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Reminders are useful because they keep us organized and on task in our daily lives and offer valuable support to students. These reminders in the classroom prompt children to do the remembering themselves. Pulling up their memory of established expectations and allow students to decide on an action based on the expectation.
CARES: C- Cooperation, A- Assertiveness, R- Responsibility, E- Empathy, and S- Self- control. If you want to develop a student-directed learning environment in which students develop self-regulation skills, collaborative social skills, and decision-making skills, the teacher will rely on student ownership, student choice, community, and conflict resolution.
Adjusting the seating chart is a last resort option if the students are being unresponsive to previous phases of trying to resolve the problem of distracting peers through continual talking.
Daily tasks are helpful in the classroom because they give students a sense of responsibility with tasks that can differ from day to day. It empowers students by holding them responsible for a given task, assigned by the teacher, which can range from passing out papers to taking attendance.
A Verbal Plan for Improvement is as simple as a one-sentence plan that is developed by the student, stating what the student will do differently in the future. This plan is specific, realistic, brief, and stated in a positive manor. It is very important that the student state their own plan and make a commitment to following it, which can be done by writing their statement down on paper or printing it out.
This tool allows students to choose how they want to greet their teacher every morning. They can point to pictures to choose a handshake, a high-five, a hug, or a dance move.
Consistent Consequences is about addressing behavioral issues with appropriate consequences. This involves going through with consequences you may have mentioned you would do if a student misbehaved.
Trash your Troubles provides students the opportunity to express their feelings or worries anonymously. It also provides some insight on problems your students face that you might be able to help with by addressing the whole class.
Classroom Curtains allows you to hide any shelves that have supplies or objects that are not in use at the moment. By hiding the materials, you prevent students from getting distracted during lessons and it helps prevent the students from using those supplies.
For this classroom management tool, a tapping pillow is for the student who consistently taps their pen or pencil during class. Sometimes the sounds can not only be distracting to other students but also interruptive when the teacher is giving directions.
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