Teaching the Circle of Control to Kids
As teachers, we deeply care about our students, we all know THAT is not the issue. Anxiety is plaguing our students lately and we need simple and effective tools to help them both understand and...
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The Benefits of Quiet Time
Ahhh, quiet time. Don’t get it confused, I am not necessarily recommending a nap time in your classroom (although that sounds glorious). Years ago, I noticed that the most chaotic time in my classroom was...
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3 Ways to Help Students Be Independent Problem Solvers
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimized by a seemingly never-ending line of students coming to you to help them solve their problems. Maybe it’s that someone cut in front of them in...
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Behavior Support: Accepting No
This post includes affiliate links. Accepting no is a really hard lesson and strategy for many students. If you have students in your classroom or on your caseload who struggle with defiance and power/control behaviors,...
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Therapeutic Stories to Address Challenging Behavior
I am so honored to introduce Sophie from Sophie’s Stories as our guest blogger this week. She’s going to explain how you can address challenging behavior in a creative, supportive and shame-free way, so you...
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Childhood Bullying Due to Wearing Glasses
I am honored to share some really heavy yet very important information from NVISION. This is a community of surgeons, optometrist partners, and employees dedicated to helping people live better by seeing better. They have...
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Supporting Students with Separation Anxiety
Separation anxiety is a very real experience for so many children. It’s been widely reported that children have experienced separation anxiety at greater rates after being home for so many months due to pandemic precautions....
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Tips and Strategies for Student Engagement
Student engagement can literally feel like pulling teeth at times. Should I be hanging from the ceiling fan? Tap dancing? Wearing a costume? I mean – MAYBE. Just kidding! Here are a few ways to...
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Using the Size of the Problem Flowchart
Teaching size of the problem is such a valuable skill for our students. The thing about problems is that everyone really will define them differently. For one person, a medium problem might be a small...
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3 Ways to Use Visuals to Prevent Student Elopement
Student elopement can be really tricky. We want to support students, we want to get their needs met, we want to keep them safe, and of course, keep the rest of the class focused and...
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