The Talkative Classroom: Noise Volume Control Methods
Being known as the teacher with ‘loud’ classrooms and the teacher who can manage ‘loud’ classrooms brings me great joy to share some of my classroom noise volume control methods…
Tags: behaviour management
Teaching Tip: Gaining Attention via Deliberate Mistakes
I was in senior school, and like many senior schoolers, I spent large amounts of my time in the classroom daydreaming. That was until my math teacher started making regular…
How a mentor can leave a positive impact on your child
It wasn’t too long into my teaching career when I witnessed the impact parents had on their children. Whether it be positive or negative, a child’s best and worst traits…
“I’m a Superhero!” Improved behaviour by modelling a Superhero
Bad egg! Horrible kid! Evil! Devil! – These are only a few, of many labels that I have heard children be named. And trust me, they can get worse. Honestly…
Do parenting behaviours shape a child’s personality?
Have you ever seen a young child yelling at their parents to get what they want? Maybe it was your child yelling at you? What was your response? A smack?…
Is that child naughty, or doing the right thing the wrong way?
“Morning year 5’s, please stay seated, and copy today’s to-do list in your planner as I write it upon the board!”“Gage! What are you doing out of your chair?”This is…
