playground and lunchroom management for teacher aides

1. Playground and Lunchroom Management

3. Reflection on practices I sometimes ignore some misbehaviors because I do not want to get off track. I sometimes say things I wish I had not. I sometimes make threats that I cannot deliver. I sometimes provide more attention to students who exhibit negative rather than positive behaviors.

5. If You Don't Know Where You Are Going Any Road Will Take You There! Those That Plan The Battle Are Less Likely To Battle The Plan. Getting along or working near each other is not the same thing as working together. We all must share a common understanding of what we want to accomplish to be successful.

7. Planning: Step One: Imagine the perfect day in the playground and lunchroom. Step Two: Sequence the steps from beginning, middle, and end. Step Three: Review the sequence adding as much detail as possible. Step Four: Use your list to develop your playground and your lunchroom rules

8. Planning Step 1

9. Planning Step 2 and 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OUR SEQUENCED LUNCHROOM RULES

11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OUR SEQUENCED PLAYGROUND RULES

12. Styles of Communication Hostile Assertive Passive

13. Hostile Communicators 1. Focus on the person rather than the attribute. 2. Dwell on the past. 3. Drive home the point too forcefully. Ho stile communication is often "off message" and prompts an emotional reaction.

14. 1. Observe but do not address inappropriate behaviors. 2. Harbor rage or discontent with students who misbehave. 3. Assent to negative attributes with their silence. Who blows hot and cold? Hostile or Passive Communicators? Passive Communicator

15. Expectations Rules Norms VS. Where there are differences between our rules and our norms it damages our credibility and infuriate those students who follow the rules.

16. Common responses of passive communicators 1. Frequently complains about students to their friends, colleagues or anyone else who will listen. 2. On occasion loses temper and responds to students in a disproportional way. 3. Body language may reveal frustration. 4. May resort to passive aggressive behaviors.

17. Assertive Communicators 1. Detached and unemotional. 2. Results oriented. 3. Focused on the future.

18. A critical element of assertive communication is sufficiency : just enough to get the message across without prompting an emotional reaction. Assertive Communication

19. Never Let Students Think They Have The Better of You Please Behave I will make you a deal Like Me

20. Collaboration Getting along is not enough. To be effective we must collaborate which requires a divison of labor. Step 1: Using the plan indentify tasks. Step 2: Determine who will do which task. Step 3: Confirm that everyone understands the objective for that task. Step 4: Rotate tasks for maximum coverage, and to communicate and empower staff with students. Step 5: Plan for contingencies such as, snow days, a staff member being absent, a change in schedules, etc.

22. 1 2 3 LUNCHROOM TASK LIST 4 5

23. 1 2 3 PLAYGROUND TASK LIST 4 5

24. Lunchroom Assignments Week Ended_______ Name Task Comments:

25. Playground Assignments Week Ended_______ Name Task Comments:

28. We sink or swim together. TEAM WORK