Right from the Start: Managing Beginning of the Year Behaviors
One of the greatest things about starting a new school year is that you get to begin with a clean slate. You can decide how to decorate your room, how to organize your schedule and how to teach your students. Sometimes, though, it hits you that you just spent a whole school year teaching one class what you expect from them, and now you have to start all over again with a new class! However, nobody can deny that teaching your students appropriate behaviors right from the start is a sure-fire way to gain control of your classroom. So how do you get your students to follow your directions? Read on to learn some of my secrets!