Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art is of ending. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The pace of activities and anticipation of summer can add to a sense of frenzy in these final school days. Children are excited about vacations and swimming. Parents are ready to shed the early morning commute to school …
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Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Beginning summer, Ending school year, Quiet Hour, Quiet Time, Reading hour, Reflecting on learning, Reflection, School routine, Summer activities, Summer routines, Supporting children in transition to summer, Teacher, Transitions
I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline. – Fred Rogers School has begun. After a few weeks pass, the excitement seems to wear off. Jumping out of bed may change to dawdling. After all, learning is hard work and attention to rules, the following of routines and …
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Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Goal achievement, Impulse control, Kind and firm, Language, Limited choices, Notice positive behaviors, Reinforce, Remind, Responsibility, School routine, Self discipline, Set expectations