Listening Ears

Listen to your teacher and when others are speaking by:

• Catching a bubble in your mouth

• Staying still

  • Standing in line

  • Sitting on the carpet

  • Sitting in a chair at the table

• Holding your words in your brain and raising your hand to have a turn to speak or respond.

Use your safe feet by:

• Keeping your shoes on your feet and your feet on the floor.

• Walking in line

• Walking inside the classroom and the school

• On the carpet you may:

  • sit mermaid style with legs tucked under you

  • sit doll style with legs straight in front of you

  • sit criss-cross, apple sauce with legs crossed and tucked in.

• When sitting in a chair:

  • Feet stay on the ground

• When standing in line:

  • Feet stay on the ground

• During Music & Movement:

  • You may jump, you may twirl, you may stomp your feet

    • You may not spin kick, kick flip, karate kick, cartwheels, or back bends.

Keep yourself and your friends safe by:

• Touching them softly to get their attention

• Keep your hands to yourselves when surrounded by others in line, at the table, or on the large group carpet.

• Use your hands to help:

  • pick up toys on the floor

  • pick up trash on the floor

  • clean up spills on the tables and the floors

You use a soft voice by:

• Speaking where the person next to you can hear you

  • but not where people across the room can hear you

• Speaking kindly to others

  • Asking to play with friends

  • Asking for help

  • Saying “please” and “thank you”

• You may use a firm, loud voice

  • to tell others to “Stop” when they are not following our expectations

  • to get your teacher’s attention when:

    • others are not being safe

    • others need help but cannot ask for it