Tiers
Social-Emotional Topics
All About Tucker
Additional Uses
Why Should Teachers Study Social-Emotional Development Programs?
100

This tier is the bottom of the pyramid

What is the foundation?

100

This show's cast consists of Rachel, Phoebe, Ross, Chandler, Monica and Joey.  They were very good at these social-emotional skills.

What are friendship skills?

100

A reptile with a shell named Tucker.

What is a Turtle?

100

What song melody do you sing for the Tucker the Turtle finger play?

What is Where is Thumbkin?

100

Children that need a positive adult/child interactions most might exhibit this.

What are challenging behaviors?

200

This tier requires high quality supportive environments and nuturing and positive relationships.

What is Tier One?

200

Sad, mad, glad, happy, tired are all...

What is emotions or feelings?

200

During the presentation we saw how many different pictures of turtles?

What is ten?

200

This Tucker activity requires a stick so the paper Tucker can.....

What is tuck in?
200

Children often use challenging behavior when they don’t have this.

What is more appropriate behaviors or skills?

300

This level of the Pyramid Model describes the need to provide individualized and intensive interventions to the very small number of children.

What is Tier Three or the tertiary tier?

300

If I know I'm unhappy and my friend is grumpy, then I am....

What is recognizing my feelings and the feelings of others?

300

Tucker got mad and did this to his friends.

What is hit, kick and yell at his friends?

300

To keep himself from getting angry, Tucker tucks inside of his shell and takes three of these to calm down.  

What are deep breaths?

300

Teachers should focus on teaching children to learn new skills rather than what?

What is teaching them what NOT to do.

400

Teaching children about social-emotional development is Tier Two.  What does this level require from early childhood educators?

What is Promotion?

400

 I was so mad!  I couldn't find my jar.  Then I took a few breaths and I....

What is calmed down?

400

After Tucker was mad and calmed down, he thought of this or a way to make it better.

What is a solution?

400

This activity uses flashcards or posters to show the four steps of Tucker the Turtle controlling his anger and impulses.  What is it called?

What is the Turtle Technique?

400

The Pyramid Model presentation was merely an overview of the program.  Who would have to be on board with the training to implement and maintain it in a classroom setting?

Who are the administration, the teachers and staff, and the families?

500

Name the one word that describes each tier in order.

What is foundation, promotion, prevention and intervention?

500

Tucker helped us with his presentation book on how to control....

What is anger and impulses?

500

What did Tucker stop doing before he tucked inside?

What is...He kept his hands, body and yelling to himself?

500

This letter is sent home to parents when a student has learned to control his anger?

What is the Super Turtle Letter?

500

Why is it important for an early childhood educator to address challenging behaviors?

What is to prevent negative outcomes, such as academic failure?