Check Your Mood At The Door
| Thoughtful Classroom Tool (name and book title/page) | Check your mood at the Door Tools for a Successful School Year - p.34 |
| Teacher NameGrade/Subjects Taught | ALL teachers Pre-K through 8th |
| 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? | This is a tool that allows teachers to make a quick connection with their students to help identify issues that might affect students learning by having students assess and describe their mood as they enter the classroom. |
| 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? | This can be used by any teacher any time students enter their rooms.Develop a 3 or 4 point scale where students can rate their moods as they enter the classroom. |
| Suggestions for AdaptationsCould it be easily adapted for a higher/lower grade? For a different subject area? For assessment? | Teachers can easily make age appropriate adaptations by using words only, pictures only, or a blend or words and pictures. |
| Other Suggestions/Comments | This became second nature for students to use as they entered the room. Many tried reaching higher to show they were is a super great mood. And it was good to see when a child who is normally happy come in a little sad you can have a quick discussion with them to see what is wrong and be able to adjust your day for their needs. |
