Communicate with your Communicate with your teachers and classmates in teachers and classmates in

a positive waya positive way

Procedures Procedures

Be respectfulBe respectful

No yelling or back mouthingNo yelling or back mouthing

Use appropriate language Use appropriate language

Be respectfulBe respectful

When you are in the classroom you When you are in the classroom you must be respectful to the adult in must be respectful to the adult in charge and your classmates. charge and your classmates.

You can be respectful by listening to You can be respectful by listening to the adult in charge when he/she is the adult in charge when he/she is talking and not interrupting while talking and not interrupting while anyone is talking.anyone is talking.

ExampleExample

Jon listens to his classmate say the wrong Jon listens to his classmate say the wrong answer. Again. answer. Again.

Jon says, “That’s okay,” and talks about Jon says, “That’s okay,” and talks about the right answer with his classmate.the right answer with his classmate.

No yelling or back mouthingNo yelling or back mouthing

Non-Non- Example: Roy is shouting at his Example: Roy is shouting at his friend being disrespectful to the adult in friend being disrespectful to the adult in charge and to his friend. charge and to his friend.

Discuss:Discuss:

Was that the right thing to do?Was that the right thing to do?

How could Roy have handled this situation How could Roy have handled this situation differently?differently?

Example:Example:

Susie is talking to her friend quietly Susie is talking to her friend quietly and respectfully, being respectful to her and respectfully, being respectful to her friend.friend.

Discuss:Discuss:

Was this the right thing to do? Was this the right thing to do? Why?Why?

Use Appropriate LanguageUse Appropriate Language

No using:No using:

cuss words, rude tones, making cuss words, rude tones, making people feel bad, making people mad, and people feel bad, making people mad, and communication that is negative.communication that is negative.

What should you use instead?What should you use instead?

PracticePractice

Student 1 (or teacher) gives a scenario.Student 1 (or teacher) gives a scenario.

Student 2 gives an example of how a person Student 2 gives an example of how a person in the situation could communicate in the situation could communicate positively.positively.

Teachers:Teachers:

You might want to give Cat Tracks for those You might want to give Cat Tracks for those who actively participated and paid good who actively participated and paid good attention.attention.

Thank you for your time!Thank you for your time!