Inquiry 3
1. Inquiry 3
1.1. Learning Activity 3
Session 4: Guiding Children’s Behaviour
Learning Activity 3: Practise Communicating Guidelines and Intervention in a Positive Way
Focus
Child care providers help children follow a guideline when the provider states in a positive way the behaviour or action expected from the child and gives a simple explanation of why that behaviour is important. Children also learn to follow and understand guidelines when child care providers intervene by redirecting the children’s play or by engaging the children in problem solving.
Directions
Complete this activity with a partner from your class.
Step 1: Consider the following statements:
- “Stop throwing the sand all over the floor.”
- “Don’t throw the puzzle pieces.”
- “Stop hitting Jessica.”
- “Don’t ride the tricycle near the swings.”
- “Stop climbing on the cupboard shelves.”
Step 2: Choose two of the negatively stated guidelines listed in Step 1. You may not choose the first guideline, as it is used as an example below.
Step 3: Suggest a way to state each of the two guidelines you selected in a positive way. State how you would explain to the child why the guideline is important.
For example, instead of saying “Stop throwing the sand all over the floor,” you could say, “We need to keep the sand in the sandbox, so that we have enough sand to play with. Once the sand is on the floor, we have to put it in the garbage.”
Important: Be sure to discuss your creative ideas with your teacher before starting your work. This will ensure that the format you choose is acceptable to your teacher.
Step 4: Write or perform a script for each of the two guidelines you chose that explains or shows the following:
- a child or children not following the guideline
- how, as the child care provider, you would intervene
One written script or performance should show you intervening by redirecting the child or children’s play. The other written script or performance should show you stopping the behaviour and engaging the child or children in problem solving.
Your written script or performance should include both the actions you and the child or children would do, and the words you and the child or children would say.
Step 5: Review the Student Rubric for Learning Activity 3: Communicating Guidelines and Intervening in a Positive Way. Assess the quality of your work and make any necessary adjustments.
Checking In
Save your work and your self-assessment in the appropriate sub-folder of your course folder, or otherwise present your work to your teacher.