Kindergarten behavior

Wiggly students can feel distracting but do they have to be? Check out my tips and strategies for students who can't sit still!

Behavior calendars aren't the helpful classroom management tool that you might think. Check out this post to see what you should use instead!

Teaching behavior expectations in kindergarten is important, especially in the first few weeks of school. This often sets the stage for your class for the entire year. For students to fully understand what is expected of them, it is important that teachers address and teach these expectation. I usually spend a lot of time during the first weeks of school teaching student expectations and classroom behaviors. We complete sorts of good choices and bad choices in the classroom and discuss what…

Seven tips for using behavior reflection sheets to help young students process behavior choices, including similar situations in the future.

Glow and grow notes are a classroom management game-changer! You can motivate all of your students to make positive choices to earn a glow note to send home to parents. Parents will love the positive wording of these behavior notes and teachers love how easy they are to use. Get your FREE set of notes when you sign up for our email list and try them today!

How do you encourage positive student behavior in your classroom? I have tried too many behavior systems to count - clip charts, flipping cards, behavior contracts… you name it and I have tried it. What I have found over the years is that no matter what, students genuinely want to do well and

I KNOW what works in kindergarten. You don't have to shout, use gimmicks or throw candy. This is kindergarten classroom management for the normal teacher.

This is the behavior chart that I created with a Grade 2 ESL student in mind. The student is bright and quick academically but struggles to maintain focus and keep his hands to himself.

Classroom management is one of the most important things a teacher can master. Here are 2 kindergarten classroom management ideas that work!

Today I am so excited to talk about one of my favorite topics:CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT! I have said it before, classroom management was something I worked REALLY hard on over the years. One year I had the worst year of my life when it came to teaching and I vowed to never let it happen again. […]