I teach kindergarten and find that this works to deal with

Anger Management Give them their own “cure”: 2 laps around the gym, 3 cartwheels, twirl 5 times, and 2 sips of water When you see the frustration or anger building, acknowledge with understanding and ask the child to CURE themselves. Lynne Ferguson, Teachers’Aide Winship Elementary School Meridian, CA Model Teachers Say when kids are angry… Read more »

“We all have to make sure we are doing what we can to leave no child behind. It’s time to stop building jails and start building children.” – Colin Powell

1. Take time to share your vision for their life. 2. Elevate your child to perform at a higher responsible level by seeing them as responsible and capable. 3. Ask your child about their own expectations and their vision for their own life. 4.Talk about the consequences for making poor choices. You can give them… Read more »

“I don’t have to attend every argument I’m invited to.” – Author Unknown

Here’s a site that you can find character quotes to use in your classroom. www.quoteland.com “Practice makes perfect is a misnomer! There is no perfect so why practice on something that doesn’t exist?” – Gene Bedley “Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady.” – Thomas… Read more »

Without Questions There would be no what’s or where’s Without Questions We wouldn’t really care Without Questions We would never ask or seek Without Questions Our faith would be really weak Without Questions We would live from day to day Without Questions We would never find the way Without Questions We would live and let… Read more »

Yesterday, the Parents Television Council released its annual list of the Top Ten Best & Worst Shows on primetime network television. At the conclusion of each television season, the PTC applauds those television shows which provide families the best entertainment, free of gratuitous sex, violence, and foul language. Moreover, the PTC alerts parents to the… Read more »

Initiative is to success what a lighted match is to a candle. – Orlando A. Battista

When I arrived to collect my 7-year-old from her after-school program the other day, many youngsters were gathered on the playing field to admire a fabulous rainbow arching across the sky. After a while, the rainbow faded. The children and the after-school teachers turned around and returned to their regularly scheduled activities. In a similar… Read more »