Discipline

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• #1 by anastasia on April 6th, 2011

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  Are you a new teacher? I would suggest that you start reading and find a mentor in your building. You need observation. I don’t know what your problems are. reach out to your peers.

• #2 by TabbieKat Loves You MUCH on April 6th, 2011

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  Think more on a 5th grade level. Allow break times from math. Try to make it fun. Do your best to help those who need help. Allow other’s who are smart to help people who aren’t that smart. It’s quite a simple thought process if you use a 5th grade mind to help you.

• #3 by fourthrules2 on April 6th, 2011

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  Well, I teach fourth grade, and I am constantly changing the strategies I use. One strategy that works very well for me is the “Caught Being Good”. When one or two students are doing the right thing, and many others are not, I will tell those students they have been “Caught Being Good”. You can buy really cheap little coins that say “caught being good” from places like Oriental Trading Company, but I just give them a little slip of paper with a picture of a bee on it, they write their name on it, and at the end of the day, I pull about five names and they can come up and pick out a pencil or a little treat from my box. I sometimes have the students play against me. I will write “teacher” and “students” on the chalkboard. Then every time a student calls out, I get a point. Every time a child raises his or her hand, the students get a point. The students are trying to beat me, and they are very competitive. You can do this with other behaviors you are trying to improve, such as remaining in their seat. Every time a child gets out of his or her seat without permission, you get a point, etc. You can also try the “red card/green card” game. Take a piece of green construction paper and a piece of red construction paper and glue them together. Set it in the chalk tray or in some way hang it near the front of your room. When students are behaving appropriately, put the card on green. When they misbehave, switch the card to red. Set an alarm to go off every five minutes, at first, and eventually, set it for longer and longer periods of time. When the timer goes off, give the students a point, if the card is on green, and give yourself a point if the card is on red. I often will take away recess time if I win the game on a particular day, and give extra time on days that they win the game. Another strategy I have used is “team points”. I will treat each row of students in my room as one team. When I give a direction, I will award a point to the first group to follow the direction and show that they are ready to continue. I will sometimes tell a particular student who is doing the right thing to give his or her team a point, because he or she is behaving. At the end of the day, I might allow the winning team to have some special privilege or may just congratulate them for winning. Another strategy that may work well is putting those individual behavior charts on each child’s desk, and giving them stickers to put on their charts when they are doing what they are supposed to. I have also made “play money” and given students “play dollars” which they are allowed to redeem for other things (computer time, a visit to an old teacher), etc. It sounds like you need to find a teacher in the building that can help you. I have a few teachers that my students HATE to go visit, and if I have problems with a particular student I will send them for a time-out in that teacher’s classroom.

• #4 by leah h on April 6th, 2011

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  What about giving the pupils some of the responsibility this will teach the pupils about organisation also involves inclusion within the classroom for those who are a bit reluctant. Teaches pupils respect for others and also builds confidence and through developing these skills it not only has the class working together but they are also working in patrnership with the teacher and this can only benefit the pupils and the teacher with everyone working as a team. As there is no specific information on the strategies that you are using I hope that there is maybe something you are able to pick from here good luck.