Identify
Jack sees Ella throwing rocks at Lou during recess. He goes to tell the closest teacher. Is this TATTLING or TELLING?
Telling because Lilly was not being safe.
Ben is choosing to ignore directions and stay in the calm-down corner when he should be at his desk, so you go and tell your teacher.
This is TATTLING
Agree! Ben is not being unsafe; you are trying to get Ben in trouble.
You watched Taylor throw a pencil at Cash. What should you do?
Tell your teacher, Taylor is being unsafe and could hurt someone.
Jack sees that Angel has toy cars in his backpack and runs to tell his teacher. Is this TATTLING or TELLING?
Tattling, Jack is trying to get Angel in trouble.
Jason tripped Holly when they were playing tag at recess.
This is TELLING, do you agree or disagree?
Agree, Holly could be hurt, and Jason's behavior was unsafe.
Will is reading a book when he should be doing work on his computer.
What should you do?
You could try reminding Will what he should be doing, and if he doesn't listen, you should ignore him.
If you tell the teacher, it would be TATTLING.
Ana saw Tony pick his nose and interrupted her teacher to tell her about it. Is that TATTLING or TELLING?
TATTLING Ana is trying to get Tony in trouble.
If we don't know the whole story and we blame someone without knowing for sure, that is TELLING.
Disagree! If we say someone did something and we don't know for sure, that is TATTLING.
Someone forgot to put their book away correctly and you don't know who it is.
What should you do?
You can put it away or wait for whoever it belongs to to come and put it away.
If you go and tell the teacher who you think it was, this is TATTLING; it might not have been them. You are trying to get them in trouble.