This process is facilitated by the teacher and consists of four steps: setting SMART goals, connecting the goals to rules, connecting the rules to concrete behaviors, and making the rules come alive
When students are clear about the expectations, they will be less likely to test them.
Broad rules foster critical and ethical thinking and the practice of self-control by allowing students to apply general behavior expectations to various situations. The concrete details of each rule become part of the rich and ongoing learning of the year.
Help students make explicit connections between classroom rules, their own goals, and concrete behaviors.
Investing Students in the Rules PLANNER
This graphic organizer helps students understand how classroom and school rules support them in achieving a SMART goal.
Use the Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like graphic organizer to highlight rule-following behaviors.
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