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15+ Strategies to Help Build Self-Regulation Skills

November 5, 2018 by pathway2success 6 Comments

Strategies for kids and teens to help build self regulation skills, including fun and interactive games, books, mindfulness, calming strategies, and lessons. Teaching these skills for self-regulation and self-control can help students become more successful and gives them the tools they need. #selfregulation #selfcontrol #pathway2success

Self-regulation is a critical skill for people of all ages. It is the ability that helps us to control our behaviors to make good decisions for the long-term, rather than just doing what we want in the moment. It’s also the skill that allows us to manage our emotions when we’re feeling angry, disappointed, or […]

Filed Under: Autism, Executive Functioning Skills, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching

What To Do When a Student Refuses to Work

October 15, 2018 by pathway2success 45 Comments

Throughout my years teaching middle school, I have had the experience of seeing many “work refusals”. These are the situations when kids, for a variety of reasons, just refuse to start the work you give them. They might shut down and rest their head on their desk or lash out in anger, shouting about how […]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching

10 Ways to Build Relationships with Kids

June 17, 2018 by pathway2success 2 Comments

10 Ways to Build Meaningful Relationships with Kids and Young Adults

Relationship building is the single most important way you can impact a child’s life. So often, kids actually can’t learn from someone they can’t connect with. I’m also convinced that building a strong relationship with a kid or young adult diminishes a huge number of behavior challenges. Many times I worked with students who were […]

Filed Under: Back to School, Classroom Management, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching, Tips for Teachers

13 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles

April 15, 2018 by pathway2success 13 Comments

13 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles

As an educator or parent, getting into a power struggle can be an awful thing. We waste so much of our energy trying to get we we want that we sometimes forget what our goal was in the first place. Power struggles can be especially difficult with kids with ADHD, autism, oppositional-defiant disorder, and other […]

Filed Under: Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Tips for Teachers

How to Make a Coping Strategies Wheel

April 2, 2018 by pathway2success 1 Comment

Coping Strategies Wheel

One of my favorite ways to sneak social emotional learning into the classroom is by doing crafts. These activities can be hands-on, engaging, fun, and creative. Meanwhile, kids are still learning the critical skills they need. In particular, a coping strategies wheel is a great tool to help teach coping strategies to help manage stress. […]

Filed Under: Coping Strategies, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education

Helping Kids with Social Emotional Needs

November 1, 2017 by pathway2success 2 Comments

Helping Kids with Social Emotional Needs

As a special education teacher, you would think the bulk of my job would be to pre-teach and re-teach academic content, provide educational supports, assess student growth, monitor academic goals, and provide direction instruction in a number of areas. While it’s true that special educators do all of those things (and way more), we need […]

Filed Under: Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching

50+ De-escalation Strategies

October 15, 2017 by pathway2success 12 Comments

50+ Deescalation Strategies

Being able to de-escalate and defuse situations with kids and young adults is an extremely helpful skill. Kids and young adults who become emotionally overwhelmed or irritated in a situation may begin to express their emotions in aggressive or violent ways. Some examples of these behaviors might include aggressive posturing, yelling, throwing items, swearing, and […]

Filed Under: Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching

How to Create a Coping Strategies Notebook

June 1, 2017 by pathway2success 7 Comments

How to Create a Coping Strategies Notebook

A coping strategies binder is a resource to help calm kids and young adults who are feeling angry, anxious, sad, or stressed. Within the binder, kids add coping strategies that work best for them, such as listening to music, drawing, practicing yoga, or using positive self-talk. Those really are just a few out of many […]

Filed Under: Autism, Coping Strategies, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education

10 Best Times to Practice Mindfulness in the Classroom

April 17, 2017 by pathway2success 2 Comments

10 Best Times to Practice Mindfulness

Mindfulness means being present in the moment with your thoughts and feelings without making judgements. It is being aware of what is happening but not being overwhelmed. Practicing mindfulness on a regular basis can help you feel calmer, happier, and be more in tune with yourself. People of all ages and abilities can practice mindfulness, […]

Filed Under: Classroom Management, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Mindfulness, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education

100 Coping Strategies for Anger, Anxiety, and More

April 2, 2017 by pathway2success 5 Comments

100 Coping Strategies for Anger, Anxiety, and More

Coping strategies are techniques that help reduce negative feelings when someone is feeling under stress. Those feelings might be the result of anxiety, anger, depression, or just general day-to-day stress. Practicing coping strategies can help kids and young adults learn how to manage their emotions in a positive way. Every child or young adult should […]

Filed Under: Coping Strategies, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education

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Summer time is the perfect time to talk about outd Summer time is the perfect time to talk about outdoor social skills activities. Even when it wasn't summer, my students loved water plants and helping see something grow that they helped nurture. Gardening is so therapeutic!
Kids NEED connections. Now, let me say that connec Kids NEED connections. Now, let me say that connections don't fix every problem. Sometimes kids can have connections and still struggle.⁣
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