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Manage Young Learner Behavior Like A Construction Site

Manage Young Learner Behavior Like A Construction Site

I used to be a civil engineer. On construction sites, there were two ways people stayed safe. There were safety regulations to prevent accidents. But no matter how many safety regulations there were, everyone wore a hardhat. If something went wrong, a hardhat improves your chances of survival. Managing behavior of pre-primary school age children is similar. Teachers can prevent behavior problems from happening by planning engaging classes where children are engaged and feel valued. But when behavior problems happen, we also need tactics to deal with them. Here are two sets of strategies for encouraging positive behavior and dealing with negative behavior when it occurs.

Make Your ESL Games Great Again

Make Your ESL Games Great Again

When I was a first-year teacher, my lesson plans looked like this.

"Warmer (game)

Grammar

Game

Book p14-15

Game

Review"

Games were great at entertaining my classes. Much later I realized that some games were also great for learning English. The challenge was figuring out which games. 

If you want your games to be more than a break between grammar drills and book work, check your games against “GAMES” (Group, Appropriate, Motivating, English, Skills).

THE GOLDEN RATIO: GET KIDS TO BEHAVE, FIND SUCCESS AT WORK AND HAVE A HAPPY MARRIAGE

THE GOLDEN RATIO: GET KIDS TO BEHAVE, FIND SUCCESS AT WORK AND HAVE A HAPPY MARRIAGE

100 couples get divorced in America every hour. These divorces cost 11 billion dollars a year in legal fees and result in 43% of kids in the States being raised without their dads. Tragic. But what’s causing all these divorces? Getting married too quickly? Staying out too late? Not enough sex?