Self Control
What does having self control mean?
Keeping your hands, feet and body to yourself.
What does on task mean?
Following directions quickly.
What does achievement mean?
Doing your best work.
What does respect mean?
Be kind to yourself, others and property
This teacher has held many different kinds of snakes.
Mrs. Dunn
True or False: It is okay for me to tap, touch or pick up others on the rug or when I am in line.
False
True or False: I should get started on my work as soon as I get it from the teacher.
True
True or False: I don't need to do my best handwriting all the time if I don't want to.
False
True or False: I can help someone if they get hurt at recess.
True
This teacher loves gymnastics and eats a bit of chocolate every day!
Mrs. Terry
During reading time on the rug, you have a really funny joke you want to tell a friend. Your body feels like it has to say it right now! But the teacher is reading, and other kids are listening.
Have self control! Hold your thought until another time that might be appropriate, like recess.
It is time to start centers, but can't decide what to do, you can't find your pencil, then you walk to the bookshelf, then play with your shoelace.
Ask a teacher for a pencil, then start your center work.
You are reading a new book and get stuck on a really long word. You feel like closing the book and saying "I can't read!" You remember your teacher giving you a trick to this though.
Keep trying and do my best!
Your class just finished a math assignment and you have the supplies on your desk. How can you show respect when your teacher asks you to clean up?
Clean up the supplies calmly and quietly, putting everything away in it's place.
This teacher has gone swimming with sharks!
Mrs. Blackwell
During centers, you notice the center you want is being used by another student. You could grab it and take it. Your hand is already reaching out! What should you do to show self control?
Use a calm body and wait your turn. Do not take it from anyone else.
You are supposed to be doing your math tub, but your table friend keeps talking to you about a birthday party. It's fun to listen, but your math tub isn't getting done.
Stay focused, ask the friend to wait til later to tell you, get your math tub completed.
You are drawing a picture, but your mom looks like a blob and you thinks it looks "bad." You want to crumple it up and quit. A friend reminds you that artists keep trying and to add details a little at a time.
Have a growth mindset and fix it instead of crumpling it up.
At lunch, you notice a friend's lunch looks different from yours. It is food you've never seen before. You almost say, "Ew, what is that?"
Do not say anything that would hurt someone's heart. Ask about their food and what it is.
This teacher has lived in 9 different states and also in Europe!
Mrs. Byer
Your teacher asks the class a question, and you know the answer right away. Your hand shoots up and your mouth is already ready to shout the answer! How do you show self control?
Keep a bubble in your mouth, raise your hand and wait til the teacher calls on you.
During independent writing time, you look out the window and sees other students at recess. It's SO fun to watch! Meanwhile, your handwriting page is still almost empty, and the class is almost done. How do you get on task?
Stay focused and start working.
You want to count all the way to 100, but you keep stopping at 47 and getting stuck. You don't know what to do, but you are feeling frustrated.
I should keep trying. You can try it to set a goal and practice some each day.
During math time, a friend is presenting her work with strategies, but some kids start whispering to you and playing with their shoelaces while she's talking. The friend's face starts to look sad.
You should ignore the friends trying to whisper to you and listen to the friend presenting.
This teacher has been to the city where Legos were invented!
Ms. Dean