TASK 2: Reframing Classroom Rules

TASK 2:  Reframing Classroom Rules

TASK 2: Classroom rules

Discuss classroom rules with your MENTOR. Identify any other rules which need to be made explicit. Frame all rules using positive language. Identify how these rules are being reinforced during the school day and note opportunities to teach these rules.  Construct your own means of recording this. e.g. Table 3 below.

 Table 3: Example ‘Reframing Classroom Reframing Rules’ Record Sheet

Classroom rules	Reframe using positive language	Opportunities to teach these rules (both observed and ideas of your own)
1-  Follow directions quickly.	Follow directions quickly.	●      Picture signs on display. ●      Teacher praises children who are following this rule. ●      Use the points for Class Dojo.
2-   Raise your hand to speak.	Raise your hand to speak.	●      Picture signs on display. ●      Explain for students why they have to raise their hand when they want to answer ●      Using class Dojo to give them more points when they follow the rules.
3- Make good choices.	Make good choices.	·         Picture signs on display. ·         Every month teachers choose one student who follow good choices and put his picture in board outside the class and give him gift (nbras). Use the points for Class Dojo.
4- Keep your teacher happy.	Keep your teacher happy.	●      Picture signs on display. ●      When the student is doing a bad behavior teacher put unhappy face in the board to let them correct their behavior. ●      When all student is understand fast and being active in the class the teacher told them that she is very happy because of their fast learning
5- Raise your leave your seat.	Raise your leave your seat.	●      Picture signs on display. ●      When student move to drink water outside the class teacher teach them  sit and  raise their hand and ask politely to let him go.

Discuss visual means of representing these rules with your mentor to be developed and introduced to the children over the next three weeks for example.