Gym & Assembly Lesson 1
Lesson Plans for Playground Behavior
Introduce:
Introduce the lesson by saying something like, “Today we are going to learn appropriate behavior for the playground. It is important for students to learn this so that you can understand what you can do to make our playground a safe and fun environment.”
Tell:
Talk with students about why it is important to behave appropriately on the playground and why these behaviors are important. Teacher should make associations between the expected group behaviors and the School-wide Expectations (Courage, Attitude, Teamwork, Spirit). The expected behaviors to introduce are:
1. Students will walk to and from the playground area.
2. Students will use the playground equipment correctly.
3. Students will keep their hands and feet to themselves while on the playground.
4. Students will play well with others and be respectful to their classmates.
5. Students will play in the designated areas of the playground.
6. If a student has permission from the teacher on duty to see the nurse or go to the bathroom the student must check in with that teacher when they return to the playground.
7. When the teacher calls for recess to be over students will stop what they are doing and line up with their class.
Show:
1. Ask students to specify the expectations for appropriate group event behavior.
2. Model the behaviors.
3. Call on two or three students (who are likely to be successful) to model the behaviors and instruct the rest of the class to watch carefully.
4. Call on other small groups to model.
5. Call on the whole class to model.
6. Repeat until all students demonstrate the behaviors correctly.
7. Acknowledge students who cooperate with the practice session, and follow the session with a brief reinforcing activity (to acknowledge cooperation).
8. Summarize what has been covered in the lesson, reiterating why appropriate group event behavior is necessary and show high expectations in all students by acknowledging your belief that they will behave appropriately during group events.
Follow the show phase with a summarization of what has been covered in the lesson, reiterating the importance of applying the learned behaviors to other settings.
Do:
Frequently praise students who successfully demonstrate the desired behaviors. Reinforce using the school-wide reinforcement system. Provide reminders or prompts to students who fail to demonstrate the desired behaviors (e.g., “Susan, remember to respect others by keeping your hands to yourself”). Monitor daily until no prompts are needed. Determine if and what procedures need to be re-taught.
Conclude:
Conduct a brief discussion daily after the routine has been established. Watch the staff made video on appropriate and inappropriate assembly behavior. If there have been any problems in demonstrating the expected behaviors, conduct another practice session, monitor behavior more closely, and provide more frequent feedback. Do not take the routine for granted. Remember that appropriate group event behavior is a concept being taught. Many students do not know what appropriate and inappropriate behavior looks like. Reward students when appropriate behavior has been maintained for an extended period of time.