Classrom+Procedures+&+Expectations+&+Management+Strategies

My first placement is in an EIP classroom with Mrs. Lynn. During the day all grade levels would come in for a period of time to work on reading, math and ESOL. 1st Placement: - Mrs. Lynn did not have a set of classroom rules for the students. They just had expectations. This was a very effective strategy used for the students. - The students were expected to come in and find a book to read until the official class started. Since it is an EIP classroom the student wonder in at different times. - The students are expected to respect each other during the class and respect each other opinion while talking. - The teacher did not need many management strategies for her classroom. The children were very well behaved on a daily basis. There were some children who were disruptive but she would threaten to tell their regular teacher who would then send home a note to their parents. Mrs. Lynn was able to demand their respect without being demanding. - She would also use bracelets in her classroom. The older grades would get a little rowdy sometimes and she would put 3-5 bracelets on her wrist. Every time they did something they were not supposed to do she would move one over to the other wrist. I was extremely surprised how well this strategy actually worked. The children loved it when she used the bracelets and they really paid attention to how many bracelets were on each wrist. They let the others in the class know when one was moved. She also gave them an opportunity to earn the back. So if they did something really well or did something without being asked to do it she would put the bracelet back on the other wrist. This gave negative as well as positive reinforcement.
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 * 1st Placement **** à **** EIP K-5th **
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My second placement is in a kindergarten classroom with Mrs. Pardue. 2nd Placement — //Morning // à  Mrs. Pardue’s students are expected to come in everyday and unpack their bookbags. They are asked to hang their bookbags on the back hooks if they are first along with their jackets. They are also asked to put their “bee books in the bin every day. After they do these tasks they are asked to sit down at their desk and get started on morning work. //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Classroom Rules //// à //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The classroom rules are posted up on the wall right next to the rug. This has been referenced several times while the students are on the rug waiting instruction or working on morning message. It is located at a good point in the room because while the students are on the rug or at the their seats it is easily seen.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif';">2nd Placement **** à ****<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif';"> Kindergarten **
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Listen when your teacher is talking
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Raise your hand to speak
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Follow Directions quickly
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Clean up after yourself
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Work quietly

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<span style="font-family: 'gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Punch Hole Cards //// à //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Mrs. Pardue has punch hole cards. They are little cards that she cuts out every theme and put in their cubbies. For example, the month of October she had a pumpkin. She uses these cards as a motivation to do well. Everytime someone does something good or follows directions without being told to more than once or at all then they can earn a punch. Basically if you do something that stands out then you can get a punch. Each card has 10 slots. Once all the holes are punched then they get a prize. The students have to do something that really stands out to the teacher in order to get a hold punched. This is a great way to keep motivation in the classroom for good behavior. <span style="font-family: 'gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Daily Password //// à //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Mrs. Pardue puts a password up on the door everyday. When the students come in for the day they are required to read the password out loud. They are urged to sound out the word and figure it out on their own. The students really love this and get very serious about it. They require each other to read the password out before entering. This is a great way to help the students learn sight words or words they may be struggling with. It gives them opportunities to read out loud and work together to figure out the word of the day. <span style="font-family: 'gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">“Classity Class” //// à //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">The teacher uses several ways of getting the class’s attention. One way is she will say “classity class” and they will answer “yesity yes.” This is a neat way to get the whole classes attention. <span style="font-family: 'gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">“Boom Chicka” //// à //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;"> This is another way that Mrs. Pardue gets her class’s attention. She will say “Boom Chicka” and they will answer “Boom Boom” <span style="font-family: 'gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">- //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">“Pardue Tribe” //// à //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">This was a strategy Mrs. Pardue used during the November unit on the Mayflower and Native Americans. Each of her students picked Indian names and were a part of the “Pardue tribe.” If she wanted their attention, she would say Pardue Tribe and they would reply yes chief. //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">Some other classroom procedures I researched was: // //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">1) I found a lot about "move your ___". Mrs. Pardue used move your monkey. She had different branches on the tree and each branch would get worse and worse. Each branch had a consequence as well. The first was a warning and it went all the way down to parent note home and/or principals office. // //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">2) Another procedure was Fun Friday. This was a great classroom strategy because it reminded the students to behave throughout the week so they would get to enjoy Fun Friday. A good thing that Mt. Vernon did was they incorporated educational activities in Fun Friday. Both of my coorperating teachers made their lessons for the day fun and interesting for the students while incorporating a GPS standard. // //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">3) Another procedure I observed was allowing freedom for the students. Mrs. Pardue allowed the students to go to the bathroom and get water as they pleased as long as they informed her where they were going. Sometimes she would not let them but for the majority of the time they did not abuse this privilege. // //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">4) Other procedures include what to do when done with work, need to leave the room, forgot homework/paper/pencils, etc. These should all be established rules and methods to follow for the students if any of these are to occur. //
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 * //<span style="font-family: 'Gulim','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px;">The students loved these strategies used and I felt it was so beneficial for her to change the command every so often. The kids loved it and got so involved in the response because it was new for them. They did not get conditioned to it or desensitized. This was a good strategy used for the students. //