Atwater Elementary School
ATWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PBIS—COOL TOOL
SKILL/SETTING—BATHROOM GRADE LEVEL—PRIMARY
GOALS/EXPECTATIONS:
® Bathroom routine/behavior/expectations will be developmentally appropriate and consistent between adults/teachers when supporting/teaching independence for children in the bathroom.® Consistency across daily environments (bathroom) will increase self-control, initiative and attachment skills for all children.
® Students will learn to use the bathroom safely and efficiently.
® Students will learn to be respectful of others by using responsible behavior.
® Students will learn the importance of being where they are supposed to be.(Honesty)
® Students will learn strategies to keep themselves and others safe in the bathroom.
PROCEDURE:
1. Introduce Skill: Teacher describes skill and students share examples and non-examples.
2. Model: Teacher demonstrates all behaviors described (positive and negative).
3. Practice: Teacher and students practice positive behaviors
4. Acknowledge: Teacher provides acknowledgement and feedback to student when behavior is demonstrated.
5. Follow-up/Reinforcement Activities—re-teach following breaks from school and/or as data shows it’s needed; model, demonstrate, show knowledge.
RULES:
1. Quietly (0 Voice Level) wait your turn
2. Give others privacy
3. Use toilet (flush), sink (turn off water), and paper towel (2 sheets) correctly
4. Wash your hands with soap
5. Be where you are supposed to be
TEACHING EXAMPLES:
(done in large or small groups depending on the needs of the group)
1. You are waiting to use the bathroom because it is busy so you whisper talk to the person next to you.
2. You are not sure if the bathroom stall is available because the door is shut so you knock on the door and politely ask if anyone is in there.
3. You sing “ABC Song” in your head while you wash your hands to be sure that you have scrubbed them long enough before rinsing the soap off.
4. You remember that you have lunch money to turn in while you are on your way to the bathroom but you only have permission to be at the bathroom. You use the bathroom and let your teacher know that you have the money when you return to class.
Please feel free to use other examples that are appropriate for your students.