9 Strategies for Student Defiance
All behavior is communication. We know this, we hear it a LOT. Just knowing this important fact isn’t enough, though, and doesn’t magically give us a toolbox or a skill set to support students through...
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5 Proactive Connection-Seeking Strategies
If you’ve followed along here or on my other social media outlets, you know I can talk about behavior to a wall. I love problem solving, chatting with likeminded educators, sharing ideas, and working with...
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Back to School Behavior Resources
The Teachers Pay Teachers site-wide back to school sale is almost here, and I want to share my favorite, tried-and-true back to school behavior resources! These Miss Behavior back to school behavior resources are perfect...
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Are you a Behavior Support Teacher? Listen Up!
Are you a new behavior support teacher? A veteran looking for some fresh ideas? I have been sharing tips, tricks, ideas, resources, and research for a few years now. This post exists to be a...
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The Power of Coloring
A few years ago when I was spending my days teaching children with emotional disabilities in a self contained K-4 classroom, you’d notice one common theme across my classroom: COLORING. I feel like this is...
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3 Ways to Support Students That Elope
Ah, student elopement. No, I don’t mean secretly getting married – that actually sounds intriguing! I mean students who run away – from the area, from the setting, from the classroom, from the building. It’s...
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10 Simple Ways to Support Students with Anxiety
Student anxiety is real! It’s a misconception that anxiety is an adult problem. It’s a human problem! Here are 10 simple ways teachers can support students experiencing anxiety in and out of school. 1.) Stay...
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5 Words to Avoid When Helping Students De-Escalate
De-escalation is such a HARD process – and the language we use can become the reasons why a student calms, or a student escalates further. De-escalation language should always be non-judgmental and the adult should...
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How to Effectively Debrief Student Behaviors
When big incidents occur in our classrooms, honestly, we just want them to stop. Am I right, or am I right?! Sometimes just the thought of rehashing the eruption that had just occurred would make...
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5 Myths About Students with ODD
Students with ODD are easily misunderstood. So, what’s Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)? According to the DSM-5, ODD is “a pattern of angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, or vindictiveness lasting at least 6 months as evidenced by...
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