Who C.A.R.E.S?

Our school, like many others, embraces the Responsive Classroom® approach.  This approach was developed by the Northeast Founder for Children, Inc. to create a healthy social, emotional, and academic learning environment.  In our speech room, we also use the Responsive Classroom®.  We tend to focus more on the principles of social learning, social interaction, and C.A.R.E.S., an acronym for cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy, and self control which are all needed for academic and social success.  These three principles seem to align closely with our social skills classes and other pragmatic language groups.  

This year, we made a C.A.R.E.S wall in our room.  We make conscious efforts to "catch" students using C.A.R.E.S, and when we do, we fill out  C.A.R.E.S cards and post them on the wall.  We highlight what we saw them do to share their awesomeness!  These cards are free at our TpT store.  Check 'em out here!