Classroom Expectations
What should you do if you have a question or comment?
Raise a quiet hand
Sally is feeling really tired today. Her baby sister woke her up all night. She's having a hard time focusing on her learning and doing her best work. What zone is sally in? What can she do to get in the green zone?
She's in the Blue zone. She could rest in the calm corner, ask to take a nap, eat a snack, drink some water, do some movements
What should it Look like? Sound like? and Feel like? when you use the calm corner?
Look: calming, clean, using the tools appropriately, alone
Sound like: quiet, deep breathing
Feel like: calm, peaceful, relaxing, getting your body in the green zone
Growth Mindset or Fixed Mindset?
Writing your name with the first letter uppercase and the rest lowercase is too hard, I won't practice it!
Fixed Mindset!
Your walking to the lunch table and you see your friends are all sitting at one table but another student is sitting by themselves at a table. What should you do?
Invite them to sit with you and your friends or sit with them and keep them company!
What are the expectations during learning times? (5 cards)
Voice is off
Ears listening
Hands are free and to yourself
Sitting in your own space
Eyes on the speaker
Bobby is feeling really cranky and frustrated today. His friends were kicking his seat on the bus, he dropped his water bottle in a mud puddle, and when he got to school his friends kept talking about his new haircut and laughing. What zone is he in?
Yellow or Red Zone. What could he do to get in the green zone?
I'm feeling like I can't keep my body still, I'm trying to listen at morning meeting but I can't stop laughing. I'm feeling silly and I want to make jokes with my friends but I know it's not following expectations. I'm feeling in the yellow zone, what can I do to help me get back into the green zone and feel ready to learn?
take deep breaths, Counting, Ask to get a drink, squeeze and relax your hands, push-pull-dangle,
Ask to go to the calm corner: wall push ups, yoga, jumping jacks, push ups, squats, breathing, coloring, using tools, look at a book
Growth Mindset or Fixed Mindset?
Wow I'm really stuck on my Dreambox lessons and they aren't my favorite thing to do at school, but I am going to try my best anyway and work through this challenge
Growth Mindset
How do you think she felt after finishing the tricky dreambox lesson?
You see some classmates playing really rough at recess and they are pushing one student really hard. What could you do?
Stand up for the student and tell the classmates to stop pushing! And/Or tell an adult right away.
When lining up what should the line Look like? Sound like? and Feel Like?
Look: facing forward in your own spot in line, hands to yourself
Sound: silent
Feel: calm ready to go
What tool can you use to help you calm down when you're in the Red Zone?
Breathing, talking to a teacher, calm corner or break, take a walk, drink water, eat a snack, wall push ups, movement
What is a good way to calm down and think before you act when your friend tries to touch your ipad?
take a deep breath, count to 10, walk away and get a teacher
How can having a growth mindset help you learn new things?
By not giving up, learning from mistakes, and growing your brain like a muscle
You notice a friend has been looking a little sad, having a hard time with expectations, and not doing their best work. What could you do?
Check in with them, ask them if they need help with anything, tell a teacher your worried about a friend
What should you do if a friend is trying to distract you during learning times?
ignore them or give them a silent reminder to follow expectations
In this zone, you are feeling overwhelmed and need to calm down, like a raging storm.
Red Zone
If you're feeling angry or frustrated, what can you do to calm yourself down?
use a calm down tool, count, drink water, take a walk, eat a snack, use the calm corner, take deep breaths
When you see another student say the wrong answer, or say a word wrong, or write a letter/word/number wrong, or make a mistake, what should you do?
A student is very upset and being unexpected during a learning time? What should you do?
Look away and give them privacy
Do not laugh or talk to them
Let the adults help the student calm down
What are the 3 C's?
Care for yourself
Care for others
Care for the environment
This zone is when you are happy, calm and focused, like a turtle on a log.
Green Zone
Why is it important to take deep breathes when you are feeling in the yellow, red, or blue zones?
It gives your brain and body more oxygen and makes your heart rate slow down
Why is it important to have a positive attitude towards learning and improving?
If you aren't positive about your learning you will not learn as much/grow your brain as much.
You notice 2 kids playing at the kitchen then one new kid joins to play and the 2 kids get up and leave the new kid to play by themselves. What could you do?
Ask the student to play with you. Tell the 2 students that you think it hurt that other kids feelings when they did that.