To help my students understand problem solving and consequences I often ask them what they will need to help the other child feel better. They make choices from things like tissues, band-aids, baby wipes and scotch tape. (Desiree shared this option for problem solving in a recent seminar by Gene Bedley titled “Discipline and the… Read more »
As a preschool teacher, it’s often hard to keep the children quiet while moving through the hallways, let alone past the baby rooms! We ask the children to put on their “bubbles” as we walk to the playground or gym. It keeps them focused and quiet while going somewhere special. They just make their cheeks… Read more »
Sung to: “If You’re Happy and You Know It” Put your bottom on the floor, on the floor! (point) Put your bottom on the floor, on the floor! Not on the ceiling, not on the door! (point) Put your bottom on the floor, on the floor! – Author Unknown
Character Cubes Characters are an important element of a story. The traits of a character can be stated, or they can be shown to the reader by the character s actions. For example, when you are reading a story, the writer might tell you that the main character is a generous person. The writer could… Read more »
New Book Helps Out! Yes, manners should be taught at home, but if a teacher can help reinforce good manners at school in a fun way, why not? Mind Your Manners, Ben Bunny (Scholastic Press) is fine fun! Author and illustrator Mavis Smith makes excellent use of the popular lift-the-flap format. But don’t let the… Read more »
Missed Opportunities, most would agree. Missed Opportunities, especially for me. Missed Opportunities, are hard to recover. Missed Opportunities, a past chance to discover. Missed Opportunities, hard to recuperate. Missed Opportunities, each with an expiration date. Missed Opportunities, an invitation neglected. Missed Opportunities, once again rejected. Missed Opportunities, they rarely return. Missed Opportunities, you missed your… Read more »
“Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny.” – Tryon Edwards
1- Say “I’m ticked!” Stamp your foot on the ground. 2- Rip a Strip – Rip paper strip into ten pieces using an assertive count to ten as you rip. 3- Use “I statements”: I get upset when you ________. 4- Use a plunger on the ground with both hands. 5- Hit catsup out of… Read more »
Is your heart heavy laden with anger; Are you wounded by the pierce of a word That was spoken with thought unregarded; Are you hurt by the things that you heard? Do the sun and its rays all elude you; Do your eyes never light in a smile? Are you plagued with a need to… Read more »
Maybe God wanted us to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift. Maybe when the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we… Read more »
