Introduce the idea of “agreements” to the students. Us Time agreements are the rules that we all agree to follow when we are together. They are meant to ensure that everyone feels safe and heard. You can share some “agreements” with the students by naming them and drawing a little picture of each on the board or on a piece of paper. You might use these:

• We will stay together
• We will listen to each other
• We will keep our hands and feet to ourselves

Ask students to raise their hand or say “I agree!” to show that they agree. Your class can add additional agreements together in future sessions.