How do you call home with behavioral concerns and make an ally of the parent? This NO BLAME parent phone call script makes it easy!
When a new student joins your class, or a student is leaves, Welcome & Goodbye Circles are an important part of promoting social and emotional wellbeing.
Here is a copy of the circle script that I used for the high school vandalism in the bathroom issue featured in this video. You can use this as a model to address other issues of harm at your school!
These No Cost Rewards are focused on privileges and activities that strengthen student bonds with the school community. Use this menu of to create a school wide plan for providing frequent, positive feedback to the whole school, classrooms, and individual rewards - all FREE!
Having a circle on the first day of school is a great way to begin to gain familiarity with the circle structure and get to know each other better!
Use this sentence frame to make an Affective Statement to express your feelings and needs without making the other person defensive (for kids & adults alike)!
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In a community circle, it is important that students follow basic expectations so that everyone feels safe. One of the most important tasks of the circle facilitator is to teach and reinforce these guidelines. The following guidelines have been gathered over time from circle keepers like you!
Use this worksheet and guide to plan any classroom circle: community building, academic, or problem-solving!
Use this circle script with staff in a faculty meeting and in classrooms with students at the beginning of the year to collaboratively establish values and expectations.