Rules+of+Conduct

> The music teacher had a song for the rules that the students had to learn and know. She would have the students sing the song when they weren't following the rules. >
 * I think that the last rule, listening to the teachers, sums up almost every rule you could think of; for example, listening to the teachers involves staying on the rope when the teacher says to stay on the rope and not running away when the teacher says to stop running.

> > > > > > To condense my special education pre-k teacher's rules into four, I would say: > 1. We do not hit, bite, or kick our friends. > 2. We do not say mean things our friends. > 3. We share with our friends. > 4. We listen to the teachers. > > I think that the last rule, listening to the teachers, sums up almost every rule you could think of; for example, listening to the teachers involves staying on the rope when the teacher says to stay on the rope and not running away when the teacher says to stop running.
 * For punishment, my special education pre-k teacher uses "123 Magic." When the students do something disobedient and/or do not listen, she says, "That's 1." When she gets to 3, the students go to timeout. Sometimes she has to stand right by the students to make sure they do not get up. She usually makes them sit quietly for two minutes. Open Word document below to read about "123 Magic."
 * For positive reinforcement, my special education pre-k teacher uses a treasure box ladder on a white board on which each student has an index card with his/her name and a magnet. Anytime the teacher sees the students do something especially kind or obedient, she tells them to move their name up one step on the ladder. At the third step, the students get a sticker. At the fifth step, the students get candy. At the seventh and last step, the students get to pick one toy out of the treasure box and then immediately have to put the toy in their backpack. After they get the toy, the students move their name back to the first step to repeat the process again. I like how the system is completely individualized, how each student sets the pace for how quickly he/she moves through the ladder. The teacher also uses the ladder for punishment. When the students misbehave or do not follow directions, she tells them that she is going to move their name backwards if they do not start acting nicely and/or listening. When the students move backwards and land on either the candy or sticker step, they do not get candy or a sticker; they only get candy or a sticker when they reach the step by moving forwards.
 * My special education pre-k teacher has a flipchart of her class rules that she shows to her students every morning.