Student Contributor: A. Lester An Outstanding You is given to students mostly by teachers for good behavior, doing great on an assignment, being helpful, or anything that ties back to the school motto of being Responsible, Respectful, and Safe. They can then be used in different ways depending on the teacher/classroom. These are helpful because students know the ways in order to earn them, so they want to be on their best behavior in order to gain an … [Read more...] about Outstanding You
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Daily Zones Check-in
Student Contributor: G. Robinett Every morning, when students first sit down, they will fill out the "Zones Check-in" Slip. The teacher will collect these slips and will be able to quickly sort through them, in order to gauge exactly how all of their students are feeling, with no interruption or distraction. This will also give the students an opportunity to alert to the teacher that they might not be doing so great and need to talk with the teacher.This … [Read more...] about Daily Zones Check-in
Secret Scraps
Student Contributor: S. Burton This tool helps to get the room clean quickly at the end of the day. It is a fun way for students to become motivated about the way their classroom looks.This is a tool to help clean the room at the end of the day as well as help students build responsibility for their own classroom. The students will have practiced this task until they understand the expectations of keeping the volume low and being cautious while searching … [Read more...] about Secret Scraps
Student Store Dollar
Student Contributor: A. Lester A Student Store Dollar is given by the teacher to the students. It’s used to reward students for either doing good on a test or an achievement and they can use it towards the 6th grade student store. It’s helpful in the sense that students can work towards getting one and then use it to get a treat.In the 6th grade classroom, the students run a store that contains different types of treats. Such as cookies, candy bars, beef … [Read more...] about Student Store Dollar
Question Board
Student Contributor: J. MacPherson This tool is helpful with eliminating distraction in the classroom as well as off task behavior. Students know that once their pencil is placed, they are to continue working until called on.As mentioned before, the Question board is used to eliminate distraction and off task behavior in the classroom. When students have a question, they will walk over to the magnet board, find the pencil with their name on it and place it … [Read more...] about Question Board
Inverse Cue
Student Contributor: S. Killian Using a cue to grab the students’ attention can be helpful especially when it reinforces math vocabulary. After saying a positive or negative number, students will say the inverse or opposite number. This is a helpful tool for moving groups to the next station in a timely matter.Inverse Cue is a great way to help reinforce what an inverse or opposite operation is for one-step equations or inequalities. Before using this cue, … [Read more...] about Inverse Cue
“Ask, Don’t Tell”
Student Contributor: E. Adkisson The "Ask, Don't Tell" approach is helpful to students because they are constantly being told what to do. Students are also often told how they are feeling or how to fix it. This method causes the teacher to ask the students questions about how they are feeling rather than relying on their body language.This tool should be used in settings where students are feeling overwhelmed, sad, angry or any high emotions. Teachers are … [Read more...] about “Ask, Don’t Tell”
Classroom Cheers
Student Contributor: K.Conrad Classroom Cheers help build a positive relationship and attitude within the classroom between students and teachers. This contains a cup of a variety of cheers that can be preformed in order to support and encourage when our students or peers did something good that day or during an activity. They can be used to represent one individual student or the class as a whole.There are a variety of ways that classroom cheers can be … [Read more...] about Classroom Cheers
Play a Song
Student Contributor: C. Sanchez Teachers will play a positive and happy song when their students are feeling overwhelmed or frustrated with school. A teacher will utilize this as a preventative strategy.This tool is to be used when students are feeling overwhelmed with what they are learning. A teacher might most frequently use this during a hard unit of school that they know is difficult. IF students are starting to get upset or their work level has gone … [Read more...] about Play a Song
Tell me can
Student Contributor: C Parkhurst The tell me can is a way for students to be able to talk about what’s going on in their life or ask for support. This tool is great because it gives the student the opportunity to talk about something they may not want their peers to hear or have anxiety about saying it in person.The way this tool works is students can write on index cards whatever is going on in their life, away or at school. These notes go into a coffee … [Read more...] about Tell me can