Last week I came home from school exhausted! My school went from a year round schedule to a traditional schedule. This has had a HUGE impact on the behavior of my students. Being on a year round schedule, students were never off track too long to forget about classroom procedures. After having the whole summer off, it has been a difficult transition back! I have never had so many classes with issues of blurting out and not listening. In one 2nd grade classroom, I noticed I had two extreme examples. I had a handful of students blurting out whatever came to mind and a handful of students that didn't say a word.
I wanted that to change! So, I created these
My Turn to Talk Cards to help teach the skill of self-control. In addition, the cards serve as a visual reminder to me of which students need to be called on and invited to participate more in my lesson. After using these cards, I noticed a HUGE difference in the reduction of blurt outs. When having to turn over a card, my students wanted to make their comment count so they really thought about what they wanted to say before speaking.
Here's how it works-
I give each student 2 cards for my 30 minute counselor lesson. When a student answers a question or makes a comment, they turn their card over (or they hand it to me) indicating they've had a turn to talk. If a student blurts out, I have them give me one of their cards. This helps them stop and think the NEXT time they are tempted to blurt out.
Before each lesson, I always comment about how as a class, we are practicing taking turns TALKING and taking turns LISTENING. When students have all their cards turned over, their turn to talk is over and it is now their turn to be good listeners. I don't use these cards in every classroom. I use these cards mainly in the classes that need reinforcement in this area.
This product can be found for $1.00 in my TpT store. These cards come in color, ink friendly color, and black and white versions. Click
HERE to see more details.
Have a great day!
