Use a timer
A timer can be useful during classroom, preparing for recess, or getting ready for a transition.
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Ring the bell
This tool is used to get students attention. The teacher will ring the bell and the students will put their hands on their heads.
Roses and Thorns
It helps students understand empathy and to be kind to others because we don’t always know what others may be going through.
Dr. Emotions
Dr. Emotion is a puppet that can be used during community circles to address difficult situations involving emotions. Emotions affect our lives from day-to-day to moment-by-moment and sometimes we struggle with how to deal with our emotions.
Google It Box
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.
My Favorite Mistake
My Favorite Mistakes help encourage the mindset that it is more than okay to make mistakes. This tool, best used in community circle, will help students see that we grow and learn from our mistakes.
Mindset Journal
This tool will help students work on growth mindset and eventually be more confident in their work.
Classroom Flexible Seating
The classroom environment is very important when taking into account how students are learning and what you are wanting when planning the lay out and materials in your room. Students can feel more attentive when learning and have a sense of enjoyment in being able to feel engaged and excited to be in the class community.
Fidget Tools
A wide range of students may struggle with anxiety and or adhd among other things within the classroom. Fidget tools when appropriately used are helpful for many students to relieve stress and aid focus in the classroom.
Clock Partners
Clock partners can be used for a multitude of purposes. At the beginning of the year, the students will pick 12 of their classmates and assign each of them a number on their respective clock. Each partner should have each other’s names written on the same number on their clock.
