“Muffins with Mom”, “Daddy Donut Day”, and assignments like “How did you receive your name?” are just a few events and assignments that can generate unhappy feelings with your adopted child. Students can bring home tricky homework assignments and flyers about difficult school events. Your mind may be racing trying to figure out how you ...
Children's problems include adapting to a new classroom, bullying by classmates or abuse at home, but resilience is the ability to thrive despite these challenges.
Children who develop resilience are better equipped to learn from failure and adapt to change. Teachers should also address parent expectations of success and failure<br>Over 100 years ago, the great African American educator Booker T. Washington spoke about resilience<br>I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles overcome…
Discover how you can encourage families to foster creative play and get involved in the classroom with this article from Kaplan Early Learning Company.
What is a life book, why are they important, and how can you find the time to make them for children on your caseload? For…
Use this guide on toxic stress in the classroom to provide overwhelmed students with the right support and prevent burnout.
How do you manage disruptive students?<br>Having a strategic plan based on the type of behavior is key.<br>Managing disruptive behavior is critical to creating an effective learning environment for your students. Learn how to improve behavior in your classroom today with these 16 management techniques and strategies. From annoying distractions to class clowns, get ideas on how to manage the most difficult behavior challenges you face with your students.
Managing A classroom is a lot of work. Managing a smoother-running classroom is even more work. This post includes 20 things you can do in less than an hour for a smoother-running classroom.
Preschool behavior management tips for preschool teachers, daycare workers, and nannies. Tips to create a more peaceful classroom.
Schools may be closed, but that doesn't mean the learning has to stop.
With Father's Day approaching, consider how you might involve fathers more in your classroom next
Teach your child to become a better public speaker by using these tips and tricks.
Your child may be at a school where they are using an approach called "flipped classroom" or "flipped lesson." If so, keep reading to find out more about the concept, and three ways that you can support flipped learning at home.
One of your kids is ready for multiplication and one can’t quite count the fingers on one hand. Sound familiar? Kids begin school with a wide range of skills, and that can make it tough to plan lessons that can …
I have a lot of discomfort with traditional systems of behavior management; especially the ones that hang at the front of the classroom for ...
This infographic explores the use of gaming in classrooms, and how it can help boost students' engagement and motivation.
Review general curricula for preschool, what to expect for each subject, and activities that can be done at home to support learning in the classroom.
The demographics of American classrooms are changing and one of the biggest changes is the increased presence of students attached to military personnel in every school district across the nation. Most families with a military affiliation do not live on military installations. Instead, they live in local communities and their children are usually enrolled in neighborhood schools<br>There are almost 1.4 million children in the U.S…
Adding technology to a preschool or kindergarten classroom is always a little bit tricky. You have to walk a fine line. On one hand, we know that when delivered in the right fashion, technology instruction can be beneficial for young …
Classroom tips,teaching ideas, and resources for the upper elementary classroom. Teacher Giveaways