Problem Prevention Plan

Problem Prevention Plan

Renee Stanfield

Liberty University

Problem Prevention Plan

My problem prevention plan will be formatted for fourth grade during the first week of school.  The concept would be kept in mind that the classroom may be of diverse nature and the teacher sets the demeanor of tone for the environment.  The awareness of characteristics of the developmental stage of fourth graders should be considered also.  

Fourth graders are concrete thinkers and learn better by action.   Fourth graders have high energy levels and incredible emotions.  Awareness of others and discovery of the world surrounding them become influential.  However, the experiences of these influences can either become exciting or produce fears.  The request to see the nurse or complaint of being sick will not be uncommon as headaches, tummy aches, ad twisting of hair are a few typical anxiety and tension signs at this age.  Fourth graders are at a developmental stage which shows curiosity and industrious behaviors; thus, they show enthusiasm for learning new things.  

During this first week of planning and periodically reviewing I will be aware of the classroom environment for consistency in routines, rules, modeling, and sense of community.  Interactive modeling can be used to teach routines in the classroom.  Interactive modeling will allow students to think about, observe, talk about, and practice routines in a short time frame before performing independently.

The First Day Plan:

1. Greeting students entering the room
2. Morning meeting: What students should do when enter class
3. Explain School General Rules:

1. Being respectful
2. Behaving in a safe manner
3. Being responsible
4. Working together

1. Explain Classroom-Specific Rules:

1. Golden Rule-treat others and their belongings as you desire for yourself
2. Do not take what does not belong to you
3. Try your best with everything you do

1. Allow a relaxed 10-minute activity- Getting to know one another

1. Discuss brainstorming “Our Class Agreement” with students for positive behavior and development of rules.  Allow students to have input on rules.  Rules/expectations must be clear, concise, reasonable, few in number, and positive in nature so students will accept them

1. Post rules in classroom for reminders:

1. Positive Consequences

1. Rewards
2. Free time

1. Consequences for Rule non-compliance

1. First Offense- given warning
2. Second Offense- conference between teacher and student
3. Third Offense- seat rearrangement
4. Fourth Offense-Think sheet in private area
5. Fifth Offense- Office

1. Discuss methods of communication to gain teacher attention such as quiet signals by hand

1. Discuss bathroom and water break procedures like sign out sheet

1. Two- minute exercise break at side of desk

1. Explain designated manner and place to turn in papers.  For example, pass papers to person in front of you and across front row towards direction of teacher

1. Review procedure for sickness and situations requiring going to the office

1. Introduce lesson agendas, homework routines

1. Discuss how class will line up for lunch and recess with hallway expectations: push chairs under desk and line up

1. Teach rules for playground

1. Explain dismissal procedure for end of the day: record homework, gather belongings

1. End class with closing circle

Second Day Plan

1. Greet students
2. Morning meeting
3. Review what students expected to do when entering room like morning work while teacher takes attendance
4. Review quiet signals, bathroom, and water break procedures
5. Review class rules
6. Show video reflecting behavior code of conduct and discuss
7. Ten- minute recess or snack break
8. Review procedure for passing in papers
9. Review procedure for lining up in hallway
10. Review lunch procedures and rules
11. Review dismissal procedures
12. End day with closing circle

Third Day Plan

1. Greet students
2. Morning meeting
3. Practice and model procedures implemented and reinforce as needed
4. Two-minute active game activity
5. Review respect and support cooperative learning to develop environment of community
6. End class with closing meeting
7. Dismissal

Fourth Day Plan

1. Greet students
2. Morning meeting
3. Continue modeling procedures taught with reinforcement
4. Teach and demonstrate expectations during an emergency drill
5. Stand and stretch exercise for one to two minutes
6. Introduce regular academic routines
7. Introduce procedures for group work and assign partner assignments at desks
8. End day with closing meeting
9. Dismissal

Fifth Day Plan

1. Greet students
2. Morning meeting
3. Continue modeling/reinforcement and procedures for play
4. Review behavior routine plan
5. Review group and teach another lesson plan about cooperative learning in pairs
6. Allow students to rotate table to table for group work

In conclusion, a Prevention Problem Plan will be successful or unsuccessful depending on the first day of school setting and practice of rules and procedures in collaboration with students.  The plan facilitated student ownership and responsibility for rules and expectations.  Teachers can set an example by modeling the rules and expectations by their actions and tone.