Student Contributor: S. Burton This tool is helpful as it gives students some responsibility plus the teacher is able to know where everyone is with a simple look at the door.Each student is provided with their own close pin with their name, this is placed by the door. When a child needs to leave the room, they simply place their close pin in the desired box then go to their desired location. Clear expectations of limits regarding how many times and how … [Read more...] about Hallway Clothes Pins
Student Directed
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
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
Fork and Spoon
Student Contributor: S. Byrum This tool is a great activity that can be used in the classroom to encourage students to work as a team. For this activity, students will attempt to pass a fork in one direction, and a spoon in the other, keeping the chain going in each direction. This activity helps build positive relationships in the classroom, which benefits their overall learning.For this tool, the teacher will lead the activity, but the rest is done by … [Read more...] about Fork and Spoon
Teacher Too
Student Contributor: E Hinshaw-Rasmussen Teacher Too is assigning a student in the class as a teacher assistant of the week. The student is responsible for helping other students in the class when they are lost in discussion or what is expected of them. This tool is helpful when the teacher is running small groups and other students in the class need help with instructions. It guides students to know they can ask other classmates for help and not always … [Read more...] about Teacher Too
The Kindness Secret Mission
Student Contributor: K. Cabiad The Kindness Secret Mission is a tool that can teach students how to show random acts of kindness with nothing in return.This tool can be used during any time of the year. It is a helpful tool to teach students kindness in a creative, fun, and out-of-the-box way. It is a top-secret mission that you give to each of your students in an envelope. This mission requires them to perform random acts of kindness to their classmates … [Read more...] about The Kindness Secret Mission
Self Assessing Turn-in
Student Contributor: A. McDonnell Students turn in work to a bin, 3 bins provided each with different label. This lets me know the confidence level each student had in the assignment turned in and then based on grading who needs extra supports.When students turn in their assignments to me, there will be three different baskets each labeled differently. One thumbs up, one thumbs sideways, one thumbs down. This allows the students to self assess on how well … [Read more...] about Self Assessing Turn-in