Tag: behavior

Why I Will Not Praise My Students

I am a product of praise. It took me years to reverse the effects that praise had on me. But I do not speak of

Meeting with the parent of a behavior child does not have to be scary with these tips and ideas! Check out this post with step-by-step help!

Meeting with a Parent of a Behavior Child

At some point in every teacher’s career, you will need to meet with a parent to discuss their child’s behavior. It can be a bit

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

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