If that is not available, educators are antsy about sitting in a two-hour conference and often are thinking of other things such as, what ballgame the kids have to be taken to that night, or what is on the grocery list. Students operate in the same manner. Reducing some of those feelings of searching for a basic need, such as water, the student will bring learning back into focus. Allowing students access to water bottles or jugs of water with small cups, helps the brain's physiological need respond in a productive manner instead of an adverse manner. As with anything in the classroom, modeling the appropriate ways to have a water bottle at the desk, or modeling how to handle pouring water correctly, and showing students what is acceptable is the key to positive implementation.
Plants reduce toxins in the air therefore producing a cleaner environment in our classrooms.
This is relatively inexpensive and does not require much planning or hardship on behalf of the teacher. Assign a student to water the plants or if students are taking medication with water have the student dump the access water into the plant. That Purify Your Home or Office by B. C. Wolverton offers an array of ways to help purify the classroom. Plants such as spider plants, fichus, and dracaena can all help reduce toxins in the classroom. Many local high schools sell plants that classes have grown in greenhouses or ask parents to donate a plant to the room.