go outside, active lessons, integrate arts into lessons

Give kids a scenario to act out. Have them act it out and the rest of the class to observe. Then have them give suggestions on how they can react differently in the same situation.

Let them fidget, but quietly -stress balls, bands on their chair legs, etc.

Engage them in active learning - reading aloud, group/partner work or projects, class discussions

Activity breaks - especially since they have less recess than we used to

Integrate the arts - let them act out story parts, keep sketch diaries

Go outside for lessons

Let them have choice

Use integrative tech

Share stress management tips - deep breathing, visualization, etc.

1. Let them fidget. 

2. Engage them in active learning.

3. Provide physical activity breaks.

4. Integrate the arts into lessons.

5. Take your teaching outdoors.

6. Allow students to make choices.

7. Bring novelty into your lesson plan.

8. Use interactive technology. 

9. Share stress-management techniques.

10. Promote positive teacher-student rapport.

    I will use these tips to help my ADHD students be engaged and motivate them in learning.

Have students create smart goals and then have them evaluate if they achieved their goals and if not why they didn't achieve the goal.

Intermediate Resource Room (4th and 5th)

I have a couple of students with ADHD in my Resource group. I give them fidgets, I give them physical brain breaks, I let them stand or do whatever on the chair as long as they stay in their "office area" which I make a box with masking tapes on the floor. I never heard about "integrate the arts into lessons" for ADHD kids. I'll definitely try that!

Independent Study Projects - make a step-by-step schedule for students (with built in time for unexpected issues)

Can use this with all of our projects and lengthy activities, help them to stay on task and keep the mind from passivity & freezing

Students who set their own goals are “more attentive to instruction, expend greater effort, and increase their confidence when they see themselves making progress” (Dembo & Eaton, 2000).  Planning goes hand-in-hand with goal setting, and it’s important to help students set thoughtful and strategic plans to carry out their goals.

Students Set Goals that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time sensitive.

Break up their long term goal in achievable chunks

Students Monitor and Record Progress

Students can and should set goals for a variety of activities.

Students Reflect on Progress--Use question stems to help students reflect on their performance: 

• My goal was ______, and was/was not obtained because ______.

• I have learned _____ and/or obtained the grade of _______because ____.

• The strategy I used was effective/ineffective because _____.

• To continue to improve, I need to change/modify _______ because _____.

I feel that now that we are in the back half of the school year my students are able to get goals for themselves since they are now used to school and what we do on a daily basis. By my students setting goals for themselves they can track what they are doing to acheive their goal and conference with me or another classmate to get suggestions in how they can acheive it.

I have used the following tips from the article as a teacher to help some of my students that had ADHD and for the whole class.

1. _{Fidgets and calming tape}

2. _{Deep breathing}

3. _{Physical activity or brain breaks}

4. _{Engaging in hands-on learning}

5. _{Promote positive teacher-student rapport.}