Classroom Management

Classroom management can be defined as the

actions teachers take to establish and sustain
an environment that fosters students' academic
achievement as well as their social, emotional,
and moral growth.

In other words, the goal of classroom

management is not order for order's sake, but
order for the sake of learning.
Key Aspects of Classroom Management

Rules
Reinforce
ment Transition

Commu
Schedule
nication
 Why are classroom rules
important?
Rules • Develop self-control
• Learn acceptable behavior

Tip for making classroom rules

• Few (not more than five)
• Simple
• With positive statement
• Involve children in making rule
• Write and display
• Review them daily
• Be flexible and adaptable
Constructive Communication

• Use positive speech

• Keep it simple
• Be specific with praise and criticism
• Accept children’s feelings
• Listen attentively
• Talk with your face, body, and tone
• Control your voice
• Time and reassurance are important
 Reinforcement

Behavior
Positive Negative
Reinforcement Reinforcement
• Tends to increase the • Stop the behavior
occurrence of a desirable • Does not teach the
behavior correct behavior
• Enhances the child’s self- • Create a mood of
concept hostility
• Gives a feeling of • Destroy the child’s self
independence and esteem
accomplishment
 Keys
• Patience
• Persistence
• Consistency
Positive
Reinforcement • Ignore inappropriate
behavior as much as
possible
• Catch them being good
• Be specific!
Good boy/good girl I like the way you put
up the toys.
 Positive
Reinforcement

Social Activity Primary

Reinforcers Reinforcers Reinforcers
• Special privileges • Stickers, stars,
such as choosing balloons, chips
• Smiles story, sitting next (tokens that can
• Verbal praise to the teacher, be exchanged for
carrying out the a prize), paper
ball outside badges,
chocolates

Schedules
• Active and quiet
experiences
• Small group, large group,
and independent activities
• Free choice and structured
times
• Indoor and outdoor play
• Independent and group
experiences
• Transition times (arrival,
departure, toileting,.etc)
• Ample time for snacks,
meals, naps
A good schedule will help
your day flow smoothly
and will keep children
active and moving in a
positive direction.
In developing a schedule,
provide for a variety of
activities and balance
with:
Be
consistent!
 Transitions

Transitions are all those “in between” times in your

school day, such as when the children arrive,
change activities, or move from place to place.

By planning for transitions, you can improve

classroom management, decrease discipline
problems, create learning opportunities, and
prepare children for the next activity.

Here are sample transitions “tricks”:

• ARRIVAL -

Greet children Sign-in board

Check-in chart
• CLEAN UP –

Sing a song
Play a record
Turn clean up as a game
Use positive reinforcement (reward and
punishment)
• GAINING CONTROL –

 Turn off the light

 Ring the bell
 Give direction with sign language
 Lower your voice or whisper
 Give a quiet sign
 Say “1 - 2 – 3 eye on me”
 Play “Simon says”
 Count backward from 10
 Play a music box
 Use a puppet to give children direction
 Use a stop-and-go paddle
 Tell children to squat down on the floor
 Clap your hands and ask children to repeat the pattern
 Say a finger play or sing a song
• LINE UP

If you have on red…blue…yellow….etc.

If your name starts with …..
Line up according to their birthdays
(date/month)
Line up like a train/caterpillar/merry-go-
round/..etc..
• NAPTIME

Turn off the lights

Play soft music
Read a story
Or let children look at books
• CLOSING
It’s important to bring children together and give
closure to their day.

What is one new thing you learned today?

Look for all the circles around your home
Bring in something from your room that starts
with “F”
Count all the tress in your compound