Choice to Redirect
This strategy is helpful because it allows the student to take part in the decision making. The teacher gives the student two options to redirect their behavior, increase self-control, and increase responsibility.
Student Directed
Showing Interest in Student Work
Showing interest in your student’s work can help encourage them and limit misbehavior. Your interest can create a big impact on their lives as well as their behavior within the classroom.
Three Phase Restorative Practice
This tool is used for dealing with serious conflict in the classroom between two or more students. It is a process that allows both the offended student and the offender to learn and heal, and ultimately stop any similar behavior.
Planned Ignoring
Planned ignoring can be used when a child is off task and it is believed at the time that they may be able to correct their behavior themselves. It is helpful as a conscious first response to a slightly distracting situation that another response may draw more attention to.
Time Chart
This tool is great for differentiation because not every student will need it. A time chart is a helpful way to assist the more easily distracted students to stay on task for longer periods of time. It is an encouraging way to give students a choice in their learning with a small amount of assistance from the teacher.
Popsicle Stick Mix-Up
Popsicle sticks can be used as finding partners in class. Since some students may not always have a partner in a class this makes sure that every student is getting someone new to work with.
Tangle Fidget
Some students have a hard time focusing on academics in the classroom and need a fidget tool. Research has proven by using a fidget device many students perform better academically and socially.
Team Poster
The team poster is an activity that is designed to build relationships between students.For this poster making activity you have two students hold a marker and have them try to make a picture between the pair, while being completely silent to allow imagination and creativity.
“Hey, Me Too!”
Teacher asks questions and student will be given a paddle to raise if it relates to them. Students will be able to see what they have in common with their peers. This strategy can be used as an ice breaker to build connections.
Get to Know You Dice
Get to Know Dice are used for an icebreaker at the beginning of the school year. Students create their own dice with questions on each side related to what they want to learn about their classmates. It is a helpful way to begin creating a community of students that know and care about one another.
