Objective: To explore the similarities and differences that make us who we are. This is an activity in which the entire classroom can volunteer attributes that define us. Begin by brainstorming all the attributes that makes us exclusively different and then brainstorm a list of attributes that make us like each other. Discuss the positive… Read more »
When Sophie Gets Angry-Really, Really Angry… View this picture book about a little girl named Sophie who becomes angry with her sister for trying to play with the stuffed gorilla that she wants to play with. When Sophie gets angry at her sister, she runs away from her house and climbs a big beech tree… Read more »
“People, like nails, lose their effectiveness when they lose direction and begin to bend.” – Walter Landor
from “Discipline and the Difficult Child”. *Teach the children they can tighten their fist for one minute as tight as they can make it and then open the hand and blow the anger away. Cathy Chapman * Show two open hands with fingers spread wide in front of the face and then place your hands… Read more »
(Getting Ready Song) I’m waiting, waiting, waiting I don’t know what to say I’m waiting, waiting, waiting sometimes it takes all day (Keep adding rhymes until everyone is ready) Submitted by Leslie Orlando John Reed School – Leslie Orlando
Goal Setting for Little Kids Perhaps one of the biggest challenges to classroom teachers of difficult children is convincing them that they can “handle it”. Difficult children have very little confidence that they can do the right thing. 2 and 3 year olds are only beginning to understand what’s right and wrong in their moral… Read more »
“Brain Matters” by Pat Wolfe In Pat Wolfe’s “Translating Research into Classroom Practice,” (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development — 800.933.2723), she notes, “The neurotransmitters that allow our neurons to communicate are made up of amino acids, which we obtain from the foods we eat. This fact gives new meaning to the saying, ‘You are… Read more »
Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before. – James Buckham
When was the last time you sent an email to a very nice person to confirm their acts of kindness? It’s never too late! Hello there nice person. Did anyone ever tell you Just how special you are? The light that you emit Might even light a star. Did anyone ever tell you, How important… Read more »
In an effort to have kids comply with various kinds of behavior expectations, we resort to either praise or punishment without really exploring the long-range consequences or to explore other alternatives in promoting positive behavior. With so many oppositional personalities to influence it doesn’t take long to recognize that neither of these alternatives are viable…. Read more »
