When you are having a bad day it is easy to get down in the dumps, but instead of letting the negative take over, look at what choices you have to turn the day around. Sometimes our days spiral out of our control, but there are always options for what we can do about it. by modeling this in front of our students, and showing them how to turn … [Read more...] about 8 Things to Do on Your Worst Day
How to Teach Students to Coach a Partner
If you use a lot of cooperative learning strategies in your classroom you likely run into the dilemma of how to help students effectively coach one another. I'll set the scene: You introduce a new cooperative learning strategy to your class that involves partners coaching one another. You release your students to get started and for the most … [Read more...] about How to Teach Students to Coach a Partner
Building a Relationship with THAT Kid
Do you have one student in your class you can't seem to connect with? Check out these strategies with ideas for how to build a meaningful relationship with them to work together. The truth is, building a relationship with this student may be the difference between a successful year for them or a year of struggle. Why Should We Focus on Building a … [Read more...] about Building a Relationship with THAT Kid
4 Review Games to Keep Test Prep Engaging
Are you looking for review games to keep your students engaged and excited about spiral review ahead of your standardized tests? This post includes four unique review strategies that gamify the classroom and pump your students up to review! All four review games are classroom tested and have shown themselves to be crowd pleasers with upper … [Read more...] about 4 Review Games to Keep Test Prep Engaging
5 Ways to Be Happy
In this world there are a lot of reasons to be not only unhappy, but completely miserable. Often, it is our choice to be happy or not. This choice is not always easy, and many times there are elements way beyond our control. In the end though, we must choose to make the decisions that will lead to happiness. The truth is, there are different … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Be Happy
