tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798368475920876945.post6263622286180909556..comments2024-03-28T02:21:10.586-04:00Comments on Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs: The things we say...Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05513289226118469583noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798368475920876945.post-74002395939261615492009-10-24T12:47:56.024-04:002009-10-24T12:47:56.024-04:00What a great post.
I have a "Don't worry...What a great post.<br /><br />I have a "Don't worry, be happy" attidude in the the classroom for the students. If things are going wrong it is the staff, not the students who should be stressed. The other one that goes with this is "happens". This is for when things happen that we have no control over and i often hear it repeated by the students.<br />When a schedule change is affecting the students, I tell them to be like jello and be flexible.<br />I often break into song i.e. "Follow the yellow brick road" to lighten up the mood in the class. When people come in they think it is quite odd but it a great way for me to diffuse a situation.<br />My class motto is calm, cooperative, postive energy. This is great for when a student is being more difficult than usual because it is not me nagging .... it is the class motto and it is written on the wall so I can point to it. I have used it so often my non readers know what it says.<br />In the morning, I try very hard not to tackle difficult subjects with the staff. When those students arrive on the bus we need to be positive as well so sometimes the staff get told to use the motto.<br />I am sure that i have other ones but it is nice to reflect on the positive in the class and not the negative.<br />MarianneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643391342922085105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798368475920876945.post-7720433662233100182009-10-24T09:34:17.572-04:002009-10-24T09:34:17.572-04:00That's what I always sing when lifting kids in...That's what I always sing when lifting kids in the Hoyer!!! (the changing table and hoyer lift are in the bathroom in my room, so lots of times I get called to help with the hoyer)<br /><br />We had a student a few years ago who, if she didn't know how to respond when you asked her a question, would yell "Hot wings!". Whenever anyone says something random that makes no sense, my paras and I always ask "And do you want hot wings with that?" I'm not sure what that reflects, but it makes us laugh.<br /><br />My paras and I always say "I want potty" when we go to the bathroom, because that's what we try to teach the students to say. Sometimes when we have a substitute or visitor in the class and I look at my para and say "I want potty" then wait for them to say "Good asking, Mrs. Mays! You may go to the bathroom" the visitor looks at me like I've lost my mind. I guess this just reflects our commitment to modeling appropriate behavior? <br /><br />I know there are many more, but I can't think of anything else right now ...MNicoleMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814941000860646162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798368475920876945.post-766101066160839922009-10-24T08:00:24.729-04:002009-10-24T08:00:24.729-04:00The name of my blog is Farmer John Cheese because ...The name of my blog is Farmer John Cheese because of just such a thing. My daughter insisted she wanted some on her pasta. We finally figured out she meant parmesan cheese. We are incapable of calling that by it's real name anymore.Terri H-Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14040095781752622030noreply@blogger.com