Student Contributor: H. Ellis This tool is helpful for not only the students but for the teacher as well. Each student will have their name on a popsicle stick at the front of the classroom, beside two mason jars labeled hot and cold.This tool should be introduced at the beginning of the year and used at the beginning of each day for the entire year. The students will walk to the front of the classroom and pick up the stick with their name on it and place … [Read more...] about Popsicle Stick Count
Preventative
10/10 Rule
Student Contributor: K. Johansen This tool helps prevent the number of times students ask to leave the room during important informational times. This is done by implementing the 10/10 rule where students don't leave the room during the first or last ten minutes of class.This tool is best implemented at the beginning of the year when classroom rules are being discussed as this tool should be continued throughout the whole year for maximum effect. This … [Read more...] about 10/10 Rule
Give Me 5
Student Contributor: O. Rudolph This is a simple tool that is verbal & nonverbal. It works as a call and response tool for the classroom. You can use this tool as a quick way to get students' attention.This tool is a way to get the attention of the entire class. The teacher raises their hand and says “give me 5” while slowly putting up one finger at a time until they have a hand of 5 raised. The teacher keeps their hand in the air until the whole class … [Read more...] about Give Me 5
Waiting for the Teacher
Student Contributor: L. Kettner With this tool students who want help from the teacher can clip their name on the hand in the front of the classroom. This way the teacher can know what students want their help and in what order to help them.The Waiting for Teacher tool is designed to help students receive help from the teacher during independent work time. With this student’s paper clip their name to the raised hand at the front of the room to indicate … [Read more...] about Waiting for the Teacher
The Fridge
Student Contributor: S Markofski This tool is essentially a student-lead bulletin board. Where students post personal work or art that they wish to share with their peers and the teacher on, "The Fridge."This tool is something that I think is best introduced like most things at the beginning of the year. Students can even help build the Fridge and talk about what kind of work they would like to display up on the Fridge. Many of the resources that used to … [Read more...] about The Fridge
Choosing your seat
Student Contributor: e.olivos This tool is helpful because the students are able to move around weekly and sit with someone new each week. The student can see what works best for them. The students each week gather their materials and clean up their desk and throw away any garbage that could’ve been left behind. The teacher can pull out a stick or choose the student that is the quietest to pick their spot first. Then the following students and so on.I … [Read more...] about Choosing your seat
Clothespin Attendance
Student Contributor: K. Wittkopp For this tool, there are two ribbons stapled to the wall with the labels “Hot Lunch” and Cold Lunch.” When students come in at the beginning of the day, they place the clothespin with their name on it on the ribbon that correlates with what they will be having for lunch that day. This shows the teacher who is at school, who is absent, and what each student is having for lunch so both attendance and lunch counts can be … [Read more...] about Clothespin Attendance
“Hey Hey!” “Listen Up!”
Student Contributor: J. Holien This is a verbal “call and response” tool. Teacher says, “Hey Hey!” then students respond with “Listen Up!” *Clap Clap*. This tool is used to get students' attention.This tool should be used to get students’ attention when students are working loudly, like in groups or on a social project where they are doing a lot of talking. It prevents the teacher from having to yell directions over the class and then having students … [Read more...] about “Hey Hey!” “Listen Up!”
Reviewing Expectations
Student Contributor: K. Scherbarth Reviewing expectations is a tool that helps you confirm students know what is expected of them, reminds the students what they should be focusing on, and allows the students to take ownership and responsibly of other own actions. It is simply just reviewing what expectations are before an activity or group work assignment. It helps students be on task during the task and maximize time for student learning.This tool is the … [Read more...] about Reviewing Expectations
3 Before Me
Student Contributor: C.Kane Three before me is all about students being able to independently ask three peers within the classroom Before going to ask their teacher. students may use the strategy when asking for help in repeating directions as well as other general questions that they may have before confronting the teacher.This tool is simple and effective due to the ability that you can teach it beforehand at the beginning of the school year in order to … [Read more...] about 3 Before Me