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
Collaborative & Teacher Directed
Mindful Minute
Student Contributor: J. MacPherson This tool is a great way to have kiddos begin their day feeling refreshed and ready. One minute in the morning is all it takes to get your students in a healthy mindset.This tool is to be implemented every morning after students have eaten their breakfast and began their morning task. The teacher simply tells the class it is time for their mindful minute, and begins by ringing the chime. As the mindful minute begins, the … [Read more...] about Mindful Minute
Call and Response
Student Contributor: C Parkhurst A fun and efficient way of gathering your class’ attention without yelling. Using specific phrases that require a call back from students that signal it is time to focus on the teacher.This tool should be used before direct instruction from the teacher or whenever whole group attention is needed. There are several different cards that students will receive with the call out and call back response listed. The teacher will … [Read more...] about Call and Response
Student of the Day
Student Contributor: S. Byrum Each day, there is a different student of the day. The student of the day is the person the teacher will go to for errands, or any type of special tasks. This prevents any types of disagreements about who is going to do that specific task.Every morning, the teacher will select a student of the day. The student of the day is the person the teacher will go to for errands and attendance. The student of the day gets first choice … [Read more...] about Student of the Day
Cool Down Stroll
Student Contributor: H. Potter This tool is used when a student has a breakdown in class or is not following classroom rules. The student is asked and has the choice to take a stroll in the hallway with an adult. The adults that are available to assist this student are paraprofessionals or counselors. It’s helpful because the student can express feelings to the adult and escape the environment, they were just in. It really helps the students calm down.The … [Read more...] about Cool Down Stroll
You Rock
Student Contributor: M. Shrope This tool is helpful because it celebrates the student’s success no matter how well they do. It is also super helpful because it is a common language and procedure within the class so when you say give Johnny 3, all the children know exactly what to do. The ever-changing cheers are very fun but, it is sometimes hard for them to remember all the details of every cheer which leads to only part of the class participating. This … [Read more...] about You Rock
Classroom Cheers
Student Contributor: A. Turner Classroom cheers is a great supportive phase tool to promote a positive classroom culture. Each day, a new “cheer of the day” is selected for students to participate in when a classmate is spotted doing something great in the classroom.For this tool, you will need to come up with a number of classroom cheers to have on hand so that you can rotate through them. I found this tool on a blog post that linked a TPT post where you … [Read more...] about Classroom Cheers
Morning Meeting
Student Contributor: Lara Creighton This is a tool where you meet with each of your students every morning to check in with them on how their attitude is for the day. this could be a simple as a high five or even a talk with your class as a whole to see what they are feeling.This tool should be used every morning of class. It is such a simple tool that you should be able to use this tool every morning.This is a very simple yet impactful tool. This tool … [Read more...] about Morning Meeting
Roses and Thorns
Student Contributor: Lara Creighton It helps students understand empathy and to be kind to others because we don't always know what others may be going through.This tool is called roses and thorns and it would be something I would do at the beginning of the year every Friday. I would have a roses side and a thorns side up on the whiteboard. The prompt would be put one thorn of the week (not-so good thing) and and rose (happy thing.) This is an anonymous … [Read more...] about Roses and Thorns
Google It Box
Student Contributor: Drake Johnson The Google It Box is a box that is set up to allow for students to ask questions and get them answered later when there is time to address them. This box is helpful because if there is a time when students are getting off-topic we can put it in the Google It Box so we can come back to it later and students trust they will have their question addressed.The Google It Box can be used in many ways, it can be used during … [Read more...] about Google It Box