Where do you store your stationery? Can it do with a spruce up? These free weekday and stationery labels are a quick and easy way to ‘prettify’ your space. They’re also great for encouraging kids to put their bits and pieces back where they got them! Print your stationery labels Scroll to the bottom of […]
Attuned Communication instead of Classroom Management? #19
Want to try attuned communication with your kids so you don’t have to rely so much on traditional classroom management techniques? Listen to this interview with Laura Fish, it’s got tons of great advice for building up our kids, giving them confidence and strengthening executive function through conversation! You can listen to this episode above, listen to […]
Is Your Classroom an Academically Safe Environment? #18
Is your classroom an academically safe learning environment? Do our kids ever feel embarrassed or hesitant over asking questions, or because they’re struggling with a task, or because other children are ‘better’ than they are? This episode focuses on what we can do to help our kids feel as confident and safe as possible. You […]
Free 2016-2017 Monthly Calendar
Edit: January to December 2021 calendars are available HERE. Since northern teachers are quickly wrapping up their year (if they haven’t already) it’s time for the newest update to our popular calendar. Here’s your new and improved 2016-2017 monthly calendar! Two versions Did you know there’s an even split of teachers who like their calendars to start […]
Anger Management: How to Calm an Angry Child #8
While this anger management post title says it’s about how to calm an angry child, it’s really about how to encourage young children to calm themselves. It’s not a quick and easy method (if there even is such a thing), but it can be highly effective if it’s implemented consistently and if the children are […]
Anger Management: 23 Calming Strategy Cards
Anger is a complex and difficult emotion for young children to deal with so having an awareness of anger management as an adult can really help. We need to help children learn how to recognise, talk about and manage their anger: not while they’re angry, but while they’re calm and happy in order to give […]
How to Prepare an Effective End-of-Year Class Performance
Anyone who has worked with me will tell you that I believe strongly in the benefits of performance for young children. When done effectively it motivates, engages and excites children over many weeks and increases the energy in the classroom. It teaches them the value of perseverance and practice. It develops their ability to work […]
Classroom Management and New Teacher Anxiety
According to research classroom management is the number one cause of high stress and anxiety in new teachers. And let’s face it, even experienced teachers can struggle with it. Apparently it’s a worldwide phenomenon… the challenging transition from student teacher to beginning teacher. It’s given many names: reality shock, the survival phase, even shattered dreams. […]
10 Activities and You Tube Songs to Explore Emotions
Helping little ones understand their own feelings and the emotions of others takes time and consistency. Effort spent in this area helps children learn tactics to control their own behaviours which is a great help to their social development. I have listed here over 10 activities and 10 You Tube songs you might like to […]
10 Ways to Combat Bullying in the Early Years
Boys will be boys. It’s just a squabble. They have to learn to deal with it themselves. How much truth do these axioms hold? Are they just an excuse not to intercede? Of course it’s true that children DO have to learn to deal with conflict and we SHOULDN’T always jump in. However, with […]