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Top Ten “Secrets” for Successful Classroom Management
- Be firm, fair, and consistent.
• Be calm and use a quiet voice.
- Follow a daily schedule.
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Post the schedule and label with photographs.
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Start each day in a happy way.
•Use routines and rituals.
- Communicate clearly and concisely.
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Use your body language, facial expression, and tone of voice.
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Use sign language.
- Have a few classroom rules that are simple and affirmative.
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Be specific about what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
- Use positive guidance techniques.
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Redirect.
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Use words.
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Natural consequences.
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Choices.
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Discipline in private.
- Prevent problems whenever possible.
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Observe and document. (Children tell us things by their behavior.)
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Problem solve with the children.
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Divide and conquer. (Disperse children who don’t get along or disrupt.)
- Use a variety of teaching strategies and grouping techniques.
•Large group.
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Small group.
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Independent.
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Choices.
- Provide children with opportunities to vent energy.
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Brain breaks.
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Sing and dance.
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Exercise.
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”Talking” recess.
- Only do what only you can do!
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Encourage children to accept responsibility.
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Be a model for them.
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Set high expectations.
- Keep a bag of tricks up your sleeve!
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Songs, finger plays, games, puppets, etc.
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Keep a sense of humor!
“Nothin’ to do but smile, smile, smile.” (Grateful Dead)
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