Students who are overly competitive can become easily agitated and engage in inappropriate behaviour during a lot of different activities. This can make things extremely difficult for you as a teacher, as well as other students. These competitive students can often lose friendships and find themselves quite lonely, not always fully understanding what they’ve done… Continue reading Tips for Working With Students Who Are Overly Competitive
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Tips for Supporting Students with Low Self-Esteem
Some of the students we see each day have extremely low self-esteem. These kiddos often have a bad habit of putting themselves down a lot. I personally see this quite a bit with students diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. These students often frequently put themselves down and make negative comments about themselves to… Continue reading Tips for Supporting Students with Low Self-Esteem
Tips for Students Who Have Difficulty During Unstructured Time
During the school day, there are a significant number of times when students engage in unstructured times. For example, recess, lunch break, getting ready at lockers, moving through the hallways, and so on. The vast majority of students do absolutely fine during these times. However, some can be triggered and have issues with peers or… Continue reading Tips for Students Who Have Difficulty During Unstructured Time
Tips for Supporting Students with Poor Time Management Skills
We’ve all had students who have little to no time management skills. Often, this happens with our students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, but it can occur in others as well. Sometimes, as with those with ADHD, students have extreme difficulty with this due to their neurological development. Other times, students just have never been taught… Continue reading Tips for Supporting Students with Poor Time Management Skills
KIAT Book Club: Neurodiversity in the Classroom Ch. 3
Welcome back, friends! Today's chapter in Neurodiversity in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong is titled "The Joys of ADHD". Fellow teachers, I know the face you're making because I made it too; what joys of ADHD?! I kid, I kid, but seriously, sometimes as teachers we really do just want to throw medication at the… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Neurodiversity in the Classroom Ch. 3
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