Restorative practices focus on repairing harm, building relationships, and fostering accountability within a community. Key principles include relationship-building, respect, accountability, repairing harm, and reintegration of individuals into the community.

Approaches:

• Actively listen, remain open-minded, and encourage sharing perspectives using "I" statements.

• Teach de-escalation and coping strategies.

• Mediate conflicts, restore relationships, and create agreements for future behavior.

Strategies:

• Use activities like community circles and role-play to explore conflict resolution, empathy, and problem-solving.

• Clarify the differences between rude, mean, and bullying behaviors.

• Introduce problem scales to help students assess and manage conflicts appropriately.

Restorative Tools:

• Utilize restorative questions to reflect on actions and their impact.

• Implement restorative circles (standing, community, coaching, or class meetings) for discussions.

• Develop classroom norms collaboratively with students and reinforce them regularly.

Sentence Stems:
Provide structured sentence stems to help students express emotions, identify needs, and communicate effectively.

These strategies promote active listening, empathy, conflict resolution, and self-awareness, creating a supportive and inclusive classroom environment.