Behaviour Management Pocketbook Test
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Begin and end positively<br />
This<br />
Way<br />
Lesson beginning and ending routines are an essential part of effective<br />
behaviour management. They are the points at which you either set the social tone for<br />
this lesson or pre-frame the agenda for next lesson.<br />
• Greet children at the start of a lesson with a smile and have an activity ready for<br />
them to engage in, thus setting a positive social and work agenda. This is<br />
particularly important for children who find it hard to settle or who like to<br />
challenge teachers<br />
• At the end of the lesson, if all has gone reasonably well, tell the class what you<br />
particularly liked about the lesson. Don’t dwell on what didn’t work; focus on<br />
what went well<br />
• Ideally, dismiss children by standing at the classroom door and sending them out<br />
two or three at a time. This helps to ‘filter’ them into busy corridors<br />
• Say something positive to every child as they go past you – even just a smile and a<br />
‘goodbye’ helps<br />
Copyright protected – Teachers’ <strong>Pocketbook</strong>s<br />
Getting the Basics Right<br />
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