This visual uses the metaphor of a train to teach students the concept of staying on topic. Remind your students that even though our comments may be "connected" to the main idea, it can be easy to veer off track. The main idea is the “Destination” of your conversation. Laminate the visual and use a dry erase maker to give our student a hint of the conversation destination. The train schedule is a list of reminders that a student can use to self-evaluate the progress of their trip (i.e. am I kee