Category: Behavior

Creating Independent Thinkers

When I was moved from 5th grade to 3rd grade a few years ago I was freaking out. Not because it was new curriculum but

3 Ways to Stop Bullying in your Classroom

October is bully prevention month and so I thought I’d share some classroom management tips and ideas to help prevent bullying in your classroom. Let’s

This writing activity creates a bulletin board display that shares the consequences of bullying through a chain of events!

Chain of Consequences: Writing to Prevent Bullying

This week in class we worked together to discuss the consequences of bullying behavior on a person being bullied. First I started off by grouping

How often do you hear students say they were just kidding? Probably more times than you can count. "Just Kidding" talks about just that!

MTM: Just Kidding

Since the month of October is bullying prevention month, I thought I’d start right away with that theme. In fact, all my posts this week

Building Relationships with Students

I have been incredibly busy this holiday season and school season, and, well… the season of life in general. Let’s just say this doing-a-blog thing;

Motivating students in a technology filled 21st century classroom can be challenging! So how can you get student engagement and motivation in your elementary classroom? Check out these ideas and tips to motivate students!

Motivating the Unmotivated: How to Motivate Students

Our first reaction with students who are unmotivated is frustration and annoyance. It’s easy to think about just throwing that student out of our room