It's important to speak up (not yelling) in a clear ';mother voice';. they have to be able to hear you over their own noise.
Kids know when someone is clearly an authority ';personality'; and when someone is not. If you are the slightest bit hesitant or timid, you're doomed.
Always act confident, speak up and assume they are going to react properly.
Watch the assistant carefully, and imitate her tone of voice and facial expressions.The kids in my preschool class do not listen to me, what can I do to get my class under control?
Try sitting all of them down and asking them what they want to learn? Something fun.. Like, fingerpainting.. Then get them involved on hands on projects.. Let them know how fun it can be...
They do not perceive YOU as being the authority-figure in the classroom. YOU need to project that you are indeed that person. Start with withholding recess for the misbehaving students, even if that means that all but a few stay in the classroom during recess. Your next step is to keep the ENTIRE class if there is any misbehaviour and explain to the class before you do it that if any one in the class misbehaves, the whole class will suffer. THIS will put peer-pressure on your side. Make the activity for stay-in, when/if you have the whole class stay, a continuation of the ptrevious class, to make up for the materials they missed by NOT being attentive in class. Schedule some meetings with parents, and discuss documented instances of egregious misbehaviour, and get the home-front on your side. You can NEVER look ';flustered'; or in any way emotional when dealing with behavioral issues. Get some peer-advice on this as well, they all went thru a ';first-classroom'; year.
Pleased to hear how well trained today's teachers are.......what did you do, go right to work after graduating college? They used to have a ';student teacher'; program in another lifetime.......guess that went the way of all flesh also, eh? Oh well, you're there, may as well try to minimize the damage........listen to what Pat K had to say....she's spot on............and, good luck...........teacher!
I teach childrens church and am still working on it. The most successful effort has been for the children to explain to their parents their bad behavior. We also review the rules every Wednesday before we begin our activities and if several children aren't listening the whole class suffers this peer pressures them into behaving. Of course you are going to have oneor two in the bunch but once they see all the fun they are missing out on they will come arround. It isn't easy and I have gone home in tears, but each week will get better. The children have to respect you as the autority before they will listen to you. Right now they see you as a big softie. Assert your autority I'm not saying yell, but there are tones that they understand, dont be afraid that they won't like you. That's not your job anyway, ur job is to teach and one thing that I have learned is that I have to talk about respect every week. My kids range from 3-11 if I can do it, you can too.
When I had a Preschool class way back when, My assistant and I sat all the children down the first few days of school and went over the rules of the classroom and what we expected from them. We also sent these rules home to go over with their parents. We asked the parents to make sure they spoke to their child and made sure their child knew what they should do, how they should act and remember the rules for school. I think you should sit this class down with the assistant too, and explain to them that they are not following the rules for school and that you need to be treated with respect. You should also let them know that it hurts your feelings when they do not listen to you and when they ';walk all over you';. If you be honest with them and tell them what you expect from them, your classroom will listen to you and respect you once again.
Did you and your assistant make rules for this class and did you go over them the first few days of school? If you did not do this then I think it is time to. If you did go over them again and make sure the children remember them. Post the rules on a poster board and hang them in the room. When the children get out of hand speak in a firm voice and remind them of the rules and if this does not work send a letter home with them letting their parents know of the issues that you have had and have them go over the rules with their child too. This will help make sure the children remember the rules.
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