86 ideas to prevent challenging behaviors!

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How do I know how to line up? What in the environment helps me?

Outside Line Up

Environmental visual cues assist children on where to stand in line

and where to stop.

What is This Environment Telling Children to Do?

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I try to limit distractions in the circle time

area

The Day starts out challenging, but I ready know what Tim will do WHAT can I do?!

Give them ideas on where to stand! Environmental Cues with Wiggle Room

Children Make Guns with Blocks Because they don’t know What Else to Make!

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Tim is not the only child that struggles! Muk Loves her Kissing Box

When a child doesn’t follow directions change how you give directions!

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I try to improve Tim’s mood as soon as he walks through

the door, I can always get a smile

out of Tim using the mood duster!

Time is not the only child that struggles with his emotions: So I set up the environment

These are some examples other

classrooms use at my program

Time is not the only child that struggles with his emotions: So I set up the environment

Limit Number of Children in Centers

What do you do when you are done?

Environmental Support

HSCI Curriculum Modifications Module

Dramatic Play Visual Supports

Greeting Choice

Circle Choices

Song Choices

Hand Washing Sequence

Environmental Cues

Limit Number of Children in Centers

Visual Guidance

Tape on ground cues child to keep his animals on his side so they don’t knock down his friends’ structure.

First, I put my lunchbox in my cubby and wash

my hands.

Then, I go to circle.

HSCI Curriculum Modifications Module

Environmental Support

Clear Boundaries

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Visual supports for Children with challenges with comprehension skills –they nee a visual to show who to chase and how to be gentle

Teach with Visual Schedules

Individual Schedule

Photograph Visual Schedule

Rainy Day Schedule

Morning Meeting Mini-Schedule

Helps families prepare child for leaving home and going to school.

Provides predictability with a “schedule” of clear

expectations around the morning routine.

Partnering With Families “Getting Ready for School” Visual

Transitions are Not expectations BUT invitations to Activities! songs, games, rhymes, hop on one foot, be a cat, etc

How To get in LINE 1.Stand on a square

2.Stand behind a friend

3.Catch a bubble

4. Hold on to the railing

Environmental Support

HSCI Curriculum Modifications Module

Problem: A few children are engaging in challenging behaviors during their wait to wash their hands.Modification: The teacher provided “Environmental Support” by posting ideas of things to do while waiting. Children are encouraged to engage in these activities during their wait.

Lunch time steps?

How could you adapt this?

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This is what Tidy Looks Like

How do you think this might help during clean up?

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Talk About: Change What Children Do While They Wait

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Keep children busy while they wait to go to the bathroom or wash hands!

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How do you think this might help toddlers during transitions? How would you adapt it or add to it?

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Transition with Choices

Transition with Choices

Circle Seats

Designing Circle to Promote Smooth Transitions

Block center shelves are covered with fabric prior to

circle time.

Transition to Centers

Individual Schedule

First Then

Turn-Taking at Centers

Teach children what to do when they want to play at a center but the center is full.

Transition with Visual and Timer

Timers

Great tools for helping children know when the time is up; transition warnings and cues.

Five Minute Velcro Glove

Individualized glove with child preference

Visual cue paired with auditory cue

Story time props!

Props!

How do you think this might help toddlers during transitions? How would you adapt it or add to it?

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Change you: Prepare the environment

building this puzzle on a tray, this child is able to put the puzzle away

intact, and continue working on it at a later

time.

HSCI Curriculum Modifications Module

Song Props!

Library Center Rules

When We Dance We Are Safe and Respectful

If I am tired I can sit, sing, and watch from the table.

I can stay standing on my feet, on the carpet.

I can dance with my hands, feet and body to myself.

Playground Rules

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What in environment lets me know rules

Large Group Activity Schedule

Story Time

Story Time!

Portable Rules with Stop Sign

Telling Isn’t Teaching! Circle time is not an expectation it is an invitation to play!

• Show children something engaging that will be at circle

• Make it FUN to GET to circle

• Include something children that struggle like at circle

• Tell and show children what is expected at circle

Change How You Respond Walk about slides 145-151.

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Choose what you will do!

Do you have

“peaceful” areas?

Teach deep breathing with Dragon Breathing and other tools

Create a Safe Place for Me

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Do you have ways for children to calm down around the room?

Math and Problem Solving and Social emotional Problem

Solving