strategies
when you give the child another toy
redirection
children are grabbing for the one red truck in the classroom
Have Duplicate Toys
Child doesn't understand the daily schedule
Post the daily schedule with words and photos
the world focuses on the child
egocentric
a basic emotion present as an infant and is expressed when upset
anger
"Please use your walking feet"
positive Language
Children are running in the classroom
Separate the classroom into areas
After 30 minutes of free play, the Teacher announces clean up time and children ignore her
Give 5 min warning before clean up time
young children have difficulty ignoring irrelevant information
attention span
excessive stimulation which might damage the brain
stress
Please use your walking feet, use your listening ears, use you indoor voices and use your gentle hands
Rules of the classroom
Children put the toys on the wrong shelves
label the shelves and bins
children bite because.....
attention
communication
anger
young children have a hard time stopping doing the same thing over and over
impulsiveness
the ability to deal with stress
resilience
Great job Johnny for sitting on your spot
Praise
children push each other as they wait in line to wash their hands
take 2-3 children to sink
child throws sand on the floor
The sand stays in the sand box
children have more short term than long term
memory
intentionally and repeating hurting another person
bully
I walk around the classroom displaying my 2 fingers and all of the children stop and display their 2 fingers
Using a signal
assign a spot for each child to sit on
avoid giving a chain of limits
setting appropriate limits
children need to learn these behaviors (sharing, taking turns, helping others)
prosocial behavior
the ability to delay doing something
self control