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Morning Affirmation

After every child has entered the learning space. I will have the children join me on the carpet for our daily affirmation song. Allowing a group choice of which song to sing for the day!

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Because of the setup of my room with the bathroom being outside the classroom , I’m going to stop at the bathroom with the kids to and from lunch and recess. It’s what the teacher before me did.

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Have a signal, light, or sign to indicate what level our voices should be on. Teach kids and model the levels. If they leave that level, you can direct them to refer back to the signal to check their level.

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Show all the procedures of how to use the toilet and to check if someone is in there with a reminder to knock. And show how to clean up after themselves if they make a mess.

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Each week we will have a new person who is the table manager. This person will be in charge of getting materials that are not kept at the table for their whole table and giving it to the other table mates.

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Every week one of my students will bring something small from home to be used as a talking piece during morning meetings. This will allow my students to get to know one another by sharing something important with their classmates that ultimately builds community and fosters an engaging learning environment! :)

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Teach students that we are part of a community and that means we must take care of each other. This includes how we speak to one another, giving the speaker your full attention, and learning how to respect each other’s personal space.

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Make sure to greet each individual student as they arrive and give them special attention. You can ask if they want a hug, high five or fist bump. Say something positive to get them excited about the day.

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Create areas where your students should stop. Can create little names that students like so that they remember

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Walking quietly in the hallway, keeping our voices off and hands to ourselves. Trying to stay in our own square to keep a straight line.

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Teaching students how to quickly & quietly find their shoulder partner and use the prompt or sentence stem to discuss. Also helpful to teach a timing signal (countdown hand or something) so they know how much time they have!

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Everyone does a big morning stretch together

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Everyone does a big morning stretch together

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And maybe a get the wiggles out too

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I will definitely create a binder/folder for kids to take everything home every day

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Go around in a circle and have every kid say one thing they learned from the day before (it is ok to repeat the same thing someone else did, they all learned the same thing), then have each neighbor give them a high-five for having learned something new.

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It’s so important for kids to get a break during the day! They can be breathing exercises or movement activities that will help the class to be more calm and centered during instruction.

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Walking to the cafeteria during a traffic jam

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Walking to the cafeteria during a traffic jam

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Bunny tails hands behind back

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" Everybody have a seat, everybody have a seat, on the floor. Not on the ceiling, not on the door, have a seat on the floor " song

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Give each child a number that you use for everything -- labeling cubbies, book bins, binders, etc. You can reuse these from year to year and can always see which items are missing!

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After every transition, once students finish their task, they will hold up a quiet coyote. I will acknowledge their coyote and they will wait and listen for the next step

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Utilizing my calm down corner. Letting students use that as a rest and reset space in order for them to be re-engaged and ready to learn. Also, showing how to use the calm down corner. It is not a “fun space” but a “safe space” to re-center themselves.

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Every morning we will gather on the carpet and share what we are grateful for or write about what we’re grateful for. Then we will have the opportunity to share

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All instructions will be given before students move seats with materials listed on the board then I’ll count, 1 (stand up), 2(push in your chair), and 3 (move to activity, station or line up)

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I want to get the kids involved in creating classroom/hallway rules, as well as creating out rule board so they feel included in the process and feel they have choice. Love the idea of everyone signing a contract stating they will follow and enforce the rules.

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Massage chair works wonders.

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“If you can hear my voice, take a deep breath”

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“Open shut open shut, this is how we cut cut cut. Fingers on bottom, thumb on top. Don’t let the paper drop. Open shut, open shut, this is how we cut cut cut.”

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give students options for things they can do if they finish their work early

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Before the students begin their walk in the hallway, tell them to place their arms in a hug or give themselves a tail. This way the students are not tempted to touch the walls or surroundings.

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I like soft starts to our mornings to help my students ease into our day in a calm and non stressful stressful way. I will be using “brain bins” (stem bins) the first 10 minutes of our day! Each table will get a “brain bin” and I will rotate them.

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🎵“Raise your hand for permission to speak, raise your hand to leave your seat” 🎵 followed along with hand motions.

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Having 23 bins or however many students you have, with different little things in each bin so like counting bears or blocks or legos… and every morning students get their bin for that week and work on whatever is in the bin. Great way for students to stay entertained while other students filter in in the morning.

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Have the students practice mindful moments such as rainbow or balloon breathing with the lights off after returning to the classroom from recess to allow the students to return to a calm brain state.

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PEACE TALK SIGN

Have a laminated "peace talk" sign hanging up on your white board. When kids are having issues with one another encourage them to go get the peace talk sign, sit in front of it (across from each other with the sign in the middle of them), and talk about their problems. MODEL what that conversation should look like. "look at my face does it look happy or sad" "it made me feel _____ when _____". It takes a few times modeling what this looks like, but it eliminates the children tattling on one another to you. They simply go get the peace talk sign and ask their friend to have a "peace talk".

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Students would clean up their space and rest their head on their desk. If they got a tap on the shoulder from me that meant they were ready to wash hands and get snack out. Students who needed a classroom snack washed hands and stood at the back of the room in a line. They also knew they could eat snack on any hard surface (floor, desk, etc. NO CARPET). This ensured the beginning of snack was smooth and quiet.

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Good morning song . Sit in a circle. "I feel _________ because ________. Good morning ___________ (person to the left of the speaker)."  Continue in a circle.
End of Day: Appreciations. Students raise their hands to reflect on their interactions of the day. "I appreciate _______ because ________."

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Giving reminders to the students of a time countdown to prepare for the next transition (ex. “In 10/few minutes we will start cleaning to get ready for lunch.”)

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For pencils, I keep two jars - one for sharpened pencils and one for dull pencils.

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Line students up by dismissal order to have consistency and predictability for students. Adjust as needed and put students in front who might need extra assistance.

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Choice board:
-iStation/Amplify or whatever literacy app they may use
-name tracing with their name template
-writing center (CVC words with picture)
-silent reading (from book bin or class library)
-potty/water
-free draw

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Have a designated spot in the room and at their tables for work to go. If you know when making copies that something is to be turned in, create a system so kids know. If your paper has a star in the top right corner - those papers always go in the yellow bin. Everything else can go in your table folder. Always have a spot for everything!

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Model, have students act out expected and unexpected responses. Create an anchor chart to use as a reference.

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There are mini puzzles and mini legos at Dollar Tree that I put into small containers! Students can choose between these or play-dough if they finish.

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"Switch-a-roo"
-The students will switch put their chair pockets into the hallway and grab their backpacks instead. After they do this, they can start their end of day jobs

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I really like to model incorrect behavior for transitions to the carpet and then let the student teach me how we should do it correctly. After that we have a competition to see which table can transition the quickest and quietest.

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“Lip, zip, and hip.” Once students are lined up in the classroom, the teacher chants this as the students put their finger on their lip, zip it, and put their hand on their hip. They walk through the hallway quietly & with their hand on hip

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Explicit practice on how to have a conversation - 1. Turn your body to face each other 2. Make eye contact 3. decide who will share first or second 4. Ask partner questions if there is still time before teacher gets your attention

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I use a visual chart for our pack up routine to help my students stay on track as they get ready to leave for the day. The last step is our goodbye song that we all sing together so that we end the day feeling connected and loved!

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-sitting in “mountain, mermaid, or cross cross applesauce”
-eyes watching
-ears listening
-quiet hands and feet
-voices off

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Setting a sand timer for students in the peace corner so they can visually see how much time they have before rejoining the group.

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I'd love ideas for morning routines when students arrive to school (What can they work on? Should I have centers available? Books? Playdough? Coloring pages? One option, or five?)

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Each student has a number that correlates to their carpet spot, cubby, backpack ring, line order, iPad number etc.

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Dismissal groups.
Example: car riders line up first, bus riders second, daycare third, walkers fourth, etc.