Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: I have issues with bullying when my students are between activities. I'm starting to hear some verbal bullying during transitions. How can I best keep children engaged and focused during "down time" so they won't pick on each other? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I think you need to work on building a better classroom community. You should ways to build your classroom communicate with exercises and activities such as Morning Meetings. Every morning my class gathers together and we do a 10 minute activity from a book called, The Morning Meeting Book, volume 1. The entire school has adopted this activity. I would also remind students that it is disrespectful to laugh or tease someone (and provide consequences when they do!). To engage students during downtime, you should implement a procedure students follow when they are finished with their work, such as reading a book, finishing another assignment, or drawing a picture of something we discussed in their journal.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original No Comments: Rated On: February 26, 2013 7:55 am Rated By: yTuGyd