Thursday January 14th, 2016

This article is one most of us can relate to. Trauma is usually at the heart of serious disruptive behaviors, and we definitely can relate in almost every classroom. Trying to get at the root cause is the challenging part. There might be something in this article that catches your eye, that can help with a student in your classroom. The picture included is also cute. We include yoga, brain breaks, mindfulness, brain lessons, and more for a reason. High expectations and high support:

Trauma and Emotional Needs of Students

I love this picture. If you've never visited the preschool, I highly recommend it. This picture is from Mrs. Popa's classroom on Wednesday. I was so impressed. These students are in the morning three year old class. They were learning letter names and reviewing the Leader in Me habits. When they got to sharpen the saw, they each shared how they personally sharpen the saw. Priceless! They were sitting so nicely, and very attentive to the teacher and their peers who were speaking: