Discipline Techniques for Preschool Classroom

DISCIPLINE TECHNIQUES

FOR PRESCHOOL

Typical Behavior of Preschoolers

• Most preschoolers show an improvement in their attention span which means they should be getting better at completing tasks such as cleaning their room.

• They also seem to appreciate taking on new responsibilities, but often seek reassurance that they are doing things correctly.

• They usually relish showing off any new talents and might show some new found confidence in their skills.

• They tend to enjoy sharing with peers; however, they are prone to conflict with other children as they don’t yet have the social skills to resolve a lot of peer-related issues.

Typical Behavior of Preschoolers

• They should be gaining an increased ability to recognize their own emotions, as well as other people’s emotions.

• They often tend to look to adults they trust to learn how to react during challenging situations.

• They can be exhibit frequent shifts in their mood and be highly emotional at times as they shift from happy and loving to angry and defiant.

Typical Behavior of Preschoolers

• Discipline is the students’ responsibility. They practice in formulating rules for their own behavior and they are expected to observe them. If they misbehave, the teacher accepts no excuses. They must be ready for the consequences.

Common Ways of Establishing Discipline and Classroom Control

• Discipline is the teachers’ way of establishing a desirable student-oriented environment for learning. Teams of learners work and study together for a common goal, thus lessening the occurrence of discipline problems. The feeling of belonging and strength in their union prevails.

Common Ways of Establishing Discipline and Classroom Control

• Discipline is coupled with effective teaching strategies and techniques. A well-planned learning activity will go on smoothly with less interruption caused by misbehavior.

• Discipline is achieved through the effects of group dynamics on behavior. Individual behavior affects the group; likewise the group expectations win the individual behavior. Classroom control is maintained.

Common Ways of Establishing Discipline and Classroom Control

• Discipline is believed to be the exclusive responsibility of the teachers. They have the right to insist on proper behavior. They announce the rules that students are expected to follow. Good behavior is rewarded and bad behavior is dealt with accordingly.

“ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE”

Common Ways of Establishing Discipline and Classroom Control

• Provide Routine and Structure• Ignore Mild Misbehavior• Giving Praises• Time-out• Giving Rewards• Modeling• Logical Consequences• Natural Consequences

BEST DISCIPLINE STRATEGIES

• Preschoolers often thrive in well-structured environments. Provide a consistent routine and a lot of structure to your child’s day in regards to homework, chores and morning and bedtime routines. Establish clear household rules to help your child understand your expectations.

Provide Routine and Structure

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• Preschoolers often thrive in well-structured environments. Provide a consistent routine and a lot of structure to your child’s day in regards to homework, chores and morning and bedtime routines. Establish clear household rules to help your child understand your expectations.

Ignore Mild Misbehavior

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• Praise the positive behaviors as soon as you see them and they’re likely to be repeated. This can reinforce a preschooler confidence and it ensures them that you are noticing when they are trying to follow the rules.

Giving Praises

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• Time out can be a great tool to teach your child how to calm himself down. You can also refer to it as “quiet time” or a cooling off period so he’ll be more likely to use time out on his own when he’s feeling upset.

Time-out

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• Preschoolers are often very interested in earning money or rewards. Create a reward system to address specific behavior problems or consider a token economy system to encourage good behavior.

Giving Rewards

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• Most 6 year olds are very interested in learning how to behave in social situations and how to manage their feelings. Role modeling appropriate behavior is one of the best ways to teach them how to manage their emotions.

Modeling

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• Logical consequences are a great way to help your child learn from his mistakes. Most preschoolers are able to see the direct link between their behavior and the consequence which can prevent them from repeating the behavior next time.

Logical Consequences

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• Since a lot of preschoolers want to be able to make some decisions on their own, allowing them to face natural consequences can be a great learning experience, as long as it is safe to do so.

Natural Consequences

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Acceptable and effective

Unacceptable and ineffective

COMMON WAYS OF DEALING WITH DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS

• Use verbal reinforcers that encourage good behavior and discourage bad tendencies.

• Use non-verbal gestures, frown or a hard look to dissuade them from mischief.

• Dialogues could help in discovering problems and agreeing on mutually beneficial solutions.

Acceptable and effective

• Focus attention on one who is unruly and is about to disturb the neighbors. Lead him/her to a secluded area and nicely convince him/her to be quiet.

• Award merits for good behavior and demerits for inconsistencies and lapses.

Acceptable and effective

• A private, one-on-one brief conference could lead to a better understanding of mistakes that need to be remedied or improved.

• Allow students the freedom to express or explain agitated feelings and misgivings rather than censure them right away.

Acceptable and effective

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• Scolding and harsh words as a reprimand will have a negative effect on the entire class.

• Nagging and faultfinding, together with long “sermons” are repugnant and nasty.

• Keeping a student in a “detention area” during or after classes as a penalty for misbehavior is a waste of time and occasion for learning. The shameful experience is not easy to forget.

Unacceptable and ineffective

• Keeping a student in a “detention area” during or after classes as a penalty for misbehavior is a waste of time and occasion for learning. The shameful experience is not easy to forget.

• Denying a student some privileges due to unnecessary hyperactivity could all the more encourage repetitions.

Unacceptable and ineffective

• Assignment of additional homework compared to the rest could make them dislike the subject.

• Use of ridicule or sarcasm could humiliate and embarrass a for mentor.

• Grades for academic achievement should not be affected due to misdemeanor.

Unacceptable and ineffective

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