1. KG Classroom Management

2. I am Manashi G. Dutta from KKU
Friends
I am Manashi G. Dutta from KKU

3. ? Do we need to discuss what can happen without classroom management.
? Do you visualize your classroom.
? Do visuals help students in their learning process.

4. Classroom management for KG
Effective classroom management sets the stage for learning.
Without management, classrooms are disorganized and chaotic, and very little academic learning can happen (Elias & Schwab, 2006, p. 309).

5. So many different ways that teachers use to manage their classrooms,
So many different ways that teachers use to manage their classrooms, ? Do you fall back on what you know- ? Your personal experiences of what your teachers used to do- “As teachers do we need to test our management strategies and techniques to create our student’s classrooms while creating a desired environment for our students?”

6. [1]
Learn how to implement different classroom management strategies to attend to the specific abilities and individual differences of all students within a classroom, especially for students with exceptionalities.
Be Student oriented
not
Teacher centred

7. ? Do you think EVERYTHING in a classroom should have a ‘visual’ on it.

8. ♥ Make everything visible
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♥ Make everything visible
Visuals for how to pack your bag, the morning routine, the daily timetable……everything.
A wonderful website where you can download lots of visuals and resources that other teachers have created.
‘Boardmaker Share’

9. In Pre K and KG, children go through the most important transitions.
“During this period behavior is shaped and attitudes are formed that will influence children throughout their education” (PTA and Head Start, 1999).
Children’s transitions are most strongly influenced by their home environment, the preschool program they attend, and the continuity between preschool and kindergarten (Riedinger, 1997). 

10. Kindergarten nurtures Readiness
As reported in a National Education Goals Panel in 1998;
“The prevailing view today, however, is that readiness reflects a range of dimensions, such as a child’s health and physical development, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language and communication skills, and cognitive and general knowledge”
(California Department of Education, 2000).

11. Kindergarten nurtures Readiness Focus on :
A child’s health and physical development,
A child’s social and emotional development,
A child’s approaches to learning,
A child’s language and communication skills, and
A child’s cognitive and general knowledge

12. Academics becoming increasingly important, but research shows that focus should continue on social and emotional development.
Children who have been rejected by their peers in kindergarten tend to have poor school performance, more absences, and negative attitudes towards school that last throughout their school years.
“Three particular social skills that are known to
influence children’s peer acceptance:
Play behavior,
Ability to enter play groups, and
Communication skills” (Maxwell & Eller, 1994).

13. Preventive strategies to manage behaviour.
? Do you have strategies to develop a child’s
Play behavior,
Ability to enter play groups, and
Communication skills.
Preventive strategies to manage behaviour.

14. 3 groups (your choice to join any 1) -??- minutes
Activity 2
3 groups (your choice to join any 1)
-??- minutes
Plan activities to develop a child’s
Team A = Play behavior,
Team B = Ability to enter play groups, and
Team C = Communication skills.

15. Activity 1
Make visual Rules
No rough play,
No arguing,

16. No upsetting things in class,
Activity 1
Make visual Rules
No upsetting things in class,

17. No trying to get their own way, and
Activity 1
Make visual Rules
No trying to get their own way, and

18. Activity 1
Make visual Rules
No not sharing.

19. For positive behaviour
Activity 1
Make visual Rules
For positive behaviour
Need to teach young children social skills, especially how to enter social groups.

20. polite, caring, and attentive.
Activity 1
Make Visual Rules
polite, caring, and attentive.
“Can I play with you?”
“I want a turn please!”

21. Classroom management incorporates all the duties that a teacher must enforce to keep the class running smoothly and with minimal disruptive behaviour within a classroom .
In the article Effective Classroom Management, Mansor, Eng, Rasul, Hamzah, and Hamid (2012) talk about learning outcomes being directly related to the learning environment within the classroom created by the teacher.

22. Content expertise is required…based on context.
Classroom management encompasses the overall learning environment where students are able to foster their learning..
Content expertise is required…based on context.

23. Thank you! “Instructional intelligence” and “Pedagogy”
Important for teachers to reflect on their own
characteristics and knowledge they bring into a classroom.
Thank you!