Forget about the days when its been cloudy, but don’t forget your hours in the sun. Forget about the times you’ve been defeated, but don’t forget the victories you’ve won. Forget about mistakes that you can’t change now, but don’t forget the lessons that you’ve learned. Forget about misfortunes you encounter, but don’t forget the… Read more »
“Character is knowing what’s right, caring about what’s right and doing what’s right.” – Colton
If you want your dreams to come true, don’t oversleep. The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention. Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. The best vitamin for making friends….B1. The 10 commandments are not multiple choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of… Read more »
Have a basket full of “feely” objects; curlers, perm rods, pom-poms, stress balls, surgical scrub brushes, etc. During circle time, pass the basket and give each child a choice to choose one object. As you go through your story, calendar, or morning, allow children to feel or roll the object. It usually quiets over stimulated… Read more »
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. – Helen Keller
Cover and decorate a box (shoe boxes are great.) Put the box in a far corner. Sit out pencils and scrap paper next to it. Depending on your grade, set your ground rules for using the tattletale box. – Tiffany Harvey
I hang a library pocket on the wall and in it I will place 5 popsicle sticks with a child’s name on them. I only do this when a child has problems with tattling. Each time s/he wants to tell, s/he needs to give me a stick. When all the sticks are gone, I say,… Read more »
1. Float – Children “float” like clouds around the classroom. (Must practice and set expectations.) 2. Freeze – Teacher says “freeze.” Students stop moving and freeze. 3. Friend – The closest person to you is your “friend.” (Only positive facial expressions.) Now the children are paired up and ready to share ideas, solve problems together,… Read more »
Promises Made — Promises Kept 1- State agreement by saying what you need from the child. (We tend to describe what we don’t have rather than what we need.) 2- Get child to verbalize agreement by repeating what you need. Usually you have to do this several times. (verbalization by the child leads to conceptulization.)… Read more »
If you need to tattle, tell the tape recorder. We’ll listen later and take care of problems. (Later, just leave the tape out and they will talk to the recorder anyway.) – Karen Rogers and Susanne Wampler
