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 »

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 »

Put the following symbols on your apron: Smiling Face Handshake Hug Butterfly High 5 Children get to choose which greeting they would like by pointing to the symbol on your apron. – Hannah Elioli

from Discipline and the Difficult Child You can start the day off by having pictures of Huggy Bear (a big stuffed bear with a school t-shirt on), a Bat (Bat symbolizes a Bat Pat made with your hands like a tall high five and a pat on the back), logs being cut (by shaking hands… Read more »

We all had a great laugh in Florida when we were sharing strategies on how teachers handle their anger. Betty said she starts by breathing loudly… when the children start noticing her, she starts slowing down, quieting her breaths, saying “in with the bad and out with the good, out with the bad”, finally saying…… Read more »

You can’t be all things to all people. You can’t do all things at once. You can’t do all things equally well. You can’t do all things better than everyone else. Your humanity is showing just like everyone else’s. So: You have to find out who you are, and be that. You have to decide… Read more »

It is never too late to be what you might have been. – George Eliot

Heart Words and Phrases HEART WORDS AND PHRASES Heart to heart _____________________________ Heartthrob_______________________________ Heart and soul_____________________________ Take heart_______________________________ Heartstrings______________________________ Heartache________________________________ Change of heart____________________________ Hearty__________________________________ After one’s own heart________________________ Steal one’s heart____________________________ Eat one’s heart out__________________________ Break one’s heart___________________________ Do one’s heart good_________________________ Have one’s heart in the right place________________ To one’s heart’s content_______________________ Wear one’s… Read more »