take a deep breath and run, yelling loudly. Once the players run out of breath, they stand still. The player who runs the farthest before running out of breath wins. For the "laughing game," played by the Nootka
Time spent dealing with continuous behavioral interruptions is time taken away from teaching. By setting up clear behavior expectations and consequences at the beginning of the year, teachers can create a fluid and productive class in which time is spent engaging in educational activities, not respond...
Contingent reinforcement is used to enforce the notion that there is some type of consequence for both good and bad behaviors. The consequence is dependent on whether the person providing the reinforcement wants the behavior to stop or to continue. Contingent reinforcement is used in the home, in...
and if every parent- and every adult caring for a child-read aloud a minimum of three stories a day to the children in our lives, we could probably wipe out illiteracy within one generation. —Mem Fox
the mice will run around trying to avoid the cats. The cats try to pull the tails away from the mice. When a cat gets a mouse’s tail, the mouse must step out of the game. After five minutes, or when all of the tails have been taken, the teacher will choose two new children to...
you are listening well when she speaks and raise her hand when you phase out. Give her a point or a sticker for every one that she gets right. When she misses a modeling cue -- such as your eyes inattentively turning away as she talks -- she gets one point or sticker taken away....
that the child share toys then stops when the child begins to share. The removal of the negative stimulus (the mother's persistent lecturing) encourages the good behavior to continue. Punishment would occur if the toys were taken away because the child wouldn't share with them with the ...
choose colors that don't show dirt easily. Hang your banner by turning over the top edge to hang it like a café curtain, or make a tabbed top to hang on a decorative rod. This way, the banner can either be hung in a closet for banner storage or taken off the hanging rod to be...
1For Students 2Don't give the abuser permission Don't give the abuser permission to keep attacking or to become more violent. Tell a teacher, counselor or parent, because they can find ways to end the bullying. 3Keep date and time logs ...
Scaffolding theory describes social and instructional support for students learning new concepts, comparable to structures erected alongside newly constructed buildings. The scaffolding supports the construction (the introduction of new material) and is taken away after completion (or when the lesson is ...