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GETTING SPECIFIC

T-CHARTS &

Y-CHARTS

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T-charts and Y-charts can be used to develop specific sensory pictures to help youth learn new behaviors. Every act we make we must first conceive. There are two parts to any behavior that first is to create it in our minds. The second is to create it in the world. Often schools have beliefs or bottom lines handing on the wall. The beliefs are created at an abstract level of thinking. The bottom lines are developed to protect our beliefs.

T-charts and Y-charts are done with the students to concretize our beliefs into sensory perceptions. A Y-chart has three parts to tap three senses– sight, sound, and feeling. A Y-chart is either totally positive or totally negative. Do not mix the two. You will need to do two Y-charts if you want to illustrate two different conditions. Conversely, the T-chart is designed to separate and illustrate the positive from the negative. There is a side for on task and a side for off task.

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LOOKS LIKE:

•Feet on the ground and hands to yourself•Following classroom rules•Cleaning up after yourself

•Doing you work •Learning

SOUNDS LIKE

•Desk being wiped off•Quiet most of the time•Quiet, water running

FEELS LIKE

•Organized•Strong inside

RESPONSIBLE

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LOOKS LIKE:

•Walking in the hallway or on the sidewalk•Keeping all 4 chair legs on the floor

•No standing on chairs or desks•No throwing things

•No fighting

SOUNDS LIKE

•Quiet footsteps•Crunch crunch on gravel•Pleasant voices, talking nicely

FEELS LIKE

•Relaxed•Happy

SAFE

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LOOKS LIKE:•Getting along, being a good sport•Basketball, Tetherball, Soccer•Football, Jumping rope•Playing at recess•Classroom games•Field trips•Movies/videos•Frisbee

SOUNDS LIKELaughing

•Balls bouncing•People cheering

•Woosh!•“Good catch”

•“It’s your turn now”

DOINGBalls being kicked•Rope hitting ground in rhythm•Bouncing•Run fast

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MIDDLE SCHOOL IDEAL CLASSROOM

LOOKS LIKEFriendly SharingNeat Helping

SmilesDiverseClean Healthy

Accepting

SOUNDS LIKELaughterDiscussionPleasantPolitePositiveAcceptingVigorous Dialogue

FEELS LIKEComfortablePositiveWarmSupportiveStrongNon-controllingChallengingSense of DirectionRisk-taking

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LOOKS LIKE•Being considerate of other people’s feelings•Not touching things without permission•Listening with eyes respectful•Being kind•Sharing

SOUNDS LIKEOne person at a time talking

“I’ll help” “We can work this out together” “Please” “Thank you”

“Excuse me” “I’m sorry” “May I borrow this if I put it right back?”

DOING•Friendly smile•Shake hands•Give space•Calm body

RESPECT

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RESPECTLOOKS/SOUNDS

LIKE:

• Raising hand to speak

• Sharing• Letting others play• Laughing - smiling• People having fun• Stopping when

someone says stop

• Playing together• “Want to play”• “Please” • “Thank you”• Playing games• Reading together• “Would you like to

be my friend

DOESN’T LOOK/ SOUND LIKE:

• Kicking• Bad words• Hitting• Calling names• Biting• “I don’t want to

be your friend”• Ripping books• Running

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THE BOTTOM LINE IS…Used for totally unacceptable behaviors.Briefly stated (under 2 minutes)Tied to and protects a belief.Public if the offense was public.Supported by parents.Calm, firm.Consistently applied.Results in removal from group for a specified time with an invitation to return. THE BOTTOM LINE IS …Not vengefulNot angryNot guilting Not demeaningNot to be ignored.Not personal – use role definition.Not arbitrary – it is set with community Not restitution – which takes time and healing

Ideally a bottom line removal is followed by R & R (Restorative Restitution).

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Bottom Lines No physical hurt No weapons No drugs No direct defiance of an adult No harassment

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Violence

• Laughing• Running• Stop when

asked to• Wrestling (1-

on-1)• Giggling• Teasing

(friendly)• Smiling• Cheering• Tag/games

• Crowd gathered• Stealing• Tripping• Crying• Bruises• Blood• Broken nose• Two on one (or

more)• Kicking down• Person doesn’t

stop• Don’t stop when

asked• Shoving/pushing• Throwing stones• Swearing• Screaming/yelling

Fooling Around

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FOOLING AROUND

VIOLENCE

• Knocking hats• Teasing• Grabbing books

• Coming very close to face –suddenly

• Tight face • Hard stare• Stiff muscle• Rapid , heavy

breathing• Kicking• Threatening• Calling names –

size, looks• Mean things• Teasing – that’s

enough

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Fooling Around

Laughing smiling Running toward

Singing Expression Hugging Dancing Relaxed

body language

Violence

Crying Seeing blood Yelling-screaming

Anger Indifference Swearing Name calling

Kicking Running away

Body language tense

hitting

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BULLYING

Looks Like/Sounds Like

Does Not LookLike/Sound Like

Pushing Rough-play Teasing

One timemistake – notongoing

Kicking Isolation

When feelingsare not hurt

Hitting Tolerance Spitting Threatening Intimidation Name-calling

IS IS NOT

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Violence Is Violence IsNot

Biting Punching(with an intentto hurt)

Kicking(with an intentto hurt)

Angry voices Profanelanguage

Pushing andshoving in ajovial way

Running

Person stops when I say stop

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Is/Looks Like/Is Used Like

• Gun• Knives• Brass knuckles• Chains• Fists• Pencil• Exacto knife• Scissors• Starter gun• Baseball bat• Hammer• Saw• Nail• Change - coins

Is Not/ Is Not Used Like

• Utensils being used properly

• Tools being used properly

• Furniture being used properly

•Earrings•Straight pins •Tacks•Stapler•Chemicals•Hand•Rings•Feet•Boots •High heels•Book•Wood•Furniture•Compass•Wallet chains

A WEAPON

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A DRUG

Tobacco - smoking

- non-smoking

Inhalants Alcohol Acid/Illegal

substances defined by kids

Prescription and non-prescription medication

Food Water Medicine

dispensed by the nurse

Nutritious beverages

- Juice, Milk Asthma inhaler

(not shared) Diabetic/allergy

medicine

Is/Looks Like Is Not/Doesn’t Look Like

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DEFIANCE

Looks Like/

Sounds Like Refusal to

follow directions (e.g. “Make me!”

Profanity directed at another person

Destructive behavior

Posing a danger to self or others

Making a personal threat (psychological, verbal, physical)

Does Not Look Like/

Sound Like Rolling eyes Body language

(talk) Signs and mumbles Sarcasm Swearing (in

general, not directed)

Stalling or procrastinating

(These are problem behaviors but not a bottom line reason for removal from the area)

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What does directdefiance look like/

sound like

What does directdefiance not look

like/sound like Make me do it! I don’t want to Removing

themselves fromgroup or isolatingthemselves

When you cancompromise andavoid conflict

Swearing at theteacher

Vulgar languagedirected at teacheror student

Because …..(student states avalid reason)

You’re an f…idiot

Refusal to dowork orparticipate

Gestures

Student refusing to work, but not disrupting others

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Harassment Is Harassment Is Not Name calling Physical Verbal Mean spirited Angry Emotional Long lasting

Teasing then stopping when asked

Hurtful Purposeful Victimizing

Touching then saying, “Sorry, I won’t do it again.”

A knot in the stomach Power Threatening

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Up & Clean Joking

Funny People are having fun

(joker and others) Something you could

tell someone else Not offensive Done once Public Pleasant, positive tone

of voice, upbeat Both people laugh Should not hurt Belonging not power People stay at the end

of the joke Goal is to make

someone laugh and feel good

Down & Dirty

Dangerous Scary, uncomfortable,

uneasy Not everyone is having

fun Afraid to tell, shouldn’t

tell Offensive Talking about private

body parts, religion, race, gender, sexuality

Done over and over Private Demeaning tone Someone is laughing Hurts people People want to leave,

or offend back Power Looks like you are a

target Goal is to injure, hurt

FUN