Respectfully Yours
| Thoughtful Classroom Tool (name and book title/page) | Respectfully Yours Tools for a Successful School Year - p.18 |
| Teacher NameGrade/Subjects Taught | Laurie Zupo 4th grade |
| Brief Tool DescriptionWhat is its purpose? Is it for a particular dimension of the Thoughtful Classroom framework? What do the teacher and students do during the strategy that make it valuable? | A tool that helps students behave more respectfully toward you, their classmates, and the classroom by teaching them what respectful behavior does (and doesn’t) look like. As this tool would typically be used at the beginning of the year, these students needed a refresher. Teacher and students discussed respect. |
| Example(s) of How to Use the Tool in the ClassroomDoes it lend itself best to a particular subjects? Have you used the strategy successfully with a particular topic? Is there a lesson you can describe that illustrates how to use it? | At the beginning of the year teaching respect or later in the year as students may need reminders. This tool helps students grasp the concept of respect and establishes clear behavioral expectations for the classroom by spelling out and modeling what respectful behavior looks like. |
| Suggestions for AdaptationsCould it be easily adapted for a higher/lower grade? For a different subject area? For assessment? | Could be used across many grade levels. |
| Other Suggestions/Comments | This tool also hit standards for our mental health curriculum. |
