Question

2. Directions: For each scenario, determine which type of related consequence is most appropriate. Be prepared to justify your answers.

A. Stephen is playing with three other children in the sand box. Suddenly, he thre his truck. It did not hit anyone, but the other children appeared frightened.

B. The teacher was busy supervising a painting project when she saw Robert and Jon fighting in the block area. She went to the area, knelt down on their lever and said, "Tell me what happened?" Robert responded, "Jon said I was a stupid head.” The teacher turned to Jon and said, “Did you tell Jon he was a supid head?” Jon replied, “Yes”. (Dorothy Sluss)

C. Basilo was pretending to cook dinner in the house area when Salena grabbed a plate away from him and said, “Boy’s don’t cook.” Basilo replied, “Yes, they do. My daddy cooks” as he grabbed onto the plate. The children continued their tug-og-war until Ms. Jones intervened. (Dorothy Sluss).

D. Chantel blurts out answers during whole group Math instructions. Her teacher repeatedly asked her not to do this.

E. Thomas hits Cecilia as he is standing in line behind her. Cecilia begins to cry.

Answer 1

A. Natural consequence:

A natural consequence is anything that happens naturally, with no adult interference.

be supportive, reflective, and empathetic. Before addressing a situation, gain your composure. This ensures that you won’t default to anger, blame, or lecturing.

Then, focus on helping Stephen become aware of and learn from the natural consequences of his actions. Allow the him to feel the feelings associated with his choice, That he made the other children scared.This is a key step in teaching personal responsibility.

Finally, help Stephen  reflect on and learn new strategies. Rather than focusing on what he shouldn’t have done, shift the focus to what Stephen  should do instead in the future.

b)

INTRUSION TATTLING

Intrusion tattling deals with some form of victimization. When children tattle in this manner, they are expressing that they don’t know how to handle the situation .help  the children and explain how they would like to be treated with respect towards each other of them in the future.

C)Revenge tattling:

often occurs when children feel that others aren’t behaving as they should. Sometimes, it’s an attempt to get other children into trouble. Our response to revenge tattling should teach children that helpfulness is a better problem-solving tool than revenge.

D and e) problem solving:

• State the problem with positive intent and a focus on what you would like children to do.
• Ask children for ideas on how to solve the problem.
• As students come up with solutions that work, create a problem-solving.