Eastern Washington University
Helean, Taylor 
Placing different colored dots on a blank note card can be used to group students. When you are needing to group you will hand out a note card with a different colored dot and the students will have to find their peer(s) with he same colored dot on the note card. This help prevent students being left out when students are grouping up.
For this tool the student will sit in a circle.They will turn to the person next to them and mention one thing they did the previous day then say “good morning”. After the students have said one thing they did the previous day and a good morning they will turn to the other student and a different question the teacher provided, they will also say good morning when they are done. After the students have shared with the people next to them they can raise their hand and share something they said to a partner.
This tool is helpful because the students are able to move around weekly and sit with someone new each week. The student can see what works best for them.
The students each week gather their materials and clean up their desk and throw away any garbage that could’ve been left behind. The teacher can pull out a stick or choose the student that is the quietest to pick their spot first. Then the following students and so on.
For this tool, there are two ribbons stapled to the wall with the labels “Hot Lunch” and Cold Lunch.” When students come in at the beginning of the day, they place the clothespin with their name on it on the ribbon that correlates with what they will be having for lunch that day. This shows the teacher who is at school, who is absent, and what each student is having for lunch so both attendance and lunch counts can be submitted.
This tool involves the teacher ringing a bell five times in a row, which signals to students that they should stop what they are doing, look at the teacher, and listen. This tool is helpful because it is a way to get attention without being too loud, and it also gives students time to finish a thought or a sentence before directing their focus to the teacher.
This is a half sheet paper that a student will fill out when a misbehavior occurs, and then discuss with their teacher. This form should be used when a bigger misbehavior occurs.
This is a verbal “call and response” tool. Teacher says, “Hey Hey!” then students respond with “Listen Up!” *Clap Clap*. This tool is used to get students’ attention.
Reviewing expectations is a tool that helps you confirm students know what is expected of them, reminds the students what they should be focusing on, and allows the students to take ownership and responsibly of other own actions. It is simply just reviewing what expectations are before an activity or group work assignment. It helps students be on task during the task and maximize time for student learning.
The Learning Pit is a tool that clarifies to students that in order to experience deep learning, it will be difficult and it is okay to struggle. It is a picture that gives students a visual of how learning happens. They will learn that it is okay to fail, struggle, and have to work at a new skill before fully understanding and succeeding.
The kindness chain is a way to represent all of the kindness the students have done throughout the year. Writing down all of the kindness the has spread in the classroom builds that community in the classroom as well as supports the spread of kindness.
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