There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. – John Andrew Holmes

The past cannot be changed. The future is still in your power. – Hugh White

Combine students who dress themselves easily and quickly with those who can

Friendship was given by nature to be an assistant to virtue, not a companion to vice. – Cicero

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 »