Managing feelings and behaviour prompts This is a useful prompt to ensure that managing feelings and behaviour is covered and taught effectively towards the early learning goals. www.earlybirdyeducation.com

Managing feelings and behaviour As children become familiar to the boundaries set within their own classroom allow them to take control and ownership of what happens. Make up your own class rules for each area in your setting. Take photographs of the children performing their rules and display in the learning environment. What will the children like for their reward? Allow them to select their own reward for the last day of term e.g. a trip, class party, special activity. Discuss fair consequences and allow the children to come up with their own class behaviour system. Have a variety of turn taking games available for the children to use independently and rotate games weekly. At each station in the setting leave sand timers (varied times depending on activity e.g. 5 minute timer for the computer area) to encourage independent sharing and turn taking. As the children begin to become familiar with the behavioural expectations set with their setting add class tick lists at each station. Encourage the children to self select activities sand tick their name to encourage independent sharing. Ensure that the children explore different routines, locations and experiences in order to understand and adapt their behaviour. For examples:- Providing a range of class trips and outings. Visitors to come into the class. Different environments such as the library, assemblies, working outside and inside. Managing feelings and behaviour Children talk about how they and others show feelings, talk about their own and others’ behaviour, and its consequences, and know that some behaviour is unacceptable. They work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow rules. They adjust their behaviour to different situations, and take changes of routine in their stride. Create and interactive feelings display and allow the children to self register their feelings in the morning. Refer to this throughout the day and offer solutions. Create a problem box. Children must write their name or problem (or select a problem card) and put it into the box. This will give the children a chance to talk to and adult and help form close relationships. www.earlybirdyeducation.com