Classroom Routines
What do you need to do if you want to share an idea, thought or question?
Raise your hand.
What is a growth mindset?
What does the Red Zone mean?
Out of control, angry, hitting
What do you do if you are done all your work?
What do you need to do if you want to use the washroom?
Tell the teacher, put a purple pylon on your desk and take the key card to unlock the school doors.
What is a fixed minset?
A fixed mindset is when you think that you will never get smarter or better at anything. Whatever you know now is all that you will know for the rest of your life.
What does the yellow zone mean?
Silly, wiggly, too excited, hyper
What do you do if it is an indoor recess?
Pick a quiet activity. No tech allowed. You should not be running or throwing things in the classroom during this time.
When are you supposed to use the washroom?
Anytime except during a lesson.
What kind of mindset should we aim to have?
Growth mindset
What are the 4 colours of the zones of regulation?
Green, yellow, red, blue
What do you do if you don't know how to spell a word?
Ask a friend, check your dictionary, or underline the word and keep writing. You can ask the teacher to help you with that word once you are done writing.
What are the lunchtime expectations?
Sit at your desk, eat your lunch. You should not be running around or should not be at the stairs outside of our door looking around.
If someone says, "I'll never get better at spelling. I am so bad at it." What type of mindset would this be?
Fixed mindset
What are things you can do to get back to the green zone?
Calming breathing, colouring, reading, mindfulness
What do you do if you do not know how to read/pronounce a word?
Sound it out, ask a friend, look for smaller words in that word to help you break down the word.
What is the first thing you do when you get to school?
Put your items away, open up your agenda on your desk. Begin your Morning Writing quietly.
If someone says, "I will get better at math if I keep practicing at school and at home each day." What type of mindset is this?
Growth mindset
Green zone
What do you do if you did not finish your homework?
Stay in during recess to finish it. Or finish it once you are done other work during class.