Creating Rules and Schedules
- Reposted by Haneefah Shuaibe
- Nov 13, 2016
- 2 min read
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Description: Posting and reviewing the daily schedule assists children in understanding adult expectations. Children are provided opportunities to work in adult-directed as well as child-directed activities, in small or large groups, and participate in passive or active activities.
Description: Placing the names of the children on the table tops is one classroom management strategy that helps the children learn adult expectations and provide order in the classroom. Children know where to sit, the teacher can separate children who have difficulty working together, and children are provided enough space to work without interfering with each other.
Description: Allowing children the ability to make meaningful choices is essential. This is one example of a choice board developed for a child to allow him or her to make appropriate choices.
Description: By moving around the playground and working with the children during their child-directed activities, the teacher is able to intercede if difficulties begin to arise, such as a child becoming frustrated or conflict beginning between two children. The teacher is also able to model social, motor, and language skills in a meaningful fashion.
Description: Simple strategies, such as matching blue squares on the puzzle boxes to the shelf marked with the blue square, can help minimize clean-up chaos.
Description: Provide children with their own space and prepare the table in advance support smooth transitions between activities. This teacher has snack set out to minimize wait time.
Description: On the right, fine motor/manipulatives are neatly stored in clear bins to promote easy access and clean up. Clear shelves that are labeled help children follow the rules for classroom clean-up.
Description: This classroom provides a space for children to work through their conflict resolution strategies. The posted pictures illustrate the Tucker the Turtle technique. This is a method of teaching young children strategies for coping with anger, disappointment, and frustration.
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