Establish a variety of Responsibility Clubs in your classroom by identifying students who can contribute help to others. When a child asks for assistance the teacher reminds the children that they can get help from 3 other students before they ask the teacher for help. The rule is Three Before Me! The teacher holds up… Read more »
A Welcome from the Editors Welcome everyone to the 2002-2003 school year.Our newsletter is in it’s seventh year of printing and the feedback from all of you on the solutions and strategies for your classroom continue to receive the highest accolades. We ask all of our contributors to share only practical solutions and strategies. Your… Read more »
Each child is uniquely woven together like no other child. When training each child, it s important to be knowledgeable about what makes the child tick, as well as get ticked. Effective discipline is when the child can internalize each of the skills you are teaching them so they can ultimately police and discipline themselves…. Read more »
Customer Service Rep (CS Rep): Yes, Ma’am, how can I help you today? Customer: Well, after much consideration, I’ve decided to install love. Can you guide me through the process? CS Rep: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed? Customer: Well, I’m not very technical, but I think I’m ready to install… Read more »
Love is a conquering force! – Phil Jackson
Our greatest tragedies call for our greatest virtues. – Gene Bedley
“There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking.” – Theodore Isaac Rubin
Objective: To help children discover ways to respect others Focus: Target positive ways to show respect Activity: Play a game of “Most Respect”. Divide the class into two teams. Flip a coin to see which team goes first. The first person must tell a way to show respect for others, such as saying thank you,… Read more »
When I use the question of the day tally reports, I make a check off sheet for the children to use. This check off sheet consists of an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper that has each child’s name and a small photograph. (The photos are extras from the photos that are put on… Read more »
“Learning is finding out what you already know. Doing is demonstrating that you know it. Teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We are all learners, doers, and teachers.” – Richard David Bach
