Have you ever had a class with so many difficult, disruptive students that you felt that you could barely even teach? What can you do to get past it? In this post, I am going to address this problem with my best advice, and some advice from others as well.
By Barbara Gruener Okay, I’ll admit it: When I was growing up, I had no idea how to deal with my anger well. Not one little bit. During my formative years, I was sent to my room to get over my bad …
Teaching children about coping with anger? Check out these 15 effective anger management strategies for kids.
For those who have been following my blog, it's been a full week since I released the post on Depression is For The Weak . ...
Helping kids with poor emotional regulation or anger management is tough! Here are some counseling ideas and activities to help support them.
This post was originally posted back in 2015 on my blog and has been a popular post since that time. I worked for a decade as a family counselor and elementary school counselor before staying
This simple behavior management strategy allowed me to anticipate possible behaviors that would happen and plan my reaction or consequence.
Classroom/behavior management is one of the most important things to master in your classroom. Having solid behavior management helps maintain a positive classroom environment, while enabling teachers and students to accomplish LEARNING! Here are TEN tips and tricks for behavior management I use in my classroom: Greeting Students at the Door The way you start
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If you work with children, I can promise you that you will come across at least one student that has these difficult behaviors. Not only are they really stressful for the teacher but they impact the student’s life in many ways. Behaviors like disrespect and defiance can make classroom's chaotic.
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10 Ways School Counselings Can Help Kids With Worry: Use these strategies to help your students manage their worries at school.
The Anger Iceberg represents the idea that, although anger is displayed outwardly, other emotions may be hidden beneath the surface. These other feelings—such...
Have difficulty dealing with trauma, anxiety, or demands of life. Learn to recognize your window of tolerance and self-regulate with these simple steps.
Easy preschool activities to teach mindfulness to kids either in a classroom or at home when homeschooling. We have also included some parenting tips on how to engage in mindfulness activities together as a family to strengthen the parent-child relationship and family bond. Here are 26 ways to help
Tips for Classroom management! Behavior is the most important aspect of a strong classroom. Learn how to get control of your new class- even the tough ones!
The Anger Iceberg represents the idea that, although anger is displayed outwardly, other emotions may be hidden beneath the surface. These other feelings—such...
One powerful tool that can help you achieve your savings goals and secure a financially stable future is a budget planner. By implementing the right budgeting strategies, you can take control of your…
You’ve probably tried all the commonly recommended ways to quiet a chatty class, only to be left frustrated by the lack of results. If you’re anything like me, you’ve tried everyt…
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How can you support the development of self-regulation in kids? This huge resource is full of self-regulation games, information, books, and more!
Teach kids empathy and compassion through mindful, fun lessons, discussions, and activities that build social awareness and community.
Are you looking for a way to get your life organized? Check out these colorful FREE bullet journal printables that will help you track everything from weekly spreads to college work. These beautiful PDF printables are designed with feminity and organization in mind. Get your planner organized today!
This circle of control activity teaches students the difference between what is inside their control and what is outside of their control.
It's important to your ability to build rapport and influence that students know you care about them as people. Here is a simple way to do it.
Fun and simple mIndfulness activities for kids: Learning How to Regulate Emotions, Calm Down and Improve Focus.
All kids benefit from practicing mindfulness. Who wouldn't love the kids and young adults we work with to become more focused, calm, in control, and self-aware? Mindfulness is a technique that can help teach and strengthen those abilities over time. By practicing mindfulness, people can learn to bec
There are lots of ways we can self-regulate our ADHD brain to help with anxiety and emotional regulation. Keep trying until something works.
Dealing with anxiety in pregnancy can be a pretty daunting task- you already feel like you've been hit by a bus, and now your brain is trying to ruin your
Worry Group Art Activity: Help your students in worry group personify their worries by making a worry monster with watercolors and deep breathing!
ADHD is an executive function impairment, and in this post, I'll break down what that means, and how you can understand your own brain.
This week we celebrated Choose Respect Day at our school to combat bullying. It was a very powerful day which included Choose Respect t-shirts for everyone, a wonderful play put on by the Grade 6 class (I definitely teared up it was so great!), and a few adorable, thoughtful crafts! Check out the picts below! Students had to brainstorm positive ways to be respectful and decorate their t-shirt with them. Also, we made handprints with a cross in the middle. Black tempura paint, white acrylic paint, flourescent pink paper and squares of black construction paper were all that was required. They turned out beautifully. Thankfully, I had a lot of help with the hand print portion! Black paint is hard to get off! Thanks to the amazing crew of teachers and staff at St. Joseph School! We are an amazing team! This coming Monday my little nutty crew:) is in charge of the assembly. Our virtue is perseverance! It's a BIG word for grade 1 but they pull it off! We created some I Can poetry and read with the proper tone it is really cute!! I CAN paint. I can't read hard books, YET!! I can dance, I can ride my bike. I can sing. I can't whistle, yet!! You can learn about perseverance in my new packet of printables and activities. It features the activity above, as well as a T-shirt inspired craftivity like we did for Choose Respect Day! This is just a little hint as to what we have been up to for Career Day! More pictures and ideas to come in the next post! Stay tuned!!!
