1. Provide opportunities for them to perform – this is what they were born to do anyway e.g. history plays, scenes from the book you read, MC at assemblies etc. 2. Give them positive reinforcement...
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My Favourite Substitute Teacher Comedian!
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Integration without Support
What do you mean I have 2 children with autism, 3 with learning disabilities and 2 with behaviour challenges in my class next year? School Boards are moving towards integration. This means that...
Should I Spend Money on Professional Resources?
If it’s “Substitute Teaching?” by Amanda Yuill, definitely, YES – she writes, shamelessly! If it’s a resource you will refer to or be able to use over and over again, yes. If you have a big house,...
Should I Spend My Money on the Classroom?
No. NO! NOOOOOO! Ok, sometimes. As a Substitute Teacher, the only time I'm tempted to spend my own money is when I'm covering a longer leave. (Teaching is the only profession where anyone is tempted...
Summer Reading List
Here's a few books to read over the summer! 1. Lost and Found - Helping Behaviourally Challenging Students (and While You're At It, All the Others) by Ross Greene. A few Special Education teachers...
Answering “Why Do We Have to Learn This?”
"I'm never going to use this in real life", students say. What they really mean is, "This is hard and I don't want to do it!" When students say this, I try to tell them about really cool jobs that...
Classroom Management for Substitute Teachers
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