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Kids kicking teachers

by Cindy

Oct 4, 2014

Just wondering how your schools deal with teachers getting hit/kicked by students. I have a student ADHD who is super impulsive and hits and kicks his para. It probably happens 2-4x per week.

How is this handled in your schools?

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AT my schooll By the fact that you posted this question, I'm guessing that your school is doing little or nothing. I'm at a Title ! school with a ED program and pretty much a "no nonsense" behavior policy that is enforced. My principal isn't afraid that his "numbers" will look bad and has our back. It makes a world of difference.

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Oct 4, 2014

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AmyVictoria The consequences for this type of behaviors are very inconsistent in my school. Anything from suspension to just a firm talking to.

About 10 years ago a SED child (that was totally off the wall) kicked me as I was trying to get him in the building from recess (he was having a melt down because he wasn't following recess rules and therefor...See More

Oct 4, 2014

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6 Elements of Effective Praise by Barbara Blackburn

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Oct 4, 2014

The wrong kind of praise can be effective or a waste of time and counter-productive. Click below to learn the 6 elements of effective praise.

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looking for a cassette

by Randy

Oct 4, 2014

I am trying to find the cassette Songs of the Tiger it is on a collection of songs put together by Marlene J McCracken; Robert A McCracken. thanks ahead of time.

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Interview

by Marion

Oct 3, 2014

Was asked to demo a kindergarten reading lesson for 39 minutes.. Any suggestions for a new teacher would help!

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book week

by MV

Oct 2, 2014

Hello - I have to plan school-wide activities for book week. Can anyone give me some suggestions? Looking for some new ideas to change up what we've used over the years. Thanks in advance!!

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Mrsspider A play. At my school the teachers often put on plays of our favorite books. We do easy costumes and just a little scenery. It is so easy to put together, it's cheap, and best of all the kids LOVE it.

On 10/02/14, MV wrote: > Hello - I have to plan school-wide activities for book week. > Can anyone give me some suggestions? Looking fo...See More

Oct 3, 2014

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Writing Workshop Question

by K/MA

Sep 29, 2014

For the past several years I have started Writing Workshop by having the kids write in journals about something that really happened to them. We do small moment stories and talk about picking one part etc. I usually do this for a few months, then we do personal narratives with a beginning/middle/end and then move into other genres- research, poetry...See More

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 I let my students write about anything they want in the beginning by teaching sight words, I, a, am, like, love---then they can immediately write sentences "I am 5 or 6", "I am Caleb", "I like ___", "I love____". I spend time labeling first too. I still like Kidwriting as a way to begin writing with kindergartners, then blend in Lucy Calkins and so...See More

Sep 29, 2014

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How To Cultivate A Positive, Effective School Culture

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Sep 28, 2014

Tips and methods for teachers and school administrators... gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/editor/how-to-cultivate-an-effective-and-positive-school-culture/

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How To Cultivate A Positive, Effective School Culture

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Sep 28, 2014

Tips and methods for teachers and school administrators...

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Zones of Regulation

by Cindy

Sep 27, 2014

Does anyone use this in their classroom?

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Disrespectful Behaviors

by Becky

Sep 27, 2014

Just wondering if any of you have noticed a change in your students overall this year (or even the past couple years) in regards to disrespect. I have a class full of 5 year-olds who think they are 15. They groan and roll their eyes at me, they tell me no, they are demanding. I am wondering if it is a fluke or if it is a sign of the times? I'm afra...See More

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Steve I don't want to be disrespectful, or make it sound easy, but teach them how to behave. "Oh-oh, I just saw someone rolling their eyes at me. That is being disrespectful, and we are not going to roll our eyes in our classroom. The next time I see someone rolling their eyes at me, we are missing 3 minutes of recess. Wow! I just heard someone say 'no.'...See More

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jacque/Wa/K-1/nbct 2006 Iagree, you have to nip these things in the bud right off the bat...they don't know that these things are rude---just look at the movies where the kids are all smarter than the adults..... You can still be nice, but firm about what is expected, what is appropriate at school. I actually have a very nice little group this year (dare I say it's been t...See MoreIagree, you have to nip these things in the bud right off the bat...they don't know that these things are rude---just look at the movies where the kids are all smarter than the adults..... You can still be nice, but firm about what is expected, what is appropriate at school. I actually have a very nice little group this year (dare I say it's been two years in a row?) but even so, I have had to let them know what's appropriate and what's not and give tremendous praise for what they do well. They have consisstently lined up and gotten quiet immediately to go to recess which is extraordinary and I tell them so. Be sure to praise for whatever little pieces you can because it's easy to get trapped into just seeing the negatives. You'll find whatever you take timee to comment on is what will be repeated whether negative or positive, so try to make most things (goal=10 positives to every 1 negative) positive....even if you have to stretch it a bit. You'll find they eat it up and try even harder. Treat everything as if it were a privilege...even going to specials--I go and sit in if there is even a hint of a problem and have children sent back if they are not behaving....few times and that's it....done.

9/27/14, Steve wrote: > I don't want to be disrespectful, or make it sound easy, but > teach them how to behave. "Oh-oh, I just saw someone > rolling their eyes at me. That is being disrespectful, and we > are not going to roll our eyes in our classroom. The next > time I see someone rolling their eyes at me, we are missing 3 > minutes of recess. > Wow! I just heard someone say 'no.' Yes we are going to our > seats to practice our printing. And the person who said 'no' > (and I know who it was) is going to miss the first 5 minutes > of center time. I am the teacher and i plan lots of fun things > for our class, but there is some hard work that's not quite as > much fun, but we still have to do it. It is not OK to say 'no', > you go it? > > > On 9/27/14, Becky wrote: >> Just wondering if any of you have noticed a change in >> your students overall this year (or even the past couple >> years) in regards to disrespect. I have a class full of >> 5 year-olds who think they are 15. They groan and roll >> their eyes at me, they tell me no, they are demanding. I >> am wondering if it is a fluke or if it is a sign of the >> times? I'm afraid it is a sign of the times, and it is >> really sad when you have a class full of young children >> who should enjoy singing, being silly, reading picture >> books, and learning! It is making for a not very fun >> year! Any tips or ideas would be great!

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