BASICS CAROL READ 500 activities for the primary classroom.

ISBN 978-1-4050-9907-3

MANAGING CHILDREN POSITIVELY

7 Rs

RELATIONSHIPS

RULES

ROUTINES RIGHTS

AND

RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPECT

REWARDS

CAN YOU DESCRIBE EACH “R”?

7 Rs

RELATIONSHIPS

RULES

ROUTINES

RIGHTS

AND

RESPONSIBILITIES

RESPECT

REWARDS

MANAGING CHILDREN POSITIVELY

The seven Rs provide an integrated framework for managing children positively and creating a happy working environment:

Relationships – creating and maintaining a positive relationship with learners is at the heart of establishing a happy learning environment.

Rules – establish a limited number of rules and make sure they are clear, as well as the reasons for having them.

Routines – classroom routines make it clear to everyone what is expected of them and what they should do.

Rights and Responsibilities – although these may not be stated explicitly with very young learners, teachers can model through their own actions which of these they value.

Respect – students who are treated respectfully by the teacher will respond in a similar way to the teacher. If the children feel that the teacher treats them as individuals, they will also respond to the teacher as an individual and not with a collective group mentality.

Rewards – reward systems can be an effective way of reinforcing appropriate behavior e.g. using stars, stickers, points, smiley faces, raffle tickets or marbles in a jar.

NOW…..

THINK BEFORE YOU

TEACH…

REMEMBER…

Every teacher,

every class

and

every child

is DIFFERENT.

TWO KINDS OF CLASSROOMS//LESSONS:

i) Planned prepared for and anticipated in advance

ii) On the spot

THE MORE YOU CAN DO OF I) THE EASIER II) BECOMES

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Prepare the language

Use familiar signal for attention

Wait for silence and attention

Announce the general nature and purpose of activity

Establish or create context

Divide the class

Give clear instructions

Demonstrate how

Check children understand

Model

Give a signal to start

DURING THE ACTIVITY…

Allow children to work independently and

responsibly

Monitor discreetly

Children tell you they have finished

Stop activity while students engaged.

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