Ricky Morris suggests this slightly different take on 'time out' on his website www.newmanagement.com. Ricky explains..................
I created a "Take Five" table for kids that need that time to regroup. It's a different version of your counseling center. It has one of your timers at the table and the student sets it himself. When it goes off, he looks at me for a thumbs up to return to the group. I calmly told him that his behavior was extremely inappropriate and unacceptable and he needed to "take five", He followed the directions, looked at me for a thumbs up when the timer went off, and returned to his seat like a new person. The parent in the room was utterly amazed, as was I!
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