Setting+the+Stage

[] Sometimes kids are so focused on what is coming //next// that they lose focus. Provide a very simple visual support to help them stay focused on the task at hand.
 * 1. First...Then Board **

**2. Set them up to succeed: "I can't wait to see you _" / "You are going to do so awesome when you ." "Isn't it going to be so exciting when you _?!!?"** ...be the first person to raise your hand and answer a question. ...finish these four problems and then raise your hand. ...stand quietly with ready hands, ready feet, ready lips!
 * ENCOURAGE! DON'T DISCOURAGE!**


 * 3. "Do 3 and See Me" **

**4. Check-In/Check-Out** Scroll to the bottom of the page for printable point sheets to use. This can be done in collaboration with a special education teacher, counselor or any trusted adult in the school! (Who does the student really want to please?!?) []

**5. Control Commands!** Teach your whole class the following 3 "Control Commands" Ready Hands! (hands clasped together, either on top of desk or in lap) Ready Feet! (feet flat on floor and body facing forward) Ready Lips! (Lips together, eyes on the speaker) //After a 2-minute explanation you should be able to bark these orders at any time and get a response from everyone. It's magical. //

Take a folder, trace a hand print on either side of the folder. The student has to carry the folder down the hallway.
 * 6. Handprints on a folder - to carry down the hallway **


 * 7. Use your photography skills **

Take a picture of the student exhibiting "on-task" behavior and one of the student exhibiting "off-task" behavior. Tape the pictures to the child's desk for a point of reference. (Draw a red X across the off-task picture.) If the student is off-task you can point to or tap the "on-task" picture.

When a student doesn't seem to be motivated by ANYTHING. They don't care if recess is taken away. They don't care if they get a sticker. This inventory could help narrow down motivators. []
 * 8. Forced Choice Reinforcement: Interest Inventory **


 * 9. Pre-correction **

One of the easiest and most effective strategies we use is called the “pre-correct.” Simply stated you correct an anticipated misbehavior by stating your expectations before the behavior occurs.


 * 10. M **** ake an assignment sheet for students to track completed work. Build highly desirable activities into the assignment sheet. **



Instead of having the student keep 2, 3 or more folders - keep everything in a binder. Enlist the help of a para or parent volunteer to help teach the child how to organize the binder.
 * 11. Use a one-notebook system. **

The Pringles Can schedule is one of my favorites. The teacher can take a strip of Velcro and attach it down the side of the can and then cover the rest of the can with construction paper or contact paper. Cut a slit or hole in the lid of the can so the teacher or student can slide small square cards through it. Take a sheet of picture word cards that are pictures of the student's schedule, laminate it, then cut them into small squares and put pieces of Velcro on the backs.
 * 12. Visual Schedule: Pringles Can Schedule **

**13. Assign a capable study buddy** Someone who can remind and assist the active or disorganized student.

**14. Timer in a pocket** For students who leave and don't come back...set a timer and put it in their pocket. Tell them to get back before the timer goes off.