'I Need a Break' Cards

The child in this picture looks a little stressed, but that may convey the point of the cards. Teach students to give this card to you to request a break from a task. A replacement behavior for inappropriate behavior used to escape a task.
http://www.lblesd.k12.or.us/prog_serv/pbs/events/documents/i_need_a_break_cards.pdf

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