Places in School
Transition Tools
Good Choices
What happens next
Teacher says...
100

Where do we go to eat lunch?

The cafeteria 

The lunch room or the quiet lunch room

100

What is one tool we use to help us know it is time to transition from one thing to the next?

Door Bell 

Transition Song

Timers 

100

Should we walk or run in the hallway?

walk

100

When we hear a doorbell or our song, what should we do?

clean up

100

It's time to clean up

Clean up safely

200

Where do we go to take a self-break outside of the classroom?

An office 

200

Transition song

Hum our transition song

200

Should we talk to our friends in line on the way to recess?

no

200

how should we clean up?

safely

taking care of our materials

helping our friends that we played with

200

The expectation is you go to your appointment

Go to your appointment

300

Where do we go for an appointment with Ms. Shattuck?

Her office 

300

How do we know where to line up in the classroom?

Line spots

Our pictures on the door

Ask a teacher

300

Should we touch things on the walls of the hallway while we are transitioning?

no

300

After we look on the closet door during transitions, what should we do?

Go to our assigned area

300

Bring your supplies to the circle table to work on iReady

Bring your chromebook to the circle table

400

Where do we go for an appointment with Ms. Carberry?

Her office

400

What is a strategy you can use during transitions? Example: The hallway is loud and it feels hard to transition to recess. What tool can you use? 

Headphones

Hold a teacher's hand 

Ask for a break

Deep breaths


400

What should we do when it is time for an appointment?

Clean up, be respectful, and go to your appointment

400

what does "cleaning up" look like after free choice?

all our toys are back where they belong 

no toys on the ground

working together to clean up 

400

Voices off and hands up in 3.......

voices off and hands up

500

Where do we go for an appointment with Ms. Wallace-Hill?

The Speech Suite 

Her office 

500

What can we earn today if we have quick and quiet ELA or Math transitions?

A snowflake on our bingo board!!!!

500

What should our transition look like after recess when we head to the cafeteria? 

quiet 

focused on ourselves

hands by our sides

stay with our class

follow directions

500

We do not want to go to an appointment 

Go to an office to take an independent self-break with a mindfulness option

500

waterfall, waterfall...........

shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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