“It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for it.” – A.A. Hodge

Ever wonder about the abbreviation A.S.A.P.? Generally we think of it in terms of even more hurry and stress in our lives. Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a different manner, we will begin to find a new way to deal with those rough days along the way. There’s work to do, deadlines… Read more »

Questions and Answers Question: How do you get the students not to play with Heavy Freddy? Answer: I let them play with Heavy Freddy for a little while. This is part of building the relationship. I would designate certain times during the school day for Freddy to sit and play with the kids. Since a… Read more »

Talk to the students about little problems (ie. someone calls you a name; someone takes your pencil; someone hurts your feelings.) Explain to the students what a big problem would be. Big problems are times when another person hurts you physically or someone threatens you. The teacher deals with big problems. The students work out… Read more »

Feeling Chart On a chart draw faces that represent feelings. For example … happy, sad, scared, mad, silly. Make it large, colorful. Tape it to the wall at the children’s level thus making it available to them. Encourage and teach the children to recognize and express their feelings. The children can go to the chart,… Read more »

How often we wish for another chance To make a fresh beginning. A chance to blot out our mistakes And change failure into winning. It does not take a special time To make a brand-new start, It only takes the deep desire To try with all our heart. To live a little better, To always… Read more »

1- Purchase or make a small marble size bag that has a pull string for opening and closing. 2- Hold the bag open as kids enter the classroom or walk your classroom lines. 3- Invite kids to tell stories they want you to know about into the bag. 4- When all kids have entered the… Read more »

If you find your mind wanders when there’s work to be done, Or your thinking’s mighty dark when you’re out in the sun, If you’re thinking that your life is soon about to fail, You are probably on the wrong end of the “Gotta Have Hope Scale”. Oh, the “Gotta Have Hope Scale” is the… Read more »

“He who, having lost one ideal, refuses to give his heart and soul to another and nobler, is like a man who declines to build a house on rock because the wind and rain ruined his house on the sand.” – Constance Naden

1. “To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.” 2. “Real friends are those who, when you feel you’ve made a fool of yourself, don’t feel you’ve done a permanent job.” 3. “Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.”… Read more »