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Teasing
Are your students teasing, calling names, and saying unkind things? With the strategies in this practical Responsive Classroom guide, you can teach them how to be playful without being hurtful.In this concise book (under 40 pages), veteran educator Margaret Berry Wilson shows you practical steps that will tame the teasing and keep school and learning feeling safe. You’ll
Why some children tease (one they may not understand the difference between humor and teasing)Proactive steps that will limit teasing and promote kind words (a class rule requiring respectful language is essential; so is modeling how respect looks and sounds)How to respond to teasing in the moment (key respond immediately and consider a logical consequence—a handy chart offers several ideas)What to do if a child continues to tease (one a problem-solving conference to raise awareness and give the child concrete strategies to try)How to talk to parents when children struggle with teasing—or being teased (preparation is key; a “what you might say” chart helps you respond if parents react emotionally)Noticing other common misbehaviors? Check out all the books in this series. Each one zeroes in on a behavior—listening and attention challenges, disengagement, teasing, cliques, tattling, silliness and showing off, too much physical contact, dishonesty, or frustrations and meltdowns—with practical strategies from the Responsive Classroom approach, a research-based way of teaching associated with greater teacher effectiveness, higher student achievement, and improved school climate.
Why some children tease (one they may not understand the difference between humor and teasing)Proactive steps that will limit teasing and promote kind words (a class rule requiring respectful language is essential; so is modeling how respect looks and sounds)How to respond to teasing in the moment (key respond immediately and consider a logical consequence—a handy chart offers several ideas)What to do if a child continues to tease (one a problem-solving conference to raise awareness and give the child concrete strategies to try)How to talk to parents when children struggle with teasing—or being teased (preparation is key; a “what you might say” chart helps you respond if parents react emotionally)Noticing other common misbehaviors? Check out all the books in this series. Each one zeroes in on a behavior—listening and attention challenges, disengagement, teasing, cliques, tattling, silliness and showing off, too much physical contact, dishonesty, or frustrations and meltdowns—with practical strategies from the Responsive Classroom approach, a research-based way of teaching associated with greater teacher effectiveness, higher student achievement, and improved school climate.
50 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 9, 2014
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