“You need to calm down. You’re being too loud.” Taylor Swift, you’re so right…but how? How do we give upset students in our classroom a safe
As teachers staring into our unruly classroom, we might ask ourselves, how can we help our students show more self control? Now that we’ve looked at
Students lack self control in school. They are continually challenged with tasks like waiting their turn, raising their hands to speak, staying in their seats,
You’re talking too much so you need to give me 5 laps at recess. You haven’t started your work yet? 5 more laps. These don’t
Why should I be interested my students creating classroom rules? That seems completely backwards! The teacher should make the rules, enforce the rules, and the
Children have a world of possibility in front of them. Our job is to foster a growth mindset, where kids feel like absolutely anything is
The process for developing a class vision does not take long and makes a HUGE impact during the first few weeks of school. Essentially it
You might have said, “We don’t run, we walk!…. Remember, that paper goes in the blue basket. and that book always goes in your cubby
So now that you know what a closing circle is, here is why you need to be having one EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Don’t know where
Not sure about what a closing circle is? Picture this: It’s about 5 minutes until dismissal. You open the door to my classroom and it’s
I’m a first grade teacher from Charleston, South Carolina with a passion for all things social and emotional learning. if i’m not at school, you can usually find me sitting on the back porch with my two kids and a glass of wine, or at target spending my husband’s money.