Student Contributor: C. Sanchez Teachers write their students notes of encouragement throughout the year. This serves to encourage students and reinforce positive behavior.Teachers write their students encouraging notes throughout the year. These notes should be specific and should highlight specific positive behavior noticed by the teacher. This tool can be used at any time of the year as part of the preventive phase. Teachers should strive to recognize … [Read more...] about Write a Note
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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
Building a Classroom Discussion Community
Student Contributor: B. Pederson With this tool it’s something that you would be using at the start of the year. Taking time through out the first week to get to know your students and getting your students to get used to talking and sharing their ideas with each other. Getting them used to how it is you are hoping to be running a discussion based classroom. This will be helpful on trying to get the students to be used to sharing their ideas and listening … [Read more...] about Building a Classroom Discussion Community
Music for Volume
Student Contributor: K. Larson Music for volume is helpful for classes of all ages and I think can help productivity. When using this tool it is best to use instrumental music at a quieter volume but audible to the class. When the class gets too loud, you can refer to the music and if they can’t hear it that means it’s too loud in the classroom.This tool is great for all age groups and classes. This is best used when doing individual, partner, or small … [Read more...] about Music for Volume
Rock-Paper-Scissors
Student Contributor: K. Larson When students have a minor disagreement on the playground or in class, instead of getting the teacher involved they are able to play rock-paper-scissors to solve the dilemma. This is good for things like who gets the ball in tetherball, who gets the spot in line, and minor disagreements they might come uponThis tool could be used in classes of all ages with small problems that are caused due to young age and not having the … [Read more...] about Rock-Paper-Scissors
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
The Giving Tree
Student Contributor: H. Potter The Giving Tree is a helpful tool to praise your students and let students praise others. This tool helps bring the classroom together and create a positive atmosphere.A laminated Tree is displayed in the back of the classroom where it is accessible and viewable to all students. Next to the tree is a stack of leaves. When a student recognizes another student is being kind or doing a great job on class work; whoever notices … [Read more...] about The Giving Tree
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
Tell Me Something Good
Student Contributor: M. Shrope This tool is helpful because it is a way to start your mornings off on a good note as well as to check in on your student’s mental mindset as they are beginning their school day. It is also a helpful way to get to know your students and their interests.The way I suggest this tool be used is first thing in the morning once the bell has rung and your kids are in their seats to do a singing echo with your students singing “ tell … [Read more...] about Tell Me Something Good