ID# 20
Read Dont Squeal, Unless Its a Big Deal. Explore the difference between tattling and reporting. Then
focus how children can solve their own conflicts.
Model, model, model! The teacher will model how to communicate with peers in various situations.
The teacher will also post sentence stems that can be referred to during students conversations and
discussions. Students will practice using these sentence stems in their conversations. Teacher will remind
students how we communicate during group collaborations and group discussions. As time goes on,
Explain HOW you will Teach the Plan:
Explain to students that it is their job to become effective communicators. If a friend does something to
both you, but you do not express your feelings to your friends, how will they ever know? Explain that
we are on a good communication watch. That means, if you can choose to talk to your peers about your
conflicts instead of looking for the teacher to resolve your issue, you can earn a telephone. Your personal
goal is to earn 2 phones a day. If as a class, 90% of us earn two phones, then we can all earn a letter to
spell a special word. If we spell the special word, we earn a special day!
Provide options
Tell how you might implement plan across Class Periods (secondary level) OR
adjustments you may need to make to extend the original plan for another behavior.
Demonstrate all Necessary Items
Book: Dont Squeal Unless
Phone cut outs
Its a Big Deal
Paper/pencils/markers/crayons Internet access
for letter writing
Sentence stems
to post in room
Skype app and
account