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"Goin' Down the Highway" - Excerpt from Runaway Ralph

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GET BACKPACKS AND LINE UP TO GO TO THE GYM

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GET BACKPACKS AND LINE UP TO GO TO THE GYM

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Guided Reading Group 1 during breakfast 8:10-8:30

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Guided Reading Group 1 during breakfast 8:10-8:30

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Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

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Alexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

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Group 1 Complete 2 readings each day this week

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Group 1 Complete 2 readings each day this week

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TEXTBOOK READER                    Chapter  10 Lesson 2

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TEXTBOOK READER                    Chapter  10 Lesson 2

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Clean Up Song | Tidy Up Song | The Singing Walrus

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Mind Yeti® sessions are no longer available on MindYeti.com.

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Math Centers that Deliver - Differentiation Done Right | HappyNumbers.com

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While you teach small groups, Happy Numbers serves as an independent math center, providing individualized instruction for the rest of the class.

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One of the keys to handling difficult students is to hold them accountable for every rule violation, from the first day of school onward.

Because if you don't, you'll be at their mercy.

You'll have to appease them, lower your standards, and give in to their unspoken demands.

You'll have to give up your leverage and authority and treat them differently than everyone else. You'll have to look the other way and walk on eggshells around them.

The thought of sending them to time-out, then, will make you shiver-because the times you've tried, even gently, didn't go well. They became angry and argumentative. They turned their back on you and caused a scene.

They made you pay for having the nerve to hold them accountable.

So now this one student, all of eight years old-or four or thirteen-has you over a barrel and the best you can hope for is to ignore them and cross your fingers that they don't become too disruptive.

It's an awful, demoralizing position to be in. You let things go in the beginning, and now you've lost all the power and leverage in the relationship.

So what are you to do?

You know in your heart they need to be held accountable. You know they need some humble reflection time separated from the class. You know they need to learn the lesson that in this life they can't do whatever they want without consequence.

But what if they refuse? What if they reject your time-out? What if they throw a tantrum, call you names, and ratchet up their misbehavior?
You hold them accountable anyway.
You take a deep breath and make the hard decision to do what's best for them and your classroom and you follow your classroom management plan anyway. You approach the student calmly, deliver the news, and then walk away.

How they handle it isn't your concern. If they argue, don't respond. If they throw themselves on the floor, leave them be. If they yell and wail and try to sabotage your lesson, go right on teaching.

When you have a difficult student in your classroom who you've emboldened with your appeasement and inconsistency, and who now saunters around your classroom as if rules don't apply, you must find the inner strength to say, "Enough is enough."

But here's the thing: If you refrain from taking their misbehavior personally, and therefore refrain from battling, arguing, or seeking your own form of revenge, then accountability will be set free to do its good work.

After the student calms down, however long it takes, let them sit another ten or fifteen minutes and then invite them to rejoin the class.

And when they break another rule? Do it again. Follow your plan. Their reaction may be as bad as the first time-perhaps worse-but before long, if you stick with it, it will get better. Slowly, tentatively, they'll start believing that you're the real deal.

They'll start believing that you're someone worth trusting and getting to know. Maybe even someone worth looking up to.

They'll look you in the eye like no other adult before you. They'll smile and say hello and be more pleasant and forgiving with their classmates. They'll look different and walk different. They'll be different.

You see, when you offer your students real-world truth and acceptance, when you stop tiptoeing around them and instead show your faith in them and who they can become by never letting misbehavior go . . .

It changes everything.

Note: This article was written in response to the many teachers who have contacted us regarding this topic. A far better solution, however, is to follow your classroom management plan from the very beginning.

If you haven't done so already, please join us. It's free! Click here and begin receiving classroom management articles like this one in your email box every week.

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How To Handle Students Who Will Ruin Your Day If You Hold Them Accountable - Smart Classroom Management

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One of the keys to handling difficult students is to hold them accountable for every rule violation, from the first day of school onward. Because if you don't, you'll be at their mercy. You'll have to appease them, lower your standards, and give in to their unspoken demands.

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Redemption Center                          2 liter bottles   handiwipes, potting soil, seeds, lettuce and marigolds

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Redemption Center                          2 liter bottles   handiwipes, potting soil, seeds, lettuce and marigolds

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Mystery Doug's mini-lessons are part of Mystery Science! Our weekly video series is for elementary teachers & is based entirely on questions that real students ask. It's the perfect five-minute break for your morning meeting, snack time or any subject transitions. Exploring questions like... * Could a turtle live outside its shell?

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When 2 Vowels Go Walking | Phonics Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

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Between the Lions: "When Two Vowels Go Walking"

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The Bazillions are all about music, learning, and fun! It’s kid-friendly rock-n-roll the whole family can enjoy. The Bazillions are a robust, growing children’s education and entertainment brand, including a busy schedule of high-energy live performances, four award-winning albums featuring an ever…

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Word Family 'ack' Phonics Lesson - Learn to read

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'-ick' - Sound Carnival (The Electric Company)

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March 18 -22 MORNING MEETING Erin Waters

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Penguin Dance | Brain Breaks | Jack Hartmann

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TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

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Shake Your Sillies Out ♫ Brain Breaks Songs for Kids ♫ Kids Action Songs by The Learning Station

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Move it and Freeze Extended | Brain Breaks | Jack Hartmann

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Months of the Year Song | Song for Kids | The Singing Walrus

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Days of the Week Song | The Singing Walrus

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Baby Shark - Pinkfong Kids’ Songs & Stories

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Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Shapes song for kids | The Singing Walrus

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I Can Follow the Rules | Learn the Rules | Learning Song for Kids | Preschool & Kindergarten

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Over many years researchers in the learning sciences, psychology, anthropology and neuroscience have learned a lot about how humans learn. One of the key properties is malleability. The brain changes in response to relationships and experiences, continuing to develop through young adulthood. And while the children in any class will develop differently based on their experiences, the brain will grow and change with the right inputs.

"What's most interesting is a child can become a productive and engaged learner from any starting point, as long as we intentionally build those skills," said Dr. Pamela Cantor, founder and senior science advisor of Turnaround for Children, in an Edutopia video on bring learning sciences into the classroom.

Strong relationships can prime a person to learn. And for those who have adverse childhood experiences, strong relationships can mitigate the negative effects of trauma. Schools organized with relationships as a priority can benefit children in many ways. In this Edutopia video, teachers share how they make time and mental space to connect with students.

"I prioritize relationship building, because getting to know them is the best part of the job," said English language arts teacher Catherine Paul.

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Why Schools Should Be Organized To Prioritize Relationships

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Over many years researchers in the learning sciences, psychology, anthropology and neuroscience have learned a lot about how humans learn. One of the key properties is malleability. The brain changes in response to relationships and experiences, continuing to develop through young adulthood.

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I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week?

Why do we yawn?

-Subah, Grade 3

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Voting for this episode is now closed. Would you like to vote on the most recent poll? I pulled three questions from my jar. Which question do you want to explore next week? Why do we yawn? -Subah, Grade 3 How do they turn wood into paper?

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When Two Vowels Go Walking | PBS LearningMedia

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In this video segment from Between the Lions, two animated vowels walk down a road and are joined by other letters to make words as they go. The song explains the rule: "When two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking."