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"My Mouth is a Volcano " Classroom/Behavior Management Help curb the talking interruptions. After reading Julia Cook's, "My Mouth Is a Volcano," have students rate their own volcano. Then you, the teacher, rate them at the bottom and send home. On the back are conversations starters for families. After teaching (and reteaching as needed) classroom expectations, when a student "erupts," you fill out their citation and they write the explanation to their grown-up, that gets sent home.

Behavior management tool for the student who always has A LOT to say, ALL DAY LONG. We all know them. We all have them. We all love them. How I use it: Printed on card stock, laminated, one post-it note in each "parking space." If/WHEN there is a thought that MUST be shared, the student writes it on a sticky note. At a time of my choosing (when class goes to lunch; must be same time every day for routine) I collect the notes and read them to respond, when I pick the class up from lunch. P

3 sizes of each (Transitions or Choices): 1-large 2-1/2 6-mini You decide how/what/if there is a reward for filling the 10 dots on the chart, and how frequently and when dots are earned. My student "cashes" it in, for 10 minutes of Dino games online.

A fun way to "pretty please, with a cherry on top" remind your students and families to CHARGE THE DEVICES before sending them to school the next day. Three versions of the poem- choose the pronoun you prefer (her, his, their) Send poem home in take home folders, or however you communicate with home

Great sheet for primary classrooms! Help your students reflect on their COLD PRICKLY choice while brainstorming different choices they can make next time.

A way for students to acknowledge their big feelings and thoughts, so they can get and stay "Ready to Learn" while at school. Set your teacher mailbox up in your classroom, with a stack of index cards and a pencil right next to it. During a class meeting, introduce your mailbox and the procedure for how/when/why they use it. It really works! It's quiet, private, and effective. Simply writing down thoughts and feelings, let's students refocus. Most importantly, it reinforces their hope that so

Great way to quickly indicate how your student(s) completed work at school Print on a 1"x2 5/8" label sheet (30 labels per sheet) You can: 1. Label your master copy before running a class set 2. Use individual labels in small group or as needed

Fill out and send with student