C - Conversation Can students talk to each other during this
activity or transition?
H - Help How do students get their questions answered? How
do they get teacher’s attention?
A - Activity What is the task or objective? What is the expected
end product?
M - Movement Can students move about? (E.g., are they
allowed to get up to sharpen a pencil?)
P- Participation What does the expected student behavior look
and sound like? How do students show they are fully participating?
S - Success If students follow the CHAMPS expectations, they
will be successful.
Conversation Voice Levels
Level 0 – No sound/No talking
Level 1 – Whisper (no vocal chords)
Level 2 – Quiet conversation (only people
near you can hear you)
Level 3 – Presentational Voice (an entire
class can hear you)
Level 4 – Outside Voice (You can be
heard across a playing field)