Choose skill for week/month — example Respect. When skill is exhibited by classmates, a piece of the puzzle is added and displayed for everyone to see to a large classroom puzzle. Students would encourage each other to be able to finish the puzzle. Leah Moerchen Margo Stettner – Leah Moerchen, Margo Stettner
Focus on the number of times the child tells the truth rather than the lies they make. It’s important to elevate kids to a responsible level not focus on their shortcomings. If you have a chronic liar you might need to use a more extreme measure. Remember lying is a trust breaker which means I… Read more »
DECIDE TO FORGIVE FOR RESENTMENT IS NEGATIVE RESENTMENT IS POISONOUS RESENTMENT DIMINISHES AND DEVOURS THE SELF. BE THE FIRST TO FORGIVE TO SMILE AND TAKE THE FIRST STEP AND YOU WILL SEE HAPPINESS BLOOM ON THE FACE OF YOUR HUMAN BROTHER OR SISTER. BE ALWAYS THE FIRST DO NOT WAIT FOR OTHERS TO FORGIVE. FOR… Read more »
I remember as a high school student wearing a shirt that said What Me Worry? The shirt had a picture of Alfred E. Newman the character that often showed up on the cover of Mad Magazine. Even though we are not wearing the shirt these days we could use a little bit of the psychology…. Read more »
As a contact strategy on the second day of school, I asked my children to guess what happened when I was at home last night. They wanted to know. I told them that I missed them very much. From that point on, every morning I would say, “Guess what happened last night?” The students would… Read more »
Today we mourn the passing of an old friend by the name of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium. No one really knows how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He selflessly devoted… Read more »
1. Do you make it a point to say positive things to your team members when you’re playing in a game? Yes____ No____ 2. Are you honest with the little things as well as the big things? Big thing – never steal from your parents or school. Little thing- The store gave you a dime… Read more »
Traffic Light Classroom Management for Preschoolers Self Evaluation for Pre-schoolers Jenni’s Pre School Stop light pattern – 1 per child red, yellow, and green circles – 1 set per child Procedure Hang the stop lights low enough on a bulletin board or wall so they are accessible to the children. Every child should start his… Read more »
Lead me, dear teacher every day, in ways that I should go, Point out fair meadows to me, where lovely flowers grow, Take my little hand in yours and hold it very tight, Turn my face to beauty and my heart to loving right. No steps are so untrained as yet, my path is not… Read more »
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