BASICS CAROL READ

500 activities for the primary classroom.

ISBN 978-1-4050-9907-3

MANAGING CHILDREN POSITIVELY

RELATIONSHIPS

REWARDS

7 Rs

RULES

RESPECT

RIGHTS
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

ROUTINES

CAN YOU DESCRIBE

EACH

RELATIONSHIPS

REWARDS

RULES

7 Rs
RESPECT

ROUTINES
RIGHTS
AND
RESPONSIBILITIES

R?

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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