Attention Getters
Popsicle!
Freeze!
What should you do during transition times (check-in, line up, project, etc.)
Head count
Where should the Program Aide be in a line?
The front
What is the first thing you should do when you arrive to your shift?
Read the book, check breaks, check snack/gate duty
What is one way to encourage desired behaviors from your students?
Incentive plan/reward systems. Point out desired behaviors and give a small reward, such as a sticker or first to pick snack privilege. You must follow through with the rewards and explain what behaviors earned them to keep the momentum going!
1,2,3, eyes on me!
1,2, eyes on you!
Before you pass out a new snack to your kiddos, what should you do?
Double check ingredients and snack allergies
What is the most important thing to do when your students line up?
It's prep time, but your activity for the day does not require prep. What can you work on?
Prep for a future activity; work on summer planning binder; make sure learning malls are ready for students; strategize new behavior incentive plans; ask leadership team for advice; etc.
How can your high school aide help with group behaviors?
Model them! During group games, project, or carpet time, you high school aide can help model the expected behaviors.
And a Hush Fell Over the Crowd...
Huuussshhhhh
What is the purpose of 'Gate Duty'?
To have the keys to lock the gate in case of emergency and to manage who is coming on and off campus.
You have lined your students up for snack. Some of them are turned around talking and some are out of line. What should you do?
Do an attention getter and make sure all students are facing forward, in a straight line before continuing to the snack area.
It's time for your calendar activity, but you only have a handful of students left. What should you do?
Work on the project or activity you planned/scheduled anyways. We post the calendars and have you plan for a reason.
What is the best thing you can do to be proactive with your group's behaviors?
Frontload! Explain the directions/expectations to your group beforehand to help prevent unwanted behaviors.
Catch a Bubble
(fill their mouth with air like they have a bubble in it)
We call for a student on the walkie, but you are unable to locate them. What should you do?
Respond on the walkie that they will be a minute and then request ESS leadership to switch to line 2 so you can privately explain the situation. Parents are often nearby and we do not want to worry them with panic over the walkie.
A student who was verified absent checks in with you. What should you do?
Let the leadership team know over the walkie that the student has checked in with you.
Who should run the 5:30 games and what should the students be doing while in the main room?
One program aide or high school aide. The students should wait patiently on the carpet while a group leader facilitates the game. This is a shared responsibility and should not be the same staff member each night.
What is the most important thing to do if you have given multiple warnings/threatened a consequence.
Follow through with consequence, write a note, and fill in the leadership team about the situation.
All set........
Ready -O?........
You bet!
Let's Go!
One of your students runs out the classroom and towards the gate. What should you do?
Immediately alert the leadership team. Do not send a student to follow them. If you have a high school aide, you can send them with a walkie to try to put EYES on them. NOTE: If a student leaves campus, the leadership team must notify parents and police.
Your students are running and misbehaving at snack time. What would be an appropriate consequence?
Loss of recess time.
If someone is already running a 5:30 game, what can you do before you are off?
Bring in the whiteboard/cart/lost and found; make sure drawers are locked; clean/stock learning malls; clean tables/stack main room chairs; organize book/toy shelf; update timesheets
You're in the classroom and a few of your students are not following directions. You and your high school aide have both asked them to stop, but the behavior continues. What should you do?
Sit the students down and firmly tell them that following directions is not an option. Separate the students for the rest of the day and if the behavior continues, there will be an appropriate consequence. As the program aide, you have the power to handle these types of situations. While the leadership team is there to support you, we want you to feel empowered to handle difficult behaviors.