Written and illustrated by the parents of the students in Mr/Mrs/Ms______________’s class. Each parent makes a poster about all the characteristics of their child which make the child special. They may use pictures, words, or graphics. Any media the parent chooses. The posters are laminated and put into a big book which is then shared… Read more »
We all had a great laugh in Florida when we were sharing strategies on how teachers handle their anger. Betty said she starts by breathing loudly… when the children start noticing her, she starts slowing down, quieting her breaths, saying “in with the bad and out with the good, out with the bad”, finally saying…… Read more »
To celebrate your class’ special accomplishments, you can all have fireworks. Everyone stands, places hands together with fingertips up. Move hand in an upward wiggly motion (like blasting off.) When you get to the highest point you clap, then wiggle fingers as they fall down to your sides saying, “Ahhhh! Fireworks!” – Joanne Jacobson
You can’t be all things to all people. You can’t do all things at once. You can’t do all things equally well. You can’t do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s. So: You have to find out who you are, and be that. You have to decide… Read more »
By Marvin Marshall Marvin Marshall has included a section in his book in which he presents the RAISE RESPONSIBILITY SYSTEM (Chapter 3). It shows how the A, B, C, D levels separate the student from behavior — thereby negating the need for a student to self-defend, which so often is the start of an adversarial… Read more »
It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot
Put the following symbols on your apron: Smiling Face Handshake Hug Butterfly High 5 Children get to choose which greeting they would like by pointing to the symbol on your apron. – Hannah Elioli
Heart Words and Phrases HEART WORDS AND PHRASES Heart to heart _____________________________ Heartthrob_______________________________ Heart and soul_____________________________ Take heart_______________________________ Heartstrings______________________________ Heartache________________________________ Change of heart____________________________ Hearty__________________________________ After one’s own heart________________________ Steal one’s heart____________________________ Eat one’s heart out__________________________ Break one’s heart___________________________ Do one’s heart good_________________________ Have one’s heart in the right place________________ To one’s heart’s content_______________________ Wear one’s… Read more »
from Discipline and the Difficult Child You can start the day off by having pictures of Huggy Bear (a big stuffed bear with a school t-shirt on), a Bat (Bat symbolizes a Bat Pat made with your hands like a tall high five and a pat on the back), logs being cut (by shaking hands… Read more »
Book Review How many heartprints will you leave today ask PK Hallinan author of the Book Heartprints. “A heartprint is formed when you do something kind Your love touches others leaving heartprints behind” So what do you do We’ll that’s up to youYou can smile at people you pass on the street. You can offer… Read more »
