Following Directions
When the teacher gives you a direction, you should do this.
What is follow directions?
You should sit this way in your chair.
With your bottom in the seat and feet flat on the floor.
When someone helps you, you should say this.
What is “thank you”?
When you feel angry, you can do this to calm down.
What is take a deep breath?
You feel angry and need time away from your work.
Use your break card.
If your work is too hard, you can do this.
What is ask for help?
When walking in the hallway, you should do this instead of running.
What is walk?
When you need something, you can say this.
What is “please”?
When you need a break, you can show this to your teacher.
What is a break card?
You want to walk because you feel upset.
Ask the teacher, “Can I take a walk?”
If you need a break before finishing your work, you can do this.
What is ask for a break?
If I am feeling angry and I need to leave the area, I should not do this.
What is run out of the classroom. Instead I should ask for a break outside of the classroom.
When you want to use something that belongs to someone else, you should say this.
What is “May I use that?”
When you feel upset, you can ask to do this.
What is take a walk?
Someone will not let you have what you want.
Ask, “When can I?” or “What can I do instead?”
When the teacher is talking, you should do this.
What is listen?
If you feel upset and your body feels tense, what should you do?
Stop and take a deep breath.
When you disagree with someone, you should use these kinds of words.
What are kind words?
If you cannot do something right now, you can ask this.
What is “Can I do it later?”
You feel upset and your body feels tense.
Take a few deep breaths and tell someone how you are feeling using an I feel____ because____ statement.
When the teacher tells you to stop, you should do this.
What is stop and listen?
When you are making noises in the classroom and teacher asks you to stop.
If someone says “no,” you can ask this.
What is “What can I do instead?”
When you feel angry, you can talk to this person for help.
Who is a teacher or trusted adult?
You need more time to finish your work.
Ask, “Can I finish this later?”