Classroom Management: ICE Statements

Before winter break is a hard time of year with classroom management, so I wanted to highlight a technique I learned in some of my school's PBiS professional development. The strategy uses "ICE" statements to redirect student behaviors.

I- state your observation of the student's feelings as "I see that you are . . ."

C- state the desired behavior as a "Can you . . ."

E- acknowledge the challenge for the student by completing an "even though  . . ."

Example: I see Trevor tearing his assignment into small pieces.

"I see that you are frustrated. Can you tell me how I can help you complete it instead, even though it's challenging?"

The benefit is you help acknowledge how a student feels and how their behavior is exhibiting it while offering a replacement.

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