The Five Finger Rules
What are the Five Finger Rules? 1. No notetaking 2. Nothing on the desk 3. No repeating after me in any language 4. Signal me when you don't understand 5. Everything I say is interesting, so if you understand, then let me know So, if a
Strong Discipline Through Silence
My Rule #1 (see benslavic.com/resources/poster/classroom rules) says, "Listen with the intent to understand". There is another one that says, "Sit up
Jobs for Kids
I was asked in St. Louis for a list of jobs my kids do in class. I can never remember them all, but here is a partial list with about 18 jobs listed - many of the ones below are described in either
Becky Bailey
Kate sent this about Becky Bailey's work: Bryce and the rest of you curious seekers as to that info regarding learning, listening and speaking – I got that info from Dr. Becky Bailey at Loving Guidance (.com). Becky has been doing brain
Alfie Kohn vs. Fred Jones
I found this email from Jim Tripp in the 2009 labyrinthe: Ben, I'm reading Alfie Kohn's book "Punished by Rewards" right now, and I just finished reading something that has left me unsure about the current Fred Jones craze that is sweeping some
Simplicity 2
Here are some things that we have to deal with in our classrooms: - being observed by unqualified people - differentiating instruction when doing so is not a practical option in a CI classroom, especially at the lower levels - kids cheating - heads down -
Chunk Dictation 2 – again
Chunk Dictation works best at the end of the year when the kids have had lots of comprehensible input. It obviously can’t work in the beginning months of study since output in the form of writing can only follow massive
Chunk Dictation 1 – again
I' m feeling that I need to republish these two posts from about a week ago. (Unless I am the only one struggling with kids who just won't stay focused in their restraining devices). Again, this is for discipline more than
Report from the Field and Question – Sharon Reiter
Sharon needs our responses: As a part-time high school Spanish teacher with just two classes, I am facing a difficult spring semester with two new Spanish 1 classes. One class is huge with 32 students, and the other has just
Blurting
I took the "no blurting/talking over" rule out of my list of rules this year. I may need to add it back on there because I have one level 2 class that is just too chatty during stories. My recent thinking