Conceptual Minds

In the general education classroom, class rewards typically suffice for students' motivational needs. However, every teacher at some point will come across a student that needs some extra motivation- and it's our job to figure out just what that motivation is. Use this true or false editable list to help you do just that! Enjoy! Check out these related resources: Student Shoutout CardsEditable Behavior ChartChoice Board: Student BreakClassroom Poster: Mood Scale

Looking for a way to notify families on how awesome their student is doing in the classroom? Check out these student shoutout cards! These are a perfect way to build positive relationships between you and your students' families and promote positive discipline at the same time. Send a few home a day until you've gone through your class roster.. then, start back at the top! Check out these related resources: Editable Behavior ChartStudent Motivator QuestionnaireChoice Board: Student BreakClassr

Students don't realize they are doing metacognition unless we help them realize what it is. This activity can be used for various areas: metacognition, student check ins, school counseling lesson activity, school psychologist one on one activity, and more. This is a fun way for students to tell us what is going on in their brain!

Agendas can be difficult for students that require assignments to be chunked. These agenda sheets allow the student to understand the steps they need to take at home to get their homework completed. This resource fosters independency as the student will learn how to eventually chunk their assignments on their own. Enjoy!

Check out this simple behavior chart! It's a great resource for an IEP behavior intervention in the classroom. Edit it in google docs to fit your student's need, print it out, and stick in a folder for the student to have with them during the day! If you're an ECS teacher, you can use these as a check out at the end of each day. Enjoy! Check out these related resources: Choice Board: Student BreakStudent Motivator QuestionnaireStudent Shoutout CardsClassroom Poster: Mood Scale

Let's be honest.. between teaching and managing a classroom, it's difficult to find the time to sit down with every student and check in on them. I sent this weekly check-in form out every Friday to see how my students' week went. I'd read these over Sunday coffee or early Monday morning, and address anything I needed to. I also shared access with our school counselor so we could tag team!

One way students can advocate for themselves in the classroom is by asking for a break! We want to intervene with students early on to minimize disturbance, outbreaks, and student distress. You can place this printable in your calm corner, and/or print and give these to every student. My students would use non-verbal cues to let me know they were making a choice board break pick, and it would not interrupt the class. Enjoy!

This resource is great to print, laminate, and have copies of around the classroom. My SPED students and oppositional defiant students thrived with this graphic organizer. After teaching a lesson, I'd do a lap around the classroom and fill these out for students. By learning student motivators early on, this is a quick and easy way to get students going on their independent practice.