Ask Polly: My 7th Graders Are So Rude to Me!
Date: September 17th, 2022
Polly answers the question: “I am so nice and kind to my 7th graders but they can be so rude to me. Why? What do I need to do differently?”
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?”
Teach Anxiety Management for the Real World
Date: July 24th, 2022
Anxiety is part of life. If we don’t teach kids how to manage anxiety, then they won’t know how to manage it as an adult.
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.
Assume Kids DO NOT Have Skills
Date: June 19th, 2022
We make things easier for ourselves when we stop assuming kids have certain skills already. Instead, assume they DON’T have those skills and go ahead and teach them!
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.
Teach the Do’s and Don’ts of Apologies
Date: May 8th, 2022
Making a kid give an apology doesn’t actually mean they feel sorry. Here’s how to teach meaningful apologies!
I Beg You. Teach Transition Skills.
Date: April 23rd, 2022
There will be behaviors if we expect kids to transition without teaching them those skills!
Disrespect is a Behavior to Manage
Date: April 3rd, 2022
Before we can hold kids responsible for DISRESPECT we really have to define RESPECT. Then we have to teach it.
How I Change Behavior
Date: March 20th, 2022
Intervention is the purposeful teaching of skills, and it is a powerful way to change a student’s behaviors.
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