Since formulating the questions we have implemented these things:
Physical Environment - We have
- Opened up the learning space by removing excess furniture (desks, chairs, trolleys etc)
- Calm down space/work area
- Removed crayons/scissors from easily accessible spaces (Room 9 pencils on wheels
- Lock things away
- Putting out interactive activities so children can be engaged in classroom from 8:30am onwards
Plan to
- calm visual reminders
Emotional Environment - We have
- Spot antecedants as early as possible
- Calm down kits
- Circle time lessons -weekly and as needed. Focussing initially on playground behaviour
- Capitalising on Life Education Lessons - Empathy
- This/then visual strategies
- Sticker chart
- Caught being good coupons
- Working with the Ministry - UBRS lworkshops
- UBRS Plan
- Mindfulness/breathing to start the day
- Checking in and out with children at beginning of day and end of day
- Calming strategies as needed eg reading a story 1to1 after breaktime to calm down
Plan to
- Referral to RTLB
- keep working on modifing the strategy to suit the child
- Different strategies to calm children
- Check in before and after break times setting the child up for success
Social Environment - We have
Plan to
- Kemu (game) after mindfulness to build relationships
- Guidlines - from the beginning of the year set class expectations
- Circle Time
Plan to
- Build on the links between circle time and daily practise
