4 Magic Words That Will Cut the Arguments in Half
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. It was a great day when I discovered 4 magic words that just seem to dissolve tension and eliminate at least half of the arguments in my classroom. And those words are: “You’re not in trouble.” Students can be so defensive, can’t they? (and let’s be honest, […]
Continue reading4 Questions to Know When to Give Grace as a Teacher
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. One of biggest challenges in teaching is finding the right balance between grace and consequences. Most of us tend to lean more to one side than the other. Some tend to be strong on consequences to the point that they are afraid to show mercy when it’s […]
Continue readingSimple Solutions to Track Missing Work: End the Missing Work Confusion
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Tracking & collecting missing work may just be the bane of many teachers’ existence. It can be so hard to keep everything straight & incredibly frustrating trying to hound students to get it turned in. Aside from simply throwing zero’s in the gradebook and moving on, there’s no […]
Continue readingAn Easy Solution to the Pencil Problem
Have you been stumped by the “pencil dilemma”? You know – trying to figure out how on earth to ensure your students have pencils without spending half your salary supplying them?Be stumped no more. We’ve found an amazing (and simple) solution. And we share it in this video here: Get More IdeasThis is just one […]
Continue reading13 Smart Ways to Eliminate No Name Papers
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Sometimes it’s all about the little things. And every teachers know a little thing like no-name papers sure can be a pesky timewaster. When this question came up in our Christian Teachers’ Lounge Facebook group, I knew these ideas needed to be shared. Some ideas may work […]
Continue reading8 Ways to Prevent Cheating
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Cheating seems to be such a prevalent problem in our schools today. And it doesn’t matter what type of school it is – public, private, Christian – it’s something that’s happening. And it’s probably happening in your classroom. Don’t think anyone’s cheating in your classroom? Well, as […]
Continue readingA Small Tweak that Will Transform Your Classroom Management
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Teachers, why do you want a well-managed classroom? The typical answers we give are so that the kids can learn and grow, or maybe, if we’re being really honest, so that we don’t go crazy! But let’s take a minute to look beyond the token answers and […]
Continue readingHow to Be More Consistent in Your Classroom Management
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Why on earth is it so hard to be consistent in our discipline or our classroom management? Okay, maybe for some of you consistency comes relatively easily, but not for me. And based on some comments that I’ve gotten from you readers, I don’t think I’m not […]
Continue readingHow to Start Class Without the Chaos
When I first started teaching there was only one word to describe the start of class – chaos.I remember standing in front of my class as the bell rang wondering how on earth I was going to get their attention.With half the class talking, 5 kids walking around the room, and 2 more coming in […]
Continue readingWhat NOT to Do the First Day of School
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. The bell rings and the students come pouring in to the first day of school. Excitement and a bit of chaos fill the air as well as some nervous anticipation – not just from the students but also from the teachers. Yes, the first day of school […]
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