Introduction. How to Fill Your Kit Bag.; Tool 1: Establishing effective rules and routines.; Tool 2: Creating a positive culture within my classroom.; Tool 3: Creating successful transitions.; Tool 4: Ways to focus pupils that really do work.; Tool 5: Effective reward systems.; Tool 6: Getting Attention in the Right Way.; Tool 7: Challenging Behaviour Solutions!; Tool 8: Effective Interventions.; Tool 9: Playground Issues.; Tool 10: Whole School Programme.
Disruptive classroom behaviours can prevent effective teaching and create a negative learning environment. This book has been written by teachers for teachers, and is bursting with tried and tested strategies and techniques to make the classroom a happier place for everyone. ''The 'Kit Bag''' is a bank of up-to-date ideas that can be dipped into whenever needed, each one contributing to a learning culture where children can be engaged, excited, and challenged by the learning process. Ideas identify problems practically and show how to proactively change even the most challenging classroom with successful strategies that can revolutionise current school practices. This widely acclaimed approach will be a must for any teacher who has ever been confronted with challenging behaviour. It will also be a valuable tool for head teachers, senior leaders, and all other classroom practitioners.