Active Supervision
At all times you should know ____________.
What is
How many children are in your classroom.
Meals should be marked on the meal sheet when ____________.
What is
While the children are eating the meal.
What is...
Soapy water
Water
Bleach water
Cellphones and Smart watches must be_____________.
What is...
Kept put away in your purse, bag etc. while you are in a classroom supervising children. (Not in your pocket)
If you see a child is sad and/or crying, your first step should be to _________________.
What is...
Ask them what is going on or how can you help.
You should ALWAYS monitor children in the bathroom by _______________.
What is...
A line of sight
(Tip: It's not a pencil)
What is
Blue or black ink pens.
A child spills their milk on the carpet/rug, you should tell _______________.
What is...
Management and/or Hannah Corey. Both acceptable answers
Upon waking at naptime, a child's diaper should be changed _____________.
What is...
Immediately upon waking up
When discussing behavior with a child's parent, what method should be used to do so?
What is...
The sandwich method.
Talk about a positive, talk about the negative behaviors, then end on a positive note.
Sleep checks are to be done every ________________ in the Infant room.
Sleep checks are to be done every ________________ in the Preschool room.
What is...
Every 10 minutes in the Infant room, with every other time being done so by touch.
Every 10 minutes in the Preschool room.
You should do this _______________ if you make a mistake on a food sheet.
What is
Write an equal sign through the mistake.
You should do this ________________ when you see a child with a toy in there mouth.
What is...
Watch for the child to be done with that toy, and immediately put the toy in the mouthed toy bucket to be cleaned.
(If this is an older child, you may remind them that we can chew on a chewy, and that toys are for playing with.)
If there are 2 or more teachers on the playground, they should be standing____________________.
If there is only 1 teacher on the playground they should be ________________________.
What is...
Spread out across the playground to increase the range of supervision of the children.
Moving around the playground frequently to increase the range of supervision of the children.
In the classroom setting, our tone should remain ______________.
What is...
Calm, soft, and polite while still being firm in your directions.
When leaving your classroom with your students, aside from doing name to face checks, teachers should be doing this __________________ the entire way to their destination.
What is..
Scanning and counting your children.
A teacher should be doing _____________________ when the children are eating meals.
(Tip: there are 3 things)
What is..
-Eating with the students (Modeling good table manners)
-Marking meal sheets
-Ensuring all children are safe
While handling or cleaning any bodily fluids, the teacher should be sure to ____________.
What is...
Wear disposable gloves and wash their hands afterwards.
When teachers are being relieved by another teacher they must ______________ & _____________.
What is...
Share any important information with the teacher coming in such as incident/accident reports, health or behavior updates, and what needs will need be met next.
Do a name to face check to ensure that all children are present and accounted for.
When talking with an upset child, it is important to __________ their feelings.
What is...
Validate
Validating a child's feelings helps them feel understood and valued. Even as adults we get upset when we do not get our way, it is our job to teach the children what they are feeling and how to cope with these big feelings.
If you are anticipating a child's undesired behavior, how might you go about helping them before the behavior occurs?
(2 words _________ & _________)
What is...
Engage and Redirect
A child that is on your food sheet, but not currently in your classroom, should be marked on__________________.
What is
The food sheet of the classroom they are in.
Naptime and closing checklists should be completed by __________________________.
What is...
Any staff member in the room during that time frame. (If you are covering a break make sure you are asking the teacher you are relieving what still needs to be done)
What is the procedure for leaving the room as a class? What steps and items do you take?
What is...
-Grab your emergency bag, the walkie talkie, and the IPAD
-As your class is lined up complete a name to face check to ensure all of your students are accounted for
-Walk with your students to your destination being sure to be constantly counting how many children you have with you, especially after each transition through a different classroom or part of the building)
-Once you arrive to your destination, complete another Name to face check to ensure all of your students made it with the class.
"Taking a break" in cozy cube or "safe place" should be used as a _______________.
What is...
Final resort method
And only after there have been at least 3 conversations with a child about the class expectations and their behavior.