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If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius. – Joseph Addison

The following books are good examples of working together for a common purpose: Berson, Harold, Pop Goes the Turnip Brenner, Barbara, Mr. Tall and Mr. Small Brett, Jan, Berlioz the Bear Brown, Marcia Wise, Stone Soup Ernst, Lisa Campbell, Zinna and Dot Evans, A Bundle of Sticks Galdone, Paul, The Little Red Hen Hoban. Lillian,… Read more »

Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past. – Tyron Edwards

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. – Thomas H. Huxley

from Discipline and the Difficult Child Baldride (Named after Malcolm Baldride) Belief and process of setting goals, collecting data and assisting students to set personal goals, and collect data to become intrinsically motivated. (Endorsed by the Ohio Dept. of Education) Are you listening? Are you listening? To this song, To this song. If you are… Read more »

The sign of intelligent people is their ability to control emotions by the application of reason. – Marya Mannes

I have a bear in my classroom whose name is “Mr. Tittle-Tattle.” When the children are going to tattle I remind them about our friend Mr. Tittle-Tattle who’s ready to hear it! (I remind the kids about what tattling is. Did it hurt you? Your property? Someone else? Someone else’s property?) Now the children go… Read more »

Focus Bottle: Fill bottle 1/2 way with sand or birdseed and bury small objects (marble, paper clips, etc.) Kids roll the bottle to find objects. Anger Bottle: Water, red food coloring and squirt of dishwashing soap. Kids shake to get anger out. Dream or Calming Bottle: Water, silver glitter and blue food coloring. Turn bottle… Read more »

Smiling Face/Frowning Face System Western PA School for the Deaf Put a smiley face at the top of a 16″ strip of Velcro and a frowning face at the bottom. Attach a photo of the student on each child’s Velcro strip. The photo starts in the middle of the strip each day. An individual goal,… Read more »