ABS “I teach Kids and Teens” ROUTINE AND DISCIPLINE (for young learners)

ROUTINE

Very young learners classrooms need to be very organized. BE ORGANIZED! Very young learners classrooms need to be very organized.

ESTABLISH ROUTINES Divide your classroom into two areas: one for circle time and the other for table time.

HELPER Choose different students to help you during class time.

STRATEGIES Do not expect things to change from one class to another To establish a routine: it takes time Be consistent Adapt

CIRCLE TIME Play a song so they know the class is about to start and they should make a circle.

SURPRISE ACTIVITIES Surprise activities can help settle a class in case the children get too excited. Try to use TPR or movements.

CIRCLE TIME TO TABLE TIME Try to use a rattle to change from CIRCLE TIME to TABLE TIME rather than raising your voice to attract attention.

CIRCLE TIME ROUTINE Circle Time Song Hello Song Greetings Review content Introduce new content Rattle: Transition between Circle Time to Table Time

CIRCLE TIME Make a circle big, big, big Small, small, small, big, big, big Make a circle small, small, small Hello, hello, hello Make a circle round and round (3x) Make a circle round and round Make a circle up,up,up Down, down, down, up, up, up Make a circle down, down, down Let´s sit down.

HELLO Hello to everyone and how are you today? We come to our circle time To laugh and sing and play And when you´re up, you´re up And when you´re down, you´re down And when you´re only half way up You´re neither up nor down So roll your hands so slowly And roll them also fast Give your hands a clap, clap, clap And fold them on your lap, tap,tap.

WHO TOOK THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR? Who me? Yes, you! Not me! Then who? __________ OK,OK. I took the cookie. I took the cookie from the cookie jar. The yummy, yummy cookie from the cookie jar. Are you hungy? Uh-uh. Let´s share. OK.

IF YOU´RE HAPPY... If you´re happy and you know it clap your hands If you´re happy and you know and you really want to show it Stomp your feet Shout Hooray!

HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES Eyes and ears and mouth and nose

Codes and transitions: How did we start the Circle Time? 2. How do students know it is their time to speak? 3. What is the review content? 4. What is the new content? 5. What code was used to make the transition: Circle Time – Table Time? 6. What is the purpose of using the stars?

TABLE TIME Use a song or a chant to call their attention. “1,2,3 pay attention to me!”

TABLE TIME ROUTINE Song or Chant Explain, model Give them the activity Monitor Clean up Song Explain homework Goodbye song

TABLE TIME

CLEAN UP Clean up, clean up Everybody let´s clean up Put your things away

HOMEWORK CIRCLE: Head Shoulder Eyes Mouth

GOODBYE SONG Goodbye, goodbye. It’s time to go. I don’t want to go. See you later. Alligator. Bye, bye, bye. Butterfly. Goodbye!

GOODBYE SONG Hey this was really fun. I hope you liked it too. Seems like we´ve just begun. And suddenly we were through. Goodbye, goodbye, good friends, goodbye. ‘ Cause now it´s time to go. But hey, I say, well that´s OK. ‘ Cause we’ll see you very soon I know. And tomorrow just like today. The moon, the bear and the big blue house. We´ll be waiting for you to come and play.

PLAY IN CLASS Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for teachers to engage fully with the kids.

WHAT DO THEY LIKE?

WHAT DO THEY LIKE?

WHAT DO THEY LIKE?

WHAT DO THEY LIKE?

WHAT DO THEY LIKE?

WHAT DO THEY LIKE?

Erika Oya: erika.oya@gmail.com WIKI: routineanddiscipline.pbworks.com