even interact with each other! How can I get them to do better without creating a negative environment with my frustration!?”
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?”
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