Learn how two little behavior note templates can be a complete classroom management game-changer. Glow and Grow Behavior Notes are a simple and highly effective behavior management strategy for kindergarten and beyond. Parents will love getting positive behavior notes sent home, students will love earning them, and teachers will love how easy they are to […]
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Do you have a calm down corner or area in your classroom? It’s probably well-intentioned space for students to go when they are upset or need a break. Kids might even use it effectively to self-regulate their emotions when they get upset in class. It’s important to give students a safe place to be sad. […]
A social story can be an effective way to teach students how to behave appropriately in a given social situation. Explicit social skills instruction can be difficult but using a social story can give students and teachers the script of the expectations they need to meet to experience success at school. The social script of […]
Have you considered making the switch from a word wall to a sound wall in your classroom? Or maybe your administration is pushing for the change to sound walls? I’m here to tell you that it is worth it and your students will reap the benefits. Using a sound wall has transformed my phonics and […]
Looking for a way to streamline your classroom management and keep you and your students on task throughout the day? A class visual schedule is a simple and very effective tool for teachers to use to support all the students in an elementary school classroom. Posting a daily visual schedule in your classroom can go […]
Visual supports and picture cues can be highly effective tools to use for every child in your classroom to promote independence. Using pictures to support students can be so simple but so often overlooked. Today’s blog will be about improving classroom management and supporting classroom directions and teacher instructions using the power of pictures. […]
Tattling is a common issue in elementary classrooms and it can be difficult to stop. Tattling can quickly become a classroom management nightmare. Teachers can use this easy classroom management tool to stop tattling in the classroom today! On one hand, tattling can be a good thing to keep teachers informed of what’s happening in […]
Self-regulation skills are often difficult to teach young students. We are seeing students come to school with bigger and more disruptive behaviors than ever before. Often, these children have never been taught how to stay calm in stressful situations. Young children need visuals and concrete examples to help them to understand complex skills like self-regulation. […]
Communicating with families is often the most difficult and overwhelming part of teaching. There’s no handbook for teachers to use to improve communication with parents, but we know how valuable positive home-school relationships are to student success. Developing these relationships makes dealing with behavior and academic concerns much easier. This list is a few of […]
