3 Ways to Use Visuals to Prevent Student Elopement
Student elopement can be really tricky. We want to support students, we want to get their needs met, we want to keep them safe, and of course, keep the rest of the class focused and...
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9 Strategies for Student Defiance
All behavior is communication. We know this, we hear it a LOT. Just knowing this important fact isn’t enough, though, and doesn’t magically give us a toolbox or a skill set to support students through...
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5 Proactive Connection-Seeking Strategies
If you’ve followed along here or on my other social media outlets, you know I can talk about behavior to a wall. I love problem solving, chatting with likeminded educators, sharing ideas, and working with...
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Back to School Behavior Resources
The Teachers Pay Teachers site-wide back to school sale is almost here, and I want to share my favorite, tried-and-true back to school behavior resources! These Miss Behavior back to school behavior resources are perfect...
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Are you a Behavior Support Teacher? Listen Up!
Are you a new behavior support teacher? A veteran looking for some fresh ideas? I have been sharing tips, tricks, ideas, resources, and research for a few years now. This post exists to be a...
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The Power of Coloring
A few years ago when I was spending my days teaching children with emotional disabilities in a self contained K-4 classroom, you’d notice one common theme across my classroom: COLORING. I feel like this is...
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3 Ways to Support Students That Elope
Ah, student elopement. No, I don’t mean secretly getting married – that actually sounds intriguing! I mean students who run away – from the area, from the setting, from the classroom, from the building. It’s...
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10 Simple Ways to Support Students with Anxiety
Student anxiety is real! It’s a misconception that anxiety is an adult problem. It’s a human problem! Here are 10 simple ways teachers can support students experiencing anxiety in and out of school. 1.) Stay...
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5 Words to Avoid When Helping Students De-Escalate
De-escalation is such a HARD process – and the language we use can become the reasons why a student calms, or a student escalates further. De-escalation language should always be non-judgmental and the adult should...
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How to Effectively Debrief Student Behaviors
When big incidents occur in our classrooms, honestly, we just want them to stop. Am I right, or am I right?! Sometimes just the thought of rehashing the eruption that had just occurred would make...
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