Teaching Children Not to Be Rude!

the toothpaste comes out of the tube, you cannot get it all back in. This is much like a put-down or rude comment. Once a put-down comes out of my…

3 Mindful Classroom Teaching Strategies

…and outward toward others. I wanted them to be kind, compassionate and empathetic. I had to teach them this. Enter Have You Filled Someone’s Bucket Today?, a book by Carol…

Halting Back Talkers in Their Tracks!

…chatty. Rule 3: “Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat,” keeps classrooms from turning into playgrounds. Unfortunately, these three rules don’t cover every classroom misbehavior. Rule 4 “Make…

Taming Blurters and Wanderers

…with their fingers. Make this rehearsal fun. Use a variety of intonations, deliveries. Fun imitates fun. Keep everyone’s mirror neurons happy. Step Two Your kids have Rule 2 down pat….

The Secret to Lightning Fast Classroom Transitions

…Teacher Heaven. For a complete description of Whole Brain Teaching’s rules, see chapter 7 in “Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids” available on Amazon.com. Chris Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teachers…

Fun Countdown Timers for the Classroom

…are very time-consuming. A quick 30-minute activity would often evolve into an hour-long lesson! A big part of the problem was my lack of time management skills. I would give…

Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

…platform. Create a few topic branches and subtopics within those branches. Search for online resources and save them. Upload photos or documents to one of your topic branches. Download the

Leprechaun Luck Math Game Digital Challenge

…different grade levels. You can use it to introduce probability concepts to older students or as a fun addition facts review game with younger students. I wrote about the game…