I am responsible for me. Not my teacher, not mother, not he or she, But I am responsible for me. All the things I do or say, I have chosen it to be that way For I am responsible for me. To try my best or not at all, To love a friend or create… Read more »
Discipline Discipline is viewed as a process of learning self-control, respect for others and responsibility. To help children learn this process, the following guidelines are in place at preschool: Children assist with making clear and concise rules and limits. Adults anticipate and redirect inappropriate behaviors. Adults remind children of expectations, rules and limits. Adults help… Read more »
Rachelle Hall uses this Behavior Continum with her students to help them understand that behavior moves on a continuum and to help them visually understand how they are behaving. The different sizes of faces help children to self monitor their own behavior. It can be used for A.M. monitoring and P.M. monitoring. She states the… Read more »
Book Review One Smile By Cindy McKinley Illustrated by Mary Gregg Byrne Illumination Arts – 2002 ISBN:0-935699-23-6 – Hardback Children / Fiction Reading Ages 3 – 9 Reviewed by Beverly J. Rowe, MyShelf.Com Katie is happily skipping along one morning with her mother, hurrying to catch a bus because their van is in the shop… Read more »
Attach 2 manila folders to make each of the children in your class a 3 sided office . Inside, glue an alphabet chart, a number line, a Problem Solving Chart, a list of ideas to help others, agreements, etc. Things you want kids to have available. Kids call it their brain. The office helps to… Read more »
1-A child complains about another child. (A Child complains about B Child.) 2-Go to the B Child, with the A Child, and ask the A Child What happened? Then ask him/ her how it made them feel. 3-Ask the A Child what they want the B Child to do. Then say to the B Child… Read more »
For Children and Adults Letting Go of Anger: The 10 Most Common Anger Styles and What to Do About Them by Ron Potter-Efron, Pat Potter-Efron Transforming Anger: The Heartmath Solution for Letting Go of Rage, Frustration, and Irritation by Doc Childre, Deborah Rozman, Matthew McKay Keep Cool!: Strategies for Managing Anger at School by Paula… Read more »
In managing the country store, as in everything that he undertook for others, Lincoln did his very best. He was honest, civil, ready to do anything that should encourage customers to come to the place, full of pleasantries, patient, and alert. On one occasion, finding late at night when he counted over his cash, that… Read more »
“I meant to take good care of your book, Mr. Crawford,” said the boy, “but I’ve damaged it a good deal without intending to, and now I want to make it right with you. What shall I do to make it good?” “Why, what happened to it, Abe?” asked the rich farmer, as he took… Read more »
Design a small telephone booth in your classroom using an old telephone. Kids that have a huge appetite for telling can visit the booth to tell their stories. Vickie DarnellKentucky – Early Learning Center – Vickie Darnell
