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1. Classroom Management Tips
for Children & Adolescents
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2. Photo by kindercapes, Flic.kr/p/9FeqjQ ShellyTerrell.com/classmanagement
"Today I will behave as if this is the day I will
be remembered.” - Dr. Seuss

3. Kids act up for all sorts of reasons!

4. I’m tired
I’m hungry
I don’t understand
I’m have ADHD
My parents are
getting a divorce

5. Understand your learners’
developmental needs
Attention Spans:
• Ages 2-3= 3-4 minutes
• Age 5= 5 to 10 minutes
• Ages 6-8= 15-20 minutes
• Ages 9-12= 22-35 minutes
Sciencemaster77.blogspot.com/
2011/01/attention-spans-revisited.html

6. Go in with a positive attitude!
We’re going
to rock this
year!

7. Put yourself in a better mood before class!
Exercise
Give yourself pep talks
Relax with music
MeditateEat breakfast

8. Differentiate activities
Move around Include rest
periods
Balance out activity
and inactivity
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9. Suggested Activities for Kids
Games
Closing song/dance
BreaksDance! Sing!
Hands-on activities
Story time
Hello song
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10. Suggested Activities for Adolescents
Pair or group mini tasks Circle discussions
Games
Scavenger Hunts
Surveys Videos
InterviewsJournal
Hands-on activities
Polls
Podcasts
Blog
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11. Come up with the rules together
Photo by WellspringCS, Flic.kr/p/7FMy8L

12. • Arrive on time
• Be nice to others
• Share
• Clean after myself
• Listen

13. Communicate
nonverbally!

14. Allow them to
take a break
and do
something
calming

15. Talk to them
about their
actions.

16. Thegridmethod.com/blog

17. Don’t get emotionally charged!
Maintain expectations!
Get back to the learning!
What do I do when students act up?
Call a break!
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18. ShellyTerrell.com/parents
“At the end of the
day, the most
overwhelming key to
a child's success is the
positive involvement
of parents.”
- Jane D. Hull
Tip: Parent partnerships

19. ShellyTerrell.com/parents
Parent communication tools & apps
Remind Cel.ly
Class Dojo
GAFE

20. Change the
environment to
help you facilitate!

21. Image CC Classroom View by Kathy Cassidy, Flicker
Learning Centers
Group work
Individual work Whole class

22. How do I
manage this?

23. Activity Logs

24. Calendars

25. • Give each group a stack of
yellow, blue, & red cups.
• The top cup is their status.
• Yellow= sunny & bright,
everything's all right
• Blue= we're through, what
should we do?
• Red= we have a problem
we cannot solve alone
The Cup System
Theorganizedclassroomblog.com/index.php/blog/cup-management

26. Digital Badges
(Girl) Scout Troopers by JD Hancock, Flic.kr/p/
8jBfQv
“Celebrate
what you
want to see
more of.”
- Thomas J.
Peters

27. Girl Scouts visit Mayor Summey for Girl Scouts Week by North Charleston, Flic.kr/p/
kVYxBZ
They mark a certain
achievement ... when
one girl sees a badge
on a sister Scout's
arm, if that girl has
won the same badge,
it at once awakens an
interest and sympathy
between them. -
Juliette Lowe
Humanize digital learning

28. Credly.com/u/shellyterrell

29. Credly free iOS app

30. Pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/digital-badges/id11953981

31. @ShellTerrell
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Bit.ly/hackshelly
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TeacherRebootCamp.com
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