It has been a wonderful discovery to plan my new workshop: The Challenging Child! What keeps coming up in my research is the importance of the connection between child and student.
This connection is essential in promoting a calm, productive classroom.
Here are some ideas that will help foster a positive connection.
- Greet children at the door by getting down to their level and having a short conversation to “check in”.
- When children exhibit challenging behavior- be a detective, find out the students motivation for the behavior and let that guide your solution.
- Praise your students for small accomplishments- a moment of self control, trying something new, waiting for a turn, hard work, etc.
How do you connect?
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