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Behavior Management

Tips for Encouraging Good Student Behavior

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Red Pen Reversal Teachers often use a red pen to mark answers that are incorrect. Instead of using a red pen to check all wrong answers, use a red pen to check all right answers! Write “okay” on all correct answers. Leave answers that are wrong untouched. This is another silent message to students to … Continue reading Tips for Encouraging Good Student Behavior »

Behavior Management

Ideas for Motivating and Rewarding Students

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Special Mailbox A cute idea for the classroom is to mount a real mailbox on a support stand. Use this to send special notes to students, praising their efforts and progress. Some examples of reasons to send notes are as follows: being kind to another making learning progress being polite and courteous birthdays or other … Continue reading Ideas for Motivating and Rewarding Students »