Help!

The nuts and bolts of starting and surviving in the elementary classroom. This synthesis of practical, common-sense ideas reflects the author's irrepressible spirit and commitment to helping students learn.

Teachers will discover hands-on classroom-tested ideas for meeting the challenge of the modern K-9 classroom. From organising day one to planning parent-teacher interviews, this valuable handbook will help you:

• Motivate - know your students and help them succeed
• Communicate - verbal and non-verbal clues, reporting success, and conducting parent-teacher conferences
• Organise - time management tips, the monthly review, and anxiety antidotes for classroom survival
• Present - bulletin boards, displays, concerts...
• Guide - build self-esteem and earn student respect
• Cope - succeed with special students - the hyperactive, angry, withdrawn...
• Relate - to students, peers, and parents while you grow professionally

Encouraging, reassuring, and inspiring, Help! Survival Strategies for Teachers is full of bright ideas and tips for teaching with pizzazz.