Do you ever feel overwhelmed trying to manage Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) in the classroom? When faced with ODD in the classroom, teachers can harness the power of understanding strategies …
How to Manage ODD in the Classroom

Do you ever feel overwhelmed trying to manage Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) in the classroom? When faced with ODD in the classroom, teachers can harness the power of understanding strategies …
I saw him for only about 10 minutes a year, and he said, “No worries; send me a payment later.” At that moment I felt like a valued and trusted …
“I don’t have time to incorporate social-emotional learning activities. There is barely have time to differentiate math, reading, and writing.” I have been so excited to see the changes in …
Youtube Title: fun ways to learn essential math facts “Yay! My favourite part!!” We had so many fun ways to learn math facts that practising math facts was a joy …
Eight minutes. I sat patiently with her, just the two of us, for eight minutes, and waited for her to rally her thoughts enough just to look at the page. …
Embracing and understanding neurodiversity is essential to the success of building empathy. Building empathy through picture books for ADHD in the classroom is a powerful evidence based strategy The storylines …
“Only: 5.3% of children globally are diagnosed with ADHD”. This is such a tiny number, certainly I don’t reeeeeeally have to think about it or know how to manage ADHD …
ADHD affects 5.3% of children globally. Kind of. That is just an estimate, and low estimate, for us to keep in mind when identifying students with adhd in primary In …
I have often been asked: Do students truly need to master math facts? While the debates goes on, research consistently shows that mastery is not just beneficial but essential for …
“I just don’t have it. I have had the opportunity to watch all of the teachers, and I don’t have the posture, or the teaching tone and voice.” During covid …
Number Bonds in Math There were farm animals everywhere, and I could see that my small group were anxious to play games with the animals. Fortunately, my students knew the …
Is it ethical, as a teacher, to waste an entire week (or maybe two!) on incorporating fun little seasonally themed math facts colour by code worksheets when we could be …
Did you ever put your whole head into your Hallowe’en treat bag, and count how many chocolate bars, chip bags, and pieces of gum you had received? My parents weren’t …
“She looks a little bit bored. I am not too sure she is getting much out of this.” I had provided my educational assistant with differentiation in science teaching for …
Build Classroom Community From Day One My heart breaks when I see assigned partners in the classroom announce to the classroom verbally or visually that they are only working together …
Standing at the front of the classroom and telling a keen, smiling and focused group of students to stop working is actually one of the most effective strategies for student …