This guide is additional to the

"Classroom Challenges & Solutions"

 Presentation

It is specific to young kids between 5 and 9

New Students

Students may feel insecure or anxious in new environments.

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

A) Create a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment. Use icebreakers, group activities, and team-building exercises to build camaraderie and trust among students.

B) Assign individual work immediately to help students focus on their tasks alone.

C) Avoid group activities to prevent potential conflicts among students.

D) Only focus on academic content and let students socialize outside of class.

New Students

Students may feel insecure or anxious in new environments.

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

A) Create a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment. Use icebreakers, group activities, and team-building exercises to build camaraderie and trust among students.

B) Assign individual work immediately to help students focus on their tasks alone.

C) Avoid group activities to prevent potential conflicts among students.

D) Only focus on academic content and let students socialize outside of class.

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Fostering a Sense of Belonging

Create a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment. Use icebreakers, group activities, and team-building exercises to build camaraderie and trust among students.

New Students

Students may feel insecure or anxious in new environments.

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

Establish a consistent schedule and introduce it at the beginning of each class using visual assets like icons and numbers (Present the day's activities along with the estimated time for completion).

Maintain a Routine

Confused students can become disruptive

Students feel safer when they know what to expect next.

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

(A) Use timers

(B)Visual cues to signal transitions.

(C) Classes start with a brief review and ends with a summary or reflection

Managing Time Effectively

Difficulty in transitioning between activities or subjects.

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

(A) Use timers

(B)Visual cues to signal transitions.

(C) Classes start with a brief review and ends with a summary or reflection

Managing Time Effectively

Difficulty in transitioning between activities or subjects.

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

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Acknowledge their efforts and say, "Great job staying on track with your project work. Keep up the good work!

Notice Positive Things

Positive Behavior

Student consistently completes project tasks on time. 

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

At the beginning of each studio session, convene a meeting with students to establish agreements.

Collaboratively create a set of rules, such as 'Listen when others are speaking' and 'Raise your hand to speak.'

Pose the question to students: 'What can we agree on to make this studio enjoyable and beneficial for everyone?'

Set Ground Rules as a class

Disruptive Students

Creating agreements will give them a sense of responsibility.

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

A) Say “Listen to your friend’s presentation and you can ask questions once he’s done.”

B) Remind students that interrupting is not polite and ask them to raise their hands instead.

C) Say, “Please wait until your friend is done before you ask your question.”

Student Disengagement and Interruptions

Elementary students will take words literally sometimes. 

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

A) Say “Listen to your friend’s presentation and you can ask questions once he’s done.”

B) Remind students that interrupting is not polite and ask them to raise their hands instead.

C) Say, “Please wait until your friend is done before you ask your question.”

Student Disengagement and Interruptions

Elementary students will take words literally sometimes. 

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

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Instead of saying, “Don’t interrupt your friend” say “Listen to your friend’s presentation and you can ask questions once he’s done.” 

Use Positive Language

Student Disengagement and Interruptions

Elementary students will take words literally sometimes. 

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

Prepare a set of 5–7 minute brain breaks to use during class. Utilize YouTube's variety of videos designed for kids to engage in physical movement and refresh their minds. Additionally, incorporate brief breathing exercises at the start of each elementary school class to help students calm down and focus

Student Restlessness

& Attention

Elementary students need lots of break to refocus and recharge

SCENARIO

RESPONSE

Allow students to take breaks only when they ask for them, to avoid unnecessary interruptions.

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Prepare a set of 5–7 minute brain breaks to use during class. Utilize YouTube's variety of videos designed for kids to engage in physical movement and refresh their minds. Additionally, incorporate brief breathing exercises at the start of each elementary school class to help students calm down and focus

Having Brain Breaks

Student Restlessness

& Attention

Elementary students need lots of break to refocus and recharge

SCENARIO

RESPONSE