👋 Greeting Others
WHITEBOARD: Write one thing a respectful greeting could include.
Greeting is acknowledgment. It tells another person, “I notice you.”
A respectful greeting could include saying hello/good morning, acknowledging the person, using a kind tone, and showing attention.
QUICK ANSWER: What does “doorway courtesy” mean?
Doorway courtesy begins with awareness.
Notice other people around the doorway, avoid pushing through, give space, and hold or share the door when appropriate.
MODEL: Show us what your body looks like when you are actively listening.
Listening is something other people should be able to feel.
Face/orient toward the speaker, stop side conversations, listen, and show attention.
QUICK ANSWER: Name one expectation we have when moving through a shared school space.
A hallway or restroom is a shared space, not a private space.
Accept: safe movement, appropriate voice, respect for other classes/people, care for the space, and returning promptly.
QUICK ANSWER: What should you usually do when you have something to say during whole-group discussion?
Waiting to speak is basic self-regulation.
Use the agreed-upon signal or raise your hand, wait to be called on, and listen while someone else has the floor.
ACT IT OUT: One teammate is an adult walking onto campus. Demonstrate a 10/10 greeting.
- Eye Contact & Body Position
- Greeting
- Curious Question or Compliment
- Respectful Tone
- Closure (Ex: Hope you have a great day!)
The goal is not a robotic script. It is to make the other person feel noticed and welcomed.
ACT IT OUT: Two people arrive at a doorway at the same time. Show excellent doorway courtesy.
Courtesy is not about always saying “you first.” It is about reading the situation.
Students should demonstrate pausing, noticing who is approaching, allowing someone through when appropriate, and moving without crowding.
PARTNER DEMO: One person speaks for 15 seconds. The other must demonstrate three signs of listening.
Real listening means you are not simply waiting for your turn to talk.
Listener avoids interrupting, shows attention, and can respond to what the speaker actually said.
ACT IT OUT: Show the difference between a 10/10 hallway transition and a chaotic one.
Order protects time and other people’s learning.
A strong transition is orderly, appropriately quiet, stays together, notices others, and reaches the destination efficiently.
ACT IT OUT: You suddenly think of an amazing idea while another student is speaking. Show what a 10/10 Tide does.
Having an idea does not mean the idea has to leave your mouth immediately.
Hold the idea, keep attention on the speaker, use the class signal/raise your hand, and wait rather than interrupting.
SCENARIO: You see an adult at Revo whom you do not know. Why might greeting them still matter?
Courtesy is not only for people you know. We notice what the moment requires and act respectfully.
Greeting an unfamiliar adult matters because they may be a visitor, volunteer, family member, or staff member.
A greeting helps them feel welcomed and shows respect for the community.
SCENARIO: You are rushing somewhere, but another person is approaching the doorway. What should you notice before deciding what to do?
Efficiency without awareness becomes selfishness. We can move quickly and still be considerate.
If you are rushing, you still need to notice whether someone is coming through, whether someone needs help, or whether forcing through will create congestion.
SCENARIO: A classmate shares an idea you disagree with. How can you listen respectfully without pretending you agree?
Respect does not require agreement. Strong classrooms need thoughtful disagreement.
You can disagree respectfully by first understanding the person’s idea, then responding to the idea with reasoning rather than attacking the person.
SCENARIO: Younger students enter the restroom while several fourth graders are being loud and playful. What should the fourth graders consider?
Being older gives you more responsibility, not more permission.
Younger students may feel intimidated, scared, uncomfortable, or overwhelmed. Older students should recognize their impact and adjust their behavior.
SCENARIO: Mr. Koga finishes directions and three people immediately begin asking questions at once. What problem does this create?
Your impulse affects everybody’s access to information.
Directions may be missed, questions repeat, people become confused, other students are distracted, and the teacher has to manage talking instead of helping learning.
WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT? Imagine every student walked past every adult without acknowledging them.
How might that change the feeling of Revo?
Individual choices create a culture. One ignored greeting seems small; a whole school doing it changes how the place feels.
If everyone ignored adults, Revo could begin to feel unfriendly, disconnected, or unwelcoming.
Visitors might feel invisible or unsure whether they belong.
Acknowledgement is how we build connection and empathy.
WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT? What would happen if everyone always pushed through doors without noticing other people?
Shared spaces only work when people make small adjustments for one another.
If everyone pushed through doors without noticing others, people could collide, feel disrespected, drop things, or create unsafe congestion.
WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT? What kind of classroom would we have if everyone stopped listening whenever someone else began speaking?
Listening protects everyone’s access to the conversation.
Quieter voices would disappear, ideas would be lost, people might stop sharing, and discussion would become chaotic or shallow.
WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT? What happens to a school when everyone treats halls, bathrooms, and common spaces like nobody else matters?
Respect for the environment is also respect for everyone who uses that environment after you.
The school becomes loud, messy, unsafe, distracting, inefficient, and unpleasant for the people who share it.
WHAT IF EVERYBODY DID THAT? If everyone shouted out whenever an idea entered their mind, whose learning would be affected—and how?
The loudest person should not automatically receive the most classroom space.
Everyone’s. Quieter students might stop participating, discussions become hard to follow, and important ideas may be missed.
CREATE: Your team has 30 seconds to design the perfect “Revo Welcome” for a visitor. Show it and explain why it makes someone feel seen.
Hospitality is active. A 10/10 community does not merely avoid being rude - it helps people feel that they belong.
Strong performance includes noticing the visitor, greeting them naturally, offering help if appropriate, and showing warmth without overwhelming them.
CREATE + EXPLAIN: Design a doorway routine that still works when 16 students are trying to move through the same space. Why is your system efficient and courteous?
Good systems combine courtesy and efficiency. We are not trying to create slow movement; we are trying to create orderly movement.
A strong routine might be: approach → notice → create space → move through efficiently → hold/assist if needed → continue.
CHALLENGE: Demonstrate how a strong listener can actually make the speaker’s thinking better. Then explain what you did.
The deepest listening does more than stay quiet—it helps ideas grow.
Examples: paraphrase, ask a clarifying question, connect to another idea, respectfully challenge reasoning, or invite the speaker to explain further.
DESIGN CHALLENGE: Create a 10/10 routine for leaving the classroom, traveling through campus, using a shared space, and returning.
A strong shared-space system lets many people use the same environment without interfering with one another.
Strong routine: leave calmly → travel together → appropriate voice → use the space for its purpose → care for the environment → return promptly and ready.
DEEP THINKING: Why is waiting to speak more than “following a teacher’s rule”?
Self-control is a form of respect: “My idea matters, and so does your opportunity to think and be heard.”
It protects another person’s chance to finish a thought, protects quieter voices, makes discussion understandable, and shows that other people’s ideas have value.