The Positive Classroom Field Guide (K-5) 2nd Edition: Hands-on Resources for Effective Classroom Management - Paperback

by Catherine L. Rand (Illustrator), Muriel K. Rand (Author)

The Positive Classroom Field Guide provides everything an elementary teacher needs for excellent classroom management. Based on The Positive Classroom Method, The Positive Classroom Field Guide provides hands-on lessons, activities, posters, teaching cards, templates, worksheets, and other resources to help you easily develop classroom management strategies. These resources will save hundreds of hours of work while helping you establish a positive classroom. The five sections of the book include:1) Teaching Classroom Procedures2) Building Classroom Community3) Developing School Success Skills4) Engaging Learners5) Guiding Children's BehaviorThe five steps work together to create a complete classroom management system that is focused on helping K-5 children develop self-control, responsibility, and the necessary social and emotional skills to be successful in school. Table of Contents: Introduction: The Positive Classroom Method Part 1: Teaching Classroom Procedures How to Teach Procedures Effective Transitions Procedures Master List Teaching Procedures Calendar What to Do When Children Don't Follow the Procedures Daily Routine and Transitions Templates Procedures for Learning Templates Part 2: Building Classroom Community Building RelationshipsDeveloping Rules Morning Meet and GreetMonthly Community Building Activities Part 3: Developing School Success Skills Overview School Success Skills Curriculum Classroom Management Master Calendar Part 4: Techniques for Engaging Learners Engaging Learners Planning Learning Centers Making Seatwork Successful Alternatives to Hand-Raising Asking Engaging Questions Being PreparedPart 5: Guiding Behavior Guiding Children's Behavior Responding to Student Behavior Positive Teacher Language Intervening in the Acting Out Cycle Using a Quiet Corner Calm Down Kit Setting and Enforcing Limits Reducing Attention-Seeking Behavior Summar