Sarah Endecott gets her student’s attention with a wind chime that she hangs in her classroom. “I use a wind chime to signal students to stop what they are doing and listen to what I need to tell them.” She added that the chime gets their attention every time and they absolutely love the gentle sound.

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Ruby Hibdon puts a drop of blood orange scented oil on a small piece of paper that she gives her students. She writes, “They are so into the oil that the test doesn’t stress them!”

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Ruby Hibdon shares her solution: “I have students write their ’story’ on a note-card and put it in my ‘mail box’. Then I pull their cards out during the day and quickly respond to their note. It’s short, quick and easy to attend to and students feel validated.

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