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Behavior Issues

by Julie Reuter

Oct 3, 2008

Hello,

I teach PE to K-5 grades. I have a 2nd grade class that has three boys that lose control constantly. They are good boys that just don't have the self control that the other kids have. They feed off of each other. I realized lately that I have been reprimanding the whole class often when really it's these three boys that disrupt the whole class and get other kids involved with their horsing around, shoving, chasing, etc.

I don't want to keep stopping the class because of them. I am constantly putting them in time-out. I have talked to their regular teacher who has backed me up and reprimanded them. Today, I changed their card color and they all cried.

I'm convinced that talking to them or having the principal talk to them isn't going to help. They're good kids as far as they don't talk back and are not disrespectful. They just get excited during activities and lose control. Lately, I have been picking one of them to stand with me sometimes holding my ...See More

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Lindsay Use an awards system that always works. instead of punishing them when they are bad, offer incentives when they have followed directions. once they see othert studednts getting rewards, they will want the same. and calling home never hurts! On 10/03/08, Julie Reuter wrote: > Hello, > > I teach PE to K-5 grades. I have a 2nd grade class tha...See More

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Patrick On 11/07/08, Lindsay wrote: > Use an awards system that always works. instead of punishing > them when they are bad, offer incentives when they have > followed directions. once they see othert studednts getting > rewards, they will want the same. and calling home never > hurts! > On 10/03/08, Julie Reuter wrote: >> Hello, &g...See MoreOn 11/07/08, Lindsay wrote: > Use an awards system that always works. instead of punishing > them when they are bad, offer incentives when they have > followed directions. once they see othert studednts getting > rewards, they will want the same. and calling home never > hurts! > On 10/03/08, Julie Reuter wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I teach PE to K-5 grades. I have a 2nd grade class that >> has three boys that lose control constantly. They are good >> boys that just don't have the self control that the other >> kids have. They feed off of each other. I realized >> lately that I have been reprimanding the whole class often >> when really it's these three boys that disrupt the whole >> class and get other kids involved with their horsing >> around, shoving, chasing, etc. >> >> I don't want to keep stopping the class because of them. I >> am constantly putting them in time-out. I have talked to >> their regular teacher who has backed me up and reprimanded >> them. Today, I changed their card color and they all >> cried. >> >> I'm convinced that talking to them or having the principal >> talk to them isn't going to help. They're good kids as far >> as they don't talk back and are not disrespectful. They >> just get excited during activities and lose control. >> Lately, I have been picking one of them to stand with me >> sometimes holding my hand during PE just to separate them. >> After a few minutes, I'll ask them if they can handle PE >> without holding my hand and of course, they say yes. >> >> I'm looking for other strategies for kids like this to >> where I can have them participate without disrupting class >> so much and without them feeling like they are always >> being punished. For instance, when I have them hold my >> hand, I tell them I'd like them to hold my hand because >> they are my friends (keeping it positive). >> >> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Julie >>

Julie, I can definitely understand where you are coming from. I have taught K-6 PE for 11 years and there are always kids like this in class. I have about 5 of them in one of my 1st grade classes. First, do you have a routine for the kids. Do they always come in and sit in spots? or start exercising right away?? You need to have consistency. What are the boys doing? is it unsafe? It depends on what they are doing, if they are pushing then they must automatically go "take a break" as I call it. Let them know they aren't in trouble it is just a way for them to get themselves under control, you might evne want to give them something to do while they are taking a break, like jump rope since these are the kids that need to get energy out!! I tell them the 1st time they go take a break, they come back when they are ready, 2nd time I decide when they come back and I usually talk to them a little then. We talk about safety and how it is the #1 thing in class. If you are being unsafe you must take a break. You have to be consistent and unemotional about it, just have them take a break when they are unsafe, disruptive.

Patrick

Nov 8, 2008

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