Song Sung to: “London Bridge” Let us quiet down again, down again, down again. Let us quiet down again, That’s much better. – Author Unknown

In seeking to find replacement behaviors for children who are out of control be sure and check the things that are contributing toward the frustration/injury that s fostering the lack of self-control. Talk with the child and help them see you are confident they can regain their composure. Building their confidence is critical in helping… Read more »

Cultivating Responsibility means you focus more on choices people make and less on consequences and incentives that happen as a result of their choices. It also means putting your emotions on the back burner and helping kids see that their choices are what determines outcomes. When you rush praise and punishment you take away the… Read more »

http://pbskids.org/clifford/caregivers/bigideas.html Clifford’s Big Ideas are positive character traits modeled by the characters in the Clifford the Big Red Dog TV series. These ten ideas represent social and emotional challenges that children face and must master in the course of development. Each episode of the TV series supports one or more of the Big Ideas through… Read more »

There are all kinds of reminders that a teacher can create to assist children in remembering what they need to do in order to follow through on their jointly created plans and agreements. You might want to review the steps of making an agreement below. 1. It’s critical to make and verbalize the agreement by… Read more »

Here’s an idea to assist you with kids that never seem to be able to stay in line while waiting for other students to line up. Use a large paint brush and paint imaginary glue all over their backs and arms and place them on a hallway or classroom wall and say you are glued… Read more »

For children who resist hugs or are introverted tactile defensive, I have kids use Huggy Puppy. Huggy Puppy has a dog head with two long legs that kids wear to give other kids hugs. The paws are big gloves. – Pat Haseltime

Implemented by the Pleasant Grove Elementary Schoo Pleasant Grove Elementary School 150 Reagan Road Stockbridge, Georgia 30281 – How often have you thought or said that you would pay someone back when they did something for you? During the week of February 12, the Pleasant Grove student council is encouraging everyone in our school community… Read more »

Teamwork is essential in business and industry. To underscore this point, Co-op Magazine included this item: “You’ve heard of the corny Tate family. They pervade every organization. There is Dick Tate, who wants to run everything. Ro Tate tries to change everything. Agi Tate stirs up trouble whenever possible, and Irri Tate always lends him… Read more »

Ideas 1. Say please when you want to borrow something. 2. Instead of yuk / gross Say no thank you! 3. Say thank you when someone helps you! 4. Say thank you when someone shares with you. 5. Look at a persons eyes when they talk. 6. Don