WORKSHEETS
Teach students about cooperation with this introductory coloring activity before beginning collaborative in-class or…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Brainstorm classroom rules with your students at the first of the year so your students know what is expected of them…
Arrangement of class space is crucial when dealing with disruptive students and important to consider for all students.
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Recognize progress or reward outstanding work with these good news notes. They're a positive way to communicate with…
Adapting the environment to the learner is a key to managing disruptive behavior. This list details some basic…
Four weeks' worth of point totals for tracking behavior management are in this printable chart. Use this system with…
This printable worksheet on the benefits of making mistakes and persisting in the face of failure provides a template…
ACTIVITIES
The students will go on an adventurous scavenger hunt to find and classify the selected objects.
Children will use their senses to determine what secret object is hiding in a closed box.
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Use this graphic organizer to help students brainstorm how groups work well together and what they need from each other…
This behavior management article includes two handy charts to track student behavior as well as a list of possible…
A chart describing different ways to handle conflict in the classroom plus their uses and limitations.
The guidelines outlined in this article will be helpful in performing a thorough behavioral observation. New teachers…
You're a teacher challenged with a difficult student. You've tried being nice and not so nice, going back and forth…
Build classroom community while giving many students the chance to lead your class.
In this excerpt from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire, Rafe Esquith discusses discipline and how punishments should fit…
LESSON PLANS
In this school safety lesson plan, students learn the Talk It Out Together conflict-solving process.
Here are some suggested ways for teachers to handle conflict in their classrooms. Using these techniques in your…
Make a bulletin board for managing a class unit on friendship.
Use the 100+ strategies, examples, and tips found in this resource to help create opportunities for appropriate social…
The key to effective behavior management is establishing trust. This article details the key points to facilitating a…
Use this printable following your lesson on friendship. Students create paper doll imaginary friends and use them to…
Background information on four approaches that have commonly been used to promote social development in children and…
This article describes successful ways to communicate with the family of a child with ADD. You'll want to develop a…
