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Like other first days in my life, my first day as a kindergarten teacher in a provate

school made me feel excited and anxious in equal measures just like experienced teachers
too who face new set of students at the beggining of each school year. Time flies so fast
and it`s almost two months since we started our school year. It seems like only yesterday
that I was standing inside my classroom anxiously meeting and greeting my parents and
students. To be honest, at first I had a hard time when it comes to discipline and control
their behaviors. But as the day goes by, I learned how to deal with it using some strategies
and techniques to control their behavior.

Here are the strategies and improvements that we implemented and learnings
acquired for instruction and classroom management for the past 1 month.

We created an attention-grabber

With a room full of youngsters, things are bound to get noisy and disorderly once in
a while. During these times we need to find creative ways to get grab attention. Asking
children to copy our sounds or motions can be just the ticket.

Ex: Class? Class? Class? & Clap your hands! Stomp your feet! Zip your lips! Sit properly.

We made a plan for transitions

There will be several times throughout the day or week when children are
transitioning from one activity or area of the room to another. It’s important to have a plan
for these transitions. For example, we usually have a countdown before we end the snack
time so that children will be ready to move on to the next subject or activity. Announcing
that you’re going to countdown from 10 to one before moving on to the next activity will
help children feel prepared for the transition.

We used positive corrections instead of negative ones.

” No running! Walking feet only.” ” No one will shout, instead soft voice only.” We
always remind them to say “sorry” when they accidentally hurt or hit their classmate. And
always say “thank you & your welcome”. When someone has tantrums or did unruly
behavior we usually talk the child in private. And once the problem is solve, we ask them if
they are ready to go back on their seat, behave and listen to teacher.

We noticed good behavior and praise it authentically.

All children are good; their behavior may be challenging, but the child just wants
connection, and it’s our job to find a way to make that connection. We try to find what the
misbehaving child is doing right and praise them for that. This is easy to say but sometimes
harder to do, but it’s worth it. We always give them rewards after class for their
performance that they show on class. Sometimes it`s a reward stickers or reward bracelets.
We want them to feel that their efforts was being valued and appreciated and at the same
time to motivate them to do more and perform well in class.

Creativity and Art.

Strategies that build a child’s imagination and creativity can also help them learn
colors and shapes as well as improve their motor skills. Creative processes such as drawing,
singing, or movement help children articulate experiences, express emotions, and
understand cause and effect. That is why every week we do an art for them to use their
imagination and improve their fine motor skills as well as their gross motor skills too. This
also heps them to cool down from academic subjects and have fun time while learning.

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