“I Was Just Joking…” Teaching Anti-Roasting to Upper Elementary Students
“It was just a joke!”“They know I didn’t mean it.”“We always talk like that!” Roasting creates a power dynamic. The person doing the roasting gets laughs. The person being roasted often gets silenced. Even if no one says anything at the time, the effects linger: embarrassment, insecurity, isolation. Roasting Is Not a Joke! The Anti-Roasting and Anti-Bullying Unit on Respect and Kindness includes everything you need to start real conversations in your classroom!
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Game Ideas for Your Classroom
Principal requested, research supported, but how do you do it? Where do you find them? GAMES! Honestly, in the moment, it is hard to...
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Why You Should be Using Gail Gibbons Books in Your Classroom
About 10 years into my teaching career is when Balanced Literacy hit the air-and I was in LOVE! One of the key features of Balanced...
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Hamburger Heaven: A Classroom Transformation and Writing Strategy for Easy Planning!
Is Hamburger Heaven is a Writing Savior making you a little curious? It should! Imagine going back in time to a fun soda shoppe where...
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