This central hub features detailed pages on proven educational strategies and classroom techniques that enhance learning and development. From establishing classroom rules to engaging academic choices, our archive offers a wealth of information to support effective teaching and create positive classroom environments.
In the early years, we focus on building cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control. These primary practices create a foundation for positive and collaborative learning.
Energizers are quick, whole-group activities that get students moving, breathing deeply, laughing, thinking, and working together. Energizers give students mental and physical breaks from rigorous academics, provide a fun way to transition between activities.
When used effectively, students and teachers alike look forward to this oasis of peace and quiet in the midst of a busy and energetic school day. Teachers say they save time, because many disputes and worries that spill into the room after lunch often dissipate as students relax into quiet time.
Rules provide a foundation on which we can build a classroom community and give children guidance about behavior expectations. Children who have worked together to create their rules will believe in the rules, and they will want to follow them as well as help each other follow them.
Academic Choice is a powerful tool for motivating students’ learning. When teachers use Academic Choice to structure lessons, children become purposeful learners who engage in an activity because they want to, not because the teacher told them to.
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Discover how each practice enhances classroom culture and supports the development of essential skills in students of all ages.
