Recognizing and supporting student emotions is one of the most important thing adults can do when working with students. Helping a child to cope can be an every day occurrence in the classroom. Today we are discuss how to appropriately tell a child to calm down. In the fast-paced world we live in, often times staff will quickly dismiss a child emotions by saying phrases like ‘oh, you are okay” or “calm down, you are going to be fine” in an attempt to resolve the problem. While the intention behind such common phrases like these may be good, they can be damaging. Ultimately, we should never be ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching manners. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? Manners are taught to students to show polite ways to talk and act.  It is important for students to use manners in all schoo ..read more

The number one question I get from readers is, “Where do I start when setting up my classroom?” Here are my most popular blog posts from over the year that help answer the most commonly asked questions. Full disclosure- some of these posts are OLD OLD OLD so the picture quality is not the best! I also share a lot of information in my Special Education Starter Kit. If this doesn’t answer your question, please reach out to me! Setting Up or Re-vamping Your Classroom Looking for inspiration? Check out an old classroom Reveal. Classroom floor planning? Here is a sample. Do you have a computer c ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching students to ask a friend to play. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? Students will receive school time during the day to play with their peers.  This is often a time whe ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching students to ask for their needs. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? There are many things that a student will need throughout the school day.  Students need to learn to ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching manners. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? Manners are taught to students to show polite ways to talk and act.  It is important for students to use manners in all schoo ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching students how to resolve conflicts. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? Resolving a conflict means that two or more people had a disagreement and figure out a way to compromise.&nbs ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching students to understand sarcasm and jokes. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? Sarcasm and jokes are often hard to teach to students who struggle with literal interpretations.  ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching about apologizing. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? Students who learn to apologize are able to express regret for a mistake or an action that was inappropriate. Apologizing is ..read more

Social Emotional Learning should be a component of every classroom. Teaching students how to behave and to set expectations is a huge component of any classroom management system and is also a necessity in todays world.  Today I am going to talk to you about teaching students to ask for help. * This post may contain affiliate links. This means that if you click and end up purchasing, you pay no extra cost, but I earn a small fee for referring you. Why Teach the Behavior? Asking for help is a sign of strength in a student. They should be taught at a young age that needing help is normal ..read more